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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Hi Víctor and thanks for the heads-up (and welcome, of course).

      (I removed you from the "newly registered" usergroup now so you don't have to wait for moderation - I guess you are not going to spam us with viagra and similar)
      😆

      Gai...

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      • V Offline
        Victor.Feliz
        last edited by

        First of all, thank you for the welcome message.

        @gaieus said:

        (I removed you from the "newly registered" usergroup now so you don't have to wait for moderation - I guess you are not going to spam us with viagra and similar)
        😆

        Are you sure? 😆

        About the app I'm open to suggestions.

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          @victor.feliz said:

          Are you sure? 😆

          Well, out moderators are always open to something new (and no-one is getting younger) so just go ahead!
          😄

          @victor.feliz said:

          About the app I'm open to suggestions.

          Well, we know quite little about it... I mean to little to suggest.

          Maybe... will it be available for rendering plugins / 3rd party studios?

          Gai...

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          • V Offline
            Victor.Feliz
            last edited by

            Toc toc... 😉

            Let's explain a little more...

            • Skychup won't be fully integrated in Sketchup since the SDK only provides access to read/write skp files so there is no way to access to the viewport. My intention is to have a "two clicks solution" and comunicate Sketchup with a external app (Skychup) that will render the background according to your camera position and day time.

            Obviously you can customize your sky and save it in presets to be used in your scenes.

            • Yes it currently is DirectX based (as ever) but maybe I could change it in the future to OpenGL to offer Mac support.

            • About HDRI this shouldn't be diffucult but I want to lie to anyone, if you need a very high quality sky you should use Vue/Ozone or some other like this, Skychup will be designed to be a very fast solution.

            • Free or commercial, unfortunatly we need to pay our bills 😳 so it will be comercial but very cheap (nothing to do with the prices of Vue, Ozone...)

            • For animation I was thinking about 2 ways one for people that only uses sketchup that will be a big cube around the entire scene (like in video games) so you can change between your scenes and record that camera movement as some architects make. The other way is render a movement like a sequence of files.

            • Don't ask Solo too much about this, the beta is not out yet (probably the app itself in a week, and the Sketchup connection could take a bit more).

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            • V Offline
              Victor.Feliz
              last edited by

              @gaieus said:

              @victor.feliz said:

              Are you sure? 😆

              Well, out moderators are always open to something new (and no-one is getting younger) so just go ahead!
              😄

              @victor.feliz said:

              About the app I'm open to suggestions.

              Well, we know quite little about it... I mean to little to suggest.

              Maybe... will it be available for rendering plugins / 3rd party studios?

              I really think that I'll enjoy with this forum 🤣

              About third party it will be easy since Skychup will use a open xml format to store the scenes and anyone could write his own querys to it (also we'll help them if they need).

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Well then, I am looking forward to it. It is really nice and if it can be integrated into any of the rendering apps I currently use, I will definitely be a buyer!
                😉

                Gai...

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                • EarthMoverE Offline
                  EarthMover
                  last edited by

                  This is sounding really promising. Let us know if you need any further help with beta testing. 👍 👍

                  3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                  Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                  Content Creator at Skapeup

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                  • BurkhardB Offline
                    Burkhard
                    last edited by

                    Nice one Victor and welcome at SCF,
                    hope to see some more soon. I own Colimo and know about you work. So thanks a lot.

                    [http://www.ia-plus.de(http://www.ia-plus.de)]

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                    • P Offline
                      Phil Rader AIA
                      last edited by

                      Cool but the name SKYCHUP...?

                      http://www.philrader.com

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                      • numbthumbN Offline
                        numbthumb
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        Cool but the name SKYCHUP...?

                        That´s a good point. But then again, even the name "SketchUp" is not the best choice. 😄

                        Comfortably numb...

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                        • PixeroP Offline
                          Pixero
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Cool but the name SKYCHUP...?

                          I agree. Not a good name IMHO.

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                          • Bob JamesB Offline
                            Bob James
                            last edited by

                            I personally don't care what it's called as long as it works, can improve workflow for providing HDRIs (even low quality), is compatible with SU in some easy way, can be integrated somehow into Thea (remember I said "personally" 😄 ), and is available soon.

                            @unknownuser said:

                            so it will be commercial but very cheap (nothing to do with the prices of Vue, Ozone...)

                            Bring it on 🎉

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                            • jbacusJ Offline
                              jbacus
                              last edited by

                              @victor.feliz said:

                              • Skychup won't be fully integrated in Sketchup since the SDK only provides access to read/write skp files so there is no way to access to the viewport. My intention is to have a "two clicks solution" and comunicate Sketchup with a external app (Skychup) that will render the background according to your camera position and day time

                              Hi Victor,

                              You may want to have a look at SketchUp's Ruby API (not the SDK)– I think it gives you ample access to the active SketchUp model to render a skydome. Ping me privately if you want more information on that.

                              john
                              .

                              "...exaggerate the essential and leave the obvious unclear." --Vincent Van Gogh

                              John Bacus
                              jbacus@sketchup.com

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                              • V Offline
                                Victor.Feliz
                                last edited by

                                It seems that you don't like this name... anyway it is changeable still.

                                What about Motiva S4? (Simple Sketchup Sky System)

                                New names are welcomed!

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                                • numbthumbN Offline
                                  numbthumb
                                  last edited by

                                  @victor.feliz said:

                                  It seems that you don't like this name...

                                  Well, it isn´t quite melodious 😄 But of course, the name is not a critical issue.
                                  Anyway, Motiva S4 sounds a lot better, as far as I am concerned.

                                  Comfortably numb...

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                                  • soloS Offline
                                    solo
                                    last edited by

                                    zephyr

                                    http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                    • jason_marantoJ Offline
                                      jason_maranto
                                      last edited by

                                      How about "Fresh Air for Sketchup"?

                                      Best,
                                      Jason.

                                      I create video tutorial series about several 2D & 3D graphics programs.

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                                      • TIGT Offline
                                        TIG Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Firmament
                                        Empyrean
                                        Empyreal
                                        Ethereal
                                        Elysian
                                        Elysium
                                        Supernal
                                        Welkin
                                        Mantle
                                        SkyUp
                                        Skies
                                        Skize
                                        Skyze
                                        Skyercizer [ 😕 ]
                                        Nimbus
                                        Nebula
                                        Nebulous
                                        SilverLining
                                        BlueSky
                                        SkyPilot
                                        SkyFire
                                        SkyKing
                                        SkyMaster
                                        SkyLord
                                        SkyBoss
                                        SkyHi
                                        SkyDome
                                        Skydom
                                        Sky
                                        Skyer
                                        Skyest
                                        BetterSky
                                        BestSky
                                        DeepSky
                                        HighSky
                                        NewSky
                                        NewSkies
                                        VanillaSky
                                        MySky
                                        OurSky
                                        Skies'R'Us
                                        Skyus
                                        UpSky
                                        SketchSky
                                        Skytch
                                        Skyne
                                        Atmosphere

                                        TIG

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                                        • david_hD Offline
                                          david_h
                                          last edited by

                                          TIG pretty much ran the gamut here but . . .okay .. I'll play.

                                          Valhalla. . .
                                          Arial
                                          Aerial
                                          Aerie
                                          Celesta. . .sounds like a sleep aid
                                          Deep Blue. .. I think that one is taken'

                                          HeavenUp . . I kinda like that one.

                                          Or we can just call it. . .Phil. 💚

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

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                                          • V Offline
                                            Victor.Feliz
                                            last edited by

                                            @tig said:

                                            VanillaSky
                                            Skies'R'Us

                                            😆 I miss skynet too.

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