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    • T Offline
      tallbridgeguy
      last edited by

      Sorry if this has been developed or is a dumb idea....

      I have been developing some bridge design concepts and what I would like to do is turn around production images faster. (A series of steps that get a reasonable image in a hurry)

      I have been using the sk+kerky+photoshop route but the rendering times are long...

      I liked some of the watercolor effects where you output multiple images from SK and then combine them in photoshop. Is there a way to export images using a ruby?

      Meaning, open SK file, output current view images to a directory, with (I think this is what you need for the watercolor combine effect)

      1. color and texture
      2. line work no color
      3. line work w/ shadows
      4. kerky xml file (for extra fun)

      Then I could do a quick render in kerky and combine them all in photoshop for a reasonable concept sketch.

      What do you think? Can you recommend a better way?

      thanks!
      s


      table5 copy.jpg

      Nielsen
      http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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        remus
        last edited by

        Unfortunately i dont think you can access styles through ruby, so it wouldnt be possible to change to lines only, lines + shadows etc.

        Would be a wicked plugin, otherwise.

        http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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        • Chris FullmerC Offline
          Chris Fullmer
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          You can play with those options. And I don't know if Scott updated it already or not, but I made a list of items that are not shown in the Docs, and then some that are in the Docs and are actually called something in Ruby.

          I have not really used this though, so I don't know what is or is not possible. But I was thinking that was you are asking for is possible. But I could be waaaay off.

          Chris

          Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
          All my Plugins I've written

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            view.write_image http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/view.html#write_image
            RenderingOptions for induvidual Style changes http://code.google.com/intl/nb/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/renderingoptions.html

            You can also set the Page style to one of the predefined styled available.

            Sounds possible if I understand the request correct.

            Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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              remus
              last edited by

              My mistake.

              http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                tallbridgeguy
                last edited by

                Is this something that others would like? I have very limited ruby programing experience but I could look into it.

                thanks!
                s

                Nielsen
                http://www.tallbridgeguy.com/

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