Help with branched followme plugin

liquid98

Hi guys!

I'm using sketchup now for almost 2 years, and can do a great lot
of stuff with it. Sometimes when i need some info i look here at the forums.
I'm also planning to start learnig ruby one of these days!

But now I have a question for a script:

I need to create a weird kind of rain-pipe out of a branched line:

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Should become this:

In this example I used components for the pipe bits and the plugin by TIG, free rotate. It was a lot of work. Is there any chance for a plugin witch automates this process?

By the way: I have some global ideas for this script:
Maybe with some help of you members I can write it myself. (I hope)

Dank je wel (That's dutch for thanx)

Rich O Brien

You could use this http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=12354

Or this http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=1709

TIG

Or 'Extrude Edges By Face' http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=224218#p224218

liquid98

Ok great feedback, thank you very much guys!

jeff hammond

i dunno, it seems easiest to me if you use chris fullmer's perpendicular face tools along with standard follow-me then solid union (or manually intersect/clean-up if you don't have SUpro)

link to perp face tools

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