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    • mitcorbM Offline
      mitcorb
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      Tool versatility would always be my vote. You always have to balance this with simplicity, I suppose. πŸ˜’

      I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
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        Maybe a real radial grid will be fun πŸ˜„

        http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=55720

        Frenchy Pilou
        Is beautiful that please without concept!
        My Little site :)

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        • EarthMoverE Offline
          EarthMover
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          I agree with Mitcorb - Workflow is key. For me, pulling some of the items out of the right click menu and having an extended toolbar would be beneficial. Rotate, Move, Scale and Delete, specifically would be better served in a toolbar, IMO. I would like to be able to manipulate the workplane on the fly as much as possible. Would make for a better ability to use work planes when vertex editing.

          Everything else you are mentioning adding sounds perfect!

          BTW - I think this plugin deserves a mention in The Daily Catchup!

          3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
          Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
          Content Creator at Skapeup

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            WHEN I get the other options working I'll look at extending some of the toolbar items too... πŸ€“

            TIG

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
              last edited by

              Here's v2.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
              There are lots of changes...
              Please read the notes on the linked page - I think I've addressed all issues to date. πŸ€“

              TIG

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              • CadFatherC Offline
                CadFather
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                😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲

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                • EarthMoverE Offline
                  EarthMover
                  last edited by

                  Wow killer update! πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                  3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                  Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                  Content Creator at Skapeup

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                  • D Offline
                    dedmin
                    last edited by

                    Excellent work, TIG! You guys just don't let me go away from SketchUP!

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      Seems near perfection πŸ˜„
                      Seems just missing πŸ˜„
                      in adjust ask number of circles

                      and "center" is always some tricky ergonomy : possible with inference
                      but not evident on an inclined plan! πŸ˜‰
                      I arrive one time on 20 try and must think! 😳

                      Will be more easy with another paradigme πŸ˜„
                      Center point = (pt1 pt2)/2 , (pt2 pt3)/2
                      and diameter size = smaller edge
                      (ok I can draw a diagonal for have the middle and then the center but...)


                      hard center.png

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        PS Something curious when you "adjust" a circular Plane you obtain the Adjust menu of the rectangular work plane and of course Cirular is transformed in rectangular πŸ˜„!
                        Edit That was in the notes 😳

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Pilou!

                          I just knew you'd ask this... πŸ˜’
                          'Adjust' should recognize a rectangular and disk shaped WorkPlane and thereafter have alternative dialogs... it's on the list...
                          Currently you shouldn't get 'Adjust' as an option at all if the selected WorkPlane is a disk.
                          This coding error could be corrected... but I supposed one day soon I'll have to fix the 'Adjust' to do both kinds anyway...
                          πŸ˜’ πŸ˜’ πŸ˜’

                          TIG

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                          • kenK Offline
                            ken
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                            TIG

                            Since the Cline Axes and Cline Normal are used to check alignment, would it be possible to add a set of TAB toggling 3 workplane disks at the origin of both of these plugin, so one would have a workplane to align the protractor. They would need to be to large, just big enough to allow one to the set the protractor's to the plane.

                            Thank you for ALL the work.

                            Ken

                            Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              TIG
                              Since the Cline Axes and Cline Normal are used to check alignment, would it be possible to add a set of TAB toggling 3 workplane disks at the origin of both of these plugin, so one would have a workplane to align the protractor. They would need to be to large, just big enough to allow one to the set the protractor's to the plane.
                              Thank you for ALL the work.
                              Ken

                              I suppose I could add an extra type 'WorkPlane...' > 'New Protractor' to do that - it's be quite easy to make...

                              TIG

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Here's v2.2 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345
                                'New Protractor' option added.
                                'Adjust' now applies to a plane or a disk - with different dialogs to suit.
                                'New Disk' now has number of 'Segments' and 'Rings' options.

                                TIG

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                                • D Offline
                                  dedmin
                                  last edited by

                                  Why rectangle tool doesn't draw on the Workplane?

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                                  • EarthMoverE Offline
                                    EarthMover
                                    last edited by

                                    Dedmin, check pages 5 & 6 of this thread. Rectangle issue has been covered there. πŸ˜‰

                                    3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                    Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                    Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @dedmin said:

                                      Why rectangle tool doesn't draw on the WorkPlane?

                                      It's a known issue with Sketchup itself - it occurs on all faces in groups/instances that are not axial or planar through the origin - not just this tool.
                                      There is a 3pt rectangle tool that will work - see the earlier thread...
                                      We await a fix from Google...

                                      TIG

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                                      • D Offline
                                        dedmin
                                        last edited by

                                        Sorry 😳 😳

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                                        • pilouP Offline
                                          pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          Maybe Hide in the Context Menu πŸ˜‰
                                          Adjust Protractor
                                          and why not a protractor "rectangular" πŸ˜„

                                          That becomes the Rolls Royce of Work Plane 😎

                                          Frenchy Pilou
                                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                          My Little site :)

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                                          • kenK Offline
                                            ken
                                            last edited by

                                            TIG

                                            The new "Protractor" option is implemented better than I could even image. Again thanks so much.

                                            Now, I will be quite as a mouse as I will be using the brand new tools.

                                            Ken

                                            Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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