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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      @victor.feliz said:

      Are you sure? πŸ˜†

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

      @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... πŸ˜‰

        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? πŸ˜†

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

          @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!
            πŸ˜‰

            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. πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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

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              • BurkhardB Offline
                Burkhard
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                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...?

                    ThatΒ΄s a good point. But then again, even the name "SketchUp" is not the best choice. πŸ˜„

                    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" πŸ˜„ ), 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 πŸŽ‰

                        i7-4930K 3.4Ghz, 2x GTX780 6GB, 32GB DDR3-1600 ECC, OCZ Vertex 4 500GB, WD Black 3TB, 32TB NAS, 4x 27" Monitors, SpaceMouse Pro, X-keys XK-60

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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 isnΒ΄t quite melodious πŸ˜„ 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 [ πŸ˜• ]
                                    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. πŸ’š

                                      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

                                        πŸ˜† I miss skynet too.

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                                        • soloS Offline
                                          solo
                                          last edited by

                                          Oh! zone.

                                          http://www.solos-art.com

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

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Chicken Licken?

                                            Duck Hunt Pro?

                                            Stratus?

                                            VistUp?

                                            7up?

                                            Times up!

                                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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