[Plugin] SectionCutFace v2.0

pilou

what is the best solution

Rectangle selection from left to right

orei

sorry... but i don't understand.. why you say: rectangular selection fron left to right?? upper left and lower right.. or other side??

And.. with this selection.. what i do?? i need to do this.. when in the process??

sorry.. but i'm really confused..

Jim

I just wanted to say thanks for this plugin. I've been using it extensively over the past few days and it's just great.

I can't show the entire assembly, but here's one small component as an example.

Yanman

@tig said:

SectionCutFace.rb v2.0: update fixes an occasional visibility glitch with the cut-face's location relative to the section-plane, and layers are now sorted below the layers 'CUT-nnnn' and 'Layer0' (or the default layer-name if not EN).

thank you very much

massimo

Hi TIG, i've tried this plugin on SU6 free and didn't work for me. I had this error on ruby console:

Error: #<ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments(2 for 1)>
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:361:in offset' C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:361:in face'
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:458
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:458:in `call'

Then i've installed it on SU7 pro (with no other plugin installed) and it worked fine.
A plugin conflict?
Thanks.
Massimo

TIG

Unknown error - unlikely clash...
Try again with a very simple box or two and see if it works...
If so, please publish what it actually fails on, so I can see what might be the problem...

utiler

Hi TIG, having a problem with SectionCutFace2.0... see attached video.
For some reason the cut plane is located but the layer and face color is not applied..... any ideas?

Cheers,

SectionCutFace2.swf

massimo

@tig said:

Unknown error - unlikely clash...
Try again with a very simple box or two and see if it works...
If so, please publish what it actually fails on, so I can see what might be the problem...

My try was made with a very simple box...

TIG

@utiler said:

Hi TIG, having a problem with SectionCutFace2.0... see attached video.
For some reason the cut plane is located but the layer and face color is not applied..... any ideas?
Cheers,

Has the new faces been put onto the section-cut ? When you select the face-group can you try moving so it becomes visible... or try to reverse the section-cut's direction... Does it have just edges or a 'default coloured' face etc, or is it as expected. Get its Entity Info to see if it's on the layer that was specified (also if not check that layer was made and put into the list).

I suspect that the face is getting made OK but it is too near the section plane and doesn't show up - what size is this test box - scale might have an effect ? When the face-group is made it cannot be exactly on the section-cut's plane as that would mean it wasn't visible in the section (!), so it's moved a fraction of a mm into the cut so you can then see it. Try selecting the group and moving it say 0.5mm into the cut so that it becomes visible...

Let me know the results...

TIG

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=172583#p172583 now has v2.1 which fixes the two problems mentioned in recent posts...

utiler

@tig said:

@utiler said:

Hi TIG, having a problem with SectionCutFace2.0... see attached video.
For some reason the cut plane is located but the layer and face color is not applied..... any ideas?
Cheers,

Has the new faces been put onto the section-cut ? When you select the face-group can you try moving so it becomes visible... or try to reverse the section-cut's direction... Does it have just edges or a 'default coloured' face etc, or is it as expected. Get its Entity Info to see if it's on the layer that was specified (also if not check that layer was made and put into the list).

I suspect that the face is getting made OK but it is too near the section plane and doesn't show up - what size is this test box - scale might have an effect ? When the face-group is made it cannot be exactly on the section-cut's plane as that would mean it wasn't visible in the section (!), so it's moved a fraction of a mm into the cut so you can then see it. Try selecting the group and moving it say 0.5mm into the cut so that it becomes visible...

Let me know the results...

2.2 works a treat, TIG You're the bomb!!!!!

Jim

Report - here is a model where version 2.3 fails with the following message. Might have to due with some very small faces on the radius of the hole.


Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `set_visibility' for nil;NilClass>
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb;383;in `face'
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb;451
C;/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb;451;in `call'

gsb.skp

TIG

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=172583#p172583
Has v2.4 - error was caused by layer visibility setting if no pages/scenes set - now trapped.

Ecuadorian

Such a fine ruby deserves a "digg". Or, in forum terms, a bump. Actually I meant to do it an hour ago but got busy reading some funny soapbox operas in the corner bar that happened back in July.

Thank you, TIG!

burgz4

OK totally stressing out, i have cut sections in my sketchup model and now i cant render them in any of my pacakges kerwythea and Artlantis. So i found this website which seems to be the answer to my problem but i cant down load the the plugin as i cant find it any where. I have also herd about Zorro 2 which i also can not find. CAN ANY ONE HELP

TIG

Learn to use the Forum's Search tools - top right... for Zorro2 try
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=124862#p124862
Also search for 'Zorro' for the earlier one...

burgz4

Hi, no luck with the zorro 2 am i doing it wrong there is nothing there to download . I need the actual link to the down load and how to down load in simple terms.
thanks

Gaieus

Wait TIG, I think he is not finding the plugin itself.

Burgz, the plugins are generally attached at the bottom of the first post in the [Plugin] topics.

To render sections (and added section cut faces) in those apps, you should indeed combine SectionCutFace and Zorro2 (which will definitely and ultimately remove what iscut away by the section plane so be careful and use it only on a copy of your model).

Here is an example I made with these plugins and Twilight Render (that uses the Kerkythea engine so you should get similar results with that)

burgz4

IT WORKED thankyou for all your help will try it out later to see if i can render my images now. may be in contact again tomorrow but lets hope not.

TIG

@burgz4 said:

Hi, no luck with the zorro 2 am i doing it wrong there is nothing there to download . I need the actual link to the down load and how to down load in simple terms.
thanks

There are two files to download - they have links on that page for Zorro2 that I linked directly to earlier - one is the ruby script [.rb] the other is a .pdf tutorial - they are found just below the large image ???
How is your session set up ?

Assuming you can see these two file links, then depending on your browser clicking on them should open a dialog that asks if you want to open or download them etc.
On Yes/OK for download/save them to your desktop.
From there move/copy them to your ..Sketchup../Plugins/ folder.
On restarting SUp there should be a new Menu item - Tools > Zorro ... and also some right-click context-menu items.
Read the Zorro2 PDF help file on how it works...

NOTE: sometimes scripts come in multiple files found inside a zip file, which can be downloaded and then needs extracting - the resulting files/sub-folders etc need to go into Plugins, BUT in this case the 'plain' .rb file is all that is needed and that goes straight into the Plugins folder with not modification...
Most plugins load into the Plugins Menu but in Zorro's case it loads into the Tools Menu...