[Plugin] Sketchup Ivy
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thanks for this magnificent plugin!!
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Hi all,
Is posted before that i could get either of the plugin and its revisions to work on a mac. So tonight itried on my (pc) laptop using su6 and su7. And... Some error as on the mac! Sorry cant type the complete code (commenting in my bb, sorry) its that error about birth_stem line 236 , something about 'birth' line 223 and so on. I tried all the tricks i saw here in this post. But i dont have su8 installed yet on my pc so i got one option left. Everything runs untill the shift+click... And that the error starts with TypeError: reference to deleted group .....
Hope some can resolve this one on both my machines. Ps on the mac i do have su6,7 and 8 running
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Rombout
Are you sure you have installed all of the zipped files correctly ?
When you extract files for a zip you must keep them in their respective subfolders...
Usually there's only one or two .rb files that go directly into the Plugins folder... all other related files stay inside their subfolder [or even subfolders within that]
It you have inadvertently put some files into the Plugins folder that ought to be inside a subfolder, then they can auto-load and cause issues; so reinstall all of the tool's files as outlined above. Then recheck the Plugins folder and remove any files you find in it that should actually be in the subfolder[s]... Restart Sketchup and see if it works now... -
@rombout said:
Hope some can resolve this one on both my machines. Ps on the mac i do have su6,7 and 8 running
Hi Rombout, I use mac too and for me only works the 0.6 version, the Keys on Mac:
Cmd+Click : Make the ivy grow towards the mouse position.
Alt+Click : Grow Ivy leafs.
SHIFT+Click : Finish the Ivy.
Key 'i' : Start over.The line 68 of Lively_tool.rb file is different for Pc and Mac.
For Pc: if key == 73 #i
For Mac: if key == 105 #i
This is the version works for me on MacSketchup Ivy version works on Mac
Say me if this version works for you or not.
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@driven said:
@justinplunkett said:
It looks like an awesome Plugin, unfortunately as previously mentioned it's not working on Mac Sketchup 8.
Hope you resolve it as it would be fantastic to use on an upcoming project.
Tx
JustinHi Justin,
it does work on Mac with SU version 8, but I need to load it after startup from ruby console, or with as_pluginloader.rb.
to use with either method of loading, I would suggest the following-
go to LiveIvy.rb (in your plugins folder) >> right click and color it green >> drag it into LiveIvy Folder >> start SU >> open Ruby Console >> type load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb" hit return >> draw or select a surface/shape/group... >> last item in plugins menu should be Ivy.
or use plugin loader to do the same, navigate to then select the green file... that's why I color it...
the standard image files can be improved by editing the .skp's in the folder, and I haven't got my head around all the settings yet.
but they do work.
john
still doesnt do any thing on the mac using this trick
> load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb" /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;284; warning; parenthesize argument(s) for future version true
here the ruby output
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@rombout said:
load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:284: warning: parenthesize argument(s) for future version
trueHi,
It has worked, the TRUE means it works, the other bits just a warning about syntax...
So, to prove it works,
open SU >> open Components >> open Materials [select in Model view]>> open Ruby Console >> type load "LiveIvy/LiveIvy.rb"
you should see the components appear and the materials as well.
now draw a rectangle, then go to Plugins Menu and the LAST item should be SketchupIvy, click it and the WebDialog will appear.
let me know if it all works, or how far you can get... if you get this far there's one other trick to make it better on mac.
john
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jep oke, suddenly version 0.5.4. is working in SU7 mac?! in 8 i dont see what im doing and the shift+click only gives me a small part off a branch
i will check the other download with the adjustment for the mac -
here my test shot from thea?! no i need to go play with it! a lot i think?!
THink i need to modify those leaves, dont like that they are so flat
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yes. the same thing happens to me. i've done all you said but in the end it's always the same thing, there's only this pointer with a blue cirlce but when i left-click, shift-click, alt-click, etc... it doesnt' do anything.
It seems to be a very useful plugin!!! if only i could use it
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@ergio3485 said:
yes. the same thing happens to me. i've done all you said but in the end it's always the same thing, there's only this pointer with a blue cirlce but when i left-click, shift-click, alt-click, etc... it doesnt' do anything.
It seems to be a very useful plugin!!! if only i could use it
im having that issue also here, but you can try to use ver 0.54 at least that still could work at mine
regards,
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@ergio3485 said:
if only i could use it
It's well worth pursuing,
some things to check...
do the .skp files in the LiveIvy/Textures folder open on there own?
have you removed all the other versions with different names?
what version of osx are you on?
john
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Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
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@pixero said:
Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
Nop, I still use 0.5.4 versiΓ³n, work fine.
Regards
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@pixero said:
Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
I got it working on the mac by separate loading,
If you do a dif on the two files you can swop things over one at a time and see when it breaks,
one thing to play with is commenting out the mac bit line 71 if key == 73 #|| key == 105 # i
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@pixero said:
Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
yes working with sketchup 8 -
@nomeradona said:
@pixero said:
Has anyone been able to get the 0.6.3 version to work?
yes working with sketchup 8... It's not working with my SketchUp 8, still using the 0.5.4
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Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."
Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps. -
@thomthom said:
Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."
Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:
- When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.
- Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)
- And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy.
but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly..
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In the script's line #20 [..branch] and line #244 [..tool] [and probably other lines too ] there is some arithmetic where something that's 'nil' is subtracted from something else and so it returns an error...
Either put these parts into begin...rescue...end traps so the error won't trip up the script OR better test if the variable is NOT 'nil' and setting it to say 0 if +or- or 1 if *or/ - e.g.xxx=0 if not xxx
The tools could be trapped to return at least something1-seed.params[:branch][:spread]
will fail if NOTseed.params[:branch][:spread]
(i.e. it's nil)...
LiveIvy.seed
is defined as@@seed
which in turn is defined as 'self
'
which in turn hasparams
which have:branch
and:spread
... BUT somewhere some of these aren't getting set to 0 [or 1 ?] as a safety net ?? -
@vidy said:
@thomthom said:
Those of you with problems: can you post more info to what isn't working. "Not working" is like going to the doctor saying "I'm ill, fix me."
Please be specific by what isn't working (lack of menus, errors, or unexpected behaviour). Also keep the Ruby Console open so you can see if any error messages appear.
System information such as OS version and exact SketchUp version also helps.Current problem on ver 0.6.3 on SU 8 at mine:
- When i press alt + click, sometime ivy doesn't follow the direction i clicked.
- Some time it doesn't react as it is supposed to be when i press ctrl + click (to grow leaves)
- And the most problem.. it just won't finished when i press shift + click, so it never generated the ivy.
but when i used ver 0.5.4, it's all work perfectly..
I have the same problems as Vidy.
- It doesnt branch. Just one stem.
- Doesn't finish.
Windows 7 64bit. SU 8.
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