
Chris
[Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Ahh, very true. Well, someday I'll get it so that it works with circles and ellipses and all closed splines. Then it will work much smoother
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Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
This is for me the problem with loft. There are other tools that creates surfaces bounded by 2, 3 or 4 curves.. It looks like a double loft. But something like this is possible? Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Yeah, something like that is probably possible. Its not something I'm working on. But maybe in time. I would need to play with it in rhino or 3dsmax and figure out what its really doing to the geometry. I can't tell exactly how its making the cross splines. But I'm sure I could figure out if I played with it long enough.
Chris
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
Yes, but beziers overlap. Better way is to have say circle and circle losing one segment at same position and lofting remain. Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
Thom...you should not feel bad about it. You are trying to make awesome script...hope finding that leak is help rather than hinderance for you. ![]() Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
4 curves is Coons surface more 4 bounded or/and crossed is Gordon surface
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
@Chris : Play with Moi, the learning curve is the same than Sketchup and same ergonomic ![]() ![]() Rhino or 3Dmax are a little bit more long ![]() Last edited by pilou on Sat May 16, 2009 12:59 am, edited 3 times in total.
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Chris i think found a little bug.
When I try to loft two lines inside a group SU crashes. Everything else is working perfect Get Upa !
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Yeah, it won't work with grouped objects. Future versions will make it more clear that a grouped object can not be selected.
@Frenchy, I didn't realize MOI had a free non-saving version. I might actually have to try it! Thanks. Also thanks for the heads up on the surface types. I'll look into that better when I get thinking about the next phases of the script. Chris
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09![]() ![]() Last edited by sepo on Sat May 16, 2009 1:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09I have to say that Sketchup would be very basic and nothing special and I'm sure most people would be using other modeling programs if it wasn't for the absolutely amazing work that the ruby writers like yourself AND all the others that I won't mention (we all know who they are). All these scripts that are written for us on here and ones that are for sale, for a very reasonable price I might add, makes one feel like we actually have some sort of ownership in Sketchup and makes this a very personalized service that we have access to. I really appreciate this. Thanks to ALL.....
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Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09WOW!!! Thank You for this great plugin!
Very helpful! Very Cool! ![]() Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09@Chris
It's the V1 but all functions are yet exist ![]() Beta V2 is only for owners of the V1
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
This is a great idea.... but I can't get it to work at all - I suspect a clash with another script - I'm investigating... To get it work with a group/definition edit just change line #36 from: @ents = @model.entities to @ents = @model.active_entities then it should be OK... TIG
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09
Of course! That is basic function in nurbs program ![]()
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09No it is not bug. Plugin tells you that you do not have same number of segments. The top one has more segments than the arc.
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09but now something change
because I replace the ‘Simple Loft alpha 0.1b version ’ by 'the early version' why ![]() Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09nice one
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http://www.Twilightrender.com try it! Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09@TIG - Really??? That's cool. I need to explore that. I don't feel like I understand entities. vs. active_entities very well yet. I might have another version ready for release today and I'll include that in it. Thanks!
@Coldsteel - Sepo was right, that is the plugin crashing because you didn't have the same amount of segments on the top and bottom splines. When you reverted to the older version, your splines all have the same amount of segments so it is working. But the new version will work also with those same splines. Great feedback everyone! Thanks so much. Chris
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09obviously two lines have different number of segments
but it can work under the earlier version that's funy ![]() Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Ahh, that picture is more clear.
In the 2nd version I'm quickly adding and deleteing construction points, and the way I had implemented it crashed the plugin in the middle of making construction points if the segments did not match. I already had to fix it in the version I'm working on because I'm trying to make it work VERY smoothly with any number of segments. I have high(poly) hopes for the next version. Chris
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Hmmm... I am having a problem. It worked no problem but now just stopped. It is giving me error
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `start' for #<Sketchup::Face:0x72aa908>> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:234:in `order_points' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233:in `each' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233:in `order_points' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:65:in `onLButtonUp' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233 Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `all_connected' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:61:in `onLButtonUp' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233 Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `start' for #<Sketchup::Face:0x72aa908>> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:234:in `order_points' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233:in `each' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233:in `order_points' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:65:in `onLButtonUp' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:61 Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `all_connected' for nil:NilClass> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:61:in `onLButtonUp' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233 Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `start' for #<Sketchup::Face:0x72aa908>> C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:234:in `order_points' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233:in `each' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233:in `order_points' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:65:in `onLButtonUp' C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 7/Plugins/clf_simple_loft/clf_simple_loft.rb:233 Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Sounds like you have a tiny face attached to one of those splines. Look closely. The script doesnt check for that - yet. Once I get out of beta testing I'll have that all included (and I'm still in alpha, so it might be a little while).
Chris
Re: [Plugin] Simple Loft alpha 0.1b -- UPDATED May-15-09Wow!
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