Posts made by lothian

Can't seem to change the number of segments. Stuck at 24.

I am unaware of an animated GIF posted March 6th, nor can I seem to find it. Can you provide a link?

I installed Ellipse Plugin and gave that a shot. I'm not crazy about entering data points into a dialog box rather than pick them within the drawing--an option between the two would be better. One can enter the Segments value as a parameter; it creates the object as a Group; and, placement defaults to the center of the ellipse--all of which are particularly handy features. However, I cannot change the Segments value of an ellipse created with this plug-in either.

It's worth mentioning that I can change the Segments value of circles/arcs created with your plug-in.

I select the ellipse immediately after I create it--Entity Info dutify displays the salient properties of the object. But I cannot change the value in the Segments box--it is greyed-out.

"Have you tried setting the number of sides before drawing the ellipse like I showed?"
I don't recall you showing me how do to that, mate.

I select the ellipse--the Segments field within the Entity Info dialog box displays 24 and is greyed-out. The object is not locked.

Is there some global setting that I am missing?

How do I increase the number of segments in an ellipse? The default, that I cannot change, is 24.

I can't login to the SketchUcation Plugin Store via ExtensionStore v3.1.7.

After installing the rbz, I'm prompted to "Sign in using your sketchucation.com credentials", though there's nowhere to enter them. When I click the green sign in button, the message "ERROR: Username or Password missmatch, please try again." appears. I get a stock "The webpage cannot be found" when I click the 'Settings' icon within the same browser window. This exercise repeats each time I open Sketchup.

This post serves as evidence that my sketchucation.com credentials work.

Using Chrome ver:latest on Win7 with Sketchup 2014.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Perzactly! This is what I wanna do.

I chose to turn off the Foreground Photo (within the Styles settings), and that did the trick.

Thanks, Dave.

Thanks for the suggestion, John. But it's too inaccurate. I may as well composite what I need in Photoshop.

Sooo...
It seems my particular need has no elegant solution. Nor, apparently, does a plug-in exist for the purpose I describe. That's a bummer. The "Match Photo" tool gets me there in terms of setting scale, perspective, and orientation. That tool just need to incorporate the "Background/Overlay" switch a'la "Watermark" so the model pops in front of the image, rather than the image overlay the model--the latter being design intent--and sole function--of the "Match Photo" tool.

Frankly, this far along in SU, I'm kinda surprised this functionality doesn't yet exist. Certainly I'm not the only person who wants to see their model virtually "placed" into an image.

<plaintive sigh>

I need to place an existing model in front of an imported photograph. I do NOTwant to build a model from an imported photograph.

After clicking around Sketchup's native "Match Photo" tool, I believe I'm using it incorrectly. Nonetheless, that's where I am presently with this activity, and it appears there is no way to do what I need innately within Sketchup.

I've Google'd around for prospective solutions--none are any good. Have I genuinely stumbled upon a feature-lack within Sketchup; or, I am simply missing some technique or plug-in that'll do what I need?

I need to draw the specific cabinet/drawer pull/handle thingy (shown below). It's a svelte bit of cabinet hardware, with a contemporary ergonomic design. And that's the problem--the thing is all curves! Two mounting points are the onlyflat surfaces.

I'm requesting suggestions from those with experience creating/manipulating complex compound curved shapes in Sketchup to get me pointed in the right direction. For example, I used the "box tapering" tool from FredoScale to distort some primitives, and that got me pretty close. But the plugin that I think I need allows one to extrude and distort dimensionally, or perhaps extrapolates from 2D perspectives, etc etc...

I checked 3D Warehouse, btw... thus my need to draw it myself.

m'eh...
the tool needs work... its interface, capability, and intuitive-use are lacking (expected for a "zero-dot" rev).

add the ability to extend arcs as well.

This tool has the potential to be an indispensable time-saving utility for visualizing tile layout. For example, the capability to use the actual images of tile to visualize their position within a layout is absolutely wonderful. As one who sees the prospect of this utility, I offer the following feature suggestions to extend its usefulness even further:

1. Add a 'Pattern Reset' button.
   Move pattern reset from its present location under the pattern drop menu to its own dedicated button on the main options palette.

2. Save current settings when the plugin closes.
   Presently, settings reset to default when the FloorGenerator plugin closes.

3. Add the option to prevent "texture adjacency".
   This suggestion requires some explanation. Applies to tile with images/patterns/designs, where 1) images/patterns/designs are randomly distributed within a grid BUT, 2) images/patterns/designs must not be adjacent. Presently, the FloorGenerator plugin's randomization permits instances where two identical textures are adjacent. Allow the option to prevent any instance from occurring where the same tile is adjacent along horizontal, vertical or diagonal axes. This option would only be relevant above a certain min. threshold of unique tiles. This ability is, in my opinion, the most important potential feature of the plugin.

4. Add a "1:1 Texture Scale" button.
   A button that instantly matches tile size values to tile image at 1:1 would be a valuable convenience.

5. Add a material selection browser box.
   Replace the current requirement of coping tile texture images to a specific location (within the plugin folder) with the ability to browse and select any custom location. That location is saved when the plugin is closed.

SolidSolver seems to hang on complicated/complex solids. When I run it against simple/ relatively simple solids, it hangs consistently.

Can I use RoundCorner to add radius'd corners en masse to a 2D shape?

I have a complex 2D shape to which I need to add a specific radius at each intersection of two lines (up to a certain angle, of course). 2D shape here--not 3D.