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Plugin: Arc Centerpoint

Right-click an arc (or circle) to insert a Guide Point at the arc's center.

Installation
  1. Download: arc_centerpoint.rb
  2. Move the file into your Sketchup/Plugins directory, then restart SketchUp
  3. Right-click an arc and select Arc Centerpoint. Click on the edge, not the face.
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7 comments:

  1. Miki3DApril 09, 2010

    hey, i was trying to install this plugin but I get an error message whenever I do so.

    Is it compatible with sketchup 7.1?

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  2. JApril 09, 2010

    Well, this functionality comes with SketchUp. I write the plugin before I realized that.

    If you open Preferences/Extensions and enable Ruby Script Examples. WHen you right-click an Arc, you should see a new "Point at center" option.

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  3. ArrowmanJune 28, 2010

    Hi Jim, thank you for your plug-ins. I'm a beginner on this and they are very helpful. But the link for this one doesn't work...

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  4. JJune 28, 2010

    Thanks, when google closed Page Creator, they moved all my files to Google Sites and I am still trying to update the links.

    This is actually a built-in function in Sketchup. If you enable Ruby Scripts Examples from the Extensions dialog, you will get a Point at Center option in the right-click menu.

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  5. ultravioletFebruary 03, 2011

    This plugin is far better than built-in Ruby Script Examples, because these "Examples" load additional useless funcionality into SU when you'd want only to get arc's centerpoint.
    Thank you, author.

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  6. UnknownMarch 06, 2013

    Hey Jim,

    Thanks for making this plugin available. FYI I searched through SU Help but couldn't find it there. Finally located it through a regular web search. You might get more "hits" if you can get a link to this great, usefull little Ruby there.

    I use it frequently on my Digital Jobsite blog at finehomebuilding.com so I really appreciate the effort you took/take to make it available!

    Matt Jackson
    aka The Timber Tailor

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  7. UnknownJuly 08, 2014

    It does not appear that this functionality is in the free version of Sketchup 2014. Can you post yours again. I can't find it on your downloads page.

    Thanks!

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