Posts made by TIG

TIG

fantastic script TIG!
Please allow me to make the following small observation:
see attachment

The roof that is created is a 'true' hip with all of the faces at the same angle/slope. If you want a single springing point for all the apse rafters then make the apse-end a semi-circle, OR be prepared to make an uneven pitched roof by hand...

TIG

@iglesias said:

Hello,

The problem could be solve making one of the wings a block.

You got there ahead of me ! However, we do need a kinder gable-roof rectangle checking routine - I'm on to it...

TIG

@davekn said:

Tig

The following comments are in the Ruby console
Hipped Roof -
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method dialog_hip' for Roof:Class> (eval):210:in hip'
(eval):2749
(eval):210:in `call'
(eval):210

Mansard Roof -
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method dialog_man' for Roof:Class> (eval):802:in mansard'
(eval):2750
(eval):210:in `call'
(eval):210

Gable roof -
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method dialog_gable' for Roof:Class> (eval):1514:in gable'
(eval):2751
(eval):802:in `call'
(eval):802

Pyramid roof -
I still get the instruction to pick a rectangular face & edge etc

Dave

Mac must call sub def's differently from PC. I'll look into redoing these sub-def dialogs...

TIG

@dtrarch said:

TIG
Super and very much needed script but the Gable still is iffy for me and some faces that are created square are refused by the script and will not execute.
Dave

This error seems to be because the face although seemingly a rectangle has 5 sides ? I'm working on a fix for some other gable related problems and will try to fix this then. In the meanwhile draw a line on the gable edge, group it and edit the group and then draw a rectangle over the original, gable roof the lot new face in the group. Explode the group and you should still have the gable roof group. A fix is in progress...

TIG

@davekn said:

Tig

Still having the same problems with v3 as with the previous versions.

The get slope angle works fine & so the script must be working - but as previously said I don't even get the initial info box when trying to draw any of the roofs.
This must be a Mac thing.

Dave

Are you getting any messages in the Ruby Console Window when you try and run it ?
Are there any other Mac users out there trying this ? Successfully or not ? I don't know of any Mac/PC issues that could be causing this...

TIG

@seasdes said:

TIG
V1.3 now offsets a gable roof to the side of the polygon used to define the roof.
Sorry
Seasdes

A new one - I haven't managed to reproduce that (yet). As you can see from others comments they aren't getting the problem. Does it always do it, or at certain rotations of the rectangle about the origin? What are the setting you use in the dialog and system are you on ?
Edit: Found out the cause - looking for a fix. IF you have a manually drawn rectangle - 4 sides, drawn clockwise and the face reversed (down) you get your problem; with the same face if you reverse (up) it before running gable-roof tool the two gable-ends swap over but otherwise the roof is in the right place. Must be trappable and fixable - thinking on it...
Looking into it now. It shall be fixed...

TIG

Version v1.3 of Roof.rb is now available.
Click here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=1516
It fixes most of the outstanding bug reports. But keep the feedback coming...

TIG

@didier bur said:

Hi TIG
Very nice work ! V1.2 is working OK here, both on W2000 and XP.
It's a pity that I can't translate it to french (script is crypted)
Regards,

Since I've copied your cunning techniques you should be able to crack it easily! ?;^)

Please feel free to make a re-encrypted french version, with a suitable change to the header in which you take the blame for the translation! ?:-| Toit.rb ?
You could also rework RoofHelp.mht into french - as say ToitAide.mht with the end menu bits reworked to suit, before recrypting...

Wait for v1.3 to arrive before doing any translating. The fix for v1.2 itself caused a glitch with the materials for some types of gables that I didn't spot before reissuing it yesterday...

TIG

Here's v1.2. Click here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=1516
There's now a slight tolerance in checking if the face to make a gable or pyramid roof is rectangular. If the sides are out by less than ~0.2mm in 1000mm it'll still work. However, in that case you might get gables not lining perfectly with the block below.

I hope this now addresses a few problems. Keep the feedback coming...

TIG

They do (aaargh) especially when I don't get any errors on XP or Vista set-ups almost exactly like yours ...
BUT it shall be sorted !

TIG

@davekn said:

Hi Tig

Yes I downloaded v1 & I have tried drawing a rectangle on the floor but with exactly the same results.

I had to rename the the V1 download as I have the problem that all downloads apart from zipped files come in as 'download.php'. The original was okay as it came in a zipped file.
I presume the v1 file is still named roof.rb

many thanks Dave

Try the v1.1 zip to be sure...

TIG

davekn

Have you downloaded v1-1 that fixes some errors ?

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=1516

This should get you somewhere. However, the accuracy of the 'rectangle' checking is perhaps causing some problems and I'm looking at ways of building in some 'tolerance'. Have you simply drawn a rectangle 'on the floor' and tried that ?

TIG

@alpro said:

TIG, I'm still getting the same errors, after replacing the current version. Thanks for the quick reply to last post though. Hope you get it figured out, let me know if you need any additional info in regards to my computer specs. Thanks.
Mike

Are you sure you overwrote v1.0 with v1.1 ?
No matter... put this attached file into you Plugins folder. It should fix the problem either way...

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/sas/Ruby/array_to.rb

TIG

@unknownuser said:

...I have tried the script as you asked and have posted the results.
I tried Gable Ended Roof and Hipped Roof.
Gable ended I picked the top face and one edge and got the attached error
Hipped roof I get the following info in the ruby box...

The previous post links to an updated version v1.1 that fixes the A:B glitch. The Gable and Pyramid tools only let you work on a horizontal rectangle. Sometimes what appears to be a rectangle isn't (as far as Ruby is concerned) I'm trying to come up with a 'tolerance' method...

TIG

@alpro said:

TIG, here's a screen shot of my ruby console.
Mike

I've posted v1.1 that fixes your problem = http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=153&t=1516
Replace the current version with this one.

At least that error report is fixed. Now for some other errors...

TIG

@unknownuser said:

Just tried this on Vista also with SU Pro latest version and still does not work.

This is a real mystery... but it shall be solved.

If you open a new model, open the Ruby Console, make a rectangle, pushpull it into a box, select the top face and an edge belonging to that face (with Shift or Ctrl) and run the tool Roof...Gable..., then accept all of the dialog's defaults with an OK what happens ? Any error or console messages, is there a group made where the roof might be, etc.

I appreciate that its not working is frustrating for you, BUT it's doubly frustrating for me when it seems to works in identical set-ups elsewhere without any hitch, and you're not giving me many clues as to what's wrong - except that, "it's not working..."

I appreciate your feedback, but please can it be a bit more detailed...

TIG

@rhankc said:

The only way I can get gable to respond is using a ^ before a specified height. The other techniques dont produce anything...
After a few roof sessions, (keep making different roof modules) I get the image I posted earlier even though I have the edge and horizontal surface selected. It wont get over the message until I start a new file.

IF you open a new model, open the Ruby Console and then make a rectangle + push'pulled to a volume, then run Roof...Gable and accept all of the defaults that appear in the dialog what happens ?

With your 'non-rectangle' error... it's as if multiple editing make what is a rectangle slightly skewed. Maybe I need to build in some 'tolerance' as to what makes a 'rectangle'...

TIG

rhankc

I think you are misunderstanding how to enter the roof 'slopes'. It is done differently for hip/mansard and gable/pyramid roofs.

For a hip or mansard/sprocket roof you can only enter the roof slope as an angle in degrees [a number] e.g. 22.5, OR the slope as a ratio [separated by ':'] e.g. 2:5. For these types you CAN'T enter a ridge/apex height using a ^. If you do it should return an error thinking you've entered zero degrees

For a gable or pyramid roof you can enter the angle or ratio as above OR additionally you can specify the ridge/apex height above the fascia in current units by prefixing it with a ^, e.g. ^1234 (here assuming mm this puts the ridge/apex at 1234mm high). Don't use a units suffix or try '/" - so 1234.5 (in mm) is OK as is 18 (in inches) or 1.5 (in feet) but NOT 1'6".

When you make a hip or mansard you need to have one horizontal face selected otherwise you'll get error messages.

When you make a gable you need to select one face that's both horizontal and forms a rectangle, AND also select an edge that's near where you want the 1st gable to be (that's needed to tell the tool which of the rectangle's sides are to form gables and which of them is the 1st one, since you can apply different settings to the 1st and 2nd gables).

When you make a pyramid you need to select one face that's both horizontal and forms a rectangle, AND also select an edge that's on a side where you want the angle for the slope to be taken from - with a non-square pyramid the two pairs of opposing faces have different slopes so you need to do this to indicate which gets the degrees/ratio you've given. Note that you need to select one of this rectangle's edges even if you intend later to use ^1234 as the height of the apex instead of entering degrees or a ratio, as at the point where you set off the tool has no way of knowing what options you might choose later...

Your item about it saying inches in the menu prompts and it showing it in feet is a function of SketchUp: if you are working in Architectural units - inches - and you enter 18" it's taken OK but when you reopen the dialog it will show 1' 6" - the prompt simply tells you that your current units are set to inches [or feet or cm or whatever] - SketchUp displays Architectural inches as feet+inches if it's >12".

TIG

Eric, you had trouble with the .mht file showing images.

Does you Internet Options > Advanced window look like this ?
It should.

TIG

@marne said:

works perfect for me. thank you, great script.

i use xp sp 2 and SU 6.0.515 and it works, it must be anything else...

Thanks for some positive feedback.

Perhaps it's a script clash - this might show in the Console messages ?
The script is packed but its classes include:
class Geom::Vector3d >>> to_flat_angle
class Geom::Point3d >>> is_on_face?
class Sketchup::Face >>> offset_eaves(dist)
and then...
Roof itself has a class 'Roof' with methods:
Roof::hip()
Roof::mansard()
Roof::gable()
Roof::pyramid()
Roof::get_slope()
Roof::help()

plus for data manipulation...
Roof::ordered_edge_points(face)

Anyone know of clashing class/methods in other scripts etc ?