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Gaieus, it's simply that he has missed how to input measurements etc
When using any tool in SU, start the tool moving in the desired way then type the specifics and hit enter.
You don't have to be in the box to type.
So to scale for example, drag one corner and type 10 enter and it will become 10 times larger.
You can type all sorts of things, 10cm enter or 10m enter or .1 enter etc etc
These images answer the question I have been struggling with all my life, why does the walk to the pub seem shorter than the walk home?
Creating or modifying raw geometry while having any layer other than Layer 0 as the active layer isn't something most advanced SUers would do.
You need to move all the raw geometry to layer 0 and place the groups and components on the other layers.
Are you afraid the Polygon smilie might upset late parrot owners!
Preferences window, drawing, display crosshairs.
@mitcorb said:
What would this plugin be called? hmmmmm??
The Peter Gabriel!
D'oh, that's games without frontiers
Fredo, I don't think he has a problem with selecting the edges, it's after you have used your fantastic plugin that what was once a welded curve becomes a series of individual edges.
In other words, curviloft automatically explodes curves, like all or perhaps most extrusion tools.
If you want to make a cone on a cone using scale on a cylinder, then you need to scale a ring at the points of the cones.
Use Pushpull on the circle then ctrl pushpull and you will have a cylinder with a ring, then scale the ring.
But it's not the best way.
I'm glad the video was useful.
pbacot has explained your problem.
Just remember that for intersect to work there has to be something for the surfaces to intersect with.
I started writing a long reply to explain the problems with your model but decided it was easier to show you.
The video shows one way to solve your problem, not the only way and not necessarily the best way.
I've made it using only the mouse and trying to avoid keyboard shortcuts or other modelling aids, so it's not how I usually work which hopefully explains why it's all over the place.
I also have a cold, -20deg C here today, so excuse the coughing, sniffing and rushing.
The basic problem is your Layers, you are using them incorrectly, all geometry should be on layer 0.
Plus the line you are trying to use isn't Flat.
I hope it plays ok for you, I'm not sure if it can be embedded here but here is the link.
In this case, Size does matter,Too small or too big create problems.
Clean modelling works best, the smallest little extra line can cause problems.
Having been in this position and spending 8 months in hospital because of it, I see no humour in this post.
Over sensitive perhaps.
Do you have multiple monitors?
Sometimes a window can get lost hiding on a different monitor position.
If you do have more than one monitor, use display settings to reposition the monitors and see if the Layer window appears, if it does, move it back to the main window and reset your monitor position.
If no multiple monitors, ignore me.
Perhaps try Reset Workspace under preferences.
That's a really lovely piece, elegantly simple.
Interestingly just before reading your post I was reading an article about 3D Printing, Saviour or Piracy.
Looks like another can of worms being opened up.
http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/business-it/3d-printing-saviour-or-piracy-tool-20120207-1r2mm.html
It's interesting, I've never considered it a competition, simply a fun learning experience and a personal challenge.
The whole process of the challenge helps you develop a range of skills, and seeing what others do is both incentive and inspiration.
It challenges you to:
design something to fit a specific subject
work to a deadline
push your skill level
learn about different plug ins
deconstruct your modelling practices to understand how to work more efficiently
look at a design as both a whole and the individual parts
and other things I can't think of right now
I honestly can't see why anyone would cheat, I'd feel very sorry for anyone who does.
Does anyone really care that much about winning, I just love the whole concept and seeing what others can do, I've learnt so much from it.
I use SU as a design tool for my sculptural work, and I don't make finished images and renders etc only working drawings, so these challenges are probably the only time I would display anything of my SU work, it's a bit of fun, a break from the norm and a good learning experience.
I still remember my first entry, it was in the chair challenge, and I was so excited because I had just learnt to smooth edges with the eraser and ctrl, that one took me the whole 30 min at the time, now it would take 30 seconds.
And as said above, planning what you are going to do is so important, as with anything, plus understanding and using keyboard shortcuts and the right tools for the job can make all the difference.
Oh well, it's late and I'm just rambling now.
Perhaps this will clear it up for you.
Babelfish plugins usually relate to translations, I'd be surprised if that is actually the one, it may be affecting others but I'm fairly sure it's not the one creating those menus.
I have that exact list of choices but I have no babelfish.rb, I do however have Paint_back_faces v2.0.rb
I have been known to be wrong many times in the past though.
