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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      There are several tools knocking around that I and others made ages ago...
      Mine erases only those guide-lines or guide-points or both in the active context or current selection or 'all' if there's no selection - see here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=341048#p341048 [I just modernized it a bit]

      TIG

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      • B Offline
        boilingsnow
        last edited by

        Thank you Rich O'Brien!
        But the weld draw doesnt work by me.
        It always start from the origin point so I can't draw the line I want.
        Can you tell how to fix it?

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        • irwanwrI Offline
          irwanwr
          last edited by

          ๐Ÿ‘ i am going to use this often
          thank you

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          • E Offline
            eyein12
            last edited by

            ๐Ÿ‘Ž all pens draw from origin and thats it. is there something i'm missing

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            • Rich O BrienR Online
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              ๐Ÿ˜’

              It works fine for me. So, you must be missing something.

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                ๐Ÿ˜†

                Gai...

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                • massimoM Offline
                  massimo Moderator
                  last edited by

                  ๐Ÿคฃ

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Ian, I see you have just joined and this was your first post. It's not too late to start over: register another account and ask nicely. No-one will know it's you and you will find these gentlemen very helpful.
                    ๐Ÿ˜‰

                    Gai...

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                    • Rich O BrienR Online
                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by

                      I was nice ๐Ÿ˜’

                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        I know. Me too. I was even happy! (And Massimo even happier) ๐Ÿ˜„

                        Gai...

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                        • E Offline
                          eyein12
                          last edited by

                          @gaieus said:

                          Ian, I see you have just joined and this was your first post. It's not too late to start over: register another account and ask nicely. No-one will know it's you and you will find these gentlemen very helpful.
                          ๐Ÿ˜‰

                          Lol I see you guys have a good sense of humor. I'm sorry for the harsh post. I model 3d trains for railworks 2012 train simulator and was interested in this pen tool. But for some reason it draws an edge from the origin everytime instead of a series like the pencil tool. do you guys know what is wrong? I have sketchup 8 pro. the newest patch too. Thanks for the help! ๐Ÿ˜„

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            OK, now we are talking.

                            I cannot even imagine what may be going on there. Which tool are you actually using? (There are a bunch of them in here) Where are you starting the lines? I also have the latest SU build and have no issues at all.

                            Gai...

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                            • E Offline
                              eyein12
                              last edited by

                              @gaieus said:

                              OK, now we are talking.

                              I cannot even imagine what may be going on there. Which tool are you actually using? (There are a bunch of them in here) Where are you starting the lines? I also have the latest SU build and have no issues at all.

                              well I got this pen tool+ v1.4 found here http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=854; is this the same as the one in this thread?

                              I start my line just from the origin of SU to practice using this tool. but using the pen tool there are 6 different types of which only the guide pen works correctly. when i draw, it starts from the origin and ends at the endpoint, then it starts again from the origin rather than from the endpoint, unlike the pencil tool.

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                              • mitcorbM Offline
                                mitcorb
                                last edited by

                                Is your Template or Style setting part of the problem? Or is your precision set too high? Or are you modeling some really tiny items? I don't know, just trying to shake some ideas.

                                I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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                                  eyein12
                                  last edited by

                                  @mitcorb said:

                                  Is your Template or Style setting part of the problem? Or is your precision set too high? Or are you modeling some really tiny items? I don't know, just trying to shake some ideas.

                                  Just drawing a simple shape to try out the tool. nothing more.

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                                  • V Offline
                                    vojo
                                    last edited by

                                    Still pretty new to sketchup, but

                                    I really dont understand the intent of this tool

                                    • softpen appears to do nothing
                                    • I see what some of the other pens do...I guess there must be a need for their functions

                                    Can you give me specific scenario/sequence on doing something with softpen
                                    (I was hoping that it would "round" line corners and such).

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                                    • GaieusG Offline
                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by

                                      Turn hidden geometry on (View menu) and you will see the soft edges the tool draws. Certainly one could live without it: draw traditional edges and soften them afterwards. Sometimes it is a pain in the butt though if you need to draw a lot. This is best to add edges to (or heal missing faces of) already soft meshes, most of the times curved surfaces.

                                      Gai...

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                                      • jgbJ Offline
                                        jgb
                                        last edited by

                                        This is something I wanted for a long time, and in fact I d/l'd it last year, put it in my "2B installed" directory (off the "plugin" dir), and then.....
                                        promptly forgot about it. ๐Ÿ˜’ An all to common occurrence with me.

                                        So today, I got this thread notice, d/l'd it and got the XP warning about overwriting a file. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

                                        So, ๐Ÿ˜ณ I installed it.

                                        Rich, is there any way to set the toolbar in a vertical format? ๐Ÿ’ญ
                                        I have no horizontal space top or bottom screen for more toolbars, but I have space on the left, 2 icons wide.
                                        Can I edit the script (with your instructions) until you hopefully furnish an update?


                                        jgb

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                                        • Rich O BrienR Online
                                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Resize it like you would any other toolbar ๐Ÿ˜•

                                          or windows window for that matter. All toolbars can be resized horizontally or vertically

                                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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                                          • jgbJ Offline
                                            jgb
                                            last edited by

                                            @unknownuser said:

                                            Resize it like you would any other toolbar ๐Ÿ˜•

                                            or windows window for that matter. All toolbars can be resized horizontally or vertically

                                            Thank you for the excellent guidance... ๐Ÿ˜ณ

                                            For some reason it did not work for me at first.
                                            I reloaded SU and it is resizing as expected.


                                            jgb

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