Re: [Plugin] Flatten to Plane v1.2 20101023
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Your CAD drawing has lots of edges that will never be able to 'face' - like nibs to closet alcoves etc.
The door swings are often many small segments and there's a limit to how many segments can be coerced into taking a face in one step - so the rooms won't face individually.
It's relatively quick to draw a few rectangles over the hotel[?] rooms/alcoves and force faces to form, and then erase any unwanted edges - the Style you have set helps as the end points are clearly marked...
Because most internal walls are single lines anyway, aren't you going to over draw with a centered wall anyway? Which rather removes the issue of adding faces to the imported CAD-layout as it's somewhat useless anyway - even it it did take faces to even single 'room' ?? -
Well, the intent is actually to just use this a s a diagram, with no walls. I will need to color the rooms separately, so it is necessary to have faces for each room.
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It'll take 5 minutes to overdraw rectangles on the rooms to force separate faces.
Then tidy up unwanted edges etc - presumably you'll want a line across doorways anyway ? which you don't have had the CAD line drawing accepted perfect faces anyway - the corridor color would spill into the room/entrance-area ! -
Hi TIG
First time here. Have installed plugin "flatten" & "workplane" read all the posts above and still I am not able to get this to work. Must be missing something. SU pro8 - model component. I open the component create the work plane centered on the component select the work plane (unlocked)and the blocks within the component and start flatten from the plugin menu and..... nothing happens?
Best Topdraft -
@topdraft said:
Hi TIG
First time here. Have installed plugin "flatten" & "workplane" read all the posts above and still I am not able to get this to work. Must be missing something. SU pro8 - model component. I open the component create the work plane centered on the component select the work plane (unlocked)and the blocks within the component and start flatten from the plugin menu and..... nothing happens?
Best Topdraft
The one selected Workplane simply defines an 'infinite' plane in 3d onto which the vertices of the selected edges [or edges inside selected groups/components] will be projected as a 'flattened' version, when you run the tool.
These edges must be 'visible' [i.e. not hidden/smoothed or assigned an 'off' layer].
The Workplane can remain locked in place, if desired.
When you use the tool do so with the Ruby Console open and see if there are any error messages.
Are you sure nothing was made? If the plane is flat and passing through the bottom of vertical faces then the 'flattened' edge group will be entirely coincident with the other geometry and so you might not see it immediately. Use the Outliner to see if the new group exists...
If you are definitely getting nothing made or have inexplicable errors then can you wither post the SKP or a screenshot so that we might better understand what it is you are attempting. -
Hi,
It looks like I am coming to the thread a little late.... I was just wandering weather it would be easy to change the script slightly so it deleted the originally selected entities and didn't create a group for the flattened entities. So bascially the selection just gets replaced with a flattened version.
This would be beneficial as I use the tool a lot for cleaning up imported geometry where the faces aren't quite coplanar - hence the original entities are of little use.
Ive had a look through the script and the code is a bit above my head.
Ross
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Ross
Make a backup copy of the .rb script for reuse when you screw-up, or decide the original is better...
Edit the .rb script with a plain-text editor [like Notepad.exe or Notepad++.exe - but never a wordprocessor] and find the lines [~ #104-107]
### @ss.clear @ss.add(@group) ###
change them to read
### ents.erase_entities(@ss.to_a) @group.explode ###
This will erase the original selection and then explode the grouped new lines... -
Hi TIG,
That worked a treat. Thank you - this is going to save me a lot of time!
Ross
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Thank you very, very much!
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Heloo, I can't seem to download this on my mac. Could someone help me please?
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@mqt101 said:
Heloo, I can't seem to download this on my mac. Could someone help me please?
Explain your problem better, and we might help sort something...
Can't you see the download link?
Can't you download the file?
Can't you install it?
Can't you find the tool when it is installed?
Can't you use the tool when you find it?
etc
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have installed this plugin through sketchucation plugin store, says installed, does not show up in tools, plugins anywhere. I have restarted sketchup 2013 3 times.
Thanks!
R
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Is there a folder permissions issue? Make sure you have full permissions set for the Plugins folder. Did you also install workplane.rb?
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Is Flatten extension updated for SU 2014? I used it in SU8. Now I can't seem to load it onto SU2014 for use.
Thank you,
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It works just fine in SU2014. How are did you install it? Did you also install the required WorkPlane as indicated in the first post of this thread?
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Dave R, I installed it through Smustard. I do not believe I downloaded the workplane rd plugin.
Can I still do this?
Thank you.
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You should be installing the curent version of the plugin as well as WorkPlane through the Sketchucation Plugin Store. That way you can be assured of getting the most recent version. And it isn't too late to install WorkPlane.
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@tseifert said:
Dave R, I installed it through Smustard. I do not believe I downloaded the workplane rd plugin.
Can I still do this?
Thank you.
My current script should only be available through the PluginStore ??
So something is adrift......
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Thank you for your replies to this. I noticed that the 2014 version already comes with a flatten option in the right click, 'flatten faces' this is all I really need. Thought it would be nice to take a 3D component from warehouse such as a plant, flatten it on the red or green axis so I can use it in 'Top' camera view, so I can use it like a plant symbol in site plan. I have noticed Sketchup and layout has limited 2D flat plant symbols I can use for Landscape Design.
Thanks,
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Thank you so much! I'm an art student, and my specialty is traditional 2D media, but I need to model an object for a required 3D design course. My line work was going everywhere; I couldn't get the lines to all stay in the same plane at all! This was a lifesaver for someone who isn't used to 3D modeling programs.
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