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

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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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                  • T Offline
                    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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                              • broomstickB Offline
                                broomstick
                                last edited by

                                a perfect addition to this tool would be an icon to put along side le rectangle icon.

                                If anybody can teach me, i am willing to do it myself πŸ˜„

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                                  Michaelv
                                  last edited by

                                  @broomstick said:

                                  a perfect addition to this tool would be an icon to put along side le rectangle icon.

                                  If anybody can teach me, i am willing to do it myself πŸ˜„

                                  Done, see here:
                                  http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45923

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                                  • sdmitchS Offline
                                    sdmitch
                                    last edited by

                                    Version 1.2 has been posted. It aligns the axes to the box if grouping.

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

                                    http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                      the.pjt
                                      last edited by

                                      when we work in a group of group , the box that this plugin makes goes to the model ( upper level in outliner )

                                      OUTLINER VIEW

                                      model ( the box goes here )
                                      .........group 1
                                      ..............group 2
                                      ....................group 3 ( we want a box here )

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                                      • sdmitchS Offline
                                        sdmitch
                                        last edited by

                                        @the.pjt said:

                                        when we work in a group of group , the box that this plugin makes goes to the model ( upper level in outliner )

                                        OUTLINER VIEW

                                        model ( the box goes here )
                                        .........group 1
                                        ..............group 2
                                        ....................group 3 ( we want a box here )

                                        You may want the box to be part of an existing group but who else will. You can add any box to an existing group by selecting and cutting it then open for edit the group you want to add it to and do a "Paste in Place".

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

                                        http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                          the.pjt
                                          last edited by

                                          Mr. sdmitch
                                          are you joking ?
                                          cut and paste ???? ... thank a lot .... do you think that I didn't know anything about Cut and Paste !?!?!?!? Am I crazy or stupid ?!?!?
                                          you could also learn me the basis of SU .. how to make rectangle inside group and then Pushpull !! πŸ˜„ ...
                                          ok .... thanks for teaching .... πŸ˜„ ... but please don't consider me as a total mindless and stupid person ...
                                          .
                                          .
                                          OK ... but, as you know this plugin should be a time saver ...
                                          And when a user is working trough a group and/or component it takes shorter time for him/her to create a box with a few clicks inside it .. rather than Cut , Set Axes , Paste Set axes agane ... or Rectangle , Rotate , Pushpul , Select , Make group ....
                                          isn't it ??
                                          ..

                                          OK ... we will welcome if you do this ... and thanks agane for the time you spent for us and you coddings , dear Sam ... πŸ˜‰

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                                          • sdmitchS Offline
                                            sdmitch
                                            last edited by

                                            the.pjt since you are not "a total mindless and stupid person", code it yourself. When this all started, you only wanted a "box in 3 click", now you want me to customize this just for you. Sorry but I'm done with this plugin. I have done all that I ever intend to do.

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

                                            http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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