Animation help needed
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Please see The Sketchup Show #50 - Using Antics 3D with SketchUp. It may have a more creative dynamic for you to consider.
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Thanks alpmeadow but it has to be non-proprietary.
Chris
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How is this done in SketchUp?
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Basically it is being made with html and javascript in a Sketchup webdialog, a set of ruby callbacks, SU components and groups, a lot of help from Jim and some other guys around here and a lot of cursing. The main point is that each part of the animation is made with digital devices that also report and function as editors (things can be changed directly or remotely via the web). Each SU entity is controlled separately within a single time line function.
Lots to do yet but it is good to get questions like yours.
Thanks,
Chris
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Wow, that sounds complicated.
I've been searching for some animation and came across with sketchphysics and some powerful plugins for sketchup animations.Coz actually I want to do an animation like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4DLjSir2EM or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Szraxc4-HI..
Do you know what plugins or addons (hopefully free ones) I should have?... Or simply how can I do something like that in SU?
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The second one I am sure you can do using scenes and/or proper animation (http://morisdov.googlepages.com) but the first is more like I want to make - actually controlling the movement and speed of entities.
Bon chance!
Chris
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Hey thanks for that!
that's great for me now. I will probably use that plugin for my simple animation. However, I don't know where to get the tutorial. I saw the one at youtube but I think that's the only one they have. Does the video really have no sound? I don't quite get the instructions. I can't wait to learn. It looks simple! I dont mind reading how-to-do's, but i cant find any.
Anyway, from the example in the video (the motorcycle being dismantled) it seems like it can animate objects like the 1st video I shared, no? (as in I can move the objects..)
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Have a look at this from Google's Scott Lininger:
[flash=648,480:bv38o60b]http://www.youtube.com/v/FALvwBN5-hc[/flash:bv38o60b]
especially from around minute 15, where the character is manipulated from the webdialog, i.e the object is being moved rather than the camera moving from scene to scene. This seemed a more natural and useful way to help use animation to analyse processes ... and that is why I am developing that idea as support for day to day work.
Chris
PS morisdov is a forum member - I'm sure he will be happy to help you with his proper animation
PSS I can give you the ruby code for doing the manipulation if your javascript is reasonably proficient to call it -
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Thanks man! Tried it. Yay!
Anyway, am I right that you can only set position a single object in each scene?
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Thanks Chris for the video! Didnt know SU can do such things.
Way to go SU! PS I will explore Proper Animation for now. I'm not really familiar with ruby yet. Thanks anyway!
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@mcflurry said:
Didnt know SU can do such things.
SU doesn't but it does give the opportunity via ruby API and webdialog. I feel a bit guilty about making this sound complicated, so I made a five minute dead basic example. Extract both files to plugins folder and give it a whirl (for about 5 seconds).
Chris
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@unknownuser said:
Anyway, am I right that you can only set position a single object in each scene?
Absolutly not!
Any number objects you want!
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hi, im back.
sorry i havent got back with my other posts. been really busy. right now i really need to put my finger on proper animation. i still dont understand how to use it. 
can u explain again step by step? thanks.
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