So to recap Pilou's technique for adding a WorkPlane to a whole [rectangular] face with desired divisions of say 7 & 5... First make a new WorkPlane over the face so it's aligned/snapped onto it,. Right-click to open the Settings dialog and enter 7 and 5 units, then grids at 1 and 1 units. On completion right-click 'unlock' [or shortcut it - I have K and shift+K for locK/unlocK] and move it by a corner onto a face's corner, Use 'Scale' on the WorkPlane and resize it in the X then Y dimensions to cover whole face. 'Lock' it if desired. Now you have a WorkPlane that is an exact fit over the face with proportional divisions... Use those to place or draw over as needed etc...
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It's an alternative to using Move+Ctrl copy with \n in both directions on guides or lines...
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WorkPlane will have lots of applications - many I haven't even thought of! For example, snapping objects/geometry onto a plane that's parallel to a face.plane but not necessarily overlapping it, or even just any notional plane from 3 picked points, that's not one of the standard 'views'. A WorkPlane also 'slices' other geometry easily when used in conjunction with with intersect....
The added function of the tab, rotating the plane 90 degrees, and the content menu deleting is to perfect. Glad to see this plugin has generated some activity.
Thanks TIG
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As CADFather suggested, shorter clines would be good. I haven't tried this plugin yet, but it strikes me that it would make an excellent alignment feature too, particularly if having made the feature one could drag it to a point while retaining the alignment with the plane.
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The music? No. The video is done with all generic stuff that comes with Camtasia 7. Took about 10 minutes to edit and upload straight from Camtasia to Youtube. Then with Jim's SCF youtube bookmark, it embedded quick and easy. I figured I'd upgrade my Camtasia and drop my Screencast.com subscription, as it's a hassle. Glad you like the demo vid. It's always a big pain to try and draw details onto a busy surface, but with this plugin, it's a breeze!
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Diego, if you right click before you draw the work plane, there is a grid on/off toggle.
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@Adam - Thanks a lot! An interesting demo - so it's also useful if you are modeling prehistoric reptiles ! @Diego - To change the WorkPlane Settings - i.e. the overall size or whether it has a grid [and what size that will be if it does] right-click in empty space anytime the tool is active and a dialog appears you can reset the values [if Grid? is true a second dialog will ask for those values] - see the notes in the first post...
TIG wrote:@Adam - Thanks a lot! An interesting demo - so it's also useful if you are modeling prehistoric reptiles !
Haha, yes or Dragon Tails! I just wanted to show trying to draw something in the midst of a ton of inference points with and without a work plane. One of the most practical applications I think will be drawing profiles and paths amidst busy architecture. But it also works great for drawing contour lines at a specific height, precisely moving verticies with vertex tools, slicing geometry, controlling bezier curve drawing, or creating a quick piece of graph paper for precision snapping. Truly a can't live without plugin!
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ooo, thank you very much Tig. and one more suggestion. only as a cosmetic. usage: run tool. I choose first point. > Previewing a ghost Workplane . (You can vary the size in vcv. For example 10,10) (units would use the current model) I choose the second point> to preview the grid phantom. (Divisions may vary) I choose the third point> is generated work plane
Or, perhaps the first two clicks define the grid size automatically. This would make sense, as typically when working in a smaller space, you need a smaller gridding. Then from the context menu you can disable or adjust the grid size to suit.
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EarthMover wrote:Or, perhaps the first two clicks define the grid size automatically. This would make sense, as typically when working in a smaller space, you need a smaller gridding. Then from the context menu you can disable or adjust the grid size to suit.
Found another great use for work planes today......setting up spot lights!
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Here's v1.7 viewtopic.php?p=274345#p274345 'New' and 'Adjust' options have been added to context-menu. 'New' lets you make a new WorkPlane on the fly... 'Adjust' lets you change one selected WorkPlane's Settings [Plane's h/w and Grid's h/w] Cline 'guide' rectangle and axes are now drawn whilst you are picking the points. The WorkPlane Grid is now always centered on pt-1, even if a grid-dim does not divide exactly into the plane-dim.
Perfect TIG....thanks!!! (Don't forget to update the post to 1.7)
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Adjusment selected is curious Here Grid was 10 10 , with 1 1 then 10 10 , with 3 3 I understand that I have that asked (why there is not neat (3*3) but seems fill grid must be fully filled or red frame adjusted to 3 3 + rest(?) Hole is perturbating
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Not Delect selected? And option Center first point(actual default) or Framed face will be a must (avoid to play with and unlock)
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