[REQ] Inflate Components...

[pilou]

I have these components on the left
How make a "Strip" around each for have the red ones? (here in 2D but will fine also in 3D)
(When i say a strip : just rectangle becomes larger inflate by 0.05 m)
A sort of Scale ?...

Seems "Scale Rotate Multiple" by Chris Fullmer can make the trick but curioussly not!

So have you a little trick or a little plugin for that?

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strip_ component.skp

[sdmitch]

Try this

@mod = Sketchup.active_model
@sel = @mod.selection
cmps = @sel.grep(Sketchup;;ComponentInstance)
cmps.each{|ci|
 ctr = Geom;;Point3d.linear_combination(0.5,ci.bounds.corner(0),0.5,ci.bounds.corner(3))
 xscl = (ci.bounds.width+0.1.m)/ci.bounds.width
 yscl = (ci.bounds.height+0.1.m)/ci.bounds.height
 tr = Geom;;Transformation.scaling(ctr,xscl,yscl,1.0)
 ci.transform! tr
}

[pilou]

Excellent!

Can you put this in a little plugin with one input variable measure?

And something for any forms? Separated Components on the left: Gap = 0.2m

Here big size of scale for avoid overcrossed arc-lines!

My workflow for create separate Components from a general drawing (above previous post from Protrude by Jim)

• Multiple Offset by Remus
• Select Only Simple Face by TIG ?
• Copy move
• Loose to Group by Chris Fulmer
• Groups to Components by ThomThom
• new code Inflate By Sdmitch (works fine for quads forms) Not yet for these forms above!

But maybe some one has a more tricky tip?

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little_gapv6.skp