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    • RE: Outliner like tool for geometries

      Short version. Sketchup to G-code. The version, sketchuptogcode, does not follow the edges accurately enough.

      Long version. G-code is the language used to drive the automated router I have access to. I have worked out the details of the three designs in sketchup, then I reenter the design into another CAD tool that can output g-code. I'm just way too lazy to enter even my simple designs twice.

      G-code is an "edge" based language. G-code commands the router to move in 3-D lines and arcs. A few details beyond just following a edge, but pretty straight forward.

      I have written software to perform this kind of task many times in my past life, but it was not done for Sketchup in Ruby. As a retired programmer, I thought I might look into creating a g-code generator. So a Ruby script that outputs geometry info serves two functions: offers a concrete example I can build on; and offers a concrete example I can learn from. I know I will learn Sketchup and Ruby much faster if I have a problem that's of interest to me.

      Woodworker Bob, retired programmer - I'm so old I wrote programs using paper tape and teletypes.

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    • Outliner like tool for geometries

      Is there a tool similar to Outliner that works for geometries. For example a cube would have six faces, each of the faces for have 4 edges, each edge was made up of a line, the line consists of these points...

      Thanks,
      Bob

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