[Plugin] Boolean helper update 08122011

driven · 14 Sept 2011, 01:49

hi,

I believe I just exposed a bug, doing another testhttp://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=38858&p=354541#p354541

when I have 'auto paint tool' Mac preference set, your twee tekst and LEEEEEG message boxes pop up every time I select or delete something even though I wasn't using your tool.

appears to be "Sketchup::SelectionObserver" related.

I'd rather use this then that, but I'd like the option of both...

cheers

john

liquid98 · 28 Sept 2011, 19:05

Hi John,

Just download and install latest version -see first post of this topic.

Good luck!

driven · 28 Sept 2011, 19:13

cheers,
I'll let you know if I have any issues,,,

john

CT4 · 9 Apr 2012, 08:07

Thank you Thank you Thank you. I model small parts for RC aircraft and run into so many problems when I try and lathe them or intersect them. This fixes all of the problems.

liquid98 · 9 Apr 2012, 17:11

It's always nice to hear that my script helped you out! Apparently it works also on a Mac; never tested it

cotty · 21 Jan 2013, 09:05

Thank you for this helpful plugin!

sboup · 3 May 2013, 14:50

@liquid98 said:

This is my modest contribution to the community:

Booleanhelper

The Boooleanhelper plug-in lets you quickly scale up and down your model.
This is especially useful for those people who use Sketchup for 3d printing.
Performing boolean operations or lathe operations on small models (mm size) is problematic in Sketchup, because Sketchup doesn't handle small faces very well.
By scaling up the model these problems disappear. After all operations are done
you can scale down your model to its original dimensions.
Also useful to close small holes in your model.

Your opinions and suggestions are welcome!

Features:

Visual feedback on scale-factor.

Scale down at once.

It is possible to save your work, and scale down later. (feedback not yet provided)

Auto zoom extents.

Installation:
Open the zipfile and copy booleanhelper.rb and the folder called Booleanhelper into the SU plugins directory.

Have fun!!

If you have problems with unsolicited messageboxes, please download the latest version below:

Wonderfull. Thanks

Aggertroll · 7 Jan 2015, 09:49

I love this script - does exactly what it is supposed to (on my Mac) and lets me design small parts for 3D print in a larger scale. Very helpful - thanks!

I have one small comment/request: I am using Fredo6's "!Additional.Pluginfolders" plugin to sync my plugins via dropbox across my different machines - great help by the way. I noticed that the icon in the toolbar will not show for the Boolean helper if that plugin resides in my plugin folder on dropbox; it must be looking for the icon in the standard plugin folder. Is there a way to fix that? As in "Get the image from the folder Booleanhelper in the same folder that this script is in" - if that makes sense?

There are of course simple ways to fix this - install Booleanhelper on all machines - but the fix would remove a glitch when using a custom plugin folder. Thank you for your efforts!

driven · 13 Jan 2015, 15:05

@aggertroll said:

There are of course simple ways to fix this...

change line 296 in a plain text editor, and re-save...

        plugins = Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins")

to

      plugins = File.dirname(__FILE__)

john

Aggertroll · 14 Jan 2015, 12:21

John: Thanks a bunch. Works!

Boff · 18 May 2016, 10:48

Hi, I don't know if this plugin is still being worked on but I'm unable to scale down a model after saving it.

The message I get is "Scale up your model first, and then use the 'Scale down at once' button"

Using SU2016 if that makes a difference.