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    • Dave RD Offline
      Dave R
      last edited by

      Well, it's all voodoo to me so I am glad we have folks like you.

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        Version 0.2.0b

        • Made into a tool so the user can easily position the mesh
        • Moved menu to Draw > Mesh From Bitmap
        • Keeps aspect ratio of image or Image element
        • Right click and Image element to generate a mesh. (Does not need to be BMP image - but Draw > Mesh From Bitmap still require BMP imput)
        • Colour BMP images will convert the RGB value to optical greyscale.
        • VCB support

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

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          TerrainTest.png

          Test using sample maps from: http://www.mtgrafix.com/programs/terrain.html

          Also tried this: http://www.twisteddirt.com/TutorialStuff/dem_02.php Nice terrain shape - but the diffuse texture wasn't so good.

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

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          • D Offline
            dedmin
            last edited by

            or-a-24-0039.jpg

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              308px × 1 047px - that would make the mesh ~500-600K faces?

              And the issue with that bitmap is that despite it being a greyscale, it's still not a height map - which is why the mesh doesn't come out looking as what the image illustrate.

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

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              • D Offline
                dedmin
                last edited by

                Yes, true. I just wanted to test it - the file is 105 MB 🤣

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  Yea - the last texture I tested was 512x512 - heavy mesh. And I'd forgotten that Autosave was on - every 5 mins. x_X

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

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                    dedmin
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                      dedmin
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                      • shuraS Offline
                        shura
                        last edited by

                        Why don't I get the Curve Simplification to work?

                        Test.jpg

                        TestSorry.jpg

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          hm... possibly you have a version where it failed on closed loops. I might not have uploaded a corrected version...

                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                          • david_hD Offline
                            david_h
                            last edited by

                            So I notice these wonderful meshes created. How is one controlling the height of the extrusion?

                            If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                              pichuneke
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                              The pieces on the roof (above the pediment) are made with your plugin 😄


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                              • G Offline
                                Ghalko
                                last edited by

                                So I read the posts and then thought nothing of trying a 2048x2048 heightmap produced by L3DT (terrain generating program.) 😲 Maybe I should try a bit smaller at first. Then I won't just freeze sketchup and make my patience run out... 😕

                                I will try with a smaller (much smaller) one first and post the results.

                                Bryan

                                Arrrggghhh! Why won't it make a face!!! Stupid, no good piece of... Oh look! The line went to the wrong point. Whew... moving on. (My fights with sketchup.)

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                                • soloS Offline
                                  solo
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  So I notice these wonderful meshes created. How is one controlling the height of the extrusion?

                                  Color, the darker the black and brighter the white will produce the greatest crests and troughs.

                                  http://www.solos-art.com

                                  If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                  • G Offline
                                    Ghalko
                                    last edited by

                                    After letting a 384x384 (meters) heightmap simmer:
                                    Yey!

                                    Arrrggghhh! Why won't it make a face!!! Stupid, no good piece of... Oh look! The line went to the wrong point. Whew... moving on. (My fights with sketchup.)

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                                    • david_hD Offline
                                      david_h
                                      last edited by

                                      @solo said:

                                      Color, the darker the black and brighter the white will produce the greatest crests and troughs.

                                      I get that easy enough. its all based on contrast. . .so One must go into PhoShop and manipulate and lessen those contrasts before putting it into the plugin? Because when I down loaded the scrolly motif lintel thing, I got all kinds of mess. I just couldn't get my model to look like others were doing. . .

                                      I'll keep playing with it.

                                      If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                      • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                        jeff hammond
                                        last edited by

                                        David,
                                        Use the scale tool to compress it vertically.

                                        dotdotdot

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                                        • david_hD Offline
                                          david_h
                                          last edited by

                                          oh well. . . there's one for the duh thread.

                                          Thx 😳

                                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                          • thomthomT Offline
                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            With version 0.2.0 you specify the height your self - either by using the cursor or entering a length in the VCB.

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

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