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    [Plugin] Helix along curve

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      tulacong
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      thank for man

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      • tridemT Offline
        tridem
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        ๐Ÿ˜ฎ this plugin is spectacular ... how could I missed it? ๐Ÿ˜„
        ๐Ÿ‘

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          erikB
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          Great plug-in ! ๐Ÿ‘
          thanks,
          erikB

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            tulacong
            last edited by

            omy good ... thank you

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              james_mcl
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              Can this plugin be used for screw threads?
              Any help would be appreciated.

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                pilou
                last edited by

                Yes! Look Minute 5.04 ! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                Frenchy Pilou
                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                My Little site :)

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                  gilles
                  last edited by

                  @james_mcl said:

                  Can this plugin be used for screw threads?
                  Any help would be appreciated.

                  Have a look there:
                  http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=240238#p122571

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

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                    glasstronomic
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                    Hi 3dalbertsoft,

                    Thank you very much for this great plugin!

                    On a related issue, I am desperately trying to find a way to model, in SU, a conical helix where the helix maintains a constant and specific pitch angle to the conical surface. It is also known as a conical log spiral. Can anyone help me?

                    The helix I am describing would have the coils get closer together as they approach the apex of the cone. Here is an example:

                    http://www.satimo.com/sites/www.satimo.com/files/imagecache/product_view/Conical spiral_0.jpg

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                      james_mcl
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                      @unknownuser said:

                      Yes! Look Minute 5.04 ! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                      Thanks Pilou and Gilles for the information posted. it was very helpful.

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                        3dalbertsoft
                        last edited by

                        glasstronomic these options will be added in upcoming updates, for now the closest it say Pilou the min 5

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                          Cerboney
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                          Hi all,

                          Please could somebody tell me how to install that plugin step by step ? Because it doesn't work for me. I install it but there is an error message when I open Sketchup. I use Google Sketchup 8 in French on Windows 8.

                          Thank you guys

                          Cerboney

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                            Dave R
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                            What's the error message? ๐Ÿ˜’

                            Etaoin Shrdlu

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                              TIG Moderator
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                              How have you 'installed it' ? ๐Ÿ˜•
                              What are the errors?
                              I suspect they relate to missing files ??
                              This plugin's archive [ZIP file] looks like the attached image.
                              Copy those two items into the Plugins folder, keeping the contents in the same relationship.
                              That is one .rb file and the plugins's subfolder [containing other code files, images etc].
                              You need FULL read/write security permissions to the main Plugins folder...
                              ['Compatibility Files' issues and the 'VirtualStore' beckon otherwise ๐Ÿ˜’ ]
                              Also set SketchUp.exe to 'Always Runs as Administrator'...
                              There are may posts covering these aspects in great detail...


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                              TIG

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                                Cerboney
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                                Hi thank you TIG for your help, it works thanks to your explanations. I think I copied only the .rb file in the folder "Plugins" of Sketchup.

                                Bye

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                                  dacastror
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                                  playing
                                  play1.png

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                                    dacastror
                                    last edited by

                                    the helix is closed properly!

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                                      fcohen
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                                      Thank you for this plug-in. Very useful! I am looking to hire a contractor to take my hand-drawn sketches of a mens watch project (details at http://www.votsh.com) and create SketchUp files. Please email me fcohen at votsh.com for details on the contract. Thanks! -Frank

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                                        3dalbertsoft
                                        last edited by

                                        I have verified that helix along curve works in sketchup 2014, you can install and use without problems

                                        ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                                          Harry K
                                          last edited by

                                          I don't seem to be able to get it to install properly. Running OSX 10.8.5. Am placing files in Library/Application Support/Sketchup 2014/Sketchup/Plugins.

                                          Any ideas?

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                                          • Dave RD Offline
                                            Dave R
                                            last edited by

                                            @harry k said:

                                            Am placing files in Library/Application Support/Sketchup 2014/Sketchup/Plugins

                                            What does this mean specifically? Did you just drop the downloaded ZIP file into the Plugins folder? If so, that won't work indeed because you didn't actually install the plugin.

                                            If you did that, move the zip file back out of the Plugins folder to somewhere else. Maybe Downloads. Then right click on the zip file and choose Get Info. There change the extension from .zip to .rbz. In SketchUp click on the SketchUp menu and choose Preference>Extensions. Click on Install Extension. Navigate to the file and click Open. Click Yes and OK as they show. The plugin should now be installed correctly.

                                            If you did anything else, go to the Plugins folder and delete any and all related files before making the .rbz file and installing it.

                                            Most plugins are available through the Sketchucation Plugin Store--link at the top of the page or the Extension Warehouse. You don't have to do all these gymnastics to install plugins with them but you should at least install the SCF Plugin Store.

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