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Garuf, Go to Window>Styles. Click on the Edit tab. You will see that Endpoints is checked with the value 7. You can un-check to turn the off or enter a smaller value.
There are several plugins such ad Curviloft that can add a surface to a framework. Also there several plugins, including one of my own, that will sub-divide faces creating smaller and smaller triangles. You can then use the Sandboxes' Smoove Tool to deform them.
Gareth, Wow! If this is your first use of Sketchup, I see great things in your future.
Sandbox would have been a waste of time for this particuliar project in my opinion.
Not sure why you had 7 endpoints selected? I used Soften/Smooth edges and the Eraser Tool+Ctrl to hide a lot of the triangles and smooth things out. I also tried to orient all the faces in the same direction.
When I used this code-
m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation("ReN");m.definitions.each{|d|next unless d.group?;d.instances.each{|g|g.name=d.instances[0].definition.name if g.name.empty?}};m.commit_operation
I got this error-
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `definition' for #Sketchup::Group:0x834ce04>
removing the .definition removed the error but did not result in the naming of the groups.
removing the .instances[0] seemed to work as expected. The final code string was
m=Sketchup.active_model;m.start_operation("ReN");m.definitions.each{|d|next unless d.group?;d.instances.each{|g|g.name=d.name if g.name.empty?}};m.commit_operation
As an alternative, selecting the offending group will make it easier to find.
m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;m.start_operation("sel grp");s.clear;m.definitions.each{|d| next unless d.group?;if d.name == "Group#94";d.entities.each{|e| s.add e};end;};m.commit_operation
@fluffy82 said:
In my imagination, the perfect plugin would contain:
- a choice of the base (round, square, attic, doric, ionic, corinthian, composite)
- if possible specifications of all the parts of the base (size and number of scotia, torus,...)
- options on the column (number and style of flutes, round or square, with or without entasis, height/diameter,...)
- choice of capital (tuscan, doric, ionic, corinthian, composite) with a possibility to adapt the height
- choice of entablature (order, height, some details to be adjusted (frieze, automatic addition of evenly spaced dentils and/or modillions,...)
I think maybe you had better supply examples of the various types of bases, columns and capitals. My imagination isn't as good as yours apparently.
TIG, fixing it is as simple as you suggest in making the angle increment a float. My original obviously flawed assumption was that there would never be a need for an increment less than a degree.
The problem is with the plugin. It only accepts interger angles in its present form so the 7.5 causes an error. If you divide linear and angular increments by 5 and use 38.8 and 6 that will work. The smaller the angular increment the smoother the helix.
Yes it moves the face created by the offset using a transform with results in an autofold creating the bevel.
Yes I have had the same problems with circles and arcs not sure why. Sometimes it works better choosing 1 face at a time in these cases.
For anyone interested in this problem, I invite you to visit my plugins blog and check out Bevel Maker.
You weren't doing anything wrong. The problem was mine. The plugin that was uploaded was not the standalone version that I had intended to upload. That has been corrected.
The only thing required is pre-selecting the curve, choosing to divide by number or length, entering a number or length and clicking ok.
Be aware that the length entered will be adjusted to make the resulting curve end as close as possible to the original.
The relationship of the length and position of the bent object to the curve will be the same as length and position of the object to the line.
A very useful plugin to add to your collection.
@boilingsnow said:
I think it would be perfect if you add an option to this tool: add points to the curve and delete the old vertices (rebuild the curve according to the new points). And ....even better to have another option beside adding points by spacing: add points by number of the segments.
My plugin EqSegCurve does just that.
Sounds like the plugin Shapes which is normally found under the Draw menu. The option is called Box instead of cube.
Yes I see now. It should be instance.material=[r,g,b] not instance.material.color=[r,g,b] which I thought is what TIG meant in his original suggestions.
After making that change everything seems to be working. I have attached a copy if anyone else is interested in trying it out.
I would certainly understand if I was editing a component with multiple instances and I changed something then it would change in all instances but in this case I'm not editing anything merely selecting a unique component and changing the color applied to the component. I'm not changing the definition of a color.
What am I missing here. I have been investigating this problem and thought I was making some progress until I noticed something rather peculiar. In my model I have 4 components and 5 instances. Two of #1 and 1 each of #2,#3 amd #4. I select anyone of them and change its' material color and the color of all change.
mod = Sketchup.active_model
ent = mod.entities
sel = mod.selection
c = sel.first
c.material.color=[0,0,255]
Gaieus, That makes two of us. I had been to all those places as well. I logged out and logged back in thinking that might reset things but no. I changed my password just for the fun of it, didn't help.
Dave, I deleted all the board cookies twice, nada.
Rich, The signature is the same as it has always been. I can't change it because I'm 'not autorised'
Maybe it will mysteriously get its' mind right at some point but, if you should happen to think of anything else I could try, please let me know.
ps. Attach a signature is checked.