Trapezoidal shape doesn't show up in the layout correctly.

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Create a trapezoidal shape. (Two parallel lines connected by 45 degree 
angles)
2. Extrude the shape.
3. Run the cut list.

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expected to see a cutlist with the item in it.  Instead the cutlist's layout 
is undecipherable.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
4.1.5, Vista

Please provide any additional information below.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by t...@toddpeakwoodwork.com on 13 Jun 2013 at 2:30

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Hi Todd. 
The cutlist plugin works from Sketchup's 'bounding box'. This is the blue box 
that outlines the  component when you click on it. The bounding box is the 
smallest box which can be created which completely encompasses the component. 
It's always a 3 dimensional straight sided box, regardless of the shape of the 
component inside of it.

When you produce the cutting list, the dimensions given there are the 
dimensions of the bounding box. When you produce a layout, it is the bounding 
box dimensions which gets laid out on the material you select.

Given this information, are you saying that the bounding box dimensions are not 
what you expect or were you expecting the trapezoidal shape to show up in the 
layout?

Steve

Original comment by daltx...@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2013 at 3:32

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I understand that the layout will be in rectangles, and that's what I
wanted, but that wasn't what I was getting.  It's like it cut it into
infinitely small rectangles and they're all smashed into the corner.
The attached file shows what I am seeing.

[image: Inline image 1]

Original comment by t...@toddpeakwoodwork.com on 14 Jun 2013 at 1:37

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Ok, that *is* weird!
Inline pics don't seem to come through when responding here but I believe you 
can do attachments. Is it possible to attach your model? and then I can 
reproduce the issue and find out what is happening.
Thanks...Steve

Original comment by daltx...@gmail.com on 14 Jun 2013 at 3:36

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This image is the result of running cutlist against the attached model on my 
computer at home.  However, it seems to work properly on my work computer.  
Perhaps it's a setting in CutList or SketchUp that differs between the two.

Original comment by t...@toddpeakwoodwork.com on 14 Jun 2013 at 3:56

Attachments:

• image.png
• Trapezoid.skp