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    • ely862meE Offline
      ely862me
      last edited by

      If you rotate it 90 degrees it should be precise. When you rotate something type 90 in the VCB and hit Enter.

      Elisei (sketchupper)


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        FabienM
        last edited by

        Hi ely862me,

        thanks for your reply,
        i well understand that it's possible to constraint the rotation ( 90°, 180°, ... )
        or type a numerical value and press enter to apply.

        Maybe my explanation are not very clear, sorry.

        My problem is different,
        i have many plane shapes,
        and i have rotate them in many differents orientations in X-Y-Z,
        without precises values,
        just with the goal to have some aesthetic 3D virtual object build with plane shapes.
        Now for printing and cutting each shapes,
        i need to put these plane shapes on the same plan ( X for example ),
        for printing them on paper and rebuilt the 3D virtual object in real world.

        Maybe for example,
        it's like the " mikado game " or some spaghettis sticks in a pot,
        you have many sticks in chaos/disorder with many different orientations
        ( and you don't know the values of each angles of these orientations ),
        and you want to put them and arrange them on the same flat plan.

        Thanks for your help.

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          d12dozr
          last edited by

          I think you want something like the Flattery plugin: http://www.pumpkinpirate.info/flattery/

          3D Printing with SketchUp Book
          http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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          • ely862meE Offline
            ely862me
            last edited by

            Oh, I understand now. I have done something like this in the past and I will do it again in a couple of weeks.
            First thing to do is to create the shapes in only one plane and don't change the axes or don't rotate them inside the components. When you place it where you want just rotate it from outside.
            You will have to install Chris Fullmer's plugin Components onto faces.
            Then draw a rectangle, select that rectangle and select one of the shapes which has to be a component, then run the plugin Components onto each face. If you haven't change the initial shape axes, your shape will be aligned with the rectangle you have drawn. It is a tedious job, but it is a lot better than doing it manually.

            [screenr:2i6yxaqr]FOFN[/screenr:2i6yxaqr]

            Elisei (sketchupper)


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            • Rich O BrienR Online
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              @Eli

              The forum supports screenr.com embeds using the last bit of the emdbed code....

              [screenr]FOFN[/screenr]
              

              ...wrapping the URL like the above

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                FabienM
                last edited by

                Hey,

                ( i post a response but it doesn't appear,
                and i don't have saw the other responses ).

                Thank you very much ely862me, d12dozr, DaveR,
                Rich o Brien for the embedded code for the tutorial video,
                thanks for your help and your time.

                That's exactly resolve my problem,
                i appreciate really your help.

                Now i just have to work to up grade my knownledge of SU,
                and probably upgrade my old SU 6 Pro.

                Thanks again, have a nice day.

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                • ely862meE Offline
                  ely862me
                  last edited by

                  @rich o brien said:

                  @Eli

                  The forum supports screenr.com embeds using the last bit of the emdbed code....

                  [screenr ]FOFN[/screenr]

                  ...wrapping the URL like the above

                  I knew it supports, I have done it in the past, but it was way more difficult than now.
                  I will remember this next time because it is easier now.
                  Thanks !

                  Elisei (sketchupper)


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                  • BoxB Offline
                    Box
                    last edited by

                    There is also this option.

                    http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s296/storeben/SU/Spp.gif

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                    • ely862meE Offline
                      ely862me
                      last edited by

                      @box said:

                      There is also this option.

                      http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s296/storeben/SU/Spp.gif

                      Well, that is something that would be way more faster . What is that ? I need it !

                      Elisei (sketchupper)


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                      • massimoM Offline
                        massimo Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        What is that ? I need it !

                        The code was posted somewhere here by sdmitch if I remember well.
                        I've just done a .rb file. Here it is.
                        Raddrizza.rb

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                        • ely862meE Offline
                          ely862me
                          last edited by

                          Excellent ! Thank you ! But can you make it to work like Box' did ?

                          Elisei (sketchupper)


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                          • massimoM Offline
                            massimo Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Sorry, I don't have SU installed atm and I don't recall exactly how it works. Which is the difference? Maybe Box has something different?

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                            • ely862meE Offline
                              ely862me
                              last edited by

                              Yours works only for one group/Component. And it would be nice to have them aligned and not having them stacked one over another.

                              Elisei (sketchupper)


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                              • massimoM Offline
                                massimo Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Ah, ok. So the Box's one is something else.

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                                • BoxB Offline
                                  Box
                                  last edited by

                                  How much is it worth to know what it is!!!

                                  I'll have to remember where I got it from. From memory it was just a beta from Mattc, part of a full paper modelling plugin that he has never finished. It only works on groups and is a touch erratic. If I can find the thread where he posted it I will come back here.

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                                  • Rich O BrienR Online
                                    Rich O Brien Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    try searching using this....

                                    Find It

                                    favicon

                                    (rich-o-brien.com)

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                                    • BoxB Offline
                                      Box
                                      last edited by

                                      That's a nice search feature Rich, but it still needs to know what you are looking for.
                                      I found it using the normal advanced search.
                                      Not bad memory for a 3 year old thread.
                                      The code is in there and he added it as an .rb in the last post of the thread.
                                      http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=41419

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                                      • ely862meE Offline
                                        ely862me
                                        last edited by

                                        Great ! Thanks !
                                        Now I need to figure it out how to make it work with components ! Or changing the components to groups.

                                        Elisei (sketchupper)


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                                        • F Offline
                                          FabienM
                                          last edited by

                                          Thanks Rich for the search feature,
                                          the Ruby's script : " Group to XY plane " work perfectly.
                                          I'm on SU 8 ( not SU 6 than i thinking before, oups ).

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