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Sketch is a small, simple system for producing line drawings of two- or three-dimensional solid objects and scenes by describing them in a tiny input language. Sketch emits PSTricks or TikZ/PGF code and allows embedding arbitrary LaTeX code for labeling and any other purpose the user can imagine. A novel feature allows LaTeX objects to be positioned with respect to 3d points in the scene.

This is a place for users and developers of Sketch to exchange information and ideas. Welcome!

The original author of Sketch Gene Ressler moderates membership in the group in order to prevent spam. No one moderates posts by members.

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tronr...@gmail.com, Gene Ressler2

7/24/18

Adding support for simple illumination

Yes this would have been the next addition had I been able to continue development. As you can see

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Adding support for simple illumination

Yes this would have been the next addition had I been able to continue development. As you can see

7/24/18

daryl lee, David Bremner2

4/19/17

CONTENT GENERATOR (not working Help Please)

daryl lee <dary...@gmail.com> writes: > I'm New to Sketch - downloaded free trial of

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CONTENT GENERATOR (not working Help Please)

daryl lee <dary...@gmail.com> writes: > I'm New to Sketch - downloaded free trial of

4/19/17

Federico Pagano

11/20/16

Tool for generate sketch source from stl

Hello, I read somewhere that exists a tool to obtain sketch code from a .stl file... Do you know how

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Tool for generate sketch source from stl

Hello, I read somewhere that exists a tool to obtain sketch code from a .stl file... Do you know how

11/20/16

david allen, Gene Ressler3

1/30/14

arrow heads in tikz

Thanks!! On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 2:10:11 PM UTC-5, david allen wrote: How does one get an

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arrow heads in tikz

Thanks!! On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 2:10:11 PM UTC-5, david allen wrote: How does one get an

1/30/14

UnlimitedMoops, Gene2

1/27/14

integrating sketch with mactex

I don't use latexmk, so can't offer a solution. The error message you're getting is from

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integrating sketch with mactex

I don't use latexmk, so can't offer a solution. The error message you're getting is from

1/27/14

david allen, Gene Ressler3

1/27/14

Put a label midway between two points

Thanks! On Monday, January 27, 2014 1:05:35 PM UTC-5, david allen wrote: I would like to put a label

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Put a label midway between two points

Thanks! On Monday, January 27, 2014 1:05:35 PM UTC-5, david allen wrote: I would like to put a label

1/27/14

phil.a...@gmail.com, Gene Ressler2

10/21/13

change viewing angle

Hi Phil, Because Sketch does no clipping, the only difference between rotating the eye point and

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change viewing angle

Hi Phil, Because Sketch does no clipping, the only difference between rotating the eye point and

10/21/13

Lars Madsen, … coffeecup4

2/27/13

Two bugs in sketch

I second the still existing range check bug in do_asin and do_acos functions (as of 0.3.7). When

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Two bugs in sketch

I second the still existing range check bug in do_asin and do_acos functions (as of 0.3.7). When

2/27/13

2/27/13

tightly bound output page

Hi, I somewhere found a tweak to generate a tightly bound output using the preview package and

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tightly bound output page

Hi, I somewhere found a tweak to generate a tightly bound output using the preview package and

2/27/13

bob...@gmail.com, … Kjell Magne Fauske4

8/16/12

Embed Sketch in a manipulation GUI ?

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM, <danwiz...@gmail.com> wrote: > It seems like tilt and

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Embed Sketch in a manipulation GUI ?

On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM, <danwiz...@gmail.com> wrote: > It seems like tilt and

8/16/12

4/9/12

Nothing happens under OSX

Hello Gabriel, X11 has nothing to do with sketch. It is not a GUI-based editor. Nothing happens

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Nothing happens under OSX

Hello Gabriel, X11 has nothing to do with sketch. It is not a GUI-based editor. Nothing happens

4/9/12

3/24/12

compiling on mac os x lion

The makefile only creates the executable. As the manual explains, it's up to you to put this

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compiling on mac os x lion

The makefile only creates the executable. As the manual explains, it's up to you to put this

3/24/12

Grewsadon, Gene4

2/24/12

Trigonometric functions

Thanks. I just uploaded an update with asin() and acos() implemented but not tested. The results are

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Trigonometric functions

Thanks. I just uploaded an update with asin() and acos() implemented but not tested. The results are

2/24/12

Mirko Vukovic, Gene Ressler3

1/19/12

What is wrong with the following def?

Thanks, def pt rotate(15,(0,0,0),[1,1,1])*(0,1,0) does the trick On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:40 PM,

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What is wrong with the following def?

Thanks, def pt rotate(15,(0,0,0),[1,1,1])*(0,1,0) does the trick On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 4:40 PM,

1/19/12

12/10/11

Defining transforms

Just leave out the braces { } and you should be fine. Braces enclose blocks of drawable items. You

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Defining transforms

Just leave out the braces { } and you should be fine. Braces enclose blocks of drawable items. You

12/10/11

11/17/11

Sketch to Sketch

Hi friends, I just ran into the link below by accident. Thanks to the author we can export SketchUp

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Sketch to Sketch

Hi friends, I just ran into the link below by accident. Thanks to the author we can export SketchUp

11/17/11

Helgi Freyr, … Gene Ressler4

11/3/11

Sketch isn't meant to be a general math surface plotter. All its math is 3d homogenous (for

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Sketch isn't meant to be a general math surface plotter. All its math is 3d homogenous (for

11/3/11

Olumide, Gene Ressler2

9/26/11

Sketch appears to miscalculate the BBox when special is used

Sketch has no way at all to determine the size of a special. It considers each special to be located

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Sketch appears to miscalculate the BBox when special is used

Sketch has no way at all to determine the size of a special. It considers each special to be located

9/26/11

9/26/11

Announcements: Posting rules change and Sketch in Fedora

Great news. Other distros should follow suit soon. Sketch is the bees knees :) BTW, how's work

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Announcements: Posting rules change and Sketch in Fedora

Great news. Other distros should follow suit soon. Sketch is the bees knees :) BTW, how's work

9/26/11

8/10/11

Applying line and face style to a swept point. (Or, how to draw a blue dohnut)

Many thanks! On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Gene <gene.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry

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Applying line and face style to a swept point. (Or, how to draw a blue dohnut)

Many thanks! On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 10:07 PM, Gene <gene.r...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry

8/10/11

7/26/11

2d and 3d examples

Friends, I've posted a document with some sketch illustrations in it, both 2d and 3d. It's a

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2d and 3d examples

Friends, I've posted a document with some sketch illustrations in it, both 2d and 3d. It's a

7/26/11

Sandino, … Adam Shaver7

7/12/11

Using direct transforms

Thanks for your answer guys!!! That last example is just great Cheers, Sandino

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Using direct transforms

Thanks for your answer guys!!! That last example is just great Cheers, Sandino

7/12/11

Axel, … Gene Ressler3

3/8/11

parameters in defintions

Sorry. No parameters. Sketch macro-expands code into graphic objects as its read. Allowing parameters

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parameters in defintions

Sorry. No parameters. Sketch macro-expands code into graphic objects as its read. Allowing parameters

3/8/11

Alex, Menil Vukovic4

2/22/11

Re: [sketch-users:171] Draw cube in 2 lines[sketch]

Even though I'm a bigger fan of PSTricks, PGF/TikZ seems much more faster and better way to

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Re: [sketch-users:171] Draw cube in 2 lines[sketch]

Even though I'm a bigger fan of PSTricks, PGF/TikZ seems much more faster and better way to

2/22/11

2/9/11

Passing 3d points and scalars into "special" for pst-3dplot

It's true that if the viewing transformations are parallel rather than perspective, it will be

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Passing 3d points and scalars into "special" for pst-3dplot

It's true that if the viewing transformations are parallel rather than perspective, it will be

2/9/11

12/18/10

Lay=over'ed objects have no solid fill

Okay, friends, am uploading Build 187, which fixes this problem. Thanks for the report! On Dec 16, 11

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Lay=over'ed objects have no solid fill

Okay, friends, am uploading Build 187, which fixes this problem. Thanks for the report! On Dec 16, 11

12/18/10

Olumide, … Gene Ressler9

11/30/10

Missing objects in output image

Alex is correct as usual. I don't want to seem pedantic, but all these issues are rather

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Missing objects in output image

Alex is correct as usual. I don't want to seem pedantic, but all these issues are rather

11/30/10

James Arruda, Azoun3

10/27/10

Calling sketch from LaTeX

The answer to your issue is here http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/esk/ Bye

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Calling sketch from LaTeX

The answer to your issue is here http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/esk/ Bye

10/27/10

Falko Schindler, … Azoun3

10/26/10

From Google SketchUp to Sketch

Many thanks Falko!! It is a great plug-in!! Only a question: can i use the free versione of SketchUp?

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From Google SketchUp to Sketch

Many thanks Falko!! It is a great plug-in!! Only a question: can i use the free versione of SketchUp?

10/26/10

Gene, … alfC33

10/6/10

To All Sketch Users: Aymptote

On Jun 8, 1:45 pm, Gene <gene.ress...@gmail.com> wrote: > All Sketch Users, > > I have

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To All Sketch Users: Aymptote

On Jun 8, 1:45 pm, Gene <gene.ress...@gmail.com> wrote: > All Sketch Users, > > I have

10/6/10

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