[Plugin][$] TopoShaper - v2.7a - 01 Apr 24

Cubcrafter

To anyone that can help and guide me on this.

Attached is a grading plan of a piece of land that I am working with. I imported this from a 2d dwg file. I made a group of the contours and when I run the plugin I can't get it to show any grade variations and there are some extra lines that show up in red.

I don't follow why some lines are green and others are not.

The large flat open area is where I am placing a building and parking lot.

Just not sure how to go about this.

This file is saved as V8 but I am working in 2013Pro.

Thanks,

Larry

V8SiteD2.skp

What I get when running the plugin

unearthed

cubcrafter - many of the lines have gaps in them (double click any line and normally you'd get the entire line; not the case with many of your lines) - get thee to http://www.smustard.com/script/StrayLines and you'll find a free tool to help you find them. Then you can join them manually by adding lines to the gaps, it's worth running this on any imported ACAD (or any dxf or dwg file) import.

OR this (US20.00) plugin helps you close them http://www.smustard.com/script/CloseOpens - well worth the money I'd say.

Here's a discussion on the issue http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=24427&p=211465&hilit=lines+joined+gaps#p211465

davecoopstl

Is anyone else having the following problem with TopoShaper?...

When I click on my contour group, it goes into Cleansing mode, but the Cleansing dialogue box (across the top) is missing. It's just not there.

If I then Right-Click on the contours, and choose "Go to the Calculation and Preview of the Terrain", it runs the calculation and jumps into Preview mode, and the Preview dialogue box DOES show up.

Anyone know what's going on, or if there's a solution??

Thanks.
Dave.

PS - I'm using SU 2013 on Windows 7

davecoopstl

Follow up to my above Post.

This happens on ANY model.

I opened the Ruby Console, and ran it again. The Ruby Console kind of went nuts, and just started scrolling the following over and over, until I Right-Clicked and choose "Go to the Calculation and Preview of the Terrain". Then it stopped scrolling, and the script functioned normally.

Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method option_hilltop_possible_on_selected?' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/TOPOSHAPER_Dir_10/TopoShaperTool.rb:1572:in palette_floating_algo'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1877:in call' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1877:in button_check_hidden?'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1875:in button_check_hidden?' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1857:in button_track_changes'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1157:in compute_multi' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1150:in each'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1150:in compute_multi' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1128:in compute_button'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1229:in compute_all' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1229:in each'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1229:in compute_all' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1975:in list_visible'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:1988:in locate_button' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:2048:in onMouseMove'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6/Lib6Palette.rb:2302:in onMouseMove' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/TOPOSHAPER_Dir_10/TopoShaperTool.rb:813:in onMouseMove'
C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins/TOPOSHAPER_Dir_10/TopoShaperTool.rb:1572

Any ideas on what's happening??

fredo6

Not sure what it is.
Could you re-upgrade to the latest version...

...or wait a little bit (Tomorrow) as I will publish a new version which includes an Altitude Editor.

Fredo

fredo6

NEW RELEASE: TopoShaper v1.1a - 07 Nov 13

This is a major release with the following evolutions:

Interactive Altitude Editor
Back Map, i.e. picture that can load and adjust to the contour map. This can be useful with high-resolution image for altitude edition
Generation of contour map with Altitude labels

These features are illustrated on the video below

[flash=640,480:38uicv2k]http://www.youtube.com/v/-n6kL6YcTtA&hl[/flash:38uicv2k]

See main post of this thread for Download.

Fredo

Krisidious

Schweeeet!

Krisidious

this is quite an incredible tool... goodbye drape.

Arc

Great! Fredo. But I have a question. How to change the Altitude Editor's units?

fredo6

@arc said:

Great! Fredo. But I have a question. How to change the Altitude Editor's units?

Units are those of the model.
So just change the model units.

Note: in dialog boxes, you can enter value with any unit, for instance '45m', even if the model units are not meters

Freedo

charly2008

Dear Fredo,

After the installation, now get this error message. After I've seen in the plugins directory I am now very confused. I do not know what I must do. I also tried the Fredo6_ LibFredo6 - v5.4a - 13.rbz November 7 to install but without success.

erikB

Fredo,
Amazing plugin.
Your plugins really help my work flow go smoother.
Thank you,
erikB

TIG

@Karlheinz...

Are your Plugins folder's permissions set to FULL ?

Have you definitely installed the latest version of the Lib from the Plugin Store..
AND the new Top toolset ?
Get the RBZ versions and compare the contents ...

Then restart SketchUp.

If you get error messages thereafter, then report back

cotty

@charly2008 said:

Dear Fredo,

After the installation, now get this error message. After I've seen in the plugins directory I am now very confused. I do not know what I must do. I also tried the Fredo6_ LibFredo6 - v5.4a - 13.rbz November 7 to install but without success.

You should delete the Libfredo files and folders which do not begin with Fredo6_...

charly2008

Thanks Tig, thanks Cotty,

the deletion of the mentioned files solved the Problem.

Charly

guanjin

davecoopstl

Good news, Fredo! I upgraded to your latest version (with Altitude Editor), and all seems to be fixed. I do not have the Cleansing bug when I start the script.

The Altitude Editor is a BRILLIANT edition.

Thanks for all the amazing work!
Dave.

Oxer

Thanks Fredo for this useful plugin!!
I have created the Spanish (Spain) Language File for TopoShaper v1.1a
Spanish Language (Spain) TopoShaper v1.1a

miikka1978

In quite many cases I end up tracing all the contours from layout. Because of complexity and visibility I have to put all the individual contours into the layers based on their altitude (60m altitude => Layer:60).

Would it be possible to include option in TopoShaper to read/create contour altitude from layer information in future? Anyway, I am not sure how many people actually trace the contours when creating terrain in their modeling, so I don't know if this functionality would be beneficial for greater audience.

edenux

I am so glad I found this. Thank you so much, you are amazing!