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[Plugin] Camera OrbitOnTarget v1

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    xrok1
    last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 01:15

    so ,any further dev.
    any luck with the MMB?

    “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

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      xrok1
      last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 01:27

      hey! the MMB double click works for me. 😍

      “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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        MarcioAB
        last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 02:02

        @xrok1 said:

        hey! the MMB double click works for me. 😍

        Humm ... my initial expectation regard the Middle Mouse Button was to replace the default tool currently associated with the MMB - that is the standard SketchUP Orbit tool - by this one. But its not possible yet.
        So I think in this case it is pointless to connect any function to MMB if I can only use it when the OrbitOnTarget tool is activated.

        Regard any further development: I used that code in JointSU plugin with minor changes - When you are assembling components I find useful to have "OrbitOnTarget" with the target automatically set on the origin of the component axis you are working on. So, I think the idea now is to embed this "OrbitOnTarget" code into more specific plugins.

        What else could be improved in a tool like this ?

        Regards
        Marcio

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          xrok1
          last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 02:14

          @xrok1 said:

          hey! the MMB double click works for me. 😍

          oops i guess you made me find an SK feature thats already in place. if i MMB double click SK centers on that point (i didn't know that before now 😄 )and since SK orbit the center of the screen anyway; please explain the purpose of your plugin?

          “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

          http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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            MarcioAB
            last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 10:16

            @xrok1 said:

            please explain the purpose of your plugin?

            Make a simple cube. Center it (using the double-click you mention) targeting any specific point over the cube and Orbit.

            You will find it will not always orbit around that expected point.

            The OrbitOnTarget plugin makes it orbit on the selected point (and by the way, the selection is made using the Inference Engine).

            Regards
            Marcio

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              Ross Macintosh
              last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 10:44

              Thanks Marcio for developing the plugin. I'm finding your approach to the controls very good. I have the feeling they will become very intuitive for me with a bit more use. I'm happy.

              Regards, Ross

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                MarcioAB
                last edited by 12 Feb 2009, 16:26

                Great. Let me know if we can improve the interface or anything else.

                Regards
                Marcio

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                  xrok1
                  last edited by 13 Feb 2009, 01:29

                  O.K, thanks for the explaination, even if i never use your script thank you for making me discover the MMB function of SK without you i would have never discovered that which is a very valuable function. 😉

                  “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                  http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                    jprokos
                    last edited by 2 Mar 2010, 07:38

                    I really wish this worked on a Mac. The Double Click feature is all that works nothing else.

                    2009 iMac
                    OS 10.6
                    SU 7.1

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                      majid
                      last edited by 2 Mar 2010, 13:49

                      @marcioab said:

                      Great. Let me know if we can improve the interface or anything else.

                      Regards
                      Marcio

                      dear Marcio, would you plz add a function for exact movement of camera? i.e 35cm to right? up dn ....?

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                        fullyfledgeded
                        last edited by 28 Jul 2014, 09:58

                        hey once you've define the target, can you say for example rotate exactly 180degrees around it?

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                          smiggyuk
                          last edited by 5 Jul 2016, 15:04

                          this is a pluggin i have been looking for cant believe it was so hard to find but I am not familiar with loading PNG . i have just loaded ruby plug ins before . what do i do (learner)

                          many thanks

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                            caddia
                            last edited by 29 Jul 2019, 18:22

                            please help not working on sketchup 2018 i need it so much.

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                              Dave R
                              last edited by 31 Jul 2019, 02:55

                              @caddia, The author hasn't visited Sketchucation in more than six years. It's likely that he's no longer supporting this plugin. Might be a good idea to look for an alternative.

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                                juju
                                last edited by 31 Jul 2019, 08:30

                                quick off-the-cuff alternatives you might want to look into, there may be more:

                                Camera Tools
                                Curic Spin Camera
                                Animate Rotation
                                Camera Circle
                                Camera Spiral

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