[Plugin] Draw Boundingbox
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[Plugin] Draw BoundingboxOverview
By request: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtop ... 23&t=29375 Draws a box from the selected Group/Component. Skewed instances supported. # CHANGELOG # 1.1.0 - 04.07.2010 # * Support for 2D instances. # * Option between Faces or Construction geometry. # * Processes all groups / components in selection. # * Changed menu text. # * Fixed namespace name. Access Draw -> Boundingbox (Supports ThomThom's Menu) Last edited by thomthom on Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:04 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.0.0) — 04 July 2010OOOOhh! The plugin is ready even before think about it!! Big thanks!!
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.0.0) — 04 July 2010Now we can position component's axis where we want on the bounding box and align the Fredo's scale and stretch with the bounding box!!! And easier dimensioning!!
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.0.0) — 04 July 2010So, are the faces not what you will be using? But instead just construction points for the boundingbox edges?
Could easily make it draw the boundingbox with constructions lines and constructions points. Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.0.0) — 04 July 2010Update to 1.1.0
# CHANGELOG # 1.1.0 - 04.07.2010 # * Support for 2D instances. # * Option between Faces or Construction geometry. # * Processes all groups / components in selection. # * Changed menu text. # * Fixed namespace name. Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Hi Thomthom,
I was wondering if it is really useful to store options in the registry (read/write_defaults). Adding more and more reg keys will slow down the computer or not ? What do you think ? Didier Bur
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nancy (F) Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010I don't think the overhead of extra registry items is that significant. I'd rather use the registry and the built-in API than to start littering small preference files about and adding extra complexity. Processing many small files also has its overhead.
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Are there alternatives?
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Why the boundingbox is not attached with object? Why we cannot make boundingbox with only edges?
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010
No one asked... ![]() Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010
Oh yes, please! ![]() ![]() Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Thomthom
Designing and fabricating large but still truck-able steel equipment, I find your plugin an easy to use method to determine the width, height and length of each section for the trucking company. You have made it easier to determine how to arrange a load on the truck bed to minimize the requirements for oversize load permits. Thanks Ken Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010huh - again the simplest of plugins turns out to be of wider usage than I thought. I figured it was a rather obscure request.
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Very useful for my game -- to center models or stretch them appropriately utilizing the length/width/height ratios. Thank you.
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010That can be used for packaging too
![]() Next step will be optimisation of placement of some objects for minimize the Bounding box ![]()
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010
Now, that would be very useful. Ken Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010@ThomThom:
Just out of curiosity, is the bounding box you create even distantly related to the method of producing a convex hull--or is this even relevant? I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Nope - it just uses the corner of the boundingbox SketchUp provides.
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Hi Thom,
Great plugin (again) but blah-blah... you know that. I have noticed however that it can be launched when only primitive geometry (i.e. no group/component) is selected then I can even tell the plugin to create a bounding box but of course nothing happens. Of course, I know why this is happening ("not" happening) so not too big problem but maybe some warning dialog would be best so that users do not get confused. Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010Couldn't you simply make a temporary group of all selected and then get the bounds of that?
TIG
Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010hm... I thought I had some message system that warned about no valid selection. Must have accidentally removed it as I rewrote it
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010I do not mean to create a bounding box for loose geometry - what for? - it's just for other users to avoid confusion.
Also, how about an option that the bounding box is inside/outside of the group/component? (Would be easier to move them together with just one click selection). Of course, in this case there would be the risk of loose geometry merging inside... Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010
I could just add up the bounds from all the "loose" geometry. Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010
I was thinking adding to the input box: Option to group the generated geometry Option to generate the geometry inside the components they represent. Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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Re: [Plugin] Draw Boundingbox (1.1.0) — 04 July 2010I just downloaded this plugin and its a very useful addition, I'm using it, thanks to 'dedmin's recommendation for use with Layout. Its difficult sometimes to use the dimensioning tool in LO on rounded or odd shaped geometry. this tool certainly helps! Thank you
grouping the resulting boundary box would make a great simple plugin more streamlined. if at all possible.... please ... maybe
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