@tig said:

You CAN lock you inferencing to be on ONE AXIS, without holding down Shift, IF you press an arrow-key [this press toggles the inferencing on/off]

-> == red/X
<- == green/Y
^ [up] == blue/Z

Yes i understand that and I've been using that function all the while; it works fine except that you're limited to the three main axes. If the Shift key inference lock were to be reworked to become a toggle, this functionality could apply to any direction in the model as long as there are snap points to lock to.

I just think it would make SU's already-convenient UI a WHOLE lot better.

Just out of curiosity, is there anyone else out there who thinks the same?

Joel

Hey All

Does anyone else out there think that Google should make SU's inference lock (Shift key) a toggle to be turned on and off (similar to Tab key in Rhino)instead of something you need to keep pressed down?

This would allow users to enter values in the VCB while locked to a particular inference, and would also mean that people wouldn't have to keep drawing construction lines all the time. Also, it should allow locking to all types of snap points (especially endpoints)as inferences and not just points along a line.

This is such an obvious improvement to make that maybe someone else out there has pointed this out; i haven't heard of any solutions so far though. Would appreciate some kind of feedback on this suggestion.

Cheers,

Joel

Sweeeet. fredo responded to my post! im a little starstruck now...

New feature Suggestion

Dear Fredo

Do you think it would be useful/possible to have bezierspline incorporate a function to blend 2 bsplines by curvature/tangents in the same way that the "blend" command in rhino does?

currently it's possible to do it manually by placing construction lines along the end segments of each bspline to simulate tangent guides, so i'm assuming it could be automated?

Cheers,

Joel

Hi Fredo

Thanks for this great set of tools.

One suggestion- would it be possible to add a "uniform deformation" checkbox to the box dimension dialog box so that you can scale uniformly to a specific dimension? I can't seem to get uniform deformation when using "scale to targets" or while using the dimension dialog box, even when toggling the shift key.

Cheers

joel

@tig said:

Any error messages in the Ruby Console ?
It should work in all versions of Sketchup...
How complex is your model ?
Are you in the model's active_entities rather than inside an 'edit' context ??
Puzzling............

No error message. just instant bug splat.

The model isn't complex, just a box.

Joel

Hi TIG

I can't get the axo_scale command to work for me. My sketchup just bug splats after i hit enter. I'm using Sketchup pro 7.1....

any ideas what might be going wrong?

Cheers

Joel

Hi GWydouw

Ok i don't know what is happening but i can't get this plugin to work even in the demo file. The preset sections work fine, but when i set my own section nothing happens.

I've followed every step you outlined, defining real section etc but still doesnt work for me. I have the latest version (0.6) of your plugin and am using SU 7.1 Pro.

I have attached two images showing how your sections work but mine don't, including the error message that pops up on the ruby console. i'm stumped. HELP!

Joel

@thomthom said:

Yea, it will be able to do that.

Hell yeah. you are DA MAN.

joel

Hi

Just wondering if there are (or will be) any new tools that will allow two non-planar surfaces to blend smoothly into one another, like the blendsrf command in Rhino (see attached image)

I know this can be accomplished rather slowly with some of the edge tools/loft tools/blend tools that already exist, but maybe some of our script gurus out there could optimise and fine-tune this process like what Rhino has?

Cheers

Joel

Hi

Just wondering if there are (or will be) any new tools that will allow two non-planar surfaces to blend smoothly into one another, like the blendsrf command in Rhino (see attached image)

I know this can be accomplished rather slowly with some of the edge tools/loft tools/blend tools that already exist, but maybe some of script gurus out there could optimise and fine-tune this process like what Rhino has?

Cheers

Joel

Hi asteronimo! great plugin!!

It would be good if you could add an option to make slot holes a tiny bit larger than the actual slice thickness because in reality you actually need a small tolerance to get the slices to actually fit together...

You could have this as an adjustable amount to cater for different materials etc.

Cheers

joel

Hi Chris

I tried out your loft tool on my office computer and built a form with a series of b-splines. It worked fine, but when I took the model home and tried to replicate the same loft on my home computers, the face orientation became all screwy and the model folded in on itself.

I've attached my model for you to take a look at. The form coloured red is the problematic one that I built at home; the b-splines used in both forms are identical.

Thanks!

Joel

Problematic loft...