This new beta is amazing!!!

The skin works with all the shapes that I tried... only one not work... Seems that there is a problem when you put arcs with tangent ar vertex..

I have no idea how to explain this.. so I take the definition from the sketchup help:

"Tangent at Vertex: The Tangent at Vertex inference indicates an arc whose vertex is tangent to a previously drawn arc's vertex. The Tangent at Vertex inference is represented by a cyan arc"

Also I include quick shapes that I made to recreate and show this.

Thank you Fredo!!!
Daniel S

EDIT: I delete the attachment because it can cause confusion.

Thank you Sahi!

Daniel S

@andretbms said:

Hello. Is it only me or the link that leads to the LibFredo6 3.3a post is broken? I can't get it opened here, forum gets an error.

Thank you

andretbms is right. If you go to the main post:

It says http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=17947#p144178
If you click in the link:

It should be changed for the correct link:
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=17947#p144178

In hoverselect (http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=18916)
there is also the same problem:

I didn´t try with the other Fredo plugins... but perhaps the link problem is on every post.
Fredo or some moderator can change the links?

Since nobody mention this problem before... perhaps is because in the last SFC 5 minutes URL change(http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=29947), somebody break the automatic redirection?

Daniel S

Anyone can share the quick reference cards for SU 3 and SU 4?
I only found the .jpg images, but not the original .pdf´s.

Daniel S

Wow. Looks fantastic!!!
Great work Adam!!!

Daniel S

@utiler said:

Off topic:

Daniel, I've had a look at your blog, follwoing it now!!! Just curious, why Sketchup8.com.ar? WHat happens when V8.0 is out and V9.0 is next?

The domain names in Argentina are .com.ar
And the 8 will be changed for ∞ using the future SU 9.0 technology:

Daniel S

Sahi, thanks again...
I was trying your plugin... and discover a new issue.. but this one is very important
I put 60º in the protractor but the result is 59,38º for example.

If I put 30º the result is similar, but not 30°.
Perhaps the problem is with my units... I attach a .skp file.

Daniel S

issue.skp

Sahi, Thank you for the quick update.

It works very well.

But there is a small cosmetic bug... look at the wireframe using groups.

In this .gif I show that using components looks well and groups not:

This happens with simple boxes too.

Daniel S

More information...
if I have the ruby console open it says:

WARNING; make_unique is a deprecated methodof Sketchup;Group

Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `transformation_rotation_array' for #<Kirpichi_create_raspolozhenie;0x8970330>>
(eval);787;in `kirpichi_create_raspolozen'
(eval);622;in `onLButtonDown'
(eval);787

Daniel S

@solo said:

Try using the arrow keys

It is exactly the same... the preview box show a good orientation... but when I insert the group the orientation is always the same, it dosen´t change.

Daniel S

Awesome Sahi!!!

Love the UI!!

But I have a problem with the orientation/rotation... I tried with groups, components but without luck.
Look at this .gif.

Any idea on how to fix it?

Thank you,
Daniel S

This is how SU8 looks like?

Daniel S

The parts merged are because you don´t have closed geometry.

You can fix it manually (quick example):

Or you can purge your model where have problems and intersect the road again. But you have to purge the model first because is very dirty! (Go to view> Hidden Geomtry to see what i´m saying).

Or perhaps someone from the forum can give you a better idea.

Daniel S

Just select all... right click... then intersect with model.

Daniel S

Kart place intersect.zip

Great update Fredo! Very powerful!!

If you select all and then apply skin there are still issues with this type of geometry:
skin not work right.skp
Daniel S

There is a small problem with the polygon of 3 segments on the red axis working on 2D.
It creates the triangle but in the other direction. On a surface works right.

Daniel S

I just see:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=29374#p256698

And made me wonder... would be possible something like this?

Daniel S

The idea was a result like this for that model:

Is better to make the loft in parts and not all togheter in a lot of cases.
For example, I´m making a shape where two contours share edges.


it is better to make a loft between 1-2-3, then explode and after that make the loft 4-5 for better results:

I attach the skp to show that if you make a loft of 1-2-3-4-5 the results are not good in this case.

Daniel S

shape.skp

You can select all the contours to make the loft:

You will see that there is a problem with the default method.. try to change it with the toolbar for different results:

Or you can make it in two parts (for this model I wanted this result):

Daniel S