[Plugin] SectionCutFace v2.6 20110721

[TIG]

After a few reports of glitches/script clashes I have re-evaluated my SectionCutFace.rb tool and made some minor adjustments.
It now expressly gets the origin from ORIGIN rather than [0,0,0] which seems to fix one problem with offsetting it by the vector [haven't found the clash, just worked around it] and it now has an increased 'inset' from the section-plane for the face-group at 0.2mm, so it should almost always be visible...
Please read the notes at the head of the script for more details...
Latest update CUT-x's layer now only 'on' in current page/scene - IF pages set...
Edit:
v2.2 14/07/09 Optional 'keep un-faced edges' and 'hide edges' added.
v2.3 28/07/09 CUT-x's layer now only 'on' in current page/scene.
v2.4 18/09/09 New layer's visibility trapped if no pages/scenes...
v2.5 20110314 <No_Face> option added, so just lines with NO face.
. 'Lock Cut' option added.
. A class test replaces typename, optimizing speed.
v2.6 20110721 Various potential bugs when erasing already erased objects trapped.

SectionCutFace.rb

[massimo]

Now it works fine! Only a little thing: the edges are not included in the section cut group. Is that normal?
Thank you.
Massimo

[TIG]

Now it works fine! Only a little thing: the edges are not included in the section cut group. Is that normal?
Massimo

Yes it's quite normal in all versions up to v2.1: however I have just added two more options to the dialog with v2.2, one let's you keep un-faced edges (default=No) and the other let's you hide all edges (defaults=Yes)... get it here viewtopic.php?p=172583#p172583

[massimo]

Now it's really good!! Thanks again.
Massimo

[Ben Ritter]

Thank you TIG for the wonderful plugin.

[boofredlay]

Thanks TIG.

[MALAISE]

TIG the man who writes plugin faster than his shadow....

MALAISE

[utiler]

Legend......

[sepo]

Cheers... I have been using this plugin from the day one....

[SEKTA]

Thanks TIG, I couldn't do without this plugin

SEKTA

[Dylan]

Thanks TIG

[simon le bon]

Dear TIG,

The white sheet becomes black with the thanks we give you at each new script you offer to the community!!

I had used this one with a total pleasure here: Modeling] A PoorFlatEllipsoidIndian Bowl into this video: SketchUp/PotterSC_S&S_Quarter2(sorry to advertise this way my own products: I have presently nothing better done with SectionCutFace to show)

+++simon

[broomstick]

I absolutely looooove this plugin

[AcesHigh]

I am sorry, what exactly does this plugin do? Its like a Zorro?

[TIG]

I am sorry, what exactly does this plugin do? Its like a Zorro?

No.
To see what most scripts do you can download them and if they don't have a separate readme or pdf then open the .rb file with a plain text editor (NotePad.exe etc) and read the first part which is almost always a description and helpful notes...
Basically SectionCutFace is a tool that lets you fill in the faces of a section cut, coloured etc as desired...

SectionCutFace adds a right-click context-menu item 'Add Section-Cut Face' that becomes available if you have selected one (active) section-plane. It opens a dialog and you can then set options - the cut's face colour, the section-cut's colour+width, the cut's layer, if its un-faced edges are kept and if all its edges are finally hidden etc... On 'OK' it adds a group to the model that is placed on* the section-cut plane (*actually it's 0.2mm inside so you still see it !). This group contains faces on what should be the solid parts of the section: it is coloured and setup as you've specified, put on its own layer as you might want it 'switched-off' in other views... It isn't foolproof - you can invent a section with ambiguous areas of solid/void but if it guesses the faced/unfaced areas wrongly then you can simply edit the group and fix them.

[cyan.archnet]

really GREAT plugin, THANKS A LOT!

[ideas_arte]

Thank you very much....!

[drewpoeppel]

Thank you so much for this! I just had a project where I spent half the day trying to create what your .rb did in 5 secs. Essential for all architects.

[utiler]

TIG, I have a request for this great little script.
Generally when i as a section cut, I only want it in the current scene; I assume most others would also.

Is it possible to edit the script to view the cut layer active only in the current scene?
[Just like Jim's [Add hidden Layer" does]

[TIG]

Here's v2.3 28/07/09 CUT-x's layer now only 'on' in current page/scene.
viewtopic.php?p=172583#p172583

[utiler]

You're the man, TIG!!!!
Thank you sooo much....

[rhankc]

Many thanks Tig. Have a great day!

[massimo]

Sorry TIG, I got this error with the 2.3 version with a simple box model
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `set_visibility' for nil:NilClass>
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:383:in `face'
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451:in `call'
and i don't understand how the plug works with the scene/page transition. Draw a cube, add two scenes, in second scene make a section and add "section cut face". Is the below result the expected one?
Thanks.
Massimo.

[TIG]

Sorry TIG, I got this error with the 2.3 version with a simple box model
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `set_visibility' for nil:NilClass>
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:383:in `face'
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451
C:/Programmi/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SectionCutFace.rb:451:in `call'
and i don't understand how the plug works with the scene/page transition. Draw a cube, add two scenes, in second scene make a section and add "section cut face". Is the below result the expected one?
Thanks.
Massimo.

Do you have any 'Pages' [Scenes] ?
EDIT: see next message for fixing update...

[TIG]

Here's v2.4

viewtopic.php?p=172583#p172583

Trapped layer visibility setting error if no pages/scenes set...

[massimo]

This is the situation after the cut with no scenes added, but if i add a scene before the cut no error occurs.
EDIT: TIG answered with the 2.4 version before my reply

[massimo]

No error now, thanks. Real time plugins... But about the result?

[dimario]

this is just a fab plugin.
thank you a lot. very helpful!!! saves a lot of time...

kind regards...

[Gaieus]

Works really cool, thanks, TIG!

(And now... If only the section cut face would also move when I make a section animation/transition between two scenes! But sigh... I know, I know...)

[massimo]

If only the section cut face would also move when I make a section animation/transition between two scenes! But sigh... I know, I know...

That's exactly the result I was looking for, Gaieus.