[Plugin][Code]SKMtools,Material/ImageTools

TIG

Here's another update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
The Image and Material class extended methods will now only load if not already defined by SUp itself [==future-proofing since there's no medium-term hope of them doing this themselves?].

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
ImageTrimmer - glitches with simplify etc addressed and speed improved.

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
Following the inclusion of mew methods in SUp's v8-M1...
Material.class extensions - aliases added for save_thumbnail()==.write_thumbnail() and .delete==.remove. The .name='' and .delete methods now match SUp >=v8-M1 returned values.
To allow the methods to work in pre-v8-M1 SUp versions... with the new SUp method names / syntax.

TIG

Here's another update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
Following the inclusion of mew methods in SUp's v8-M1...
Material.class extensions - aliases added for save_thumbnail()==.write_thumbnail() and .delete==.remove. The .name='' and .delete methods now match SUp >=v8-M1 returned values.
To allow the methods to work in pre-v8-M1 SUp versions... with the new SUp method names / syntax.
The 'aliases' have be slightly recast to avoid removing the new methods.

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
The ImageTrimmer tool has an added option to 'flatten' the new materia's texture PNG [i.e. remove its transparency] so that it will then receive shadows.
Note that there is also a new jar FlattenPNG.jar that is used to do this.

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
A new tool has been added 'pngwhite2transparent.rb' and its matching jar file.
See its new thread for more details...

Mr Tee

Thanks alot TIG!

TIG

Here's an minor update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
The new tool 'pngwhite2transparent.rb' transparent color made by the .jar file is now 'white' [although you don't see it!].
See its new thread for more details...

TIG

Here's an minor update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
For ImageTrimmer - 'Simplified image' - a rare error on delete edge is now trapped.

TIG

Here's a major update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677
The MAC execution of the jar files has been addressed - it affects most tools/methods.
You need Java installed/enabled and appropriate permissions to execute files and read/write to the ../Plugins/SKMtools folder. On a MAC you might be prompted to allow a jar file to run - if so answer 'yes' - this should only get asked the once for each jar-type...

TIG

Here's an update http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677 which fixes a minor glitch with the ImageAnimationAppObserver - it was working OK but could sometimes give spurious error messages in an open Ruby Console until this fix...

Adasiekkk

Hi!
Congrats on an amazing plugin, but there is one major issue I have.
When I decide to undo the previous action (Ctrl+Z or Edit->Undo), in the place where animation was I now have all pictures tiled next to each other.

Thanks,
Adam

TIG

Rather than try to undo Image Animations you must just stop all animations.
To get back to an original Imgage's start-frame you need to start that individual Image's animation... angd then stop it when the frame you want appears...

billberet

hey everyone. I am new to this forum so please be gentle.
i just built my first maker-bot and it is working great printing all my 3d models.

i have installed google sketchup, free version, v8
i installed the plugin, and everything is fine so far. i have the image trimmer menu item under the tools dropdown.

so i want to create a 3d model of a 2d image.
i import a greyscale .png file with transparencies, then i run the IMAGE TRIMMER plugin.
when i do this, i get the notifications on the bottom saying 'making edges files'
the dots scroll as it processes ...............

then that's it, the process finishes and nothing happens.
i am running on a win7 machine 64bit.

does anyone have any ideas that can point me in the right direction?

thanks again
bill

TIG

Billberet

Read back through the posts... esp. about ensuring Java, and thereby .jar files, are enabled, AND that the .jar extension isn't hijacked by a compression app.
Also see a recent post about how a PNG Image must have solid and transparent areas - otherwise semi-transparent areas are taken as transparent too...

billberet

thanks,
just had to right click, run as administrator!!!
then poof, i had access to the jar files!!!!

thanks again
-bb

marchorg

Hi,

Trimmer appears in the tools menu. I use the french version. I import a PNG image "use as image" (Utiliser comme image) in sketchup 8.

While the image still selected I select "Trimmer" but nothing seems to happen.

Any help welcome,

Kind regards

Marc

TIG

Have you installed all of the files in the subfolder as they come packaged in the zip file ?
The imported Image MUST be a PNG file, and have a transparent background [note semi-transparent pixels within the image are regarded as 'to be removed' too... so edit the image file before importing it; flatten it, add a transparent layer back, pick the background color[s] using a magic-wand and delete those pixels so the background shows as fully transparent, tidy up loose pixels, very thing parts etc, save it and import!].
The PNG Image needs to be a reasonable size...
Do you get error messages in the Ruby Console.
Is Java properly enabled on your computer [Control-panel > Java] ?
Are .jar files set to be be allowed to execute locally ?
Are .jar files associated with Java and not erroneously with some 'Compression' software ?
Do you have full-permissions to your Plugins folder and all of its subfolders ?
Do you have access-permissions to execute the '.jar' files needed to process the image ?
Is anything made in a subfolder in the folder with the SKP - if so what ?
Have you tried running Sketchup as administrator ?

There are many possibilities.
If you real the posts in this thread you will see the list of mess ups. and how fixing the issues, that has allowed every user to get things working properly [eventually]...

marchorg

I tried to make Java the default program to open .jar files. Got an error message.

I tried to open Sketchup as administrator. The trimmer seemed to fail once but did work the second time ? Anyway it did work!

Thank you very much for your help

Marchorg

pbacot

I wonder if anyone can tell what I am doing wrong with Image Trimmer.

If I run the image in the attached SU file. I get a component. Image Trimmer seems to complete all operations. But the component is just a few scattered dots. The rest of the image is gone.

File with tricky image.