Overview A small collection of snippets I made while modelling. Compiled them into one plugin.
Access Plugins > Guide Tools
Features CPoint at Arc Center Adds a construction point at the centre of every selected arc.
CPoint at Circle Center Adds a construction point at the centre of every selected circle.
CPoint at Exploded Arc Center Adds a construction point at the centre of every selected exploded arc (When SketchUp thinks it's just edges).
CPoint at Bounds Center Adds a construction point at the centre of every group/component's bounding box.
CPoint at Bounds Bottom Center Adds a construction point at the bottom centre of every group/component's bounding box.
CPoint at Edge-Face Intersection(v1.2.0) Adds a construction point where the selected edges intersect the selected faces.
CPoint at Edge-Edge Intersection(v1.2.0) Adds a construction point where the selected edges connects. Note: only "loose" edges - edges that is not part of a face.
CPoint at Insertion Point(v1.1.0) Adds a construction point inside every component's insertion point. If nothing is selected it processes all the components in the model.
CPoint at Camera Eye(v1.3.0) Adds a construction point at the Camera eye.
Insert Components at CPoints Insert an instance pf the selected group/component at every selected construction point.
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With AutoCAD one can change the guide point style, and then set the size to relative or absolute. Is this something that can be done with your plugin?
Further, when working with assemblies, I would sometimes like to select all the cpoints and then hide them. Again, is that possible with your plugin? Options like hide_all and hide_selection would be useful.
The attached images show the effect of 'cpoint relative'. It would be nice to set the cpoint to an absolute size, say 1 mm, so that the cpoints are only visible when one zooms in to the model.
Regards, Bob
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watkins wrote:With AutoCAD one can change the guide point style, and then set the size to relative or absolute. Is this something that can be done with your plugin?
No - the appearance of CPoints can not be changed in SU.
watkins wrote:Further, when working with assemblies, I would sometimes like to select all the cpoints and then hide them. Again, is that possible with your plugin? Options like hide_all and hide_selection would be useful.
There is a Hide/Show Guides under the View menu if I remember correctly.
Pilou wrote:And CPoint at intersection of Guides lines? CPoint at intersection of selected?
Would there be a way to add an array copy to guides or cpoints?
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist. - R. Buckminster Fuller Some of my 3D crap
But I have seen this plug who transform a line in "guide lines" Xline by Rick WilsonConvert edges to construction lines at Smustard Seems that works for any curves (arc, circle) apply with other plugs who need lines construction that work but when I convert circle that works not
The plug is this one, for the moment works with lines guide and with more difficulties with my circle line guides (even with the working plan circular explosed) Surely something in the plug itself! Drilling Milling by Menfin (French and English version)
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For some reason, the whole time I've used Sketchup, I thought array copy with the move tool didn't work with guides. Apparently it does! Learn something everyday. I think I tried it using the #/ to equally space copies between points which doesn't work and assumed forward array didn't work either. Dieders tools are great too and hence all my requests are instantly met.
(On a side note, can you implement a multiple copy array feature to your divide face tool? That would be very handy! )
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist. - R. Buckminster Fuller Some of my 3D crap
Jeff, you're right. I've always tried to make arrays with the tape measure tool by itself after pulling a cline off of an edge. Using the move tool works as expected. A truly "duh" moment for me!
A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist. - R. Buckminster Fuller Some of my 3D crap
That'd be sweet though. Something that google could/should add to standard SU as it wouldn't compromise simplicity for a bit more complexity. There are a few native tools that could acquire added functions while staying true to the vision. (multiface pushpull is another example)
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For some reason, the whole time I've used Sketchup, I thought array copy with the move tool didn't work with guides. Apparently it does! 
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