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    [Plugin] Silhouette to Plane v1.1

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    • TIGT
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      This is the first [buggy] release!
      Can you post and example SKP so that I can see the errors...

      TIG

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      • shuraS
        shura
        last edited by

        SU 7.1 on Vista, have tons of plugins but only one error so far (wxfsu) ...


        silhouetteError.skp

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        • honoluludesktopH
          honoluludesktop
          last edited by

          TIG, How many plugin, and point releases are you currently averaging? 1 a week?-)

          And, you still find time to help us. Thanks!!!!!

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          • pilouP
            pilou
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            @unknownuser said:

            1 a week?

            1 a day is more appropriated πŸ˜‰

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

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            • Didier BurD
              Didier Bur
              last edited by

              Hi TIG,
              I suggest you change line #63 to: @model.start_operation("Silhouette to Plane") 😎
              Thanks for all your hard work !

              DB

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              • TIGT
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                Here's v1.1 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=281445#p281445
                The correct Plane of a 'WorkPlane' is now used even if it has been Transformed inside its own Group.
                Speed and reliability improved.
                Title fixed.

                TIG

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                • EarthMoverE
                  EarthMover
                  last edited by

                  Great Script! πŸ‘ Perfect for sorting out faces that have trouble closing. Could you possibly have it so that if no work plane is selected, that it will default to a placing the silhouette on the 0 z plane? Similar to ThomThoms Flatten script in his "Plan Tools", except yours automagically creates the face and groups it.

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

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                  • TIGT
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    @earthmover said:

                    Great Script! πŸ‘ Perfect for sorting out faces that have trouble closing. Could you possibly have it so that if no work plane is selected, that it will default to a placing the silhouette on the 0 z plane? Similar to ThomThoms Flatten script in his "Plan Tools", except yours automagically creates the face and groups it.

                    You could always make a quick WorkPlane on the ground...

                    TIG

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                    • shuraS
                      shura
                      last edited by

                      Just great! You are a hero, hats off to thee!


                      hats_off.jpg

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                      • TIGT
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Here's an example...Capture.PNG

                        TIG

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                        • pilouP
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          This sort of image must be at each first post πŸ˜„

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

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                          • EarthMoverE
                            EarthMover
                            last edited by

                            Here's another example.

                            Silhouette to plane is also great for flattening a set of looped edges you want to be planar to form a face, but cant seem to find the vert that's out of whack.


                            Flatten to plan.jpg

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

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                            • X
                              xrok1
                              last edited by

                              this could be great for making face me components! render the 3d version then apply as texture to the 2d. πŸ˜„

                              β€œThere are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                              http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                              • B
                                Ben Ritter
                                last edited by

                                TIG, fabulous! Thank you for the flatten to plane script as well. You are very generous, and gifted.

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                                • C
                                  caleidos4d
                                  last edited by

                                  TIG!!!

                                  http://www.caleidos4d.it

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                                  • D
                                    danbig
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks, TIG. Amazing script.

                                    Does this plugin do the flatten to plane, or is that a separate plugin? I can't seem to find the command for flatten to plane. (Silhouette to Plane is working great)

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                                    • shuraS
                                      shura
                                      last edited by

                                      Flatten to Plane:

                                      404 Not Found

                                      favicon

                                      (forums.sketchucation.com)

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                                      • shuraS
                                        shura
                                        last edited by

                                        Just to point out again what Adam already said, Silhouette to Workplane makes closing difficult outlines sooo easy. Brought back the faith in freehand tool to me.

                                        with freehand tool quickly drawn outlines often do not close. solved with silhouettes to workplane.

                                        Rocky, that is a pretty smart idea. I am having thoughts about this kind of matte painting tricks all the time.
                                        (like here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=31069)

                                        thanks again for your generosity TIG!

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                                        • JClementsJ
                                          JClements
                                          last edited by

                                          TIG:
                                          When I click on the script's download button the #SilhoutteTpoPlane.rb downloads. I put the script in the plugins directory of SU8. When I open SU8 I get the following error:

                                          %(#FF0000)[Error Loading File #SilhouetteToPlane.rb
                                          no such file to load -- #WorkPlane.rb
                                          ]

                                          Should #WorkPlane.rb also have been downloaded?

                                          Regards, John

                                          John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                                          • TIGT
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @jclements said:

                                            TIG:
                                            When I click on the script's download button the #SilhoutteTpoPlane.rb downloads. I put the script in the plugins directory of SU8. When I open SU8 I get the following error:

                                            %(#FF0000)[Error Loading File #SilhouetteToPlane.rb
                                            no such file to load -- #WorkPlane.rb
                                            ]

                                            Should #WorkPlane.rb also have been downloaded?

                                            Regards, John

                                            John
                                            IF you had read the notes you'd see that you need 'WorkPlane.rb'... because you must first make and then select a 'WorkPlane' with your other parts you want to project - that's how it knows what plane to project its result on to... πŸ˜’

                                            TIG

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