Hole plugin

njeremy2

I don't understand the rest of your code.

mini = 10000
What is this magic number?

current_norm_reverse.length = 1000
What is the purpose of this line?

me too, that code is from rectangleHoletool.rb from the link in my first post

njeremy2

I made some test on that plugin.
If the entity is longer than ~25000 cm (more than 25400cm, I just test it), you can make any hole. If it's smaller than that value, it working

re-edit2 : I can make a hole in groups ! (many thanks thom !)
Now I still have the first problem...

thomthom

The logic for finding the opposite face is somewhat odd. The magic number is no good design and puts on an artificial limit.
I'm thinking that it'd be better to trace a ray to pick the opposite face. Shoot a ray from one of the vertices (or a calculated face centre) in the opposite direction of the face normal - see if it hit a face with a reversed normal. Then use that length to push-pull.

thomthom

Here is one alternative:

No working correctly!!

thomthom

Meh! Doesn't work for faces outside the current context...

thomthom

This one works.

UPDATE: I'd forgotten to remove some old code. Please check the new version.

Removed some redundant code!

thomthom

I saw a tiger lurking...

TIG

I made an inept and incorrect comment, which I then decided to erase
You have fixed it now anyway...
BUT where'd it go
Now it's back again... The art of illusion..........
"Now you see it, now you don't."

PS:
The latest code method's model = face.model is now redundant, because you iterate through the face.parent.entities to find the matching 'back-face'...

thomthom

@tig said:

PS:
The latest code method's model = face.model is now redundant, because you iterate through the face.parent.entities to find the matching 'back-face'...

True that. (Won't bother to update for that one line though.)

njeremy2

ahahah
AHAHAHAHAHA !!! Thank you thomthom !!

It works great !!!
Many many many .... (ctrl+C, ctrl+V) ... many thanks !!