FabTools

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Components for advanced bake, 3d text, dimensions and unroll.

Website: http://fabtools.blickfeld7.com
Members: 134
Latest Activity: Dec 10, 2023

FabTools v0.96

Digital fabrication tools for Grasshopper

Download: Latest FabTools
Release notes & example files: fabtools.blickfeld7.com

NOTE: NO INSTALLATION NEEDED JUST DRAG & DROP THE *.gha FILE ONTO THE GRASSHOPPER WINDOW.

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FABTOOLS not available & are not working in Rhino7

FABTOOLS download page is disappear & previous downloaded FABTOOLS are not working in Rhino7. please suggest.Continue

Started by Paresh Jan 24, 2021.

FabTools & Rhino 6: 3D Text throws error

I'm a big fan of FabTools but it doesn't seem to work for me in Rhino 6.The error I get is:1. Error (CS1061): 'Rhino.Geometry.TextEntity' does not contain a definition for 'AnnotativeScalingEnabled'…Continue

Started by Michael Blase Apr 1, 2020.

Multiple variable text in layout 1 Reply

HiWhat is the data structure required for multiple variable texts when creating layouts from a template? I've created branches and the variable texts exist in the document but I can't get it to work.…Continue

Started by Paul Wintour. Last reply by John Fletcher Jan 30, 2019.

Text Font 5 Replies

beautiful text!how do I get the font I would like to have?can I get every font like in word?Continue

Started by Ahmed Hossam. Last reply by wentao Jul 4, 2017.

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Comment by Lyndon Johnson on February 19, 2018 at 10:15pm: Florian,

Great tool! Have been using it for some time - just upgraded to Rhino 6 today and getting a few errors!

For me the 3D text tag was not working, getting the following errors:

1. Warning (CS0618): 'Rhino.Geometry.AnnotationBase.Text' is obsolete: 'Use RichText or PlainText' (line 88)

2. Warning (CS0618): 'Rhino.Geometry.AnnotationBase.FontIndex' is obsolete: 'Use Font property instead' (line 92)

3. Warning (CS0618): 'Rhino.RhinoDoc.Fonts' is obsolete: 'Use DimStyles table instead' (line 92)

1. Error (CS1061): 'Rhino.Geometry.TextEntity' does not contain a definition for 'AnnotativeScalingEnabled' and no extension method 'AnnotativeScalingEnabled' accepting a first argument of type 'Rhino.Geometry.TextEntity' could be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?) (line 94)

Wondering, if perhaps, you will be updating for Rhino 6 compatibility?

Cheers

Lyndon

Comment by AJ on February 13, 2018 at 12:48am: hi there

how can have material while using "BakeAttributes" + "BakeAttributes"

i can not create or use from rhino6

(do you guys know how to do both option> create material and load from rhino?)

thnx

Comment by Matt Schmid on June 22, 2017 at 12:18pm: Hi Florian,

Amazing tools! Thanks for sharing.

I noticed that you lose baked user data when you add control points to curves in rhino.

Any thoughts on a fix or workaround?

Comment by Tim on April 26, 2016 at 7:41am: Hey Florian,

I really love FabTools' pipeline component, but I think it might contain some bugs, for example it is very good at freezing rhino when deleting a layer it sits on, I think some crash preventing code should be added, so it displays an error only or something like that.

Comment by Florian Frank on April 18, 2016 at 12:18pm: Hi Victor,

The issue with the Rhino Crash is due to some problem with UserData in Rhinoceros. I'm still waiting for McNeel to solve this problem.

You can try different things:

1.) Update Rhino + GH to the latest SR

2.) Use a new Rhino File + copy all necessary objects to that new Rhino File.
3.) Disable GH solver (Big Lock) before loading the GH file

4.) Disable GH preview before loading the GH file and bake immediately after

5.) If possible open the script in Rhino6 WIP and bake there.

6.) You can post the script here on the forum (please make a new discussion) or you can send it to me via email so i can run it on Rhino6 WIP.

I hope this helps,

Cheers FF

Comment by Victor Imperiale Calisto on April 18, 2016 at 11:53am: Hello everyone, Rhino always crushes when using advanced bake component, any of you has a solution?