stetchup help

[ColeyS1]

I didn't mean to cause offence weekender :wink: Just came across like you were machine gunning the questions a bit. Everyone helps everyone here so its not a case of 'taking over' -that said I'll have a look at sketchup tomorrow and see if I can figure out how/if its possible. DaveR taught me to never give up with sketchup !

 

[weekender410]

No offence. I suppose I could have asked those questions one at a time in post after post. Since we still haven't got answers to some of them...

 

[ColeyS1]

That's the chap weekender,nice link aswell :wink:might be just what nippychippy's after

 

[xy mosian]

Hi Guys,
Just to keep you in the picture, Nippy seems to be having some problems with my Postscript_Plot plugin. We are in touch via email and I have am confident that we will be able to sort the problems out. I have created a Sketchup model containing text, I believe this is Nippy's area of interest, and sucessfully prepared files for printing at full scale.
xy

 

[xy mosian]

Sorry couldn't resist posting a link to another of DaveR's blog posts.
http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/471 ... -templates
This is the plugin which Nippy is using, or will be when we have fixed some apparent problems.
xy

 

[ColeyS1]

Well done xy for helping with nippy ! So glad i stuck with sketchup even if it did use to make me tear my hair out at the beginning :lol: im looking for plugins at the moment to allow it to produce g code - then the fun will really begin....well hopefully lol

 

[xy mosian]

Coley, Thanks.
I'm not familiar with g code, that's for driving CNC devices, or similar, isn't it? The fact that you are looking for plugins suggest that you may have machines capable of software control, lucky fellow.
xy

 

[Nippychippy]

still having problems opening it guys it asks me to download the plugin the down the bottom it ask open ,save , save as so i click open which is wat i normally do then it brings me to my downloads i click again then asks to open which i do then asks me to save then nothing happens it might be me doing something wrong

 

[xy mosian]

Hi Nippy,
I'm not sure what you need to download. The last email I sent you, last evening, has the plugin as an attachment, are you saying that you cannot get the attachment from your mail server? The email also gives instructions for installation, a click on the file of any sort will not install it.
You have another email.

xy

 

[Nippychippy]

hi guys got the plugin to work with the help of xy and the link with the guy going throught the steps so what i have done know is used the plugin and it did all the right things and saved it i go to open it to print it of and it wont open i think cause i hadnt got the ghostscript so i download it and not sure what to do next

 

[xy mosian]

Hi Nippy.
Did you not get the instructions, also included with the plugin, that I sent you?
Just to be sure here is the relavent bit, quoted from the instructions:-

"When installed on the Windows Platform.
To view the postscript file a program called GhostView is required, this in turn requires the installation of GhostScript. Both are freely available.
GhostView from:- http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/index.htm
GhostScript from:- http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/doc/GPL/gpl864.htm

GhostView settings :- MEDIA User Defined...
ORIENTATION Auto
OPTIONS Units pts
OPTIONS Save Settings on Exit

A postscript file can be viewed 'Fit Window' by clicking F6

When a file is viewed in GhostView, also known as GSView, printing may be achieved via the 'File' menu, selecting 'Windows GDI Printer'."

I hope this helps.
xy

 

[Nippychippy]

sorry xy which one do i download i tried the first three which once downloaded aske me to pick internet or seach computer for file so i pick the internet option which then gives me to choose winpic biztar and some thing else but the all have to be bought

 

[xy mosian]

Nippy,

If your computer is 32bit, then you need gsv50w32.exe, for GhostView.
If your computer is 64bit, then you need gsv50w64.exe, for GhostView.

Once you have GhostView, you will then need GhostScript, GhostView should sort out that download, if you are given a choice then pick the version to suit your 32bit, or 64bit machine.

I think GhostScript is now upto version 9, don't worry it should work equally well.

If Windows still tells you that files are needed, you should not need to buy anything, then please give full accurate file names. If you prefer to do this by email please do so.

xy

 

[Nippychippy]

got an image to come up in ghost view but ithink its fromthe top ill try again hope so close

 

[xy mosian]

Nippy, one of the designed features of this plugin is that it only prints the 'Front' face.
xy

 

[Nippychippy]

you guys are great thank you so xy i relised that once i looked at it ha my text done cant thank you enough for your help when i figure out how to upload ill show yous what i am making

 

[xy mosian]

Nippy, It's great to get you sorted out. I'd like to see an image of your work.

xy

 

[Nippychippy]

ye me to not sure how to take a photo of it in sketch up and get it up i did try and take a photo with my ipad of the image and try it that way but the image was to large but ill keeptrying

 

[ColeyS1]

Good result to all parties involved look forward to seeing the piece !

 

[Nippychippy]

does anyone no how to the the image up here have been try just not sure how to