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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
      last edited by

      This ruby ('PipeAlongPath.rb') doesn't round corners, it makes a 'pipe' along a 'path' - although you could use it to add 'piping-trim' to shapes too... To round the corners of things use something like Fredo's 'Round Corners' script - see here... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=171721#p171721 - there are instruction on the page on what to do with it - this one does have some extra things to add in a folder etc...

      General Note:
      If there are no instructions to the contrary then scripts go into the 'Plugins' folder, found in your 'Sketchup' folder. Unzip them first if they are .zip files - they are usually .rb files
      If any script has few instructions then try opening the .rb with plain-text editor, like 'Notepad.exe', (it's in text so it's readable) and look at the first section which almost always has helpful notes on use etc. Some scripts are scrambled or coded as .rbs and so can't be read - but then these will usually have a separate help document.
      When you restart Sketchup most scripts become usable from a new item (or popout_submenu-item) added to the 'Plugins' menu. If they do otherwise then the script's help usually tells you - e.g. it's to be found under 'Tools' menu, or it's a right-click context-menu function only etc...

      TIG

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        K-TEE
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        thanks

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          ematik
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          thanx!

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            ematik
            last edited by

            thanx!

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              rpaul
              last edited by

              Is there a plugin that WILL do a pipe along a fork or branch. I want to create a space frame that has 3d shapes with multiple intersecting lines that I need to make pipes/tubes from

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
                last edited by

                See convert lines to tubes by Didier Bur ๐Ÿ˜‰
                Menu Tool/ Convert arcs, circles, curves, lines to cylinders

                http://forums.sketchucation.com/download/file.php?id=13863&mode=view

                Frenchy Pilou
                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                My Little site :)

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                • JClementsJ Offline
                  JClements
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                  @unknownuser said:

                  "- if you picked a forking path initially it wouldn't work again for that session... "

                  Geez, I thought that was a feature. ๐Ÿ˜’

                  John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                    kostas_designer
                    last edited by

                    I wonder if it would be possible for this very useful plugin to choose whether to erase all those construction points inside the tube structure.
                    You get allot of them when you have a complex pipe path..

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                      major_duan
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                      very nice, thank you.

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                        kostas_designer
                        last edited by

                        @tig said:

                        No, they are there as snap-points for making connections, but there are several tools available to clear cpoints: or you could simply Delete Guides off the Menu will clear them + any clines.
                        For example, use my SeletonPointsOnly.rb or TT's SelectionToy[GuidePoints]+delete_key can do this for you...
                        Personally, I have three shortcut keys that clear Cpoints, Clines and Cgeometry...

                        Deletes Guides from the menu will do, thanks!
                        Any link to those plugs you mentioned? I searched but didn't find them..

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          @kostas_designer said:

                          I wonder if it would be possible for this very useful plugin to choose whether to erase all those construction points inside the tube structure.
                          You get allot of them when you have a complex pipe path..

                          No, they are there as snap-points for making connections, but there are several tools available to clear cpoints: or you could simply Delete Guides off the Menu will clear them + any clines.
                          For example, use my DeleteConPointsOnly.rb or TT's SelectionToy[GuidePoints]+delete_key can do this for you...
                          Personally, I have three shortcut keys that clear Cpoints, Clines and Cgeometry...

                          TIG

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Various construction-guide tools like DeleteConPointsOnly.rb [sorry for my earlier typo] and DeleteConLinesOnly.rb and ConsDeleteContext.rb [and many other useful Plugins] are available from Didier Bur's Library Depot... http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/em_edi_page.htm
                            Have a browse...

                            TIG

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                              kostas_designer
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                              Thanks mate! ๐Ÿ‘

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                              • GaieusG Offline
                                Gaieus
                                last edited by

                                Hi DeAliyev,

                                Please, watch your mouth first of all.

                                Second, "WTF" would you do with it when you seem to use SU 2 and plugins can only be used since version 4?

                                Please, revise your profile fields as they are requiredon this forum.

                                Gai...

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                                  Gaieus
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                                  Happy New Year to you, TIG, too! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                  (and thanks for your generous contributions) ๐Ÿ‘

                                  Gai...

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    @unknownuser said:

                                    @rons said:

                                    Thanks TIG.

                                    WTF? I cant download this f*cked plugin?
                                    So why this occurs?
                                    Anybody know?
                                    I cannt download it?

                                    I am the author of this plugin - which incidentally is offered freely to you as a gift, so don't foul-mouth your gift-horse - I might hope for a little more civility... ๐Ÿ˜’
                                    The zip file that I put into the thread still downloads fine - however, you do need to unzip any zip file to get at its contents - a .rb file that goes into your Plugins folder.
                                    Later in the thread I also gave a link to Didier's Ruby Depot that gives direct access to that free script and also many others...
                                    Please don't get angry at other people for your own shortcomings... If you ask for help politely you'll get it - we are a kindly bunch here, but being a ๐Ÿ‘ฟ won't endear you to anyone... ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                    So don't be a **** ! ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                    Happy New Year to you too...
                                    PS I see you have rankled Gai - I pity you now... ๐Ÿคฃ

                                    TIG

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                                    • jim smithJ Offline
                                      jim smith
                                      last edited by

                                      TIG,

                                      Just noticed these new bumps to an old thread, saw that there have been nearly 1000 downloads of your revised plug-in and very few thank you's - me being one of those remiss. ๐Ÿ˜ณ

                                      Thank you for this and all the other great plug ins.

                                      One of my new year resolutions is to organize and update my sketchup plug-ins, materials, components, which have all gotten out of control ๐Ÿ‘Š

                                      One down, countless more to go ๐Ÿ˜†

                                      And by the way a very happy New Year

                                      "Out of clutter find simplicity,
                                      from discord find harmony,
                                      In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
                                      Albert Einstein

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                                        kostas_designer
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                                        @tig said:

                                        @kostas_designer said:

                                        I wonder if it would be possible for this very useful plugin to choose whether to erase all those construction points inside the tube structure.
                                        You get allot of them when you have a complex pipe path..

                                        No, they are there as snap-points for making connections, but there are several tools available to clear cpoints: or you could simply Delete Guides off the Menu will clear them + any clines.
                                        For example, use my DeleteConPointsOnly.rb or TT's SelectionToy[GuidePoints]+delete_key can do this for you...
                                        Personally, I have three shortcut keys that clear Cpoints, Clines and Cgeometry...

                                        Just to say that i discovered a nice trick:
                                        After finishing the command, i turn back a step by ctrl+z (or modify-undo pip's points) et voila! all control points vanished!
                                        Am i genius or you guys already known that 1000 years ago? ๐Ÿ’š

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          One undo removes the cpoints, another undo undoes the pipe itself.
                                          This is OK if you have one or two to do, but if you've made lots already made then other tools are more useful to remove the cpoints later...

                                          TIG

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                                          • I Offline
                                            inasia
                                            last edited by

                                            @tig said:

                                            After years someone (Dirk HERNALSTEEN (Hotmail)) has spotted a glitch - if you picked a forking path initially it wouldn't work again for that session... BUT it only took seconds to fix.

                                            Here v1.6 (zipped)

                                            Hi TIG,

                                            Many thanks for the plug in i have download, and found it useful.

                                            Thank you for your kind generosity. deeply appreciated,

                                            Cheers, have a good day

                                            inasia

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