Smooth Line after push/pull

davesexcel

Hello,
When using the below code, how do I smooth the edges?

` prompts = ["length", "Run","height","Rise","Total Rises"]
defaults = [36.0,10.0,1.0,7.75,7]
input = UI.inputbox prompts, defaults, "Tread."

if input == false
UI.messagebox("All Must Be Entered")
else
  a,b,c,d,e=input
#UI.messagebox("Tread input accepted!, #{input}!")
end


ent = Sketchup.active_model.entities

for i in 0..e-1
ent.add_line [0,(b+1)+ib,0+id-1],[0,(1.5+ib),0+id-1]
ent.add_line [0,1.5+ib,0+id-1],[0,1.5+ib,-d+(id)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+ib,0+id-1],[0,1+ib,-d+(id)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+ib,-d+(id)-1],[0,1.5+ib,-d+(id)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+ib,-1+id],[0,0.5+ib,-1+id]
ent.add_arc [0,0.5+ib,-c/2.0+(id)],[0,0,-1],[-1,0,0],c/2.0,0,180.degrees,20
ent.add_line [0,0.5+ib,0+id],[0,b+(ib)+1,0+id]
edg=ent.add_line [0,b+1+ib,-c+id],[0,b+1+ib,0+id]
edg.find_faces; face=edg.faces[0]

# #face = ent.add_face [0,0,0], [a,0,0], [a,b,0], [0,b,0]
#face.reverse!
 face.pushpull -a
# edg.soft="true"
 #group1 = ent.add_group face.all_connected
end   
  #group1_copy = group1.parent.entities.add_instance(group1.entities.parent, group.transformation)`

Before Smooth

After Smooth

edg.soft="true" doesn't appear to do anything
Thanks

sdmitch

@davesexcel said:

Hello,
When using the below code, how do I smooth the edges?

` prompts = ["length", "Run","height","Rise","Total Rises"]
defaults = [36.0,10.0,1.0,7.75,7]
input = UI.inputbox prompts, defaults, "Tread."
if input == false
UI.messagebox("All Must Be Entered")
else
  a,b,c,d,e=input
#UI.messagebox("Tread input accepted!, #{input}!")
end


ent = Sketchup.active_model.entities
for i in 0..e-1
ent.add_line [0,(b+1)+ib,0+id-1],[0,(1.5+ib),0+id-1]
ent.add_line [0,1.5+ib,0+id-1],[0,1.5+ib,-d+(id)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+ib,0+id-1],[0,1+ib,-d+(id)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+ib,-d+(id)-1],[0,1.5+ib,-d+(id)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+ib,-1+id],[0,0.5+ib,-1+id]
ent.add_arc [0,0.5+ib,-c/2.0+(id)],[0,0,-1],[-1,0,0],c/2.0,0,180.degrees,20
ent.add_line [0,0.5+ib,0+id],[0,b+(ib)+1,0+id]
edg=ent.add_line [0,b+1+ib,-c+id],[0,b+1+ib,0+id]
edg.find_faces; face=edg.faces[0]
# #face = ent.add_face [0,0,0], [a,0,0], [a,b,0], [0,b,0]
#face.reverse!
 face.pushpull -a
edg.soft="true"

#group1 = ent.add_group face.all_connected
end
#group1_copy = group1.parent.entities.add_instance(group1.entities.parent, group.transformation)`
Before Smooth

After Smooth

edg.soft="true" doesn't appear to do anything
Thanks

#<----- where changes and additions were made

prompts = ["length", "Run","height","Rise","Total Rises"]
defaults = [36.0,10.0,1.0,7.75,7]
input = UI.inputbox prompts, defaults, "Tread."


if input == false
UI.messagebox("All Must Be Entered")
else
a,b,c,d,e=input
#UI.messagebox("Tread input accepted!, #{input}!")
end


ent = Sketchup.active_model.entities
for i in 0..e-1
ent.add_line [0,(b+1)+i*b,0+i*d-1],[0,(1.5+i*b),0+i*d-1]
ent.add_line [0,1.5+i*b,0+i*d-1],[0,1.5+i*b,-d+(i*d)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+i*b,0+i*d-1],[0,1+i*b,-d+(i*d)-1]
ent.add_line [0,1+i*b,-d+(i*d)-1],[0,1.5+i*b,-d+(i*d)-1]
edg = ent.add_line [0,1+i*b,-1+i*d],[0,0.5+i*b,-1+i*d];vrt1=edg.end#<-----
ent.add_arc [0,0.5+i*b,-c/2.0+(i*d)],[0,0,-1],[-1,0,0],c/2.0,0,180.degrees,20
edg = ent.add_line [0,0.5+i*b,0+i*d],[0,b+(i*b)+1,0+i*d];vrt2=edg.start#<----_
edg=ent.add_line [0,b+1+i*b,-c+i*d],[0,b+1+i*b,0+i*d]
edg.find_faces; face=edg.faces[0]

# #face = ent.add_face [0,0,0], [a,0,0], [a,b,0], [0,b,0]
#face.reverse!
face.pushpull -a
edgs=vrt1.edges.reject!{|e| e.length<a};edgs[0].soft=true#<-----
edgs=vrt2.edges.reject!{|e| e.length<a};edgs[0].soft=true#<-----
# edg.soft="true"
#group1 = ent.add_group face.all_connected
end 
#group1_copy = group1.parent.entities.add_instance(group1.entities.parent, group.transformation)

ktkoh

sdmitch

I am trying to learn from you code. How is the smoothing only applied to the edges created by the add arc? It needs some English description if you will!!

Keith

sdmitch

@ktkoh said:

sdmitch

I am trying to learn from you code. How is the smoothing only applied to the edges created by the add arc? It needs some English description if you will!!

Keith

I save the vertices, vrt1 and vrt2, at the beginning and end of the arc. Then I look at all the edges associated with those vertices and eliminate all that are not the proper length. This leaves me with a single edge that is softened.