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    • T Offline
      torel
      last edited by

      Collage,

      thank you for your purchase, I have just sent you the licence key to your paypal email adress. Sorry for the delay. The Ropefall purchase process still involves a manual step, namely signing and sending out the licence key, that takes place within a businesss day after purchase. Now you have the key, please contact me at ropefall@sketchrope.com if you encounter any problems with it.

      The licence key is technically bound to a single machine (and OS user), thus your key only works on the machine you initiated the purchase from. Nevertheless I am happy to send another key to you for your other machine. I will contact you regarding this.

      happy roping,
      Balazs

      Ropefall - plugin to easily draw ropes, wires, cables
      http://www.sketchrope.com
      (with non-expiring licence, no subscription)

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      • dereiD Offline
        derei
        last edited by

        Hy,

        I'm posting here some suggestions that I also emailed to the developer (and he suggested that should be posted publicly). Maybe (some) of them you will find interesting too:

        -bending radius to depend on the diameter (the thicker the "hose", or rope, the loose the loop
        -also bending radius to be controlled with a rigidity parameter... it doesn't have to be realistic or scientific, but rather empirical is enough. To have sort of 0..1 or 0..100 rigidity values, where 0 means completely soft (it would be nice even if the tube flattens at curves) and 100 means 100% stiff and just a bit of material elasticity would bend it. Like a long wooden stick supported by its ends.

        Also, another idea was if the rope can be extended to a mesh. After all what's one edges and what's more edges interconnected?
        I am not thinking here to a dense mesh, but to a proxy, that can be later subdivided using Artisan or subD into a more refined mesh.
        Also, this mesh could consider "thickness", so after it's folded/dropped, to be able to get thickness using Fredo's Interactive PushPull. Means that the folds would not collapse completely, but they would keep a virtual gap that would allow the thickness to be added ...

        DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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        • sicksickisckS Offline
          sicksickisck
          last edited by

          indeed, the mass of line and gravitation setup would be nice add

          "The licence key is technically bound to a single machine (and OS user), thus your key only works on the machine you initiated the purchase from. Nevertheless I am happy to send another key to you for your other machine. I will contact you regarding this."

          Is any option to deactivate addon for move license to another machine?; I have the same problem with 2 workstations;

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          • T Offline
            torel
            last edited by

            There is no deactivate option but I create you a new licence key for the new machine within the one year maintenance period. Please send me an email! Thx!

            Ropefall - plugin to easily draw ropes, wires, cables
            http://www.sketchrope.com
            (with non-expiring licence, no subscription)

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            • soloS Offline
              solo
              last edited by

              So, 1st post said this plugin does not expire.

              I have not used or needed it for a while, today I need it and get this:

              expired.JPG

              http://www.solos-art.com

              If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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              • jujuJ Offline
                juju
                last edited by

                The website also refers to non-expiring licence.

                ropefall.JPG

                Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                • T Offline
                  torel
                  last edited by

                  Hi Guys, thanks for reporting this.

                  The licence is valid for a single Ropefall installation, it does not expire.

                  So if you install Ropefall on a Sketchup 2015+, successfully enter the licence key purchased and do not change or modify anything in your Sketchup environment that makes the licence key invalid, then you should be able to use that Ropefall instance forever.

                  So what change can make a licence key invalid?

                  • reinstall Sketchup for some reason (e.g. on a new machine)
                  • upgrade Sketchup version, e.g. from 2016 to 2017
                  • anything that makes Sketchup registry corrupted

                  In these cases please contact me at ropefall@sketchrope.com and I will generate a new licence key for you, free of charge within the one year maintenance period.

                  Does this help?

                  Ropefall - plugin to easily draw ropes, wires, cables
                  http://www.sketchrope.com
                  (with non-expiring licence, no subscription)

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                  • jujuJ Offline
                    juju
                    last edited by

                    Seems like the licence terms should be updated as the non-expiring referral is limited.

                    What are the costs for a licence key regeneration, out of the year maintenance period, when one would have updated your SketchUp installation to a newer version or may have changed machines?

                    Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                    • Bob JamesB Offline
                      Bob James
                      last edited by

                      @torel said:

                      So what change can make a licence key invalid?

                      • reinstall Sketchup for some reason (e.g. on a new machine)
                      • upgrade Sketchup version, e.g. from 2016 to 2017
                        In these cases please contact me at ropefall@sketchrope.com and I will generate a new licence key for you, free of charge within the one year maintenance period.

                      Since I upgrade SU each year and make/buy a new computer about every 18 months, having to apply for a new license each time is really not viable.

                      i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
                        last edited by

                        What changed is I got a new machine, what did not change is I get the same issue on my old machine that did not get updated since installing.

                        Problem is if I get a new generated license now I'll be needing another as soon as SU 2018 arrives.

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • T Offline
                          torel
                          last edited by

                          Thanks a lot for your feedback.

                          I am planning to build a more sophisticated licencing system but it is a non-trivial task and takes time to develop. Or maybe I go with SU's licencing system in some future release, we will see.

                          For now, we have to live with this simple process. Please just drop me an email once you need a new key within a year after purchase.

                          Ropefall - plugin to easily draw ropes, wires, cables
                          http://www.sketchrope.com
                          (with non-expiring licence, no subscription)

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                          • T Offline
                            torel
                            last edited by

                            Projector cabling...

                            Thanks Kwin for the awesome pics!! 😄

                            ricoh.png
                            ricoh2.png

                            Ropefall - plugin to easily draw ropes, wires, cables
                            http://www.sketchrope.com
                            (with non-expiring licence, no subscription)

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                            • dereiD Offline
                              derei
                              last edited by

                              has this plugin been completely removed?
                              anyone knows the reason?

                              thanks.

                              DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                              • jujuJ Offline
                                juju
                                last edited by

                                if it was withdrawn it is probably due to low sales and the fact that payware should remain supported as long as it is available

                                fortunately there is still the free wiretool you can look at

                                Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                • dereiD Offline
                                  derei
                                  last edited by

                                  @juju said:

                                  if it was withdrawn it is probably due to low sales and the fact that payware should remain supported as long as it is available

                                  fortunately there is still the free wiretool you can look at

                                  I have clothworks (paid), I didn't use it lately... was thinking that maybe it would be able to do similar. Have you tried?

                                  DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                                  • T Offline
                                    torel
                                    last edited by

                                    Ahoi,

                                    as some of you already realized, project Ropefall has closed doors. This means no new licences will be given away.

                                    Maintenance support will remain available in the maintenance period (a year after purchase).

                                    Thanks for your support so far!

                                    Balazs

                                    Ropefall - plugin to easily draw ropes, wires, cables
                                    http://www.sketchrope.com
                                    (with non-expiring licence, no subscription)

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