Supported SketchUp versions: 2015+

Hi there,

needless to say, we are super happy to see these questions!!

I added some purchase guide underneath the download button at http://www.sketchrope.com

Thanks Massimo and Rich for helping out in the meantime!

the fixed version is available for download!! :arrow:

thanks for checking massimo. It seems I have an issue in the build process, I'll correct it in the evening (EU time).

Ahoi!

v1.0.1 out:

• perpetual lic
• possible to draw only midline without the tube around
• corrected front/back side of tube (when drawn)

many thanks for your comments so far!!

Enjoy!
http://www.sketchrope.com

changed wording, it is now similar to the one for Sketchup Pro:

"pay 10 USD for a perpetual licence plus one year of any new upgrades, maintenance, and support"

tell me if it is still not fully clear... thx!

Thanks so much for the review massimo. This is worth a free licence to me. Pls drop me a quick email at ropefall@sketchrope.com if interested.

I will give away more for you guys just give me some time to implement your suggested improvements to make the most out of your reviews.

Box, thanks for bringing this up. The restrictions in Sketchup Make Licence and the Developer Center Guidelines do not seem to state that one needs a pro licence for selling plugins.

Thank you guys for your feedback!

licence:
yes we can introduce the perpetual model going forward (infinite licence for a given version). The idea now is to run Ropefall under annual licensing that allows users to grab the latest features anytime while keeping the licence fee very low. As Frederik points out this is important especially in the initial period when the product is quickly expanding. Once it stabilizes we can consider perpetual licensing and an affordable upgrade to it.

line-only rope (without tube around):
I hear you, will be implemented very soon!

Pls follow Ropefall updates on twitter

Should you guys have any other comments, feedback, questions - please let us know!
Thank you!

Happy to announce the release of Ropefall v1.0.0!

The user outlines the rope quickly using straight lines (polyline) and the program animates it into a relaistic rope by physics simulation.

More on Ropefall

[flash=640,360:1qikkb5p]http://youtube.com/v/jsuev-g-Xg0[/flash:1qikkb5p]

happy roping!!

[highlight=#ff7070:1qikkb5p]LICENSING UPDATE: we have dropped subscription, licences do not expire[/highlight:1qikkb5p]

Hi there,

have a question, could not find elegant answer by myself, could be useful for others as well, so experts please help:

imagine you have two component definitions C_outer and C_inner, an instance of C_inner is part of C_outer. For example C_outer is a house and C_inner is a door. We also have a reference point in C_inner's geometry, for example the center of the keyhole, that we want to use later to align other objects, for example to place a key into the keyhole.

So if I create multiple instances of C_outer, i.e. multiple houses, how can I easily find the position of the keyhole of a given house? (I could retrieve the position of the house instance via ComponentInstance::transformation, but I will also need the transformation of the door, for which I first needed to find the door instance among the entities of the house which is quite cumbersome - is there a nicer way?)

Hope the question is clear, tell me if I should elaborate more!

Thx,
Balazs