[Plugin] Recurve

TIG

An 'Arc' IS a 'Curve'... BUT a 'Curve' is NOT necessarily an 'Arc'...
Also remember that 'Circles' [a special 'Arc' that's 360 degrees] and 'Polygons' are also types of 'Curve' - as is any bound-set-of-edges that has been made as a 'Curve' [e.g. a Bezier Curve or a 'Welded' Curve made from edges]...........

jeff hammond

probably my oldest plugin request has finally happened
weld with no dialog boxes.

a few suggestions (if you're open to it, of course)

say i have two lines with an arc fillet connecting them and i'd like to make them all a single polyline (ie- something i do a lot with weld.rb), the recurve function won't work (or it doesn't appear in the context menu).. in order to recurve that scenario, i have to first explode the arc (or any polyline segments) prior to being able to recurve.

it'd be nice if i could weld a combination of edges/lines with curves (or arcs,polylines,etc.. what ever you want to call them ) using recurve.

there's also a bit of weirdness in there as far as 'select curve' goes.. using the same scenario as above, if i right click on the arc fillet then the 'select curve' option doesn't show up.. but, if i right-click on either of the lines then 'select curve' does show up and if i choose it, all parts including the arc will be selected.

and taking that a step further, it'd be nice to have an option for 'select curve then recurve' (or whatever) so i could select a bunch of broken segments and weld them together in one operation..

ultimately, this will definitely replace weld for me as my W shortcut and the last request would be assigned to ⇧W .

thanks a bunch!

kyyu

@unknownuser said:

probably my oldest plugin request has finally happened
weld with no dialog boxes.

I never liked the 2 dialog boxes, either. Always answered "no". So I commented they out, in my modified version.

mmscanlo

Super helpful, thanks for sharing

utiler

Thanks TIG....

Diggsey

Just updated the first post with update 1.3. It includes the changes suggested by Jeff.

mitcorb

Thanks, Diggsey:
I just downloaded it to give it a try.

Rich O Brien

Really like this plugin.

One suggestion is that the context-menu 'Select Only' is changed as it is already used by Thomthom's Selection Tools. So I've 2 'Select Only' options.

Maybe all menu items under 'Recurve'

Diggsey

I've uploaded a new version. It behaves the same as the last version, but if you open it in notepad you can change the line:
RECURVE_ALL_UNDER_RECURVE_MENU = false
to:
RECURVE_ALL_UNDER_RECURVE_MENU = true

That will put the Select Only menu under the Recurve menu.

Rich O Brien

Thank you

jeff hammond

@diggsey said:

Just updated the first post with update 1.3. It includes the changes suggested by Jeff.

wow! that's great.
it's been added to my shortcuts and has replaced my most used ruby.. so long good friend (weld)

[btw - the 'select curve and recurve' (⇧W) seems like magic ]

thanks so much!

Ben Ritter

Thank you Diggsey.

pilou

@unknownuser said:

does this perform the same function as weld?

yes and much more

Sorry but I miss something
Where is the function "weld" or similar in this plug?
How weld this with it?

Rich O Brien

Recurve Edge = Weld

Select edges - Right click - Recurve edge

pilou

Sorry that works not
I select the 2 lines + the arc then apply Right click "Recurve Edges"
That only explode my arc in segments!
Nothing is welded!
This plug don't work with the V6 ?

Edit: That works for the V7

Rich O Brien

And v8

Is it time to upgrade?

pilou

I have all versions but all my plugs (I am a Plug test pilot collector ) are on the V6!

simon le bon

Dear Pilou and Rich,

You have certainly missed this discrete announcing from Freddo for his:
Alternate directory for Plugins

@unknownuser said:

Hi,

Till SU8, Sketchup relies on a 'hard-coded' location for the Plugins, which is typically in C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp X\Plugins. This has tow main drawbacks:

This Plugin folder being in the System area, it may be protected for write access. I have heard that schools and some companies usually have PCs where access to C:\ is disabled.

The Plugin directory is attached to each version of Sketchup. So if you use several SU version, in particular for transition, you have to install and then update plugins in each application domain.

Highlighted by me (simon)I have been using for a while now a small script to overcome this situation. My requirement was primarily to be able to have a single plugin directory where I could easily test SU6, SU7 and SU8 without updating files for each application..........

(read next on his thread)......

I think a lot of SketchUp users like us still use .. v6 v7 v8 (why do we keep them? that is an interesting question ) . Maintain the plugins up to date in each SU plugin directory version is effectively confusing and tiring. So Freddo's Alternate Directory seems a good solution

simon.

pilou

Not sure in this case that is this who makes fail the tool in the V6
Waiting adivice of the author

Diggsey

I'm afraid I can't find out why it doesn't work in v6 because I only have versions 7 and 8 and google only host older downloads for sketchup pro.

It could be that the method it uses simply doesn't work in v6. You can test this by making a curve and copying it. Explode the copy and then make it into a group and position it exactly over the original curve. Then explode the group. If you are left with a curve, the method should work.