[Plugin] PipeAlongPath

TIG

Version v1.9 now available in the PluginStore.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath
It has a trap for the occasional lockup if the path has a very slight skew and changes of direction, which SketchUp's FollowMe can't handle.
It now allows any units to be used in ne input [defaults to Model Units display]
It remembers the last used options across sessions and globally for all models.

TIG

Version v2.0 now available in the PluginStore.
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath
The lockup/skew trap is now improve and far less likely to appear.
The v2014 graphics glitch with some pipes not appearing smooth unless they were subsequently edited is resolved.
The name now better reflects if the pipe's internal diameter == 0.

Bethidralas

Hello there.

Is there any RAR file available for this plugin? I really don't know how to install sketchUcationTools.rbz

massimo

I see that you have SU8. If you have the latest version of SU8 you must be able to install .rbz by clicking on window-->preferences-->extensions-->install extension.

If you want to install the plugin manually, just rename the .rbz as .zip and unzip it.

bwantedstar

why can't I find the download button?
where is it?

massimo

At the bottom of the very first post of this thread.

bwantedstar

OH, I found it! Thank you very mush!!

@massimo said:

At the bottom of the very first post of this thread.
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TIG

Version v2.1 is now available in the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath It fixes some rare issues when edges in paths have a very slight skew in Z, it still warns if <~0.3 degrees etc which might Bugsplat, but traps for such slight differences which have previously caused a failure, but which would not have caused a Bugsplat...

Please test and feedback...

TIG

Version v2.2 is now available in the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=PipeAlongPath It addresses a glitch with the misplacement of node-cpoints [if that option was set], if the path was found to be slightly skewed, and the user chose 'No' in the additional dialog to process things anyway...
Now the node-cpoints are correctly placed in every case...

Gareth

thanks again Tig

great work as always, and most genuinely appreciated

bonk

I am very green;experience and envy ! Thanks to Tig and others who have gone before. Trying to create a square tube spiral to specs. Steep learning curve. Thanks

mist3ry30

Great plugin, thanks! Is there perhaps a way to extrude a specific profile (instead of just a circle as with the pipe extrusion here) along, say, multiple different curves? I have a louvre profile which I wish to extrude along many different curves. Ideally I'd like to select all of the curves, select the profile, and then hit 'extrude'.

TIG

@mist3ry30 said:

Great plugin, thanks! Is there perhaps a way to extrude a specific profile (instead of just a circle as with the pipe extrusion here) along, say, multiple different curves? I have a louvre profile which I wish to extrude along many different curves. Ideally I'd like to select all of the curves, select the profile, and then hit 'extrude'.
look at
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=DM_ProfileBuilderFree_v.1.1.0
That's the older free-version, there's a newer/better version available for a few $...
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=560134#p560134

leo1234

hey TIG, just want to thank you for your pipe along path plug in! Fantastic !!! On a v tight deadline here and your plugin has saved me untold grief. Cheers, Paul

amis

Thanks to author for great plugin! But I encountered the situation when I tried to make a pipe it caused my SU 2013 hang. I suppose the reason of that some problem with my edges or connections, even though TT's Edge tools inspections were done. Can anyone say what was wrong with edges? Sorry for my English

Pipework.skp

TIG

There are 8 edges connected in that SKP.
Selecting them all and running PipeAlongPath I get no issues.
The pipe forms perfectly and quickly.
I can also draw a circle centered on the vertical line's end and then successfully use FollowMe on the selected path.
Can you do that ?
Do you perhaps have another plugin loading that has an Observer ill-advisedly messing with group creation etc ?
Have you installed something new recently ??
Try disabling most of the plugins, except PipeAlongPath, then retry and see what happens.
It it no longer fails you know that one of the disabled plugins is messing you up...

amis

@tig said:

There are 8 edges connected in that SKP.
Selecting them all and running PipeAlongPath I get no issues.
The pipe forms perfectly and quickly.

Thanks you for quick response

@tig said:

I can also draw a circle centered on the vertical line's end and then successfully use FollowMe on the selected path. Can you do that ?

Yes, I performed that and everything's well

@tig said:

Do you perhaps have another plugin loading that has an Observer ill-advisedly messing with group creation etc?

Never heard about such things. I always try to load not too many plugins

@tig said:

Have you installed something new recently ??

Just updated some of plugins.

@tig said:

Try disabling most of the plugins, except PipeAlongPath, then retry and see what happens. It it no longer fails you know that one of the disabled plugins is messing you up...

That's not the shortest way actually) Anyway thanks a lot. I will try.

TIG

You can probably reduce the list of possible culprits by looking at the recent updates or those with do complicated processes - they are more likely to have observers etc...
Can you post a simple list of your installed plugins ?

amis

@tig said:

Can you post a simple list of your installed plugins ?

2DTools
Fredo6_Curvizard
Fredo6_FredoScale
Fredo6_FredoTools
Fredo6_JointPushPull
FrontFace
Layer Manager
sketchup-stl
tt_cleanup
tt_edgetools
TT_Lib2
tt_selection_toys
tt_solid_inspector
CenterPointAll.rb
dropGC.rb
ExtrudeAlongPath.rb
ExtrudeTools.rb
extrude_lines2.rb
HoleInTheWall.rb
ithil_facefinder.rb
ithil_reverseface.rb
LibTraductor.rb
makefaces.rb
mesh_additions.rb
Mirror.rb
move_to_origin.rb
ocean_extension.rb
PipeAlongPath.rb
PurgeAll.rb
pushpull_tool.rb
recurve.rb
s4u_makeface.rb
SectionCutFace.rb
SimplifyContours.rb
sketchup-stl.rb
SketchyFFD.rb
SliceModeler.rb
TIG-Split_to_plane.rb
tt_cleanup.rb
tt_edgetools.rb
TT_Lib2.rb
tt_selection_toys.rb
tt_solid_inspector.rb
Zorro2.rb
There are no quite new plugins here. Every of them I used for long time.

TIG

Ignoring those I am 99% sure are OK...

Try disabling these and re-test:

FrontFace
dropGC.rb
HoleInTheWall.rb
ithil_facefinder.rb
ithil_reverseface.rb
recurve.rb
s4u_makeface.rb
SliceModeler.rb

You also have some 'old' ones that I think might not belong in there - there might be newer su_ versions available ?
... e.g.

ocean_extension.rb
SimplifyContours.rb