［REQ］Improved stamp tool

Sminky

Hi all,
I often work on land preparation models and use different software to calculate cut and ffills and stuff like that but, it would be great to have some tools to create flattened faces in a piece of land directly in sketchup.
So, my request would be a plugin that can stamp like the native tool but instead of fixed offset all around, it would have an input of the max slope allowed around the flat area, with possibly a preview of it.
Of course, if anybody knows a way to do this with existing tools, please tell me.
Best regards.
Michele

nlipovac

@sminky said:

Hi all,
I often work on land preparation models and use different software to calculate cut and ffills and stuff like that but, it would be great to have some tools to create flattened faces in a piece of land directly in sketchup.
So, my request would be a plugin that can stamp like the native tool but instead of fixed offset all around, it would have an input of the max slope allowed around the flat area, with possibly a preview of it.
Of course, if anybody knows a way to do this with existing tools, please tell me.
Best regards.
Michele

Maybe I missing a point but would this plugin be of help for your task?
http://sketchucation.com/shop/plugins/767-cutnfill-v2-0

Sminky

Hi, thanks for your reply.
That plugin does a part of what I need but the feature that would help me a lot is the possibility to enter a max slope angle for the skirt of the stamp and it would automatically adapt to the surrounding mesh without a fixed distance offset. So, for example, you can set 45deg slope and the plugin would use this to make a skirt that is larger where the distance needed to cover the height difference using 45deg slope is bigger and narrower where it is closer in height.
Sorry if my explanation is not very clear.
Best regards

pbacot

Chuck's plugin says you can set max. cut and fill slopes: https://www.valiarchitects.com/subscription_scripts/instant-site-grader-nui

Sminky

Thanks!
It seems this does what I wanted. I will try it.
Thanks again for your precious time and help.
Best regards