Top 3 SU plugins

Bob James

and that differs 16 bucks worth from standard move ??
i don't get it.

I use Alt-N shortcut. I press Alt-N, put in exactlyhow far I want to move, press an arrow key (Ctrl-arrow key for up and down), and, bingo.
And it does not have to be a group or component.

That's how it's different.

thomthom

@bob james said:

@unknownuser said:

and that differs 16 bucks worth from standard move ??
i don't get it.

I use Alt-N shortcut. I press Alt-N, put in exactlyhow far I want to move, press an arrow key (Ctrl-arrow key for up and down), and, bingo.
And it does not have to be a group or component.

That's how it's different.

I still don't see how that is different from using the Move tool and the VCB... ?

pilou

@unknownuser said:

I still don't see how that is different from using the Move tool and the VCB... ?

It's more easy and speedy to click twice on the arrow key (say step is 3.14 cm) than write 6.28cm(6 clicks on the vcb) or move with of a lenght of 6.28cm ! (6 clicks again in the vcb)
And it's more funny to drive your objects like a toy car !

Pixero

@bob james said:

Nudge by Todd Burch (it's on Smustard).

It's $16.00, but worth every penny (It was $8.00 when I bought it back in 2006 ). It's old, but, for me, very useful every day.

I tried "moveit", but it only works on groups and components (at least when I tried it).

Have you tried my jsMoveTool? It works with any selected item.
http://www.pixero.com/downloads_sketchup.html

Usage:

Select a object or group of objects.
Select the JS MoveTool and enter a distance in the VCB. Press Return/Enter.
Now move with arrow keys.
Use Alt + Up/Down to move in Z axis.
You can enter a new distance at any time.
Press Ctrl (Apple Key on Mac) for distance * 0.1
Press Shift for distance * 10

And it's free...

Bob James

@pixero said:

Have you tried my jsMoveTool? It works with any selected item.
http://www.pixero.com/downloads_sketchup.html
And it's free...

I've used Nudge for four years and wasn't looking for a replacement. If I didn't already have it I'd be downloading jsMoveTool right now (as I said previously, jsAlign is another of my major everyday tools).

pilou

@Pixero
How do you explain that?
I have this on my computer for a while

@unknownuser said:

Name: jsAlign.rb 1.5

Author: Jan Sandstrom http://www.pixero.com

Date: 23 June 2009

But I just download from your site http://www.pixero.com/downloads_sketchup.html by curiosity and obtain that

@unknownuser said:

Name: jsAlign.rb 1.02

Author: Jan Sandstrom http://www.pixero.com

Date: 6 Aug 2007

Curious isn't it

Pixero

Not really. Just me beeing lazy.
Will fix...someday...

derei

Wouldn't be nice to add a poll to the topic and the people to vote their plugins? I realize it would be a pretty long list), but we could see in this case which are the most used/appreciated/useful.

Rich O Brien

Entirely dependant on use/profession I suppose. I see no use in roof plugins as I don't need it. But an architect might say the same for the gears plugin.

For me plugins increase the speed at which I work. But there are some that just work miracles, SDS and FFD for example. I do think the community would benefit from a complete and interactive ruby index that makes sense of what is actually available. And more importantly how to donate.

Rich

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

Wouldn't be nice to add a poll to the topic and the people to vote their plugins?

You'd have to list every plugin in the poll. Hundreds...

rattusNOR

super thread, very useful