Sketchup stretch ruby script

That is Free Scale 2.0b beta.You will have to register to download and there is a second download to make Free Scale work. This is a great plug in.
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=17948&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
There is a link on FWW Design click Build blog
http://finewoodworking.taunton.com/item/11367/freescale-20a-beta

Robert

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YES! Gees I can’t believe I couldn’t remember where I saw that. I even have a short cut for the FWW RSS feed on my browser! DUH! Good thing I sharp chisels because I am obviously not very sharp.

Thanks

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I was going to post a link to my blog post on the plugin but I didn’t want it to be seen as blowing my own horn.

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Freescale is an awesome plugin, it does a whole lot more than just lengthen rails with tenons. You can warp, twist, taper and a lot more.

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Yes, I know that. As I indicated in my blog I was only showing a little of what it does.

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what are the units when you stretch a board

It would be nice to do the start and type thing.

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I use inches. It depends upon how you’ve set up Sketchup.

The cool thing for stretching a rail is that if you hit Ctrl, it’ll stretch in both directions from the center. You could place a copy of a rail component midway between the legs or stiles and stretch it to fit the space. Or, of course you can stretch only on one end but where’s the excitement in that? :)

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I use my setup in inches but when I try to stretch with this tool it doesn’t display in inches in the text box and if I type something small like 2 it stretches much more than 2 inches.

So

I select a board, click the stretch tool, grab the green box, move in the direction I want, type a number and hit enter. Thats what I’m doing but its not going by inches. Its like its some kind of absolute number or something. It always starts at 1. Like its giving some kind of size ratio instead of change in inches.

Thanks for the help

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I’m off to a meeting but when I get home, i’ll try to help. check for a PM from me.

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I am having the same problem at times. Works fine one time but not the next. I cannot figure what I’m doing differently in these instances.
Robert

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After activating the tool, hover over the handle on the end where you want the stretch to occur, hit Tab and type in the new desired dimension. Hit OK.

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Thanks Dave. Until I found your blogs SU was totally frustrating. Now I don’t start a project without SU being the first step after the honey-do order.
Robert

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I cant get it not to deform my object. Think you can take a look dave?

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Yep. Send me the file. Do you need my e-mail address?

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never mind, I figured out my error…I was using scale instead of stretch…thanks anyway :)

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Glad I could help. :-D

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