[Plugin] FollowMe and keep (v0.04 update 20090210)

[wikii]

FollowMe and keep the dirction of profiles.

Tip:construction point in selection will be treated as the align_point!

v0.04 20090210
1 if path started at a vertex of profile,the vertex will be treated as align point.
2 auto reverse face to get directviewing result.

v0.03 20090209
1 start at nearest vertex when path is closed
2 fix some bugs

v0.02 20090208
1 perfect ending;
2 autosmooth.

[sepo]

Wow that was quick...I will give it a whirl... Thank you.

[Pilou]

Terrible!!!

PS Is it only for pro version? Because I see nothing on the Plugins menus free V6, V7

[sepo]

I dropped Fak.rbs into plugins folder but it does not show up.

[remus]

not sure if im doing something wrong but i cant see it in the plugins menu...

[sepo]

Tried on the other comp... same thing.

[wikii]

not sure if im doing something wrong but i cant see it in the plugins menu...

open fak.skp,
follow the text in the each page.

[Jean-Franco]

could you help me ?
I don't see any FAK command in the plugins menu after extracting the FAK.rbs file in my Plugins directory.

[sepo]

It does not show in plugins.

[remus]

Wikii, if its any use this is what i get when i try and load it from the ruby console:

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load "FAK.rbs"
Error: #<SyntaxError: (eval):131:in `load': C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/FAK.rbs:1: no .<digit> floating literal anymore; put 0 before dot
RBS1.0
     ^
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/FAK.rbs:1: syntax error
RBS1.0
      ^
C:/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/FAK.rbs:1: Invalid char `\030' in expression>
(eval):131

[wikii]

Sorry , I did't test it without Sutool.

I have posted the fixed version,please download it again.

[Jean-Franco]

Yes ! now it works !
thank you.

[Pilou]

Works!

[remus]

Works like a charm, thanks very much

[Jean-Franco]

in scene3 we have this at the end for the smallest surface.

FAK_test_scene3.jpg

[Pilou]

Seems last at the end are false!
Not a big deal than you can erase it but... perfection is needed

[wikii]

Seems last at the end are false!

You can add a hori line at the end of curve to avoid it.

[Pilou]

Yes but it is some tedious
Beauty is go to the end

The curious thing is all seems good till the previous module

[Jean-Franco]

I do not understand exactly the difference between the two first scenes.
See below the top view when I selelect parallel projection.

FAK_test_scene1.jpg

[wikii]

I do not understand exactly the difference between the two first scenes.
See below the top view when I selelect parallel projection.

FAK_test_scene1.jpg

In the second scene,there is a construction point at start of the curve.

[Jean-Franco]

Now I got it !
But was not easy to understand or to see your construction point because of the line style you used.
Thank you.

[Ecuadorian]

Wow, thank you wikii...
So many responses in so little time... This just shows how much we needed this.

[MALAISE]

Thank you wikii sooo fast : incredible
MALAISE

[Ecuadorian]

Seems last at the end are false!
Not a big deal than you can erase it but... perfection is needed

Actually, it would be really cool to also have a script that orients the profile just like that final face... It could be called "FollowMe Slide", as it would not keep the profile vertical, but instead place it perpendicular to the curve, like in Playground slides, or toboggans.

[Pilou]

You can add a hori line at the end of curve to avoid it.

So we must make that (a vertical is more easy to draw in the space)
(bending effect on the right on the smooth view is just perspective !)
Works but curious method

Another thing : measure of lengh of the "rectangle facet" must be less than the radius of the curve else auto intersections become!

[dtrarch]

Wiki Thank you Thank you
WOW this is the real missing link in SU fixed at last.
This worked perfect right out of the box.

For Architects developing roadways on non level topography this is a must have tool and for the handrail up sweeping stairs this will be a life saver.
I have begged, offered bribes, and even bathed every day to hopefully have someone put this together with no luck until the Wizard of Code delivered.
An icon would be a helpful addition if not too troubling to add.

Just brilliant and generous.

Thanks more than I can properly express.

dtr Architect
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[wikii]

You can add a hori line at the end of curve to avoid it.

So we must make that
Works but curious method

0.02 provide perfect ending and autosmooth.

[Ecuadorian]

This should have been a tool in SU from the very beginning, thank you wikii!

[Pilou]

0.02 is the version, I had believed that was a parameter

But sorry seems you have uploaded a false version! I have always the same result and not your result !

[wikii]

0.02 is the version, I had believed that was a parameter

But sorry seems you have uploaded a false version! I have always the same result and not your result !

I have uploaded a wrong package.
Sorry for that,please download v0.02 again.