[Plugin] QuadFaceTools

ivreich

Hey thomthom

Was recently trying to use quadface tools in conjunction with s4u's "to components" plugin, which comes quite close to a working panelisation workflow.

The only problem is that the components can only be mapped to faces, which are coplanar, i.e. triangles or coplanar quads. Is there a way to build in functionality into quadface tools to recalculate a quadface mesh into coplanar quads?

I seem to remember paracloud had a similar feature.

Cheers

Joel

tt_su

Flattening a non-planar face into a planar one would affect connected geometry - cascading to the entire mesh. Such would be insanely complex and difficult - if not impossible.

Maybe To Components can be reworked to handle QuadFace quads?

HornOxx

Hi Everyone
Unfortunately I get the following error message after I took over Quadface (great tool!!) in my plugins. Also my toolbars can not be reproduced again. Does anyone have an idea what I have done wrong?

""tt_lib2 detected that some of the files in SketchUp´s plugin
folder has ended up in Window´s Virtual Store. It happens
because of insufficient permissions for the plugin folder. Please
move the files into the real Plugins folder.""

Greetings, HornOxx

TIG

@hornoxx said:

Hi Everyone
Unfortunately I get the following error message after I took over Quadface (great tool!!) in my plugins. Also my toolbars can not be reproduced again. Does anyone have an idea what I have done wrong?

""tt_lib2 detected that some of the files in SketchUp´s plugin
folder has ended up in Window´s Virtual Store. It happens
because of insufficient permissions for the plugin folder. Please
move the files into the real Plugins folder.""

Greetings, HornOxx
You haven't given us any details of your version or OS - please complete your "User Profile".
You need to find your SketchUp folder for your SketchUp version...
In the Sketchup "Ruby Console" type this:
Sketchup.find_support_file('')
This returns the path to the main folder.
Or
Sketchup.find_support_file('Plugins')
to find the Plugins folder...

Having files put into the "VirtualStore" will also be shown by having a link-to-it/button name 'Compatibility Files...' in the "Plugins" folder's Windows Explorer window's top-bars...

It is caused by you not having sufficient security permissions to manage files in your Plugins folder.
This is the default in Windows as [at least up to v2013] the main Plugins folder is within the automatically restricted 'Programs Files' tree...

To fix this do the following steps...

As an Administrator [if you are not one first give yourself that power in the Users Control-Panel]

First check that your Plugins folder does not have a custom icon - this can affect its permissions even when it appears to be set to 'FULL':

Select the "Plugins" folder's icon
Right-click
Context-menu
Properties
Customize
Folder Icons pane...
Change icon
Restore Defaults...
OK
Apply/OK.

Now set the Plugins folders permissions to 'FULL':

Select the "Plugins" folder's icon
Right-click
Context-menu
Properties
Security
Edit...
Ensure that every entry for users/groups has a tick in FULL read/write permission...
Apply/OK.

Now set SketchUp to always run as admin:

Select the "SketchUp.exe" icon
Right-click
Context-menu
Properties
Compatibility
Privilege Level pane...
Tick the check-box "Run this program as an administrator"
Apply/OK.

You can find the VirtualStore entries for the Plugins folder and move the items across - however, I recommend you delete them - then download/find and reinstall the required plugins from their RBZs...

So restart SketchUp and reinstall RBZs etc as needed...

HornOxx

thanks TIG for your answer
First: I have updated my profile infos - thanks for your note about that.

Yes, your guess about admin settings is correct. I use a private SKUP8 free and SkUp8 Pro in my job, both OS are Win7. Unfortunately, the changed settings have not led to success. Instead SKUP has not started again.
I had no other choice than to use a "system restore point"(?).

I would like to add another question (please do not laugh at me): normally, I install a plugin by adding a rb file and a corresponding directory (if any) into the plugin directory of my current SKUP version. Is that what you call "install"? - Or do I have to use another procedure to install the current QuadFace rbz file.

HornOxx

TIG

If you have the newest version of Sketchup v8 [>-v8M2] or the newer v2013 you should have the ...Preferences > Extensions > Install... button - this will automatically install the contents of a RBZ in the correct place[s].
Always provided that you have sufficient rights 'to manage' the main Plugins folder's contents...

You do not need to worry about manually 'extracting' files and the subfolders of files... these are extracted and relocated automatically using the auto-installer...

thomthom

After that messagebox you should have seen an Explorer window open that display the files in the VirtualStore. These files should be moved to the real Plugins folder.

tabehe

Thanks Thom all your plugs boot my workflow.Many thanks to you sharing your tools with us.

fallen_satori

Hello!
Need some help here please!
I downloaded TT_Lib2 and TT_QuadFaceTools, unpack them and put in my plugin folder. But when I start SketchUp it came with:
"TT_Lib2 detected that some of the files in plugins directory has ended up in Windows Virtual store. It happens because of insufficient permission for the plugin folder. Please move the files into the real Plugins folder."

Box

You need to fix the security permissions.
Go here http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=56005

tt_su

@fallen_satori said:

Hello!
Need some help here please!
I downloaded TT_Lib2 and TT_QuadFaceTools, unpack them and put in my plugin folder. But when I start SketchUp it came with:
"TT_Lib2 detected that some of the files in plugins directory has ended up in Windows Virtual store. It happens because of insufficient permission for the plugin folder. Please move the files into the real Plugins folder."

The Explorer window that opens up should contain the rogue files that should be moved to the real Plugins folder.

However, if you install the latest version 2.9.8 then you should not get that message any more as I removed that check. If you do have version 2.9.8 it means that you have an older version of TT_Lib loading, which would be a result of files in Virtual Store.

You say you extracted the files in your Plugins folder, why did you not install the RBZ package using SketchUp? (Preferences > Extensions > Install Extension) It's recommended to let SketchUp install it for you. Extension Warehouse or Plugin Store would also be good.

fallen_satori

@box said:

However, if you install the latest version 2.9.8 then you should not get that message any more as I removed that check. If you do have version 2.9.8 it means that you have an older version of TT_Lib loading, which would be a result of files in Virtual Store.

That was it! After changing my TT_Lib on 2.9.8 all things just works fine. But I've also change my permissions first.

Thank you soooooo much

john2

I'm getting error in SU 2014

C:/Users/john2/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:39: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting keyword_end
ex.creator = 'Thomas Thomassen (thomas@thomthom.net)'

C:/Users/john2/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:40: syntax error, unexpected tCONSTANT, expecting keyword_end
ex.description = 'Suite of tools for manipulating quad faces.'

C:/Users/john2/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:40: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting keyword_do or '{' or '('
ex.description = 'Suite of tools for manipulating quad faces.'

C:/Users/john2/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:40: syntax error, unexpected tSTRING_BEG, expecting '('
ex.description = 'Suite of tools for manipulating quad faces.'

C:/Users/john2/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:40: unterminated string meets end of file

TIG

@John2

Have you installed the latest version of this Plugins AND the TT Lib [both available from the SketchUcation PluginStore] ?
It looks like you copied a older incompatible version from another SketchUp Plugins folder ?
All of TT's scripts should be compatible with v2014 [and earlier] IF you use the latest versions which have been updated to suit...

john2

@tig said:

@John2

Have you installed the latest version of this Plugins AND the TT Lib [both available from the SketchUcation PluginStore] ?
It looks like you copied a older incompatible version from another SketchUp Plugins folder ?
All of TT's scripts should be compatible with v2014 [and earlier] IF you use the latest versions which have been updated to suit...

I did copy files from my v8 folder , but I deleted all the tt_ files manually. Then I went to SCF plugin store and installed all tt_ plugins one by one. The error still there. Is there a way to purge obsolete files so that I don't get an error? Just like there is fredo6 library purge option?

cotty

You can delete the files which are mentioned in the error message.

thomthom

All my extensions should have a single root rb as well as a folder with the same name of the rb file. So there shouldn't be many files to remove.

john2

@thomthom said:

All my extensions should have a single root rb as well as a folder with the same name of the rb file. So there shouldn't be many files to remove.

Thanks! I installed all your plugins again, deleted files of old ones. Now I'm free from errors

john2

@thomthom said:

All my extensions should have a single root rb as well as a folder with the same name of the rb file. So there shouldn't be many files to remove.

Thanks! I installed all your plugins again, deleted files of old ones. Now I'm free from errors

thomthom

Excellent!