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    [plugin] Rotated Box [updated 30-Mar-2014]

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    • J Offline
      jorge2011
      last edited by

      yes

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      • gillesG Offline
        gilles
        last edited by

        The best for my needs should be
        first point center second point axis third point radius.

        " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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        • jeff hammondJ Offline
          jeff hammond
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          @gilles said:

          The best for my needs should be
          first point center second point axis third point radius.

          thats a good one

          dotdotdot

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          • gillesG Offline
            gilles
            last edited by

            I don't think so, but I may be wrong.

            In fact I think something similar to the rotate tool.

            " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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            • urgenU Offline
              urgen
              last edited by

              ....old post http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=9556&start=15
              ...Guys,I use this for a long time... πŸ˜‰ thanks once again CPhillips,Sahi and Macs! πŸ‘

              @gilles said:

              The best for my needs should be
              first point center second point axis third point radius.

              ...it should be useful.

              --pupil forever...------

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              • sdmitchS Offline
                sdmitch
                last edited by

                @gilles said:

                The best for my needs should be
                first point center second point axis third point radius.

                Defining a axis other than standard red, green, or blue can be difficult without something to inference to. So, unless you are not interested in defining an arbitrary axis, I guess it would work

                Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                • gillesG Offline
                  gilles
                  last edited by

                  I think about a snapping point, edge vertice etc..

                  " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                  • T Offline
                    the.pjt
                    last edited by

                    thanks dear Sam ...

                    I posted this massage in me question topc .. but I think you haven't seen it ..... :

                    this plugin is exactly what every body wants : a time saver ... draw .. rotate .. select .. make group .. push pull ... all in one ! well done .. tanks dear sam .. tanks πŸŽ‰

                    and I have a question .. why do these display problems happen ??!? I'm not a pro developer but I can understand if you tell me the reasons ... ?!??

                    and another thing : if you add a "make cylinder" feature , it's gonna to be perfect ... because SU's default cylinder is not a time saver .. it makes the cylinder in 0,0,0 ... thanks
                    this is a snapshot from shetchyphisics > sketchy solids ..
                    pictures describes it Sam ... so don't need to make codes from my wrong described requests .. πŸ˜„ 😳

                    [xxl-img:2l4cslic]http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?mode=view&id=89033[/xxl-img:2l4cslic]

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                    • sdmitchS Offline
                      sdmitch
                      last edited by

                      I don't know exactly why either. You might post this question on the developers forum and get an answer but basically it has to do with the way Sketchup displays things on the screen. There is a certain field of view and if you get to close to an object it disappears. Zooming out usually makes it reappear.

                      Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                      http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                      • utilerU Offline
                        utiler
                        last edited by

                        Well done, Sam! A great little tool...... πŸ‘

                        The efforts in responding to plugin requests often goes un-noticed so thank you for all that you do mate!!

                        purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                        • sdmitchS Offline
                          sdmitch
                          last edited by

                          Rotated box has been updated to allow the option turning grouping on and off.

                          Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                          http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                          • J Offline
                            jorge2011
                            last edited by

                            Thank you very much. just one more thing
                            is possible to align the axes of the group rectangle?

                            Now, when creating a rotated rectangle, the axes of the group are the same as the axes of the model.

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                            • sdmitchS Offline
                              sdmitch
                              last edited by

                              No way to define the axes of a group that I'm aware of.
                              You can temporarily align the axes to the group when in group edit mode.

                              Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                              http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                You can [re]set a group's axes...
                                Find each of the desired-axes in turn and its angle from the SKP's axes - do the three axes in turn...
                                Apply a rotation-transformation to the group's geometry in turn:
                                group.entities.transform_entities(transformation, group.entities.to_a)
                                to rotate the geometry back to be 'axial'.
                                Then immediately apply the inverse transformation to the group itself:
                                group.transform!(transformation.inverse)

                                • again this must be done once for each axis in turn - so that could be three transformations in all ?

                                The group is now as if you made it 'axially' and then rotated it in 3d afterwards.......

                                TIG

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                                  the.pjt
                                  last edited by

                                  thanks for new vertion mr. sdmitch .... nice update ... πŸŽ‰

                                  .. waiting for cylinder plugin too πŸ˜‰

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                                  • sdmitchS Offline
                                    sdmitch
                                    last edited by

                                    TIG, thanks for the info. I guess my next question is what is the advantage or need to do this?

                                    Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                    http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                    • J Offline
                                      jorge2011
                                      last edited by

                                      sdmitch, when editing a group or component is better to work with the axes perpendicular or parallel to the predominant form (inthis case a square) is simpler drawing

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                                      • sdmitchS Offline
                                        sdmitch
                                        last edited by

                                        I agree so when you get into edit mode, right click on the group and choose Align Axes.

                                        Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                        • J Offline
                                          jorge2011
                                          last edited by

                                          if I agree, but is simpler if this is automatic

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                                          • B Offline
                                            Ben Ritter
                                            last edited by

                                            Sam, thank you.

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