| Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41514] Mon, 09 January 2012 15:05 UTC |
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Hi all,
I came across the two plugins for Google Sketchup:
Manifold
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=218691
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When run...
It removes 'non-face/non-edge' entities.
It removes 'disconnected geometry'.
It removes 'unfaced-edges'.
It runs an initial 'health-check' and reports.
It removes face 'flaps'.
It heals 'holes'.
It removes 'internal faces'.
It orients all faces consistently to face 'outwards'.
It erases 'coplanar edges' [optional].
It 'triangulates' all of the faces [optional].
It highlights major errors.
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Solid inspector
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30 504
From the description:
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a tool that checks if Groups or Components are solids or not, highlighting holes or areas or errors.
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They both sound quite useful. Are there any seasoned Sketchup users here who could give them a try and let me know how well it works for Shapeways?
Thanks!
Bart
[Updated on: Mon, 09 January 2012 15:07 UTC]
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41526 is a reply to message #41514 ] Mon, 09 January 2012 18:05 UTC |
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I couldn't use Sketchup for 3D printing without Solid Inspector...its a must-have, imo.
Manifold works on simple models, but not very well on anything where an automated solution would really help. I have yet to find any plugin for automatically fixing errors that works well - its seems to be hard for software to figure out what faces to keep, and which to delete...plus they can take a looooong time to run.
There is one plugin called Cleanup (by the same author as Solid Inspector, so its a good one) that is very useful to clean messy models, but it doesn't do all the work for you.
-Marcus
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41528 is a reply to message #41514 ] Mon, 09 January 2012 18:34 UTC |
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It looks like you have to become a member to download the files.
Patience, Persistance, Politeness - the 3Ps will help us get us to Perfect Printed Products
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41530 is a reply to message #41514 ] Mon, 09 January 2012 18:47 UTC |
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I too will reccommend the Solid Inspector plug-in, without it Sketchup would be near impossible to use for Shapeways.
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41754 is a reply to message #41530 ] Thu, 12 January 2012 12:31 UTC |
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Thanks for your help!
Bart
Community Manager Europe | Shapeways
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41894 is a reply to message #41529 ] Fri, 13 January 2012 21:35 UTC |
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Not just free, but an extremely valuable resource. There are tons of tutorials, guides, plugins and active users.
http://fracturedmesh.blogspot.com/ - my 3d modeling blog
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41920 is a reply to message #41895 ] Sat, 14 January 2012 04:07 UTC |
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I tried Manifold out on one of my Sketchup models in progress... Went outside to get some food, came back, and saw that Sketchup had crashed.  At this point, I think an automatic manifold-creator is just one of those things that just isn't there yet. It's one of those areas where planning, effort, and prevention are better than a barrel of cure.
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41923 is a reply to message #41514 ] Sat, 14 January 2012 06:43 UTC |
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The Solid Inspector seems to work okay, but I think it's giving false positives. It circles thin air and objects that don't appear to have any problems. I've run health checks and everything comes out fine.
It does help a lot with the problems it does find though.
http://fracturedmesh.blogspot.com/ - my 3d modeling blog
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| Re: Sketchup Plugin - please test! [message #41940 is a reply to message #41923 ] Sat, 14 January 2012 14:24 UTC |
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I've never had a false positive...usually you have to zoom waay in to see the problem.
How do you run a health check?
-Marcus
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