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Rich O Brien

@ntxdave said in Scene animation with Animator:

Can you give me a link?

It is pinned to this suforum.

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Rich O Brien

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fredo6

There are videos and there is already a Tip and Trick thread for Animator.

My plan is to rewrite the UI of Animator, but only once the Mac version of Sketchup is migrated to Qt and share the same code as on Windows. I will lkely use HTML dialogs to have a better positioning of the UI elements in the workspace (especially if you have multiple screens) and a more guided interface.

fredo6

Getting these patterns as Vector is technically feasible, at least by me in FredoSection.

However, if you use them in a real model, that would represent a lot of lines (and a longer time to decoarte cut faces). Keep in mind that in FredoSection, a Vector pattern is just drawing edges in the model. Already with simple hatches, you have a lot of geometry created.

As suggested, could you try with these patterns in Raster (most of them are in the standard materials, under 'Patterns') and check they print correctly when the proper paperscale is set in Sketchup scenes and corresponding Layout viewports.

Rich O Brien

A microwave:

A free standing oven:

Rich O Brien

@ntxdave said in Scene animation with Animator:

Is there some place where I can learn more about the visibility tool

Not really. Just experiment. Most are default SketchUp features reimagined to be used in an animation scenario. Hover for tooltips.

medeek

@MtnArch
My last house had three of them and I found them quite clunky to use. They look nice but functionality is marginal.

medeek

Version 4.2.5 - 01.20.2026

Added an option (global settings) to miter trim for rectangular doors and windows.
Fixed a minor bug with the remove cladding feature introduced in Version 4.2.3.

This update per customer request.

fredo6

Raster materials often look blurry in Layout (especially when you zoom). However, when you print the document on paper at the correct paperscale, you get a readable pattern visually.

Anyway, to help progressing, I would suggest you post a few images of you vector patterns (e.g. four different types of sheet goods, three types of solid wood, plaster/gypsum and stone countertops).

fredo6

That's a bug with modal dialog boxes on Mac when you call them from another dialog. This has never been fixed in 10 years or more.
It should work if you call the N dialog from the toolbar.
I will fix that.

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