Bonzai 1.0 is released
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Just like Coen, i'm another that couldn't get the hang of bonzai too, i really loved all the modeling features, but still can even get close to the interface and workflow in sketchup...yet. But i have to addmit for version 1.0 it wouldn't be fair to ask for more.
The big turn point to bonzai will be when and if third party developers start adopting the software for their own plugins and scripts, because that will give much more options and atract much more users, and when this happens and in by then sk keeps the same thing i truly belive that market for professional users will be lost to bonzai (in all honesty, in spite the interface and all, bonzai at version 1.0 it's much more suitable for professional work than sk7)
The silent by google about sk leaves me completly mad just because i was left with the question about should i learn other software or wait for other version of sk? well version7 answer my question for this, it's impossible to keep sk as a big part of my workflow (with bigger works it's not reliable and the comunicaton with other apps get's even worst than usual) so i'm , litle by litle leaving it just for the most basic parts of modeling.
Right know i'm giving a try to blender, but I'm gonna be honest, blender UI is one of the most atrocious things i've seen and use (for the love of god the shortcut for openning a new document is ctrl+X!!!How do i do cut/paste?!) but after seeing the particles, softbodies and cloth, and especially the fluid engine i really had to try it (and it's free!!).
modelhead: Rubies isn't and will never be a answer, they work slower than native tools, they start loading the sk (old) sk engine, and some rubies aren't free even for basic stuff (that i completly agree, paying for other people's work), adding the cost to sk pro (my opinion right now is using sk free and spend the money on plugins instead of sk pro), Paying 500$ for exporters that don't even work well it's crazy (i have no use for layout and never use style builder)
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Modelhead: To bonzai i meant plugins that give more options to work with other softwares for renders like v-ray, animation packages, and communication back and forth with some of the industry standards, like bim software that would recognize the walls in the bonzai models and so on, I'm not talking scripting language to automate or do specific functions (but of course that's important too). That would attract a wider range of users of others software to include bonzai in their pipeline (but I'm curious to see a big mesh model with textured imported into bonzai).
The problem with the rubies in sk is in we needing rubies for basic functions that should be part of the software like, selection options, organic modeling tools, and even just draw some different lines or just pushpull more than one face at once and/or along a vector, and these is just some basic function that sk should have.
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Why should SU have them though, if they are readily available in plugin form?
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@unknownuser said:
modelhead: Rubies isn't and will never be a answer, they work slower than native tools, they start loading the sk (old) sk engine, and some rubies aren't free even for basic stuff (that i completly agree, paying for other people's work), adding the cost to sk pro (my opinion right now is using sk free and spend the money on plugins instead of sk pro), Paying 500$ for exporters that don't even work well it's crazy (i have no use for layout and never use style builder)
Just remember that, for example, freedo said to use the normal scale tool in big complex models because it works faster and there's a much lower risk of bugsplating than scaling with the freedoscale plugin instead. And now imagine paying for each plugin you have 5-25$ and add the price of sk pro (for the pro users). Doesn't look so cheap in the end for the pro users. the irony is that the biggest rival to sk pro is sk free...
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Yep, and this is another example. Why can a plugin have more functionality like the original ( which has no new features ). But it cost a lot of money to get it.
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i will try it. at the moment i am watching all the videos. and i must say i am impress so far.
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@burkhard said:
Yep, and this is another example. Why can a plugin have more functionality like the original ( which has no new features ). But it cost a lot of money to get it.
hi, burkhard.
you have a point there. however, there are plugins for almost all major apps as their developers cannot foresee all its future uses. SUp comes with PhotoMatch (and for free): how many 3D modelling apps offer something similar?
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You're right Edson, but there was a time Su was not free ( no one forced them to do so ). The point is, with all these useful plugins, SU is not really cheap, easy, intuitive... If you can need such a function like this plugin, would you buy it as a double feature for SU just to have a better functionality? Or should we wait till Google came out with improvements? ( there is a great silence ) If not, they can delete this function in two years for professionals. (it is just that SU is not more the easy to use, clean interface and intuitive software it had been )If improvements are taken too long, there is always a better solution by time and Google have to take care not to be overrun.
Otherwise if SU is just a platform for third party developers and plugin maniacs, it will overload SU ( there is no way to bundle and the costs will grow up - and thats not free of charge!) I call it - throw dust into the eyes!It's just I feel sad about to see what others can do. It is not really open source and it is not really Google. Long lead and no visible track.
Sad not ranting...
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that is a pretty good idea Coen!
I'd like to add these options though:
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All scripts should be modified so that they appear both in the '/view/toolbars/' and '/plugins/' menu with a representative name
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Under the '/help/about plugins... ' There should be info on the script popping up in a new window expaining how to work with it; giving info on the author; maybe link to Sketchucation for more info?
These option should make it look more like one Sketchup 7.x overhaul instead of some software installing several scripts.
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Nice idea, but unless SU is released under GNU Public License, it's never likely to happen.
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brilliant idea. why not suggest it to the google people?
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@alan fraser said:
Nice idea, but unless SU is released under GNU Public License, it's never likely to happen.
I had a quick browse trough the SU EULA and couldnt see anything stopping your from redistributing it, i may well have missed something, though.
Other than that i imagine the only problem would be a technical one, i.e. finding an installer that can install SU and the plugins at the same time.
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Actually, it states exactly that under Proprietary Rights.
What would be much more easily doable would be to install SU then have a ‘Bumper Plugins Pack’ which would install all the most popular (and free) Rubies in one fell swoop…maybe even with checklist boxes for which ones you actually want (if someone's feeling really ambitious)...having had a team check them out for compatibility problems first. Most could simply have the .rb file copied to Plugins, but obviously there are several others which require dlls and other system files to be installed elsewhere. -
So it does, my mistake.
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As a new Sketchup user, I love the idea of being able to download all of the most popular free rubies at one time and in one place. Maybe there could be one free package, and one package with the most popular rubies for sale. I also like the idea of choosing exactly which ones to install.
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you can load in one time all free ruby at CRAI Ruby Depot
Thx Didier Bur for that
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Nice intermediate solution idea Coen.
Alan's suggested ‘Bumper Plugins Pack’ idea with 'tick boxes' for the various rubies sounds like a doable idea.
I wonder could Jim's Extensions Index be further developed into somethings along these lines.
On the other hand we all know what is REALLY needed in SU, speed and ability to handle those BIG files.
Mike
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Back on track:
Bonzai3D: Components. Cut. Walls. With. Thickness.
That's all I wanted to say...
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Oh, and by the way...
Anyone used Bonzai's 'Keyboard Shortcuts...' feature? (Under the Edit menu). All shortcuts are completely configurable, and you can load in a set that duplicates most of SU's... (Go to 'Keyboard Shortcuts' > 'Load Defaults' and choose Preset 2). It's much easier to use Bonzai when all your familiar navigation kit is in place.
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@unknownuser said:
... by recognizing one common (product) name 'Community SketchUp' (or whatever). We take development into our own hands with this....
Brilliant idea Coen. Another good argument for Sketchup to be open sourced, although I'm sure Google will never do this but it would be nice to know what their SU business plan is.
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