[Plugin]Hole on Solid tool v1.6.3 upadate Jan 09, 2012

irwanwr

@tig said:

then use my context-menu tool 'Hole Punching Tool...' to punch the wall with a matching hole - this also has the advantage that the 'hole' is linked to the component and moves/copies with it etc...

where can i find that context-menu tool, sir?
[edit] never mind, sir. i already found your Hole Punching Tool. thank you very much.

guanjin

Great, thank you such a good tool

durrroy

I could never get it to work

Dave R

@durrroy said:

I could never get it to work

Are you asking for help or just making a statement?

Since the plugin does work for others, it probably has to do with the way you've installed it. You could post a screen shot of your Plugins folder so someone could help you.

thomthom

Or they way he's using it. Not possible to know until we have further information to what exactly doesn't work.

irwanwr

it works for me

tak2hata

Hi,
I update this to v1.62.
Add new function: Multiple hole punching.
Enjoy!

@durrroy said:

I could never get it to work

Hi,durrroy.
The face and solid must be in same Group or Component or Model.
And ComponentInstance for hole must have hole option.
It is rule of this plugin.

If this is not solution for your trouble,Please show ruby console from 'menu' -> 'Window' -> 'Ruby console'
And work some with this plugin,the error message will show when error is happened.
or Download the example.skp that Dave R uploaded in this topics.and test it.
Please reply the result.
Thanks.

cocotier

it doesn't work

TIG

@cocotier said:

it doesn't work
Sorry but your post goes into the 'most useless' category !
Please explain 'how' it doesn't work...
Any Error messages ?
Doesn't it do what you expect ?
If you have the Ruby Console open are there any messages etc etc...
Does your PC explode... or what ?

Help us to help you

simon le bon

Update in Jan 03,2012
:Add new function,Punching multiple holes.

@unknownuser said:

It would be very interesting to drill holes by lot in case of large number of windows for exemple...

this new enhancement is working very fine

Congratulations dear tak2hata You've mastered herein a pretty good tool

@cocotier
Please remember that
This tool is intended to make holes on "solids" -> closed volumes set as group or component. This is not completely true since the following enhancement:
Update in Dec 14 ,2011:
Hole on unoccluded faces group(Tentative)
The group or component walls we want to pierce don't have to be solid anymore

simon

irwanwr

the new feature works well for me too. thank you.

boilingsnow

Hi,tak2hata.
Your Multi Hole Tool is very interesting and useful. But with Multi Hole I can only make holes into a solid using faces as definition of the form for the holes, with a component or group it fails to make holes into any solid...I can see in your video that you are using a group or component. Can you tell me how you can make it?

jorge2011

excellent and thank you very much.
Two requests for future versions.
You can add a function: projecting faces in a solid?
You can add a function to hole or project a face, in multiple solid?

tak2hata

Hi,I did not change title of topic in Jan 03,2012.I modeified title.

Hi,boilingsnow.
hole of component
The componet for hole must have cut openning option.
Reference about component here. http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=114526

Hi,jorge2011.
I will consider your Proposal.
Thanks.

guanjin

Creating the Component Selection cutting openings, holes can not be achieved? ? ?

tak2hata

@guanjin said:

Creating the Component Selection cutting openings, holes can not be achieved? ? ?
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Hi,XIAOLONG.
Outline for cut openning must be drawn on X-Y Plane( Red and Green axis).
When the component is already existed,You rotate axis in that component.
And outline must be placed in the root of that component.
[attachment=0:1jixhd7j]outline_must_be_on_xyplane.jpg[/attachment:1jixhd7j]
Watch for reference to create cut openning option.
http://youtu.be/0g6irIj---w
[flash=640,480:1jixhd7j]http://www.youtube.com/v/0g6irIj---w[/flash:1jixhd7j]

Thanks.

outline must be on xy-plane

guanjin

@tak2hata said:

@guanjin said:

Creating the Component Selection cutting openings, holes can not be achieved? ? ?
[attachment=2:24c8pe63]rrrrrrrr.gif[/attachment:24c8pe63]

Hi,XIAOLONG.
Outline for cut openning must be drawn on X-Y Plane( Red and Green axis).
When the component is already existed,You rotate axis in that component.
And outline must be placed in the root of that component.
[attachment=1:24c8pe63]outline_must_be_on_xyplane.jpg[/attachment:24c8pe63]
Watch for reference to create cut openning option.
http://youtu.be/0g6irIj---w
Thanks.

Thank you! Have learned to see demo:
[attachment=0:24c8pe63]LLLLL.gif[/attachment:24c8pe63]

charly2008

Hello tak2hata,

Your tool is impressive. I've done some experiments with it. It works really well. One question I have is it possible a component that contains some single solids to cut completely into the wall.

Charly

example001-1.skp

tak2hata

Hi,everyone.
I update in jan 09,2012.
Its version is 1.63.

Bug fix.The hole from polygon mades smoothed side faces. it's improved.
I found from dave's post,and irwanwr's message.
Thanks. Dave and irwanwr.

Hi,Charly2008.
That problem is not solved yet.
I will improve it,when I find the solution in future.
Thanks.

irwanwr

hi tak2hata,
thank you thank you very much for your generosity