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    • Jean LemireJ Offline
      Jean Lemire
      last edited by

      Hi folks.

      Paint all edges black if they are not already black. Use this procedure:

      1 - Select "Lines color by material".

      2 - Select the "Wire Frame" mode. Only the edges will show.

      3 - Select all.

      4 - Paint them all black.

      After that, get back to the rendering mode of your choice and paint the lines that you want in another color than black, using the color of your choice.

      Just ideas.

      Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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        jhearcht
        last edited by

        Thanks JL, that's a good idea. I'll try it.

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        • J Offline
          jhearcht
          last edited by

          Unfortunately, after I select all wireframe lines and color black (by material), some of the original faces and textures are rendered as black.
          So I'm back to square one. Either the lines are all black, or all by material. Apparently I can't have some of each.

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          • wind-borneW Offline
            wind-borne
            last edited by

            With ChrisP_ColorEdge plugin you can color your edges in a variety of ways.

            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=251619#p251619


            grays.jpg

            "To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text."OSX 10.11.6

            %(#BF80BF)[SU 8 pro

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            • J Offline
              jhearcht
              last edited by

              @wind-borne said:

              With ChrisP_ColorEdge plugin you can color your edges in a variety of ways.

              Thanks WB

              I downloaded the script and unzipped it in the Plug-ins folder. It didn't show-up in the Plug-ins or Tools menu. So I moved a copy of sketchup.rb into the folder. Still SU doesn't automatically import it into the Plug-ins menu. Am I doing something wrong?

              SketchUp 6.4.265 on Windows XP

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              • wind-borneW Offline
                wind-borne
                last edited by

                Do you see the toolbar anywhere?
                Might be the only access.
                Doesn't show as plugin or tool in menus on my computer.


                ColorEdge.png

                "To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text."OSX 10.11.6

                %(#BF80BF)[SU 8 pro

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Jhearcht ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                  ๐Ÿ˜• DON'T EVER move files like ' sketchup.rb' !
                  You might break other things!
                  Keep it in ../Tools/, with the other 'system' scripts.
                  The tool you want is accessible from a Toolbar...
                  Menu > View > Toolbars > ColorEdge
                  Read its instructions ๐Ÿ˜’

                  TIG

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                  • J Offline
                    jhearcht
                    last edited by

                    @wind-borne said:

                    Do you see the toolbar anywhere?
                    Might be the only access.
                    Doesn't show as plugin or tool in menus on my computer.

                    I finally found ColorEdge in the Views/Toolbar menu. When selected, a new toolbar appears. So far so good. But after trying every combination I can think of, I still can't get the look I want.

                    When I click a free edge the color changes to the current material selection, in this case a gray color. But that single edit automatically changes all edges in the drawing, including Profiles, to By Material.

                    I want Profiles in black and only selected lines in gray. But apparently there is no way to distinguish between Edges and Profiles in color. It's all or nothing. In my CAD application any object can be given it's own edge and face color. Why is that so hard in SU?

                    I have looked for a plug-in that will allow me to select objects by type and edit them separately from all other objects. But the universal edge color seems to override any custom edits. I tried Color By Layer, but that colors everything on each layer the same. Again, no way to edit each layer separately.

                    Does anyone have any more suggestions????

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                    • wind-borneW Offline
                      wind-borne
                      last edited by

                      @jhearcht said:

                      @wind-borne said:

                      Do you see the toolbar anywhere?
                      Might be the only access.
                      Doesn't show as plugin or tool in menus on my computer.

                      I finally found ColorEdge in the Views/Toolbar menu. When selected, a new toolbar appears. So far so good. But after trying every combination I can think of, I still can't get the look I want.

                      When I click a free edge the color changes to the current material selection, in this case a gray color. But that single edit automatically changes all edges in the drawing, including Profiles, to By Material.

                      I want Profiles in black and only selected lines in gray. But apparently there is no way to distinguish between Edges and Profiles in color. It's all or nothing. In my CAD application any object can be given it's own edge and face color. Why is that so hard in SU?

                      I have looked for a plug-in that will allow me to select objects by type and edit them separately from all other objects. But the universal edge color seems to override any custom edits. I tried Color By Layer, but that colors everything on each layer the same. Again, no way to edit each layer separately.

                      Does anyone have any more suggestions????

                      Watch the videos?

                      In the earlier image I posted there were 5 shades of gray within the black rectangle

                      Here's a simple block with some colored edges.


                      SketchUp.png

                      "To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text."OSX 10.11.6

                      %(#BF80BF)[SU 8 pro

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                      • J Offline
                        jhearcht
                        last edited by

                        @wind-borne said:

                        Watch the videos?

                        In the earlier image I posted there were 5 shades of gray within the black rectangle

                        Here's a simple block with some colored edges.

                        What videos are you referring to?

                        For a simple box, I could use this plug-in to apply multiple colors . . . as long as the Edge setting is on By Material. But I want the By Material setting to apply only to the colored lines, and leave the Profiles as All Same (black). In other words, I want to have my cake and eat it too. Is that too much to ask?

                        If I could somehow select all Profile lines, and change their material to Black instead of matching the associated material, that would get closer to what I want. But apparently that's not possible either. None of the Selection Plug-ins seem to work that way.

                        Oh well, back to the salt mines. ๐Ÿ˜ 

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                          jhearcht
                          last edited by

                          Since I can't have Gray Edges unless all edges are By Material, maybe there's a way to force the white edges of white materials to receive shadows. Bright white profile lines on a shadowed surface just don't look right. Shadow Settings has an option for From Edges, but not for On Edges.

                          Does anyone know how to set white material edges to receive shadows?

                          http://home.mindspring.com/~gnomon/White profiles in shadow.jpg

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