GEOMETRY - DRAWING Section 
| New | Script name | Author | Date | Version | OS | Type | Tuto | Require |
| 3DShapesTool.zip | Macs | 05.21.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates various 3d shapes: cone, pyramid, sphere... | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| 3d_grid.rb | J. Patrick, D. Bur | 08.06.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a 3D grid along X,Y,Z axis. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| AddVertex+.rb | TIG | 04.06.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Marks All Vertices in Selection (with cPoints) if any. Adds cPoint at Picked Point on Edge, Face, other - cLine, Groups/Components etc, using normal inferences. Edge+Shift=Split-Edge, Face+Alt=Split Face. Undoes each step. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| AddVertex.rb | TIG | 03.21.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Marks All Vertices in Selection (with cPoints). Adds new Vertex at Picked Point on Edge and marks it. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| angle_between.rb | T. Burch + @Last | 12.03.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| Computes and outputs in Ruby console: angles, vectors between lines. | ||||||||
| arcs.rb | D. Bur | 11.12.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Two new drawing methods for arcs: center and two points, three points. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| auto_centerpoint_v10.zip | J. Foltz | 04.08.08 | 6+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Auto center points: When on, adds a center point for circles and arcs. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| bez-patch-1-1.zip | V. Liu | 01.31.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws and edits Bezier Patches or Grids. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| bez-patch-1[1]0.zip | V. Liu | 12.11.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws and edits Bezier Patches or Grids. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| bezier.rb | @Last | 08.30.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws and edits Bezier curves. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| Bezierspline.zip | Fredo6 | 01.24.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Complete set of polylines and splines curves commands: create, modify, convert. Cubic Bezier spline curve2, Uniform B-Spline, Polylines, modification of precision, add/delete control points, support of loop closing, conversion of any curve to spline curves, language translation support (French, German, English, Hungarian, Portugese). Doc included. version 1.1 fixes bugs with inference and adds enhancements in translation module. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| bezier_flight.rb | M. Gorbett | 03.09.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A tool to create Bezier curves: select 4 points: start point of the curve, endpoint of the curve, second control point, last control point. Node spacing: While creating the bezier curve, the node spacing (in inches) will be displayed in the VCD. You can change it by entering new values to suit the scale of your model. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| box.rb | @Last | 07.28.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a box at 0 0 0. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| boxes_array.rb | T. Burch | 09.03.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates an array of boxes (rectangular Acad-like array). | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| boxes_random.rb | T. Burch | 09.03.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates an array of boxes with random height. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| box_pos.rb | J. Wile | 07.29.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a box at a xyz point. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| New | BZ__Catmull.rb | Fredo6 | 11.18.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A plugin extension to bezierspline.rb. Cannot be used in standalone. Draws uniform B-spline curve (i.e. drawn with a set of control points which are located on the curve), with control of the total number of segments | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| BZ__Courbette.rb | Fredo6 | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A plugin extension to bezierspline.rb. Cannot be used in standalone. Join control points by arc of circles (apparently like Spiro in Inkscape and also in Autocad) | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| New | BZ__FSpline.rb | Fredo6 | 11.18.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A plugin extension to bezierspline.rb. Cannot be used in standalone. Draws uniform B-spline curve (i.e. drawn with a set of control points which are located on the curve), fitted to a polyline. | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| BZ__Segmentor.rb | Fredo6 | 04.10.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Divide a polyline in a specified number of segments. Cannot be used in standalone, uses bezierspline.rb | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| centerpoint.rb | T. Burch | 12.06.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Add a construction point to the center of a selected entity or group. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| Chamfer_Along_Path.rb | A. Joyce | 06.19.06 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a chamfer. This tool differs from ExtrudeAlongPath in that the extrude face is a triangular shape with a specified width and height. The triangular face is referenced from the edge. Branching paths will not extrude. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| clinetool.zip | J. Foltz | 07.15.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Similar to the pen tool but to draw construction lines. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| cloud.rb | D. Bur | 07.03.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Reads DEM points cloud, several formats supported. Option to use components for points representation, all units supported. Layers selectable, triangulation option. Requires example.dat to run the example. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| Cloud_V6.zip | D. Bur | 11.12.07 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Reads DEM points cloud, several formats supported. Option to translate the origin, use components for points representation, all units supported. Layers selectable, triangulation option. Requires example.dat to run the example. Doc included. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| comp_example1.rb | T. Burch | 06.23.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| A snippet that demonstrates how to create a component and add it to your model from Ruby. | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: File | ||||||||
| cone.rb | D. German | 08.30.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a cone. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| cone11.rb | ODM | 08.31.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a cone at a given position. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| conetop1.rb | ODM | 08.31.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a cone at a given position. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| ContourMaker.rb | TIG | 12.19.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates contour lines in groups or components. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| contour_lines.rb | D. Bur | 10.12.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates contour lines with a set of faces. Works with trianglular and quadrangular faces. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| crate.rb | R. Wilson | 09.27.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Makes inset faces in faces. Requires offset.rb | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| crate1.rb | R. Wilson | 05.09.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Makes inset faces in faces. Requires offset.rb. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| cratetool.rb | T. Track | 12.09.04 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates an array of Crates in XY plane or XZ plane or YZ plane. Makes anything from Bookshelves to Grilles to Highrise Curtainwalls. Requires offset.rb. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| cubicbezier.rb | C. Fale | 03.14.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| A set of functions to interpolate points and segments on Bezier curves. | ||||||||
| cubic_colored_grid.rb | D. Bur | 08.11.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a cubic 3D colored grid: red, green, blue, along X Y Z axis. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| cubic_grid.rb | D. Bur | 08.11.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a 3D cubic grid. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| curvestitcher.rb | R. Wilson | 08.03.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Stitches two curves. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| curvestitcher21.rb | R. Wilson | 08.18.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Stitches two curves. Version 2.1. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| cylinder.rb | T. Track | 09.24.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates cylinder(s) and or elbows. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| dashes.rb | D. Bur | 12.21.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates dashes on roads, starting from a selection of connected lines, arcs or from a curve. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| dim_angle.rb | D. Bur | 11.28.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates an angular dimension with arc and text in a group. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| divide_cpoint.rb | D. Bur | 07.15.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Similar to the "divide" command of Autocad, inserts points along a line, given the number of segments. Option to break a line or segment into parts. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| dline.zip | D. Bur | 10.01.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws double lines, like the famous “dline.lsp” Autolisp routine in Autocad. Although it doesn’t have all its features, you can draw wall bases, extrude them in one go and in 3D. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| dome.rb | F. Wiesner | 09.06.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Constructs a dome based on a circle, polygon or exploded circle lines. The selected face gives the up direction. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| door_lintel.rb | D. Bur | 05.21.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates lintels and sills on doors and windows between two walls sides, when raising 2D plans to 3D model. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| door_lintel.zip | D. Bur | 05.21.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates lintels and sills on doors and windows between two walls sides, when raising 2D plans to 3D model. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| drawhelix11.rb | P. Brown | 08.04.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a helix, big to small or small to big. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| drawhelix13.rb | P. Brown | 08.04.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a helix, big to small or small to big. version 1.3. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| drop.rb | TBD | 07.28.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Moves the selection at a choosen Z. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| Ellipse.zip | D. Bur | 10.15.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool that draws ellipses in 3D space, entering input points at axis ends. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| eq_grapher.rb | J. Foltz | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Graphs algebraic functions, equation grapher. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| extend11.rb | R. Wilson | 08.20.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Trims or extends an edge from the context menu after selecting an edge. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| ExtrudeAlongPath.rb | TIG | 08.08.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates rectangular faced 'followme' extrusions along a path - Use it to make walls, fascias, soffits, frames, rails etc, starting from a selection of joined edges. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| extrudelinetool.rb | D. Bur | 11.12.07 | 4+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Creates faces along selected lines at a given height selected with 2 points clicks. Surfaces from curves are soften, option to create a group with resulting objects. VCB supported. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| extrude_lines.rb | D. Bur | 13.09.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates vertical faces along selected lines at a given height, and curves as well. When curves are selected, edges are soften. Option to create a group with extruded objects. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| extrud_selected_faces_along_normal.rb | Wkai | 06.21.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Extrude faces along their normals instead of Z axis. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| FacePusher.rb | U. Tessel | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Allows to push/pull all faces in the selection by the same distance. Multiple instances of components are only pulled once. The faces can be filtered by the material. A second material can be used to pull other faces by the same distance but to the opposite direction. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| fflipper_embryo.zip | M. Pehle | 12.11.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Flips faces depending on their material. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| fflipper_v6_4.zip | M. Pehle | 04.21.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Flips faces depending on their material. Version 6.4. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| FilletTool.rb | T. Track | 06.10.05 | 4+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Input the radius and creates a filleted rectanglular area. Error checking included. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| Geodesic.rb | G. Kistner | 06.11.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | Dev | ![]() |
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| Geodesic class, allowing you to create a Geodesic dome/sphere based on a tetrahedron or octahedron. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: None | ||||||||
| Geodesic_SketchUp.rb | G. Kistner | 06.11.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates Geodesic domes/spheres based on tetrahedrons or octahedrons. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| GetDimensions.rb | Cptan Panic | 12.19.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Displays Dimensions of Component. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| graphit.rb | R. Wilson | 02.12.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Graph simple equations. Input parameters in dialog box according to the form f(x)=ax^q+bx^r+cx^s+d. Function is graphed around the origin. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| grid.rb | J. Patrick | 07.30.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a simple grid and makes a group of it. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| heightfield_gen.rb | D. Bur | 08.25.04 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Create a mesh based on a greyscale PGM or PPM image. Altitude is determined by the color of each pixel: white is highest altitude, black is lowest. Support for layer, automatic cleanup of coplanar edges. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| heightfield_gen_v6.rb | D. Bur | 07.15.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| For SketchUp 6 only. Creates a mesh based on a greyscale PGM or PPM image. Altitude is determined by the color of each pixel: white is highest altitude, black is lowest. Support for layer, automatic cleanup of coplanar edges. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| helix.rb | R. Wilson | 07.30.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a helix based on a curve. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| helix12.rb | R. Wilson | 09.27.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a helix based on a curve, more options. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| hel_ramp.rb | ODM | 09.04.04 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a helicoidal ramp with the 2 selected curves. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| IncRandomPushPull.rb | TIG | 04.12.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| PushPulls selected faces by incremented random amount within a specified range. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| JointPushPull.zip | Fredo6 | 02.25.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Joint Push Pull: transformation that tries to offset faces by a distance along their normal while generating a contiguous shape, so a kind of hybrid transformation between classic Sketchup push-pull and Vector-oriented push-pull. The script also contains a Normal and a Vector Push Pull in multi-face mode. Textures are transferred. This version allows to enter graphically the distance and orientation. and get a visual feedback of the transformation. Full Documentation included (in English). | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| k_tools_20.rb | K. Kruch | 08.01.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws mathematical Graphs in 2D and 3D and some geometrical constructions. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| k_tools_21.rb | K. Kruch | 09.21.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws mathematical Graphs in 2D and 3D and some geometrical constructions. Draws curves and curved areas. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| k_tools_50.rb | K. Kruch | 09.11.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws mathematical Graphs in 2D and 3D and some geometrical constructions. Draws curves and curved areas. Version 5.0. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| line2cyl.rb | D. Bur | 05.13.08 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates cylinders with selected edges as axes. Also works with arcs, circles, and curves. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| lsystem.rb | a4chitect | 04.21.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates plants based on a Lsystem-like algorithm. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| ltest.rb | T. Burch | 12.03.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates lines starting from left-clic points. Useful to draw 2D trees for instance. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| makewindow.rb | S. Cooley | 06.11.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates windows to be exported as components, along with materials. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| make_faces.rb | T. Burch | 07.22.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates faces only on selected objects that could potentially receive a face. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| make_faces11.rb | T. Burch | 09.13.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates faces only on selected objects that could potentially receive a face, statistics provided. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| MatchboxPlugin.zip | Antantantant | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to quickly create vehicles components. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| MatchboxPlugin_r11.zip | Antantantant | 10.01.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to quickly create vehicles components. Version 1.1 | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| MatrixProximity-v1[1]4.zip | TIG | 11.24.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Matrix: makes multiple copies of selected component to create rectangular arrays. Proximity: sets level of detail in special Components depending on their 'proximity' (nearness) to the camera/viewer in the current page/view. It requires the use of special 'Proximity Components' in the model or in the 'Proximity Components' folder within the 'Components' folder. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| MatrixProximity.rb | TIG | 04.08.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Matrix: makes multiple copies of selected component to create rectangular arrays. Proximity: sets level of detail in special Components depending on their 'proximity' (nearness) to the camera/viewer in the current page/view. It requires the use of special 'Proximity Components' in the model or in the 'Proximity Components' folder within the 'Components' folder. Replaces any of your previous MatrixProximity.rb files. V 1.7 | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| mesh_additions.rb | @Last | 09.16.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| Defines some additional methods for Geom::PoygonMesh. | ||||||||
| numbered_grid.rb | J. Patrick | 07.28.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a grid on specified layer, with numbers along axis. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| orient_faces.rb | TIG | 12.19.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| Matches the orientation of a face to any connected 'co-edged' faces. It mimics SketchUp's "Orient Faces" Tool. You can call it from other scripts thus: face.orient_faces | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: None | ||||||||
| parametric_grid.rb | @Last | 09.15.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Create parametric and editable grids. Requires parametric.rb. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| pc_drawmetal_plugins.zip | Drawmetal | 07.15.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws curved tapered shapes common in architectural and ornamental metalwork and for calculating the amount of stock required to fabricate the tapers. Mac version also available at http://www.drawmetal.com | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| perp_line_plane.rb | D. Bur | 10.13.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws a line perpendicular to the selected face, starting from a construction point. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| PipeAlongPath.rb | TIG | 05.14.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Select joined lines, arcs, circles, curves, etc. Select -Pipe Along Path- from the Plugins menu. In the dialog choose units (mm/inch), enter outside and inside diameters, number of segements and then OK. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| New | point.rb | Matt666 | 11.18.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to draw construction points. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| points_cloud_triangulation.rb | C. Fale, D. Bur | 10.15.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates triangles starting from a construction points selection. Requires delaunay2.rb (optimized delaunay triangulation). Useful to create terrains starting from points cloud data. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| point_at_intersection.rb | J. Foltz | 08.27.07 | 5+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Implements a context menu to add a construction point at the intersection of 2 lines. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| projection_extension.zip | D. Bur | 12.19.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Toolbar of 12 projection tools. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| projection_v6.zip | D. Bur | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Toolbar of 13 projection tools, more user-friendly than previous version. Doc included. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| project_faces_plane.rb | D. Bur | 09.08.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Project a set of faces perpendicular to the selected (double-clicked) face. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| project_faces_vector.rb | D. Bur | 09.27.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Project a set of faces along a vector on the selected (double-clicked) face. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| project_lines_plane.rb | D. Bur | 09.08.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Projects the selected set of lines perpendicular to the selected face, can create new faces too. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| project_line_plane.rb | D. Bur | 08.12.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Projects the selected line perpendicular to the selected face, can create a new face too. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| project_line_planes.rb | D. Bur | 08.12.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Projects the selected line perpendicular to the selected set of faces, can create new faces too. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| project_point_line.rb | D. Bur | 08.11.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Projects the selected construction point perpendicular to the selected line. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| project_point_plane.rb | D. Bur | 08.11.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Projects the selected construction point perpendicular to the selected face. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| pushpull_tool.rb | D. Bur | 11.02.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Push pull faces along a vector given with 2 clicks, in any direction. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| push_pull_vector.rb | D. Bur | 09.07.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Extrudes a selection of faces along the selected vector instead of Z axis. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| push_pull_z.rb | D. Bur | 08.04.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Extrudes a face along the Z axis, instead of its normal. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| push_pull_z_set.rb | D. Bur | 07.11.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Extrudes a selection of faces along the Z axis, instead of their normals. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| pyramidtool.rb | Macs | 05.13.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a rotated pyramid, based on rotated rectangle tool by @Last. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| RandomPushPull.rb | TIG | 10.28.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| PushPulls selected faces by random amount within a specifed range. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| rectangle.rb | @Last | 09.15.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws rotated rectangles. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| rectangle_hole.rb | @Last | 09.11.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates hole rectangles with the mouse. First point is the first corner of the rectangle, second point defines the direction of one of the sides, third point defines the opposite side. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| reglue.rb | Daiku | 04.06.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| Extends the ComponentInstance class to be able to reglue itself to it's parent. | ||||||||
| Roof-v2-1.zip | R. Wilson | 09.04.07 | 6+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| A set of roof making tools: hipped, Mansart, sprocket, gabble-ended, pyramid. Lot of options. Version 2.1. (Fixes). | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| Roof.rb | TIG | 01.08.08 | 5+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| A set of roof making tools: hipped, Mansart, sprocket, gabble-ended, pyramid. Lot of options. Version 2.1. (Fixes). Sloping fascia and soffit options added, additional warnings for odd geometry, help files updated (included). Version 3. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| roofplanfollower.rb | D. Belvin | 07.16.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A tool that makes selected ridge line(s) and selected base face(s)into roof(s). | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| shapes.rb | @Last | 09.16.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates parametric and editable shapes: Box, Cylinder, Cone, Torus, Tube, Prism, Pyramid, Dome. Requires mesh_additions.rb. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| simplify.rb | C. Roosen | 09.15.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Simplify curves. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| sine_wave.zip | J. Clements | 04.10.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draw a sine wave curve. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| SketchyBevel.rb | C. Phillips | 05.13.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Bevel all selected faces by an input amount. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| SketchyFFD.rb | C. Phillips | 04.07.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Free deformation of 3D shapes using control points. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| skin.zip | D. Belvin | 12.04.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A tool that takes selected edges and connects them, weither they are a closed loop or not. Version 2.2 | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| skin22.zip | D. Belvin | 05.13.08 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A tool that takes selected edges and connects them, weither they are a closed loop or not. version 2.2. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| New | skin23.zip | D. Belvin | 11.18.08 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| A tool that takes selected edges and connects them, weither they are a closed loop or not. version 2.3. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| smartdrop.rb | a4chitect + TBD | 01.08.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Moves the selection at a choosen Z or drop selected items at intersection. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| stitcher.rb | R. Wilson | 07.29.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates faces and edges between to faces. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| Stroim_dom_1_0.zip | Ryazan Sahi | 10.15.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to build log houses. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| surveytool.rb | J. Wehby | 06.07.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Uses distance and bearing to draw property data. Starts at Origin.Prompts for Distance and Bearing until user presses Cancel. Draws boundary segment after each entry. Zooms to extents of geometry drawn by the script. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| tf_ruby_scripts.zip | C. Bremer | 10.01.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set of extensions for Timber Framers: make joint, shop drawing, create peg, timber list. Version 1.6. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| toggle_units_1icon.zip | Matt666 | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to switch from one unit to another. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| toggle_units_5icons.zip | Matt666 | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to switch from one unit to another. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| tooling.zip | a4chitect | 01.16.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tooling package inspired by techniques described in a book by aranda/lasch: tooling (http://www.arandalasch.com/tooling/). Tools: cracking, recursive dent, pointify, export construction points, voronoi, convex hull. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| ToolsOnSurface_131.zip | Fredo06 | 07.15.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set of tools to drawon surfaces: line (to draw lines on surfaces), various shapes to draw on a surface:Rectangles and Parallelograms, Polygons and circles, defined by their radius or diameter, Ellipses, Circle defined by 3 points, Circular Arcs, Sectors, Freehand on Surface, to freely draw contours, Offset on Surface, to offset a contour on a surface, inside or outside, Eraser on Surface to safely erase portions of contours draw on surface, Contour Editor, applicable to all contours drawn with the above tools. Doc included. Version 1.3.1. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| trilateration.zip | D. Bur | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Command to draw a triangle, knowing its 3 sides lengths (trilateration). | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| TubeAlongPath.rb | TIG | 08.08.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates circular faced 'followme' tube extrusions along a path - Use it to make pipes, ducts, rails etc, starting from a selection of joined edges. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| volume.rb | TBD | 08.02.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Computes volume of selected parallelepipedic group. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| VolumeCalculator.rb | TIG | 07.16.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Calculates the volume of a selected set of 3D faces. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| VolumeCalculator21.rb | TIG | 12.19.07 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Tool to calculate the volume of a selected Groups/Components. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| voronoi_convex-hull.zip | a4chitect | 05.13.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set of tools: cracking works on a group which contains one or more faces, the tool cracks these faces. Recursive dent: works on lines which get bent in the middle, the more times you apply this tool the more deconstructed the lines will get. Pointify: creates construction points at all vertices of the selected lines. Export construction points: exports the coordinates of selected construction points for the voronoi and convex hull calculation. | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| WindowGlass.rb | Tomot | 10.01.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a simple window glazing . | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| WindowGlassFrame.rb | Tomot | 10.01.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates a window frame with glazing on an existing opening. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| WindowMullions.rb | Tomot | 10.01.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates mullions in existing windows. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| WindowTools.zip | Tomot | 10.01.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set of tools to create windows. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| xLine.rb | R. Wilson | 01.22.08 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Convert selected edges to construction lines. Bug fix. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| xLine2Line.rb | TIG | 02.16.06 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Convert selected construction lines to edges. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| zerkalo_eng2.zip | Sahi | 10.29.07 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Draws spiral stairs and ladders. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| zone.rb | TBD | 08.05.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Computes and insert surfaces areas. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| ZVolume.rb | G. Swarbrick | 11.04.06 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Calculate the volume of a selected set of 3D faces. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| [CASF]DelCopEdges.rb | C. Fale | 03.14.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Deletes coplanar edges of a selection. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| [CASF]FunShapes.rb | C. Fale | 04.18.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Design fun shapes: horn, various torus, cornucopia and more. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||