T
Terry
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 3:37 PM
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use Im again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use Im again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
LH
Lenore Horner
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 4:27 PM
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org wrote:
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use Im again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to get a distance.
Lenore
> On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>
> Since resuming my OpenSCAD use Im again frequently wanting a
> measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
> new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
> cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
> in my example.
>
> I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
> really what I hope for.
>
> BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
> target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
> with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
> correctly ;-)
>
> For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
> down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
> projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
> have a simple add-in.
>
> I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>
> Terry, UK
>
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Leonard Martin Struttmann
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 4:39 PM
The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
get a distance.
Lenore
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
> newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
> get a distance.
> Lenore
>
> > On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
> > measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
> > new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
> > cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
> > in my example.
> >
> > I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
> > really what I hope for.
> >
> > BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
> > target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
> > with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
> > correctly ;-)
> >
> > For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
> > down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
> > projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
> > have a simple add-in.
> >
> > I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
> >
> > Terry, UK
> >
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Leonard Martin Struttmann
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 4:50 PM
The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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I'm using Win11.
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:39 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann <
lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote:
> The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
> version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
>
> They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
>
> Unless their operation has changed since then.
>
> Len
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>
>> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
>> newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
>> get a distance.
>> Lenore
>>
>> > On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
>> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
>> > measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
>> > new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
>> > cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
>> > in my example.
>> >
>> > I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
>> > really what I hope for.
>> >
>> > BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
>> > target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
>> > with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
>> > correctly ;-)
>> >
>> > For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
>> > down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
>> > projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
>> > have a simple add-in.
>> >
>> > I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>> >
>> > Terry, UK
>> >
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Trevor Orr
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 5:23 PM
I am running windows 11 and version 2024.11.11 and it works fine for me
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 8:50 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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I am running windows 11 and version 2024.11.11 and it works fine for me
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 8:50 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
> I'm using Win11.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:39 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann <
> lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
>> version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
>>
>> They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
>>
>> Unless their operation has changed since then.
>>
>> Len
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
>> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>>
>>> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
>>> newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
>>> get a distance.
>>> Lenore
>>>
>>> > On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
>>> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
>>> > measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
>>> > new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
>>> > cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
>>> > in my example.
>>> >
>>> > I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none
>>> were
>>> > really what I hope for.
>>> >
>>> > BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
>>> > target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
>>> > with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
>>> > correctly ;-)
>>> >
>>> > For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
>>> > down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
>>> > projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
>>> > have a simple add-in.
>>> >
>>> > I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>>> >
>>> > Terry, UK
>>> >
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edmund ronald
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 5:30 PM
We should be thankful that measurement functionality has been added. Now it
can only get better ...
Edmund
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM Trevor Orr via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
I am running windows 11 and version 2024.11.11 and it works fine for me
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 8:50 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments?
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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We should be thankful that measurement functionality has been added. Now it
can only get better ...
Edmund
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM Trevor Orr via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
> I am running windows 11 and version 2024.11.11 and it works fine for me
>
> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 8:50 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann via Discuss <
> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>
>> I'm using Win11.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:39 AM Leonard Martin Struttmann <
>> lenstruttmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
>>> version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
>>>
>>> They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
>>>
>>> Unless their operation has changed since then.
>>>
>>> Len
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27 AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
>>> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
>>>> newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
>>>> get a distance.
>>>> Lenore
>>>>
>>>> > On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
>>>> discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
>>>> > measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments?
>>>> Or
>>>> > new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
>>>> > cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
>>>> > in my example.
>>>> >
>>>> > I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none
>>>> were
>>>> > really what I hope for.
>>>> >
>>>> > BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
>>>> > target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires
>>>> playing
>>>> > with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
>>>> > correctly ;-)
>>>> >
>>>> > For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
>>>> > down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
>>>> > projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
>>>> > have a simple add-in.
>>>> >
>>>> > I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>>>> >
>>>> > Terry, UK
>>>> >
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Terry
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 5:33 PM
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:27:08 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks, but I'm unclear on a few points.
Never used a 'snapshot'; is that a 'beta'. Help > About tells me I have
'version 2021.1. The OpenSCAD site tells me that's the current version,
yes? Win 10 Pro Task Mgr tells me I am running the 64-bit version, not
in Admin mode. So how do I get the promising Measurement icon you
mention please?
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org wrote:
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I?m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:27:08 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks, but I'm unclear on a few points.
Never used a 'snapshot'; is that a 'beta'. Help > About tells me I have
'version 2021.1. The OpenSCAD site tells me that's the current version,
yes? Win 10 Pro Task Mgr tells me I am running the 64-bit version, not
in Admin mode. So how do I get the promising Measurement icon you
mention please?
>After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to get a distance.
>Lenore
>
>> On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>>
>> Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I?m again frequently wanting a
>> measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
>> new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
>> cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
>> in my example.
>>
>> I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
>> really what I hope for.
>>
>> BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
>> target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
>> with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
>> correctly ;-)
>>
>> For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
>> down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
>> projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
>> have a simple add-in.
>>
>> I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>>
>> Terry, UK
>>
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Terry
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 5:41 PM
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:39:17 -0600, you wrote:
Thanks. As you may have seen from my reply a minute ago to Lenore I'm
not up to speed on this stuff. Are most contributor here downloading
'nightly builds'? (And presumably uninstalling them if they find they
prefer a predecessor?) How to get those if I decide to try that? And, on
the main topic, what do I download to get that (working) measuring
facility please?
Terry
The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27?AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org
wrote:
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use Im again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:39:17 -0600, you wrote:
Thanks. As you may have seen from my reply a minute ago to Lenore I'm
not up to speed on this stuff. Are most contributor here downloading
'nightly builds'? (And presumably uninstalling them if they find they
prefer a predecessor?) How to get those if I decide to try that? And, on
the main topic, what do I download to get that (working) measuring
facility please?
Terry
>The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
>version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
>
>They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
>
>Unless their operation has changed since then.
>
>Len
>
>On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27?AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
>discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>
>> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
>> newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to
>> get a distance.
>> Lenore
>>
>> > On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > Since resuming my OpenSCAD use Im again frequently wanting a
>> > measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
>> > new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
>> > cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
>> > in my example.
>> >
>> > I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
>> > really what I hope for.
>> >
>> > BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
>> > target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
>> > with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
>> > correctly ;-)
>> >
>> > For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
>> > down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
>> > projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
>> > have a simple add-in.
>> >
>> > I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>> >
>> > Terry, UK
>> >
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Tue, Nov 12, 2024 5:51 PM
The last release was 4 years ago so most people use snapshots. There aren't
many regressions so I don't uninstall them. I do use the 2021 version as
well if I want $variables to work properly.
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 at 17:42, Terry via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org
wrote:
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:39:17 -0600, you wrote:
Thanks. As you may have seen from my reply a minute ago to Lenore I'm
not up to speed on this stuff. Are most contributor here downloading
'nightly builds'? (And presumably uninstalling them if they find they
prefer a predecessor?) How to get those if I decide to try that? And, on
the main topic, what do I download to get that (working) measuring
facility please?
Terry
The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
Unless their operation has changed since then.
Len
On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27?AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments?
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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The last release was 4 years ago so most people use snapshots. There aren't
many regressions so I don't uninstall them. I do use the 2021 version as
well if I want $variables to work properly.
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 at 17:42, Terry via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org>
wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:39:17 -0600, you wrote:
>
> Thanks. As you may have seen from my reply a minute ago to Lenore I'm
> not up to speed on this stuff. Are most contributor here downloading
> 'nightly builds'? (And presumably uninstalling them if they find they
> prefer a predecessor?) How to get those if I decide to try that? And, on
> the main topic, what do I download to get that (working) measuring
> facility please?
>
> Terry
>
> >The measuring tools do not seem to work in last night's build, OpenSCAD
> >version 2024.11.11 (git 681fff1cd).
> >
> >They do work in OpenSCAD version 2024.08.05 (git 8119ad428).
> >
> >Unless their operation has changed since then.
> >
> >Len
> >
> >On Tue, Nov 12, 2024 at 10:27?AM Lenore Horner via Discuss <
> >discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
> >
> >> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in
> >> newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them
> to
> >> get a distance.
> >> Lenore
> >>
> >> > On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <
> discuss@lists.openscad.org>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I’m again frequently wanting a
> >> > measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments?
> Or
> >> > new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
> >> > cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
> >> > in my example.
> >> >
> >> > I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none
> were
> >> > really what I hope for.
> >> >
> >> > BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
> >> > target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires
> playing
> >> > with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
> >> > correctly ;-)
> >> >
> >> > For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
> >> > down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
> >> > projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
> >> > have a simple add-in.
> >> >
> >> > I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
> >> >
> >> > Terry, UK
> >> >
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RW
Raymond West
Tue, Nov 12, 2024 6:07 PM
On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:27:08 -0500, you wrote:
Thanks, but I'm unclear on a few points.
Never used a 'snapshot'; is that a 'beta'. Help > About tells me I have
'version 2021.1. The OpenSCAD site tells me that's the current version,
yes? Win 10 Pro Task Mgr tells me I am running the 64-bit version, not
in Admin mode. So how do I get the promising Measurement icon you
mention please?
After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to get a distance.
Lenore
On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss discuss@lists.openscad.org wrote:
Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I?m again frequently wanting a
measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
in my example.
I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
really what I hope for.
BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
correctly ;-)
For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
have a simple add-in.
I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
Terry, UK
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Hi Terry,
snapshots towards bottom of this page https://openscad.org/downloads.html
scroll down a while.
On 12/11/2024 17:33, Terry via Discuss wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:27:08 -0500, you wrote:
>
> Thanks, but I'm unclear on a few points.
> Never used a 'snapshot'; is that a 'beta'. Help > About tells me I have
> 'version 2021.1. The OpenSCAD site tells me that's the current version,
> yes? Win 10 Pro Task Mgr tells me I am running the 64-bit version, not
> in Admin mode. So how do I get the promising Measurement icon you
> mention please?
>
>> After you have rendered, there will be a measuring icon selectable in newish snapshots. Use that and position the points where you want them to get a distance.
>> Lenore
>>
>>> On Nov 12, 2024, at 10:37, Terry via Discuss <discuss@lists.openscad.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Since resuming my OpenSCAD use I?m again frequently wanting a
>>> measurement between points. Have there been any recent developments? Or
>>> new tips/tricks? It seems that - short of adding temporary code - I
>>> cannot get a readable scale behind/in front of/alongside the gap shown
>>> in my example.
>>>
>>> I tried various .scad rulers I played with in October '23, but none were
>>> really what I hope for.
>>>
>>> BTW, even when the built-in ruler can be positioned on or close to the
>>> target, the scale often vanishes, or becomes obscured, requires playing
>>> with transparency. Another possibility is that I'm not using the UI
>>> correctly ;-)
>>>
>>> For this very simple case in OpenSCAD itself I dropped the object 22
>>> down the y-axis, so the scale could be read in the gap. But in typical
>>> projects I'd resort to export an STL and opening it Cura, which does
>>> have a simple add-in.
>>>
>>> I could, of course, instead do the geometry, courtesy Pythagoras!
>>>
>>> Terry, UK
>>>
>>> <Measuring-1.jpg>_______________________________________________
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