[Plugin] CleverClay

MrWip · 5 Jul 2009, 20:00

Pixero, playing a bit around, I've discover some little problems, so I dare point them out...

The plugin does not threat the object if the texture has been paint on the group (and not directly on the face... a classical Sketchup trouble finally), and it does not modify backfaces, as far as I can see...

Also, the translucent material appear originally with a 0 translucency, which is a bit 'violent'... Actually, the best, for a renderer like Vray, will be to make it automatically full black with something like 20 of opacity.

Besides, it's a great tool for architects, really...it just need some little improvement !

Thanks again...

thomthom · 5 Jul 2009, 20:11

@mrwip said:

Pixero, playing a bit around, I've discover some little problems, so I dare point them out...

The plugin does not threat the object if the texture has been paint on the group (and not directly on the face... a classical Sketchup trouble finally), and it does not modify backfaces, as far as I can see...

Also, the translucent material appear originally with a 0 translucency, which is a bit 'violent'... Actually, the best, for a renderer like Vray, will be to make it automatically full black with something like 20 of opacity.

Besides, it's a great tool for architects, really...it just need some little improvement !

Thanks again...

If you're using V-Ray you should not apply materials to groups/components as that really really slows down the parsing time.

MrWip · 5 Jul 2009, 21:00

@unknownuser said:

If you're using V-Ray you should not apply materials to groups/components as that really really slows down the parsing time.

Well, of course, it's best not to do it, but when you have a complex model, sometimes you're making little mistakes without noticing, and applying texture on a group is one of them...

Besides, many people don't know that it's better to apply texture directly on the geometry itself, so, for them, improving that part could be a good thing.

Pixero · 6 Jul 2009, 10:48

Minor update now with module added.

Mr Wip if you want a higher opacity setting just open the script in a texteditor (simple text will do fine) and go to line 35. Change: g.alpha = 0 to something higher.

EDIT: I just did it myself.

As to the other comments.
If you have ways to make the script better feel free. Just let me know so I can post the updated version.

Gaieus · 6 Jul 2009, 18:38

Jim has his (now improved) GreyScale Plugin , too, which works similarly - or better to say "may work differently" but has similar results (among others).

MrWip · 6 Jul 2009, 20:30

Gaieus, Greyscale is a great plugin, but it does not create the clay effect that we're looking for here... all the texture are still visible, and the point is not to see them, as in a real clay model...

Pixero · 7 Jul 2009, 05:59

The major thing with this script is that it doesnt make transparent materials opaque.

CadFather · 7 Jul 2009, 07:47

Thank you Jan, very interesting..

TIG · 7 Jul 2009, 07:48

@pixero said:

The major thing with this script is that it doesn't make transparent materials opaque.

And of course if you don't want transparency then you can always switch it 'off' anyway...

Pixero · 7 Jul 2009, 08:07

I'm using Vray and it has an option that overrides all materials and make them the same.
However transparent materials also gets opaque so thats why I wrote this plugin.