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    • jeff hammondJ Offline
      jeff hammond
      last edited by

      wow ๐Ÿ˜ฒ
      i missed this one..
      gonna test it a little later tonight.

      thanks thom

      dotdotdot

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        @jorge2011 said:

        Hi thom, This plugin generates a small error, you can fix that

        Ah, yea. There are bugs in this plugin. Hence the Alpha status of the version number. Though I've not had any time to work on it recently.

        Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • R Offline
          robert111
          last edited by

          mr thomthom
          when i make group for this form , i and i use shell plugin , i have this stroange message


          hg11.JPG

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            That error message is not something I've put into Shell. I have no idea where it's coming from. Exactly what is the steps you do to produce that? (Can you also share the model along with the steps?)

            Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • J Offline
              j_forrester
              last edited by

              Is it possible to shell but keep the return from the original geometry. I have tried with JPP too but seems to fall down when you try it with and opening with single extruded returns.

              Many thanks

              example.jpg

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                @j_forrester said:

                Is it possible to shell but keep the return from the original geometry.

                The generated geometry is created in a separate group - if that is what you mean..?

                Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                • R Offline
                  robert111
                  last edited by

                  i post my file and vedio for this bug


                  bug00.rar


                  shell bug.rar

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                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                    jeff hammond
                    last edited by

                    @robert111 said:

                    i post my file and vedio for this bug

                    4.6MB for that.skp ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

                    one word:

                    PURGE ๐Ÿ˜„

                    model info -> statistics -> purge unused.
                    gets it down to around 150kb

                    dotdotdot

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Your SKP will shrink to almost nothing IF you use Model Info > Purge Unused...
                      Then there's no need to zip/rar it and others will be more willing to look at it!
                      You don't appear to understand the idea of what makes a 'solid'.
                      An 8 sided box is a 'solid' - all edges have 2 faces - no more, no less.
                      Your group group has only 4 faces and several edges with only one face... so it's not a 'solid'.
                      Select two groups in turn and see what the Entity Info dialog says... make one as a 6 sided box [it says it's 'Solid'] and yours will not say it's 'solid' !
                      Therefore you can't do 'solid' operations on your group - it's not a 'solid'!

                      TIG

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        ... I'm confused ... you're getting the error when trying to use Solids Tools?

                        Shell doesn't require solids...

                        Can you explain step by step what you are doing? (What you click on etc.) Also, what are you trying to accomplish.

                        Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                        • R Offline
                          robert111
                          last edited by

                          thomthom

                          i make box and i deleted 02 faces and i have group it
                          and after i click in this box and i click after shell plugin
                          i have make video for my file can you see it
                          the file video is shell bug.rar

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Robert

                            As I tried to explain...
                            Shell and similar only only work if the group is a 'solid'.
                            An 6 sided box with no 'holes' is a 'solid'.
                            If you delete edges and/or faces then it is no longer a 'solid'.
                            The simple definition of a 'solid' group [or component] is that every edge in it has 2 faces attached to itself - but no more and no less...

                            TIG

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
                              last edited by

                              @tig said:

                              Shell and similar only only work if the group is a 'solid'.

                              No...

                              @thomthom said:

                              Shell doesn't require solids...

                              Usage.png

                              I will have a look at the sample video and see if I can understand what this whole is about.

                              Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                Ah!

                                Now I understand what this all is about!

                                You're trying to use SketchUp Solid Tools's "Outer Shell" command - instead of "Shell" which is this plugin. I can see how you got confused.


                                Menu.png

                                Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Aha! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                  His video shows him trying to use [Outer] Shell on a non-solid object !
                                  ๐Ÿ˜’

                                  TIG

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                                  • R Offline
                                    robert111
                                    last edited by

                                    mr TIG, thanks you for your reponse but i dont know how to make any form to solid form with sketchup, can you make video tutorial for this plugin plzzz

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      @robert111 said:

                                      mr TIG, thanks you for your reponse but i dont know how to make any form to solid form with sketchup, can you make video tutorial for this plugin plzzz

                                      See the responses on the previous page since your last visit: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=39308&start=15#p365385

                                      Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        No.
                                        If you do not grasp the concept of what a solid is how would showing you help?
                                        Most simple forms made by Sketchup like boxes and cylinders are 'solids'.
                                        When you add them together they can make internal partitions etc which need removing before it's considered to be a solid.
                                        Try my SolidSolver tool which attempts to turn non-solid groups into solids...
                                        However, your example of a 4 sided box could never be made a solid unless you add more faces/edge etc...

                                        TIG

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          But he doesn't need a solid at all. He simply confused the "Outer Shell" menu item for my "Shell" menu item.

                                          Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                          • R Offline
                                            robert111
                                            last edited by

                                            thanks
                                            i confused the out shell with shell
                                            your plugin work perfect now

                                            thanks thomthom and thanks TIG too

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