@tig said:
I'd use FollowMe for this as it's pretty simple ?[attachment=0:1o4wejcd]<!-- ia0 -->Capture.PNG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1o4wejcd]
PS: Your axes are upside down !
Which is exactly what I'd done in the linked post... it's just that the rounding produced isn't too good: there are kinks at the corners that I'd like to get rid of.
So what would you suggest is the right e-by- plugin to sweep the attached profile round the curve? I want to see if I can get a smoother result than with the Follow Me tool (see my iPod Thread here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27988)
Cheers, xrok...
And TIG... you win an internet:
BTW, I'm assuming that weld.rb aligns the polyline so that all its segments are in the same direction?
OK, cheers, TIG...
Frenchy... mais j'ai pas de tooltips (sous MacOS X)... pas du tout!
This is becoming a 'mare...
All I want is a robust, no-hassle extrude-along-path solution for my students... FMAK works, but doesn't smooth the resulting extrusion and 1001bit...
TIG, will try your suggestions... how do I weld the path? Is that a plug-in?
Frenchy... when you say 'torsions'... Have I drawn the various curves in different directions? (Tooltips? I don't got no stinkin' tooltips...)
xrok... indeed... 
I've made an iPod Touch using the Follow Me tool:
This is how:
Then group, mirror, copy, explode, erase, smooth...
But is there a better way? One that gets the double-curve back completely smooth? Maybe using plug-ins?
TIA
Thanks, TIG... I can do it with FollowMe and FMAK... the specific question was why 1001bit can't do it.
I've posted on the 1001bit forum but got no replies, so maybe someone here can help?
I go through the procedure of choosing the profile, then selecting the end of the path and...nothing happens, apart from an empty group appearing in the Outliner.
Anyone got any ideas?
TIA,
@tim danaher said:
@unknownuser said:
i really don't know what's going on there Tim and i don't have FAK.rb installed anymore but i tried it with the 1001bit extrude and it worked out..
that said, we're talking a $30 tool set vs. a free plugin so...[attachment=0:3ewotani]<!-- ia0 -->TD_baluster.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:3ewotani]
Thanks, Jeff -- Nice result... will have to pony up the dosh, then...
Hah! No I won't... the developers have made it free for academic use, and since I teach SU at a design school...
@unknownuser said:
@tim danaher said:
I'm not having much luck with this at all...
Trying to sweep a spiral stair rail. I've got the path running smack through the midpoint of the balusters, and the profile lined up as centrally as possible, but the resulting handrail is never on the path.
The original path & Profile are in one group in the attached .skp, the resulting sweep in another...
Anyone point me to where I'm going wrong?
Ta,
i really don't know what's going on there Tim and i don't have FAK.rb installed anymore but i tried it with the 1001bit extrude and it worked out..
that said, we're talking a $30 tool set vs. a free plugin so...[attachment=0:afd99swm]<!-- ia0 -->TD_baluster.skp<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:afd99swm]
Thanks, Jeff -- Nice result... will have to pony up the dosh, then... 
I'm not having much luck with this at all...
Trying to sweep a spiral stair rail. I've got the path running smack through the midpoint of the balusters, and the profile lined up as centrally as possible, but the resulting handrail is never on the path.
The original path & Profile are in one group in the attached .skp, the resulting sweep in another...
Anyone point me to where I'm going wrong?
Ta,
Is FMAK supposed to smooth the result automatically?
I can't get this one to smooth -- the resulting sweep is nice, though...
Seriously?
And here's me trying to impress upon my students that they should always model at scale...
I'm trying to use 'Intersect' to create some stencil text on the back of this bloody iPod cover. However, when I hide the cutting group, there are all sorts of holes left over, and what's more, I can't repair them -- they never fill in, even using Triangles...
Is the iPod cover so badly formed, or is there something else...?
TIA,
@tig said:
... BUT the alternative third-party tool
FollowMeAndKeep(FAK.rb by wikii) does it without the twisting... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=129504#p129504
Excellent, TIG, thanks for that!
@genma saotome said:
Every time the followme tool manages to go from the start all the way over to the far side of the arc...
genma, have you tried preselecting the curve before using the FollowMe tool? I find that gives more reliable results. But I've also noticed profiles twisting when using FollowMe, especially on long sweeps like spiral stair rails.
Cheers, Jim, TIG.
Seriously, though, how crap. I've been drumming into my students the need to always model things at scale...
Here's the Profile & Sweep path:
Here's the result:
Here's the .skp:
Any ideas?
Edit: whoops, images wrong way round, but you get the picture...
Red --
I've complained about this behaviour through the beta testing channels for a while now... they keep saying they've fixed it, but as you've noticed they've done anything but.
Check out my posts and my YouTube channel (timdanaher) for examples...
