Multi Face Scale Offset?

[Aerilius]

Now selection of new faces.
With colors, for you

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[pilou]

Very cool!
Maybe you can Inverse the number enter on inner "White / Blue" Surface
I must enter -50 on "White" surface !

And a little problem

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[Aerilius]

That is a bug in offset (same bug is also in SketchUp's offset tool). I now changed the direction, and if you install TIG's smart offset, it will use that.

[Aerilius]

Ok, this could do it:
This modified script (based on Remus' multi_face_offset.rb) does a relative offset depending on the area of the face and the given percentage.
The percentage is not mathematically accurate for any shape (only accurate for rectangle and circle).

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requires offset.rb (http://www.smustard.com/freescripts/Offset)

[pilou]

Many thx!

[TIG]

@aerilius said:

That is a bug in offset (same bug is also in SketchUp's offset tool). I now changed the direction, and if you install TIG's smart offset, it will use that.
My Smart-Offset is also not perfect ! I have some improvements to make but these are at the bottom of a long 'to-do-list'... On relatively simple forms it will avoid the standard offset's 'bowtie' issues...

[olishea]

I just got back home to check this thread!!

WOW!!

Gonna give it a go now.

No, don't make the new faces the selection!! Just double the offset %....I can use split donut if old faces remain selected....or maybe give a choice before execution, or maybe it makes no difference anyway.This is exciting!!

[olishea]

IT WORKS!!!! Great plugin!

[Aerilius]

Time to start with Ruby
When you open the ruby file, you can see where I have written "Select new faces".
Just comment out line 54 and 55 by adding a # at the beginning of the line.

[olishea]

Will give it a go now. Excellent work Aerilius!!

And GREAT images Pilou!