[Plugin] Make Fur v.2.1.0(20140323)

tak2hata · 18 May 2010, 00:18

Hi,Daniel.
I Changed menu items into sub menu named "Fur_v1_3".

Why metric and imperial? Why not just deal with the units in the way that the model is?

Hi,Thomas.
Because I think it easy to test both imperial and metric.
I am not accustomed to the imperial.
I will corrects it in future version.
Thanks for your advice.

thomthom · 18 May 2010, 06:42

The Numeric, Float and String class has some nice methods that let you deal with units in the user's locale and in the current model's units.

tak2hata · 18 May 2010, 09:22

@thomthom said:

The Numeric, Float and String class has some nice methods that let you deal with units in the user's locale and in the current model's units.

Hi, Thomas.
Thanks ! I'm searching for that method.

thomthom · 18 May 2010, 09:29

Basically:

Ensure the units you use are Length objects. Length.to_s will output a unit in the user's locale and model settings. This is useful when presenting units in the UI, like for inputboxes etc.

Then you have String.to_l, which is useful to convert user input into Length. If a user types "100mm" it then .to_l will convert that into the appropriate Length. (Length is always in SU's internal units: inches)

"100m".to_l
becomes:
3937.00787401575

If the user has mm set as the model units, then "100" (without any unit indication) is assumed to be in mm and the result is:
"100".to_l 3.93700787401575

same thing as if the user had typed "100mm"
"100mm".to_l 3.93700787401575

portenart.emile · 18 May 2010, 21:10

Hello every body,

I found this plugin today. It look amazing. Ihave made the grass but i don't know why it isn't render in Vray ? I'm sure it's a specific option i have to check but i don't found it.

I use Skectchup pro 7.1.6, Vray for sketchup 01.05.30, and Fur Plugin 1.3.

I can send you a screenshot or a file if you need.

Thanks you for your help
Emile

mariocha · 19 May 2010, 12:13

Hum .... Although the title says V1.3b
the download still says v1.3a

thomthom · 19 May 2010, 13:01

@portenart.emile said:

I found this plugin today. It look amazing. Ihave made the grass but i don't know why it isn't render in Vray ? I'm sure it's a specific option i have to check but i don't found it.

I use Skectchup pro 7.1.6, Vray for sketchup 01.05.30, and Fur Plugin 1.3.

This is due to a Sketchup bug and groups. The groups will render when you reopen the model.
The latest VfSU does not suffer from this SU bug.

jbrown · 19 May 2010, 14:03

Very handy.
Am I missing something in the settings, though? It appears to be growing from the opposite side of the selected face and I can't figure out how to change that. Not too big a deal to select the opposite side from where it needs to go, but maybe there's an easier way?

Gaieus · 19 May 2010, 14:11

Hi Justin,

Don't you have back faces where you want to grow the fur? Try to right click > Reverse faces and grow it again.

tak2hata · 19 May 2010, 16:26

Hi,all.
I upadte fur plugin v1_3c(test version).

Mario..

@unknownuser said:

Hum .... Although the title says V1.3b
the download still says v1.3a

Sorry,I made a mistake in writing title.
So Current version up to 1_3c.

Thanks.

portenart.emile · 19 May 2010, 16:27

@thomthom said:

@portenart.emile said:

I found this plugin today. It look amazing. Ihave made the grass but i don't know why it isn't render in Vray ? I'm sure it's a specific option i have to check but i don't found it.

I use Skectchup pro 7.1.6, Vray for sketchup 01.05.30, and Fur Plugin 1.3.

This is due to a Sketchup bug and groups. The groups will render when you reopen the model.
The latest VfSU does not suffer from this SU bug.

Thanks you so much thomthom, it works.
I'll post you my render once done.

Emile

Frederik · 19 May 2010, 16:34

Like so many others, I'm having a blast with this new toy...

@ tak2hata:
Would it be possible to add an option, where you can select that components don't intersect with each other...??

Gaieus · 19 May 2010, 16:53

Simply incredible!
Thanks for this continuous update,too!

DareDevil · 19 May 2010, 21:05

Hi,
I just update the v1.2 to the new 1.3c with the nice new features.

But...
I'm french and use SU on a french vista system. In french we use the comma (,) for decimal separation.
In default setup, all numbers are in french (0,0cm,0,0cm,5,0cm) and of course it read like a 0,0,0 (with an unread 0,5,0 after).
If I use a period (0.0cm,0.0cm,5.0cm) the plugin dont work

Why all the world dont use the same way to measure and write numbers ???

TIG · 19 May 2010, 21:19

@unknownuser said:

Hi,
I just update the v1.2 to the new 1.3c with the nice new features. But...
I'm French and use SU on a French Vista system. In French we use the comma (,) for decimal separation.
In default setup, all numbers are in French (0,0cm,0,0cm,5,0cm) and of course it read like a 0,0,0 (with an unread 0,5,0 after).
If I use a period (0.0cm,0.0cm,5.0cm) the plugin won't work
Why all the world don't use the same way to measure and write numbers ???

Try substituting the comma (,) as the list separator with a semi-colon (;)... so in UK/US 1,2.3,4.5 >> 1;2,3;4,5 in FR.
Or change you regional settings !
Why can't everyone use a '.' as a "decimal-point" ? - after all it is not a "decimal-comma" - this would free up the ',' comma to be used as a list separator - it's prime function in grammar - and then we could leave the poor old ";" alone !

solo · 19 May 2010, 21:22

@unknownuser said:

Why all the world dont use the same way to measure and write numbers ???

Got no idea, here in the states we still use the imperial system or as we call it 'American standard' and we drive on the wrong side of the road according to y'all.

Frederik · 19 May 2010, 21:26

@solo said:

...and we drive on the wrong side of the road according to y'all.

Not true, Pete...
In most European countries, we drive in the right (in the sense opposite to left) side of the road...
Only in UK in Europe (and I believe on Cypres too) they drive in the left side...

thomthom · 19 May 2010, 21:34

@tak2hata: could you keep the filename free from the version number? That way it's easier to update by just dragging the file into the plugins folder overriding the old.

thomthom · 19 May 2010, 21:35

@tig said:

Or change you regional settings !

That generally just causes troubles elsewhere. I've tried it. Very awkward.

thomthom · 19 May 2010, 21:41

@unknownuser said:

If I use a period (0.0cm,0.0cm,5.0cm) the plugin dont work

I use Norwegian locale, we also use comma as decimal separator. But using period in this plugin works for me.

I noted something in what you said though: (0.0cm,0.0cm,5.0cm)
Did you enter cm into the direction and force vectors?
They should not have length indications. Vectors are just direction indicators.