[Plugin] Model Scrambler v1.0 UPDATED: (June 11, 2009)

BTM

Thanks Chris; I'll try that

... I also (accidentally) found out another use for scattering points
It looks like a crumpled can, doesn't it?

... I'm now thinking of maybe putting in the option to either scramble selected objects, as-well as all entities...

Chris Fullmer

Awesome, looks great! That's the way to do it, just keep adding features and simple scripts quickly can become very powerful.

Chris

Ben Ritter

No offense, but I can't see how and for what purpose would you would use this script?

Ben Ritter

Whew! I thought I was missing something in your description.

Thanks for the script, I guess

Ben

BTM

@ben ritter said:

No offense, but I can't see how and for what purpose would you would use this script?

... And that's the evil part!
There is (almost) no (constructive) use!

One reason would be if you wanted to send a model to someone to see how it looks, without them being able to use it at all; see link.
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=18227&st

... Another could be for fun...

... Or using the scramble effect on objects to make things like water, rocks, clouds, or other randomly shaped objects...

...or using it (minus the reverse faces) to make models appear old/ worn...

remus

Browsing through your code: you might want to change require "Sketchup.rb" to require "sketchup.rb" (no capital letter.)

You get a double entry for the ruby console otherwise.

BTM

I'll make sure to do that in the next version, remus.

... Also, in order for it to work properly for selections, I'd have to find a way to select the entities in a component after exploding it. I've found a way to do it with groups, but not components. Any ideas?

jcc

This post is almost a year old, but I'm hopeful that BTM is still working on this idea. I'm looking fo ra routine/script that will lock/secure the model from changes, but NOT from being viewed by a client.

Also need to allow clients to: display grade elevations with the "query" tool, and see saved views "scenes/pages".

Any help would be super.

Thanks,
mojo

Chris Fullmer

Hey Mojo, actually this thread is just a few days old, not a year. So you are right on time for the party.

However, the problem with a script that keeps the client from changing anything - well all they would have to do is uninstall the script. Or more likely, never install it in the first place. There is no way to build that tpye of functionality into a model itself unfortunately.

But this is exactly the type of conversation that spawned the script. Remus wanted something that would just mess up every vertex in the model so nothing would be accurate, thereby making it nearly impossible to build off of or steal.

Chris

PS, I'm just through the tunnel in Berkeley.

BTM

@chris fullmer said:

the problem with a script that keeps the client from changing anything - well all they would have to do is uninstall the script. Or more likely, never install it in the first place. There is no way to build that tpye of functionality into a model itself unfortunately.

… You sure? I remember once that CPhillips was going to try and embed sound files into skp files, maybe it's possible with ruby scripts. I'd have no Idea myself though, but you never know…

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

@chris fullmer said:

the problem with a script that keeps the client from changing anything - well all they would have to do is uninstall the script. Or more likely, never install it in the first place. There is no way to build that tpye of functionality into a model itself unfortunately.

… You sure? I remember once that CPhillips was going to try and embed sound files into skp files, maybe it's possible with ruby scripts. I'd have no Idea myself though, but you never know…

You can store an script in an dictionary attribute, but it'd never trigger unless you have another script that executes it.

MrPlanet

In which menu is the option?

jcc

I been off on other projects since June, and thought Id just see the status of the Scrambler. Any news?
Sounds like it may develop into a kind of PGP, where the model is scrambled at the source before sending, and the Un-Scrambler, being embedded in the model, is triggered somehow. But I may be over-reaching -- is there such a thing as an Un-Scrambler?

At any rate, what I was looking for originally, was some sort of lock to put on the model, to: 1) prevent changes by others, and 2) therefore to create a sort of brute force copyright.

And another thang, Does anyone have any experience with adobe PDF in 3D? could that be a solution...

Thanks!
john

Chris Fullmer

Hey John, I had worked on a model scrambler that would also unscramble it afterwards. I think it is around here somewhere on the forum. Turned out to not really be what I wanted. I was also looking for a way to lock a model.

So far, model locking is not possible in plain .skp format.

There has been some work done with 3d pdfs though. I think Al at Renderplus has done some work on this, making a 3d pdf exporter. Check it out here:

(www.renderplus.com)

Hope that helps,

Chris

Gaieus

The PDF exporter by Renderplus is actually a cool plugin.