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    • utilerU Offline
      utiler
      last edited by

      too right Jim, and nice work.
      this little script portrays a nice soft presentation to both schematic and final design....

      purpose/expression/purpose/....

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      • J Offline
        Jim
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        I made 2 small updates:

        1. Right-clicking Groups and Components gives you the Revert Color option.
        2. Implemented the suggested grey color calculation of: color = 0.3 * red + 0.59 * blue + 0.11 * green

        Download it from the first post of this thread.

        Hi

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
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          Hi Jim,

          Thanks for the update. I see when opening the script that you have added the math. I don't see the Revert color option when clicking on a component, though. Is it just me?

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            Jim
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            @dave r said:

            Hi Jim,

            Thanks for the update. I see when opening the script that you have added the math. I don't see the Revert color option when clicking on a component, though. Is it just me?

            I get the Revert on Components. I honestly didn't try it until just now... but it does work. Now, if each individual Face in the Component is colored (as opposed to having the default color), you need to open the Component and right-click a face.

            Hi

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            • Dave RD Offline
              Dave R
              last edited by

              Oh, I see. I almost never paint components. I always apply the material to the faces so I didn't understand at first. Now I do.

              Thank you.

              Dave

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              • S Offline
                sketchupjockey
                last edited by

                very cool, thanks

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                • utilerU Offline
                  utiler
                  last edited by

                  thanks for the update Jim, too cool....

                  purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                  • ton baetenT Offline
                    ton baeten
                    last edited by

                    Jim,

                    This is really a great plugin.
                    I have already used it for some presentationdrawings and it works fine.
                    Today I was playing with it again to define a nice match between specific colors and their grey-scale-representation and now, for the first time, I tried to go back and forth between grey-mode and color-mode and..........
                    it isn't possible (my mac or my partial blindness maybe ?).
                    The color mode in the pop-up menu is greyed out (so not functional) and I cann't find any 'revert color' option anywhere under my right mouse button. Neighter when selecting a group nor when going into the group and selecting seperate faces nor within the color-picker. 'Undo' doesn't do the trick either.
                    Nowbody mentionned this 'problem' before, so I guess I must be overlooking something.
                    Please help me look in the right direction to find my way back into color.

                    By the way, I really like the fact that your plugin doesn't effect the standard face colors (back and front) so you can high-light special details in one or two vivid colors. Whatever additions you ever make to this pugin, please keep that possibility in.

                    greetings,
                    Ton

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                    • plot-parisP Offline
                      plot-paris
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                      @unknownuser said:

                      ...my way back into color.

                      a great title for a book, Ton 😄

                      hope you (and Jim) will be able to solve the problem.

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                      • J Offline
                        Jim
                        last edited by

                        Ton, thanks for the feedback.

                        Can you open the Ruby Console and reproduce the issue? I would like to see if any errors are being shown in the Ruby Console.

                        Hi

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                        • ton baetenT Offline
                          ton baeten
                          last edited by

                          Jim,

                          Just a short message for now.
                          Thank's, you pointed me in the right direction, the problem is solved.
                          I have another larger SU project to finish first and had to solve another domestic 'grey-scale' problem at the same time.

                          Will come back asap to fill you in with more details.

                          greetings,
                          Ton

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                            linea
                            last edited by

                            Thanks Jim

                            As I reading this thread, I couldn't really see that I'd use this script but I now think it could be very useful!

                            Jon

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                            • utilerU Offline
                              utiler
                              last edited by

                              You should do that Jon, it opens up a world of possibilities ......

                              purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                              • P Offline
                                Phil Rader AIA
                                last edited by

                                This script is absolute genius. For working drawings which you want to print out in black and white I used to have to export color jpg images and then manually convert them to grey scale in photoshop. Now it's all internal to SU. Badda Boom Badda Bing. I love it.

                                http://www.philrader.com

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                                • utilerU Offline
                                  utiler
                                  last edited by

                                  Not wrong Phil, i'ts great for exactly that... some of the work I do involves planning applications and what better way to communicate surrounding environment with proposed that to greyscale existing and color proposed!!!

                                  👍 to Jim....

                                  purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                  • EdsonE Offline
                                    Edson
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                                    @sepo said:

                                    Nice ...It renders black and white in Podium but keeps the colour of the sky ( i presume ground as well)
                                    It would be nice to be able to choose say one colour which could stay as colour ...
                                    Thanks Jim ....

                                    @dave r said:

                                    Sepo, after making the model all grey, right click on a face containing the color you wish to show. Choose Revert color from the menu. 😉

                                    this applies to a situation when you want to revert the color of all the faces of an element. should you wish to change the color of a single face do not choose Revert Color, just paint the face the color you want.

                                    edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                                    http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                                    • utilerU Offline
                                      utiler
                                      last edited by

                                      Just posted a thread on an alternative use of this great script...

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                                      hope you like...

                                      purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                                      • J Offline
                                        Jim
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                                        @bellwells said:

                                        Just discovered this script. What a gem, Jim! Thank you.

                                        Y'er welcome, but I just wrote it down. Thank Dave R - it was his idea.

                                        Hi

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                                        • P Offline
                                          Phil Rader AIA
                                          last edited by

                                          Jim and Dave here is an analogy

                                          Having an idea is like lighting a match unless you do something with that lit match it will burn out.

                                          Dave's idea was wonderful and credit for having the idea is well deserved. I'm just glad he had the foresight to do something with that idea IE: pass it on to you and allow the flames of a good idea to grow into a completed project.

                                          http://www.philrader.com

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                                          • plot-parisP Offline
                                            plot-paris
                                            last edited by

                                            beautyful image, Phil!
                                            (somehow it realy "matches" 😄

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