Joint Push Pull Classic (Old version) - v2.2a - 26 Apr 17Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11I keep getting an error when trying to extrude a few curved letters...
"General Error: cannot complete the transformation" Can someone give it try it a try and see if maybe it is something on my end? Steps to reproduce: 1. Open groud 2. Select All. 3.Click on JPP (J) [ Erase Original, border on all, make group, 30 deg] 4.Click on edge, pull, type 2", Enter >Error. Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11try booleenhelper.rb or scale X 1000 enter 2000" and it works here
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Interesting. I could do one letter at a time at the current size. I selected about half of them and tried it and got a Bug Splat.
![]() I tried doing limited groups of letters. The center row went fine as did the first two thirds of the top row. When I tried to do the last batch of letters in the top row, Splat! Etaoin Shrdlu
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11I got splats on the 'r 'in 'marian' and 'heart'.
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11At original size it Bugsplats big time! [probably a 'tiny facets issue' on the small curved edges in the R - but why not the P or & ?]
But Scale x100 and then JPP 200" [on the whole thing at once], then Scale back down x0.01m to get this good/swift outcome TIG
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Scaling helped. Thanks!
![]() Never thought it make a difference... is because SU doesn't like expressions with number like 0.00000000000000000000000000000000002003 ? ![]() Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11I just got that "transformation" error as well.
![]() While the attached SKP is documented, here's what happened. There are 2 errors depicted in the attached model. 1 - I tried to thicken (using JPP preset at 90 deg) the housing by .1 inch. Error. I read this thread and scaled up 10X, same result. If I do the hub and flanges separately, it works, but there is a mess to clean up. 2 - When I thicken any pair (or more) faces that are at an angle to each other, and any face has a hole in it, the hole thickens at some median angle, not perpendicular to its face. The circle on the thickened face is also distorted into an oval/ellipse. There is one other transformation error I've noticed as well, but seems to happen in specific repeatable cases where the transformation logic is simply stumped for a good solution. Ya kant code for every case.... bin-der dundat. ![]() I'll post a separate model of that problem if wanted. So now in those cases I know where to look and do a quick and simple fix. Believe me, JPP is a Golden Ruby I cannot live without. ![]() Apologies... First post I forgot the SKP file. ![]() Last edited by jgb on Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:39 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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jgb Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11My apologies if this was answered before, but is it possible to use this plugin to uniformly add thickness to a cylinder-like object? I created it by pulling a circle (and then scaling it at several points) and now would like to add some thickness to the currently hollow object, as it is going to be 3D printed. I am, in essence, trying to pull all the outside surfaces at a perpendicular angles.
Many thanks! Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Yes. Use the Joint Push/Pull (not the Vector). Select the surface of the cylinder and using the JPP tool, click on any face in the selection. It will outline in red. Pull it up as thick as you want, or more accurately, pull up a short distance and type the thickness to the Measurements box. Press <Enter> to get a preview, then <enter> again to complete the thickening.
Depending on the defaults you have for JPP, it may or may not form a group of the thickened section. You can explode the group if you want. __________________
jgb Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11@helios: Not to disparage such a fine tool as Joint Push/Pull, but a possible alternative is Pipe Along Path. Slightly different methodology, but similar result.
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11
Yes, but PAP is not a tool for this problem. I use PAP a lot and its main advantage is making a tube or pipe along an arbitrary path. There are a few other solutions available to thicken the surface of a cylinder, or any shape, either in a straight line or a path. Follow-me is a so-so useful tool for a non-linear path. Making a circle with both inner and outer diameters then extruding the outer ring is probably best, but linear paths only. However, JPP is the only tool I know of that will equally thicken all surfaces, linear or not, and even bent/wavy surfaces, which was the case indicated by @helios. Think of an hour-glass. ![]() __________________
jgb Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Thank you for the quick replies! It looks like this plugin is what I am after.
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Thank you very much.
Used to feel very good. Sorry. Not good at English. ![]() Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Is it JPP polygon-limited ?
I have a curved face and I wanted to add thickness to it. Unfortunately, JPP only affected a part of entire mesh. See below. DESIGNER AND ARTIST DEREI.UK
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Could it be that the faces were pulled internally because of the direction of your pull and the inference engine trying to snap to a vertex? I don't know, just asking.
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11
I'm not sure what you are asking...but if is what I think it is, it should be valid only for small distances and only for mouse movement. Or, I moved the mouse to avoid snapping and I input a value in VCB. DESIGNER AND ARTIST DEREI.UK
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11
JPP has a limit for displaying the feedback wireframe (5000 faces) but I don'th think I put one for the processing. I'll check that and come back. Fredo
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Hi Fredo,
I've Joint PushPull assigned to 'J' shortcut. When I select all geometry and press 'G' to 'Make Component' then 'Set component axis' if I press 'J' during the placing of the axis SU will Bugsplat. It doesn't do this for any other keyboard assigned plugin. It doesn't do it if nothing is assigned to 'J'. It doesn't do it if a native tool is assigned to 'J'. It doesn't do it if another plugin is assigned to 'J'. There are no messages in the Ruby Console. I'm using all the latest version of your plugins. I know that not pressing 'J' solves it There's a frontroom and a backroom....reverse faces
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11After a few days, I'm still struggling to give one of my hollow models some thickness.
I created a model that looks sort of like this (i.e. a curve spun around the Z axis): I then select everything, click Joint Push/Pull, and enter a distance that is my desired thickness (e.g. 10mm). Some sort of calculation happens, but when I check on the model's thickness, it appears unchanged: What am I doing wrong? How can I get the walls to be thicker? Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Here's the model in question itself (attached).
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11It worked for me although I probably added the thickness in the wrong direction.
After you select the JPP tool, hit TAB and make sure you've selected "Thickening". If you have "Erase Original Faces" selected, the original faces will get erased and you won't get the thickness. Another thing I did was split the operation into several smaller ones by selecting sections of the shape. I started at the bottom and selected just the surface below the belt and ran JPP on it. Then I worked my way up from there. Etaoin Shrdlu
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11I would have guessed that faces need reversing, and overall size of the object would need scaling to produce the effect, but this may not apply here.
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11You're right. the faces were all reversed but that and the size of the thing didn't affect the operation in this case.
Helios, I did forget to mention the face orientation thing and that you ought not to work so far from the origin. I updated the file to put the thickening on the inside so the little detail at the top shows correctly. The model could stand a bunch of cleanup but I'll leave that to you. Etaoin Shrdlu
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Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11Wow, you guys are awesome. Thank you so much -- this is way beyond what I expected for help!
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11hi This is great script and use it often in creating stuff for my Hammer editor(source), the only thing it takes a while cause i have to do each face separately, is there or is it posible for this script to allow me to select more than one face and then group each face separately and still get the same results, (not sure if this would cause overlaping solids)
Re: [Plugin] Joint Push Pull - v2.0b - 17 Jul 11
JPP precisely works on group of faces (just select them and activate the script). Unless I miss something.... ![]() Fredo
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