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    • Bob JamesB Offline
      Bob James
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      @krisidious said:

      their is a "remove all materials" plugin it leaves all groups and components but removes all materials recursively.

      try it on the model and let us know if it comes in.

      Thanks, I'll try that but if it won't even import a cube with no material......

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        Krisidious
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        there is a "remove all materials" plugin it leaves all groups and components but removes all materials recursively.

        try it on the model and let us know if it comes in.

        By: Kristoff Rand
        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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        • Bob JamesB Offline
          Bob James
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          @krisidious said:

          there is a "remove all materials" plugin it leaves all groups and components but removes all materials recursively.

          try it on the model and let us know if it comes in.

          Used TT's great plugin "Materials Tools" and removed all materials and made sure all faces were front faces: All I get is a large ball in Vue9. 🀒

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          • KrisidiousK Offline
            Krisidious
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            this has got to be some issue with Vue 9 can you go and install 8.5?

            By: Kristoff Rand
            Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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              miikka1978
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              I am also having some problems when trying to use Automated VuePython Scene Loader. If I import Sketchup model manually, everything works ok. But, when using Python script I get only Sphere and no other geometry is listed in Object list. I am using Sketchup 8 and Vue 8.40-04.

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                d12dozr
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                miikka, are you unlocking the camera height and unchecking "Sun face camera" in Vue like the Sketchup2Vue manual says?

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                  miikka1978
                  last edited by

                  @d12dozr said:

                  miikka, are you unlocking the camera height and unchecking "Sun face camera" in Vue like the Sketchup2Vue manual says?

                  Yes, I have done those changes according to the manual.

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                    d12dozr
                    last edited by

                    Well hopefully Dave has the answer...you could try emailing him if you haven't yet...

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                      thecravatman
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                      Dave et al, Can you shed some light on my predicament. I have SU to Vue exporter, SU 8 and Vue 9 Complete. I load vob file from SU and it shows up in the layer pane and I can see the materials but I can see the scene. I select it and right click to select 'frame selected object' but can see anything. I re-scaled the model in case this was a mm to m problem but to no avail. I unchecked 'preserve size of elements at creation' check box again to no avail. I have tried via the python script.
                      This is so annoying as I can see that it has been imported, its just I can see or manipulate it. Any tricks? Thoughts or work around I have run out of ideas. I really need something like zoom extents or a positioning tool so that it fits in the scene where I want it.
                      Please tell me that I am missing something obvious.
                      Thanks T

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                      • Bob JamesB Offline
                        Bob James
                        last edited by

                        @krisidious said:

                        this has got to be some issue with Vue 9 can you go and install 8.5?

                        I have Vue 8 Complete and Automation -> Run Python Script works just fine as long as the exported model has no textures.
                        This is an improvement over Vue 9, but to have to "emasculate" all of my models and then re-texture them in Vue is not a viable workflow πŸ‘Ž

                        Besides that, this does not help with Vue 9 πŸ‘Ž πŸ‘Ž

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                          dburdick
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                          @bob james said:

                          @krisidious said:

                          this has got to be some issue with Vue 9 can you go and install 8.5?

                          I have Vue 8 Complete and Automation -> Run Python Script works just fine as long as the exported model has no textures.
                          This is an improvement over Vue 9, but to have to "emasculate" all of my models and then re-texture them in Vue is not a viable workflow πŸ‘Ž

                          Besides that, this does not help with Vue 9 πŸ‘Ž πŸ‘Ž

                          Hi Bob,

                          Sorry to see the problems you're having. Can you send me an e-mail to
                          dburdick@e-onsoftware.com with the model in a zip file so that I can take a look at it and see what the problem might be? It sounds like there might be corrupt texture file or something. There is a new update for the SU to Vue Plugin coming out later this week that might fix this problem.

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                            dburdick
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                            @thecravatman said:

                            Dave et al, Can you shed some light on my predicament. I have SU to Vue exporter, SU 8 and Vue 9 Complete. I load vob file from SU and it shows up in the layer pane and I can see the materials but I can see the scene. I select it and right click to select 'frame selected object' but can see anything. I re-scaled the model in case this was a mm to m problem but to no avail. I unchecked 'preserve size of elements at creation' check box again to no avail. I have tried via the python script.
                            This is so annoying as I can see that it has been imported, its just I can see or manipulate it. Any tricks? Thoughts or work around I have run out of ideas. I really need something like zoom extents or a positioning tool so that it fits in the scene where I want it.
                            Please tell me that I am missing something obvious.
                            Thanks T

                            Can you send me an e-mail and include a zip file containing the SU model. Send it to
                            dburdick@e-onsoftware.com

                            Not sure what is going here unless the scaling is causing problems.

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                            • Bob JamesB Offline
                              Bob James
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                              @dburdick said:

                              (4) We thought about this, but felt that it wouldn't be too useful unless we could provide some real-time preview in Sketchup of how the lights would look in Vue. Otherwise, you could spend a lot of your time going back and forth between the apps to "tune" the lighting. Thoughts?

                              In exporting to Thea I have all my lights added in SU using Twilight lights: I know, I know - not really a good workflow and requires having Twilight, but.....When I get into Thea I group all the lights with the same name and modify them and see what they look like until I get it right without leaving Thea.

                              The point is, if one could add a Vue light proxy in SU and then group proxies that have the same name, then adjust them in Vue, wouldn't that be the same thing (without having to have an intermediate program e.g., Twilight).

                              My facility models have up to 75 lights or more! They are components in SU.

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                                thecravatman
                                last edited by

                                Getting on well with Vue 9 ple today it opend .vob files exported out of SU8, just can't load into Vue 9 complete. This is pretty irritating having spent so much money. Any suggestions?
                                T

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                                  dburdick
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                                  @bob james said:

                                  It's really strange: I have both Vue 8 Complete and Vue 9 Complete.

                                  I can export from SU into V8C just fine, but the same model winds up being just a sphere in V9C.

                                  It seems to me that there is a bug in V9C.

                                  Hi Guys,

                                  There indeed appears to be a problem with a speficif Vue 9 Complete build and importing .vob files. The build number is 9005403. We are looking into this and will most likely have a new build up soon to download.

                                  Also, there is a new version of the SU to Vue Exporter 1.1 avaialble for download from your C3D account. It's a free update that fixes issues with large models and corrupt textures.

                                  Dave

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                                  • Bob JamesB Offline
                                    Bob James
                                    last edited by

                                    Great news, Dave, but...

                                    I've gone to my C3D account, but see no obvious way to download the update.
                                    I did a search for SU to Vue and it led me to your post: the link on the post sent me to a page to buy it.

                                    Edit: My SU2Vue came as a part of the Vue 9 Complete Bundle - I didn't buy it separately: is that the problem?

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                                    • Bob JamesB Offline
                                      Bob James
                                      last edited by

                                      It's really strange: I have both Vue 8 Complete and Vue 9 Complete.

                                      I can export from SU into V8C just fine, but the same model winds up being just a sphere in V9C.

                                      It seems to me that there is a bug in V9C.

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                                        dburdick
                                        last edited by

                                        @bob james said:

                                        Great news, Dave, but...

                                        I've gone to my C3D account, but see no obvious way to download the update.
                                        I did a search for SU to Vue and it led me to your post: the link on the post sent me to a page to buy it.

                                        Edit: My SU2Vue came as a part of the Vue 9 Complete Bundle - I didn't buy it separately: is that the problem?

                                        Hi Bob,

                                        There's a new update of Vue 9 complete coming out next week which should have the updated plugin as well. In the meantime, drop me an e-mail and I'll send you a copy of the plugin:

                                        dburdick@e-onsoftware.com

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                                          thecravatman
                                          last edited by

                                          @dburdick said:

                                          There's a new update of Vue 9 complete coming out next week which should have the updated plugin as well.
                                          dburdick@e-onsoftware.com

                                          Hi Dave are we still on for the update this week?

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                                            thecravatman
                                            last edited by

                                            Many thanks Dave, the new build works really well. I have something I actually want for Christmas now!

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