Great.

Thank you Olishea

You need to repaint her body map, Pete. One of those retro Space 1999 outfits would do. Great model of a Tie Fighter BTW [image: DZeG_999.jpg]

Gracias... excelente modelo

You might find it here Styles

a skm is a zip folder with a few additional files... it has a thumbnail, a couple of short xml descriptor files and a folder with your jpg in it... it can never be the same size as the original jpeg... if you post an original jpg I will see if it can be trimmed a little, but I doubt it... john

here's some code I tested on my mac... module JcB module Add_Skm def self.skm_loader # current best practice puts any added content in the User space # so first we get a handle for that [is this cross platform?]... user= ENV["HOME"].dup # then we look for SU's default folder... materials_path = Sketchup.find_support_file("Materials") # and the plugins folder plugins_path = File.dirname(__FILE__) # because the rbz will instal in Plugins, so will our skm's new_mats = File.join(plugins_path, "move_mats") # check if the user has ever made a material... usr_mats = materials_path.include? user # check if Plugins are in user land... usr_plugins = plugins_path.include? user # using the true/false returns from those if usr_plugins and not usr_mats # if we have a User plugins folder. but no User materials folder, we can just change our folder name to 'move' all it's contents... File.rename(new_mats,(new_mats.sub("Plugins/move_mats", "Materials"))) # then delete this script... File.delete(__FILE__) else # if we don't have a user plugins folder or we do a user materials folder, we need to rename individual skms Dir.glob("#{new_mats}/*").each do|f| File.rename(f, f.sub("Plugins/move_mats", "Materials")) end # but that leave an empty folder, so we remove it... Dir;;rmdir(new_mats) # then delete this script... File.delete(__FILE__) end end end end # this is a hack to make it run the same on all versions I tested v8+ result = UI.messagebox("ready to load new skm's?", MB_YESNO) if result == IDYES JcB;;Add_Skm.skm_loader UI.messagebox("Skm's have been added to \n#{Sketchup.find_support_file('Materials')}") end # I'm surprised it runs when it does, but it works for me and the skms are available from the materials Browser without a restart... and a test rbz to see if it runs on you PC...just adds one of the xtra skm folder from your example... it could be extended to add a help menu item Add Skm Collection, or similar... I think it's easier to modify then worrying about all the different versions of Windows and SU an installer would need. I can't even run SU v6 or v7 on any of my machines so I don't cater for them [although this may work on them]... For this to add a set of subfolder in a parent folder, it would need a PC conditional, as that won't work on a mac... john

on a mac the SU material folders can only go 'one' level deep... [image: vxsV_2015-08-1112.48.04pm.png] renaming each folder with the Product name helps find what you need in SU... but you do get a long dropdown menu... [image: wRxf_mats.gif] I use my Add_Icon plugin 'batch mode' to add 'quicklook' icons for Finder... john

@Dave_R hi Dave, if you could insert links this would be good. i have seen that some RAL libs will be different. the RAL obove based on RGB and ist from RAL.de itself. i know all this is only an orientation important is the RAL-No. i use RAL for visualisation in Simulators like Trainz, T:ANE Trainsimulator 2015 by DoveTaleGame DTG. in this simulator i can´t only simulate RAILWAY/RAILROAD..i could simulate others,too like Roman Lime, Berlin Wall and Inner German Border or what ever.

Can we expect them to change color in a couple months?

I use a lot of textures and the model flies well. You can reduce texture size whenever you need/want, it's harder to increase it though...

@krisidious said: No... it's not mine... Mine is almost done. Show us your SketchUp model then! (And don't say you haven't modeled it before )

Looks like Minecraft...

dynamic texture or seamless texture?

http://www.deltalight.com/en/my-deltalight/technical-downloads Look here for the corresponding SketchUp model: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/user.html?id=0222621679047669918605153 you're welcome!

You need to make a thea.lib file This then installs all the needed items so the Thea Browser in SU loads the billboards. The structure is like this... /PixeroLibrary description.txt info.txt | |_Models | |_Trees tree-01.mod.thea tree-01.mod.skp ...whereby you've a folder containing... 2 .txt files folder named for the library type (Models for models, Materials for maters....etc) within that folder a Named folder for branding etc... within that the model category/type within that the .mod.thea and .mod.skp file where the .skp is the face me billboards

William, you could do all that although I think there are a few extra steps in there. In any case, if the parts are drawn to include the joinery, the Move tool would be the appropriate choice for changing the sizes of the parts. But if a component has curves, it may be necessary to redraw at least part of the component. For example, it's not likely that either the Scale or Move tools would be appropriate for changing the length of the top rail on this plate rack. [image: 8494123260_2a79ec9b8a_z.jpg] Or the horizontal curved rails on this bed. [image: 6161889959_a6a7442385_z.jpg] It might that you could make the needed change with a combination of the two but it might be faster to simply remove the existing curves and redraw them. There are typically other details in furniture that don't scale properly and would be difficult to code into a DC. If there are only a few options like 3 different sizes of a bed, it would probably involve less time up front to just make three different models and save each one as a component to use in other projects.

axyz has a few that you can import from OBJ https://secure.axyz-design.com/shop/mecas0006m2 A few here of lower quality http://www.lowpolygon3d.com/ It's sad really how little diversity there is in this market.

Pixero, just a question, I read in another post that you were using Plant Factory. Can you export in a LumenRT native format and if so can it be set up as the plants in LumenRT, where a proxy can be inserted into SU and when brought into LumenRT it's replaced with the high poly version?

Ha i found myself the way. I followed your explanation until point 9. Then i opened the path, and copied into the new materials folder the .skm files, re launched Sketchup and it's done!