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    • J Offline
      juvard
      last edited by

      Competition really good for the users, just like what the RPS 3D PDF announced that they will lower down their price next week, I really waiting for it, I used both their trial version (RPS and SIM LAB) and they are really both excellent software, all matters for me is the price so I will wait until next week to decide which software I will definitely buy.

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      • Al HartA Offline
        Al Hart
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        @juvard said:

        Competition really good for the users, just like what the RPS 3D PDF announced that they will lower down their price next week, I really waiting for it, I used both their trial version (RPS and SIM LAB) and they are really both excellent software, all matters for me is the price so I will wait until next week to decide which software I will definitely buy.

        Well you should purchase the other one then. We lowered our price from $189.00 to $99.00, so you can probably purchase the other one for a lower price.

        Or you might want to wait until next week when we release the new version to see if there are any features which would justify the price difference. (Since this is not a RPS 3D PDF thread, I will not highlight the new features here - but keep you eyes on the SCF forum for a release announcement next week.)

        Al Hart

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        • A Offline
          ashraf
          last edited by

          juvard, we are glad that you are seeing the positive impact of SimLab Presence.

          AL, Good luck in your release next week, we will be looking for those new and exciting features.

          And finally for those who gave SimLab their trust, and partnered with us. We promise that everything existing that will be offered by RPS and more will be provided to you as a free update, in our next releases.

          SimLab

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          • J Offline
            juvard
            last edited by

            @ashraf said:

            And finally for those who gave SimLab their trust, and partnered with us. We promise that everything existing that will be offered by RPS and more will be provided to you as a free update, in our next releases.

            This is very good news to all. 👍

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            • BurkhardB Offline
              Burkhard
              last edited by

              @ Al, any chance to get the new version also running on a Mac?

              [http://www.ia-plus.de(http://www.ia-plus.de)]

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              • MarianM Offline
                Marian
                last edited by

                AWESOME PLUGIN 👍

                http://marian87.deviantart.com/

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                • ely862meE Offline
                  ely862me
                  last edited by

                  Very,very..interesting..Well done guys!!

                  Elisei

                  PS. Backplates would be awesome !!

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                  • K Offline
                    kwistenbiebel
                    last edited by

                    Indeed, very interesting and affordable as well.
                    I am wondering: will the filesize of the obtained 3D PDF be in the same range of the native SU file?

                    I had a look on their website and the OSG Composer looks handy as well. A bit like DeepExploration?

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                    • MarianM Offline
                      Marian
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      am wondering: will the filesize of the obtained 3D PDF be in the same range of the native SU file?

                      Yes, pretty much, i didn't notice significant size differences between the two files, at least with the trial version.

                      http://marian87.deviantart.com/

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                      • Mike LuceyM Offline
                        Mike Lucey
                        last edited by

                        @burkhard said:

                        @ Al, any chance to get the new version also running on a Mac?

                        Hi Burkhard,

                        It looks that you obviously are trying out Sim lab 3D PDF on a Mac. If so is it working okay for you? I tried it on my MacBook Pro but it would not work. I have a feeling it could be a problem on my end but I am trying to get it sorted with Ashraf so time will tell.

                        Mike

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                        • D Offline
                          dtrarch
                          last edited by

                          Hi All

                          I have tried both 3dPdf offerings.
                          Both do pretty much the same but the Simlab 3D PDF handled large files better with the RenderPlus version failing to finish and crashing on the same file render.
                          The Simlab version also produced a cleaner line hide for a native SU mode.
                          The shaded mode in both was just so so for presentation.
                          The two versions were downloaded last week so best to check the latest to see what new and improved today.

                          dtr

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                          • MarianM Offline
                            Marian
                            last edited by

                            Here are some interesting and cool examples of what can be done with 3d pdf, not necessarily from SU.
                            I've added the direct links to the files here:

                            http://soid.active-servers.com/pdf/tgv%20lyon.pdf
                            http://soid.active-servers.com/pdf/naturtest%20low85.pdf
                            http://soid.active-servers.com/pdf/island%20low%20comp.pdf
                            http://soid.active-servers.com/pdf/gugl90.pdf

                            They came from this blog and site:

                            http://directlight.de/3dpdf.html
                            http://3dpdf.blogspot.com/

                            http://marian87.deviantart.com/

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                            • K Offline
                              kwistenbiebel
                              last edited by

                              I just installed the trial version of Simlab 3DPDF.
                              Unfortunately, when clicking Plugins/3D PDF/Export, nothing happens.
                              Am I doing something wrong here?

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                                ashraf
                                last edited by

                                @kwistenbiebel said:

                                I just installed the trial version of Simlab 3DPDF.
                                Unfortunately, when clicking Plugins/3D PDF/Export, nothing happens.
                                Am I doing something wrong here?

                                This should be all what you need to do, after that the plugin should ask you for the location of the PDF file.

                                If this is not working please send an email with basic information like the sketchup version, the OS version, and a small description of the error you are getting to support@simlab-soft.com
                                We will make sure that you are up and running.

                                Regards,

                                Ashraf

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                                • K Offline
                                  kwistenbiebel
                                  last edited by

                                  Thanks for the support. I just sent you an e-mail.

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                                  • A Offline
                                    ashraf
                                    last edited by

                                    @mike lucey said:

                                    It looks that you obviously are trying out Sim lab 3D PDF on a Mac. If so is it working okay for you? I tried it on my MacBook Pro but it would not work. I have a feeling it could be a problem on my end but I am trying to get it sorted with Ashraf so time will tell.

                                    Mike,

                                    We truly appreciate helping us in identifying this problem.

                                    There was a problem on some Mac machines, where the plug-in was not able to find a font configuration file.

                                    The problem was fixed, so if you had a previous problem with the Mac Plug-in please download the new version and give it a try.

                                    Ashraf

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                                    • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                      Mike Lucey
                                      last edited by

                                      Working fine now on the MacBook Pro 👍

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                                      • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                        Mike Lucey
                                        last edited by

                                        I have played around with the settings and think the ones that most achieve a SketchUp 'lookalike' are 'Cad Optimized Lights' which I think is the default and 'Shaded Illustration'. I attach some screen shots of where the settings are along with a sample, Corner Cubby.

                                        Mike


                                        Corner Cubby.pdf


                                        Cad Optimized Lights.jpg


                                        Shaded Illustration.jpg

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