I tried to use Random Push-Pull plugin, but it did not worked as expected: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=15824&p=340440#p340440

It seems to be a problem with the plugin.
It doesn't respect the max/min values at all
See the images.

I need to make a large board looking like in attached image, but to make each plank on random size by hand is a really nasty work.

Is there any plugin or method to randomly scale the elements between two (max and min) sizes?
thanks.

Cool! Thanks It happens to have that plugin, but never thought to use it like that.
I just get rid of one plugin... faster Sketchup load

Hello, I'm using 2D Fillet Plugin (is the first one) and I was never in position to change the precision of the filleting arcs. Is it possible to change it? As I noticed, default precision is 6 segments/arc, but sometimes it makes 5 or 7, but I could not find a way to control this. Sometimes I need more segments (12), or less (3).

Thank you.

I'm saying rather about this effect: http://twilightrender.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=20593#p20593

@burkhard said:

Long time ago I played with these file types. But now I was asked about importing dxf or 3ds objects into Skletchup, but with textures. Is there an option for importing the textures too?

can you export that dxf/3ds as Collada or wavefront obj ? this two file formats can be imported with texture in sketchup.

@unknownuser said:

Use PipeAlongPath on the boundary edges of your mesh.

Pipe along path will make this effect: http://interiorconceptsfurniture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Italsofa_Natuzzi_i276.jpg
I don't want that pipe, but to turn inside the upholstery... maybe the picture was not the most intuitive.

Hello, I've seen some nice models around here that had some upholstery with "sewing edge" similar to this and I'm wondering how to do i myself usin subdivide and smooth plugin.

Thank you very much.

@tig said:

Here's a one-liner that removes any materials from [pre]selected groups/instances...
Copy+paste it into the Ruby Console + <enter>...

Sketchup.active_model.selection.each{|e|e.material=nil if e.class==Sketchup;;Group or e.class==Sketchup;;ComponentInstance}

Shouldn't I get each instance and iterate trough each face inside for existing material? And if none found, to leave the material on instance ?

I know that are several "remove materials" plugins, including remove C/G materials, leave geometry materials... but is there any plugin which removes materials from Groups/Components, but leaves on which don't have material attached to faces?
What I want to say: I have two components(or groups), one textured inside (the faces), one with material applied on component. By mistake i added a material to first component. I want to remove component material from the first one (it haves material on faces), but to leave on second one (If i remove from it too, it will be redered default).

Thank you.

@tig said:

Like with Entity Info... my tool swaps the material but keeps the UV-mapping - so any rotated or scales/skewed textures stay unchanged, but the material uses a different image-file...

Will this affect Twilight metadata? If I change a "wood" material with a "metal" material, both with textures... will it render as "metal", or just the image is changed and uses metadata from initially "wood" ?

@thomthom said:

Use the Entity Info to replace materials - then the UV is preserved.

Thanks! I never used it.

@tig said:

You probably need http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=63629#p63629 [my olde Global_Material_Replacer.rb tool] - it is dialog driven to choose the material to go and material to use - including 'All' and 'Default-front/back'. It swaps materials in the entire model's active_entities collection, OR IF there's a selection on selected objects... It works inside 'containers'...

As I could see, thomthom's plugin keeps UV mapping, when replacing materials, which is cool . Does yours keeps UV ?
When I use paint bucket tool to change the material on some object, the UV is reset.

As I can see, this plugin replaces a material globally in entire model. It would be awesome to have option to replace material on a specific object only.
Will you take into consideration my suggestion?
Thank you.

@thomthom said:

When I flipped the face it was behaving more as expected.

Indeed, I would never think on that. Beside Dog-Bone fillet, you could add option for regular rounding. dog-bone is used mainly on metal sheets, to avoid fracturing on cut out corner. But, if I need to carve a piece from a sheet of material (see my headboard), that dog-bone effect is not good. Instead, what is needed is a offset with filleted corners.

@thomthom said:

I'm thinking that there might be a need of a tolerance limit. If the angle between two edges are within a range close to co-linear it should skip the corner...

Maybe this as a option... because if I set that o CNC, it will make a tangent radius between that two edges in the pieces (radius equal with tool radius). So, if I want that result, to be able to obtain it.

@thomthom said:

This model if yours has revealed several issues with this plugin...

It's my model...actually is something I do now. The curves have a lot of segments because it will be sent to CNC and I have some problems with arcs in DXF export. Polylines are ok, but if there are less segments, it will reflect in manufactured piece.

@thomthom said:

You would like the path you see in the preview as actual geometry?

I would like to draw the actual geometry in Sketchup, but the plugin to alter my edges (offset/inset or leave them unaltered, just fillet corners). Because the milling bit can perform on the left, on the right or on the center of the line.

This plugin could be a very powerful one in the future... (offtopic: Now I have some problems with DXF export from SketchUp and importing in CNC software. Some line elements (especially arcs) are mirrored outside of board perimeter). Maybe AutoCAD and SketchUp export DXF in different manners.)

I encounter problems with this model. I also tried on a simple rectangle and I get strange results. Maybe I don't know how to use it?

It would be useful to get the actual contour line and this plugin to create a path (inner/centered/outer) on how the milling head will perform. In the first post, I've seen some images that illustrate exactly this, but my results were bad.

• I don't know why "Milling result.png" is not shown

the skp file for headboard.