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    • D Offline
      dylan
      last edited by

      Thanks TIG, the new script now works perfectly - What a great Ruby!

      http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
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        @alpro said:

        TIG, I'm still getting the same errors, after replacing the current version. Thanks for the quick reply to last post though. Hope you get it figured out, let me know if you need any additional info in regards to my computer specs. Thanks.
        Mike

        Are you sure you overwrote v1.0 with v1.1 ?
        No matter... put this attached file into you Plugins folder. It should fix the problem either way...

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        TIG

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          rhankc
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          Tig, just ran a couple gable roofs with the new spin. It worked with the default setup, with pitch entered, I played with the eaves a bit, think she is looking good..
          I want to congratulate you...humbly...this is like a grand slam. I am really looking forward to putting this roof tool through it's paces. Thanks

          Hank

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            davekn
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            Hi Tig

            First off - many thanks for the script it looks great.
            However at the moment I don't appear to be able get it to do anything at all.
            I am using an iMAC & Sketchup Pro and when I select a horizontal face on the top of a box & go to the plugins folder & pick roof - hipped roof then nothing happens at all - I don't even get the first dialogue box.
            If I select a face & gable edge & pick Gable ended roof then I get the message
            'You must select one horizontal RECTANGULAR [= right-angled] face, and one edge (that's at the 'gable') !' even though this is what I have done. I have tried just about every combination of edges & faces to no avail.

            If you need any further info then let me know.
            Regards Dave

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
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              davekn

              Have you downloaded v1-1 that fixes some errors ?

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              This should get you somewhere. However, the accuracy of the 'rectangle' checking is perhaps causing some problems and I'm looking at ways of building in some 'tolerance'. Have you simply drawn a rectangle 'on the floor' and tried that ?

              TIG

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                davekn
                last edited by

                Hi Tig

                Yes I downloaded v1 & I have tried drawing a rectangle on the floor but with exactly the same results.

                I had to rename the the V1 download as I have the problem that all downloads apart from zipped files come in as 'download.php'. The original was okay as it came in a zipped file.
                I presume the v1 file is still named roof.rb

                many thanks Dave

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @davekn said:

                  Hi Tig

                  Yes I downloaded v1 & I have tried drawing a rectangle on the floor but with exactly the same results.

                  I had to rename the the V1 download as I have the problem that all downloads apart from zipped files come in as 'download.php'. The original was okay as it came in a zipped file.
                  I presume the v1 file is still named roof.rb

                  many thanks Dave

                  Try the v1.1 zip to be sure...

                  TIG

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                    davekn
                    last edited by

                    Hi Tig

                    Sorry - I have just tried that as well.
                    Same result.

                    Dave

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
                      last edited by

                      TIG, version 1.1 only worked on the Hipped and Mansard, not on the Gable or Pyramid. I went to church, went for a walk, tried it again and it works... hmmm.

                      Anyway, for now all 4 roofs work. Thanks a bunch. I can see me using this one quite a bit.

                      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                        alpro
                        last edited by

                        TIG, I can get all four roofs to work some of the time, pretty much hit or miss,even tried a rectangle on the floor as you suggested to davekn, it seems to work better when I try to put a roof over a square instead of a rectangle, works pretty much all of the time, so I'm guessing that you are correct in thinking of some rectangle tolerance method. Still a great script though, thanks.

                        Mike

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                          dylan
                          last edited by

                          Well as I said, on my XP machine they are all working fine with 1.1.

                          On my vista machine, the hipped roof works ok, none of the others will.

                          These errors must be making your brain hurt TIG!

                          http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            They do (aaargh) especially when I don't get any errors on XP or Vista set-ups almost exactly like yours ...
                            BUT it shall be sorted !

                            TIG

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Here's v1.2. Click here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=1516
                              There's now a slight tolerance in checking if the face to make a gable or pyramid roof is rectangular. If the sides are out by less than ~0.2mm in 1000mm it'll still work. However, in that case you might get gables not lining perfectly with the block below.

                              I hope this now addresses a few problems. Keep the feedback coming...

                              TIG

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                                davekn
                                last edited by

                                Tig

                                Tried the version 2 but still no luck.
                                Now when I pick the face & edge I dont get the dialogue box I had before about 'needing to pick a face & edge', but nothing else happens - no box to add the information required for eaves etc.
                                Tried a rectangle on the floor & a square on the floor.
                                Tried all the different types of roof.
                                Is there anybody else on the forum who has a Mac & is getting the script to work? I am now worried I am doing something really stupid & missing something out.

                                Thanks for all the effort.
                                Dave

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                                  alpro
                                  last edited by

                                  TIG, the latest version seems to work alot better, only problem I'm having is with the gable roofs, they all seem to come up a little short. Keep up the good work. Thanks again for a great script.

                                  Mike

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                                  • boofredlayB Offline
                                    boofredlay
                                    last edited by

                                    TIG, v1.2 is working flawlessly on my work computer.
                                    Thanks.

                                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                      dylan
                                      last edited by

                                      I did have the same problem as Alpro posted above with the gable roof stopping short. This was intermittent though.

                                      http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                                        Didier Bur
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                                        Hi TIG
                                        Very nice work ! V1.2 is working OK here, both on W2000 and XP.
                                        It's a pity that I can't translate it to french (script is crypted) ๐Ÿ˜ข ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                        Regards,

                                        DB

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          @didier bur said:

                                          Hi TIG
                                          Very nice work ! V1.2 is working OK here, both on W2000 and XP.
                                          It's a pity that I can't translate it to french (script is crypted) ๐Ÿ˜ข ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                          Regards,

                                          Since I've copied your cunning techniques you should be able to crack it easily! ?;^)

                                          Please feel free to make a re-encrypted french version, with a suitable change to the header in which you take the blame for the translation! ?:-| Toit.rb ?
                                          You could also rework RoofHelp.mht into french - as say ToitAide.mht with the end menu bits reworked to suit, before recrypting...

                                          Wait for v1.3 to arrive before doing any translating. The fix for v1.2 itself caused a glitch with the materials for some types of gables that I didn't spot before reissuing it yesterday...

                                          TIG

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                                          • TIGT Offline
                                            TIG Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Version v1.3 of Roof.rb is now available.
                                            Click here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=1516
                                            It fixes most of the outstanding bug reports. But keep the feedback coming...

                                            TIG

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