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    [Plugin] Curve Maker v1.2.2 - 7 March 2011

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    • JClementsJ
      JClements
      last edited by

      I must have overlooked this. Thanks for the quick reply.

      John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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      • dereiD
        derei
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        Please help!
        I need to draw a Archimedes Spiral with this specs:

        inner radius: 15mm
        turns: 5
        distance between turns: 2mm

        I got the options panel attached here, but I get lost in it.
        What should I input there to have the desired result?


        Archimedes Spiral.png

        DESIGNER AND ARTIST DEREI.UK

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        • dereiD
          derei
          last edited by

          ERROR !
          After using the plugin several times, I can't use it anymore. Every time I click OK on Parameters input box, it reappears. No error message, no error in Ruby console. It's a loop. Dialog disappear then is back... and so on.

          EDIT: -it happened in the model I was working in. It didn't fixed after close and open. But in new model it worked. It seems that something that was saved inside the model while using the plugin, caused the bug.

          DESIGNER AND ARTIST DEREI.UK

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            max-cx
            last edited by

            Is this what you are trying to draw?
            Archimedes.jpg

            Terry
            http://www.drawmetal.com

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              max-cx
              last edited by

              The most likely reason the dialog box keeps reappearing is that you have not entered a valid point for the curve origin. SU will not accept a ~ in any coordinate in a point - each value needs to be exact. The plugin could be friendlier in this regard.

              Terry
              http://www.drawmetal.com

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              • dereiD
                derei
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                @max-cx said:

                The most likely reason the dialog box keeps reappearing is that you have not entered a valid point for the curve origin. SU will not accept a ~ in any coordinate in a point - each value needs to be exact. The plugin could be friendlier in this regard.

                Indeed I selected a guidepoint and its coordinate was with ~ . And the worse part was that if unselected it, hoping that the spiral to appear on origin, the previous value was retained in the inputbox, so I was triked again by the plugin. Maybe some fixes on that?

                And yes, that is what I wanted to draw... after some trials and errors I got it (about one hour of playing). But I did it in a different manner, I don't know if that was the correct approach, or yours... I just changed the values until I noticed a pattern πŸ’š.
                I still don't fully understand what are all that fields in inputbox. So many radii, turns, first turns, second turns... i'm dizzy 😲 . I tried to find the answer in the manual, but I couldn't.

                DESIGNER AND ARTIST DEREI.UK

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                  max-cx
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                  By design, the plugin remembers the previous inputs - including erroneous ones.

                  Perhaps the interactive versions of these tools will be more to your liking. Have you tried the Curve Maker sub-menu on the Draw menu? They might also help you understand what the dialog boxes are prompting for and the additional degrees of control that the dialogs offer.

                  Terry
                  http://www.drawmetal.com

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                    max-cx
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                    The Curve Maker plugin has been updated. It can be downloaded from http://www.drawmetal.com/download

                    Given the current Length Units Format, if a guide point coordinate's value can only be approximated (i.e. it displays with ~), then Curve Maker will now display the coordinate value as a decimal length. This should mitigate the problem that dereeei experienced with the curve origin field in the input dialog.

                    Terry
                    http://www.drawmetal.com

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                    • robertWanR
                      robertWan
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                      Does anybody have a version for SU 8?
                      The author doesn't.

                      Robert

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                      • JClementsJ
                        JClements
                        last edited by

                        Try the attached. Hopefully it contains all the required files.


                        ctsMaker.zip

                        John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                        • robertWanR
                          robertWan
                          last edited by

                          Thank you. πŸ˜„

                          listwy.png

                          cam.jpg

                          Robert

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                            swpuagui
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                            Thank you so much!

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