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    • B Offline
      bupaje
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      I have a suggestion for this great plugin (if still in development). πŸ˜„

      Would it be possible to export multiple layers as a series of png's? I see that ImageReady CS2 has an option to import a series of images to layers, which can then be saved out as a psd file. This would make SketchUp great for blocking in some layers -say foreground/midground/background elements and individual objects, then opening in Photoshop to do paintovers with the objects seperated by layer.

      Burt
      Stormvisions

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        sank64
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        Takk for det!

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        • mooshonovM Offline
          mooshonov
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          Hey thom and thanks for this great plugin.

          I need to produce some 2d transparency alpha maps. Installed TT_lib2 folder along side tt_lib and tt_export.rb into the plugins directory.

          Don't have the dialoug which you mark "Transparency" while exporting png from file>export>2d graphic.

          many thanks

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
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            @mooshonov said:

            Don't have the dialoug which you mark "Transparency" while exporting png from file>export>2d graphic.

            See the description again in the first post. The menu is not located under File, it is "View -> Export 2d".

            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
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              Thom,

              Ever notice some funny screen cropping using this?

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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                Cropping? It exports the incorrect area?

                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Exactly, if I play with resolution size at times it'll crop away some of the image. But I'm keeping the the same ratios.

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                  • thomthomT Offline
                    thomthom
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                    Can you post a reproducible example?

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                    • JClementsJ Offline
                      JClements
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                      Rich, I'm not sure if I understand the issue. Would the following help?

                      1- Open SU.

                      2- Use the Film&Stage Plugin, create a camera, edit the Aspect Ratio of the camera, and adjust the window according so there aren't any gray bars.

                      3- Now close and reopen SU. Open your model. Pan and tweek your model within the confines of the window. Now export using the width value in pixels of the value assigned to the camera of Film&Stage in Step 2.

                      John

                      John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                        Rich O Brien Moderator
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                        Thanks John. I'll try that later when I'm at PC. Hope all is well with you πŸ‘

                        But, to clarify about using this tool. Let's say I have SU maximised and the workspace resolution is 1600x1200. So the export must follow 4:3 to export the scene correctly? Otherwise cropping will occur? This would be my normal approach but at times exporting at larger resolutions resulting in cropping.

                        Is it possible that an onscreen doodad be added, not those grey bars, to reflect the capture zone? I notice Thea Exporter add 'Rule of Thirds' overlay πŸ˜‰

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                        • mooshonovM Offline
                          mooshonov
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                          @thomthom said:

                          @mooshonov said:

                          Don't have the dialoug which you mark "Transparency" while exporting png from file>export>2d graphic.

                          See the description again in the first post. The menu is not located under File, it is "View -> Export 2d".

                          THANKS!

                          V-Ray for SketchUp eBook author
                          >>> Buy your copy now at vfsbook.com
                          Licensed Instructor
                          Chaos Group Partner
                          CEO @ V-Ray Israel

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                          • dereiD Offline
                            derei
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                            Feature request:

                            Hy thomthom I use this plugin a lot and sometimes I need to work faster with it. So, if you don't mind, I would like to request some features for it.

                            -cross-session save of chosen parameters
                            -actual screen size image export
                            -now, if resolution doesn't match with screen, it clips out the model (is like the height of image tries to fit the screen, and clips from width). Is it possible to fit the model instead?

                            Also, I would like to better explain to me what exactly "0.9" value from "compression" parameter means, now I let it like it is because I have no idea what values I could input and how it will change the image.

                            Thanks for taking this into consideration.

                            DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                              thomthom
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                              @unknownuser said:

                              Also, I would like to better explain to me what exactly "0.9" value from "compression" parameter means, now I let it like it is because I have no idea what values I could input and how it will change the image.

                              It's how much a JPEG will be compressed.

                              I'll make notes of the requests and see what I can do.

                              Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                              List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                              • dereiD Offline
                                derei
                                last edited by

                                @thomthom said:

                                It's how much a JPEG will be compressed.

                                But the exported image is PNG πŸ˜• I'm not sure that I understand. Ok, it's about compression... I asume "no compression" means 0 (zero) ? what is the maximum value that can be used?

                                DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  @thomthom said:

                                  It's how much a JPEG will be compressed.

                                  But the exported image is PNG πŸ˜• I'm not sure that I understand. Ok, it's about compression... I asume "no compression" means 0 (zero) ? what is the maximum value that can be used?

                                  the export will be in the format determined by the file extension you give it.

                                  The compression is from 0.0 to 1.0

                                  The UI isn't very good - old plugin made to solve a particular problem I had with a project.

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
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                                    The 'compression-level' affects the 'image-quality' and the 'file-size'. Perversely, the higher the number the better the file's 'quality' and the less compressed the file is; so 0.1 is low-quality, 0.5 is medium-quality, 0.9 is high-quality etc... When a file is compressed it gets smaller and therefore looses data and with that quality.
                                    The number range is 0.0 to 1.0 [min>>>max for the quality BUT max>>>min for the compression].
                                    It'd probably have been better [or at least more logical] if it had been called the 'quality' level, rather than the 'compression' level, because the higher the number the better the image 'quality', while the lower the number the more the image is 'compressed' and its file-size reduces... πŸ˜’

                                    TIG

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                                    • dereiD Offline
                                      derei
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                                      @tig said:

                                      The 'compression-level' affects the 'image-quality' and the 'file-size'. Perversely, the higher the number the better the file's 'quality' and the less compressed the file is; so 0.1 is low-quality, 0.5 is medium-quality, 0.9 is high-quality etc... When a file is compressed it gets smaller and therefore looses data and with that quality.
                                      The number range is 0.0 to 1.0 [min>>>max for the quality BUT max>>>min for the compression].
                                      It'd probably have been better [or at least more logical] if it had been called the 'quality' level, rather than the 'compression' level, because the higher the number the better the image 'quality', while the lower the number the more the image is 'compressed' and its file-size reduces... πŸ˜’

                                      Thank you very much, TIG! It makes all clear for me.
                                      I tweaked myself the plugin a little, to have different values when it starts, but I could not find a way how to read Drawing area resolution. Maybe I haven't looked in SU Ruby API, in the right place... could you point a direction for me to follow?

                                      DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                                      • thomthomT Offline
                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by

                                        view.vpwidth and view.vpheight

                                        http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/view.html#vpwidth

                                        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                        • dereiD Offline
                                          derei
                                          last edited by

                                          @thomthom said:

                                          view.vpwidth and view.vpheight

                                          http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/view.html#vpwidth

                                          Interesting...it seems that vpheight; width takes into consideration the viewport WITHOUT toolbars. Any fix for this?


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                                            davidlouis
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                                            Hi Thom

                                            I've been using your plugin and am loving it... πŸ‘

                                            One small thing I have noticed is that a 'blank background' behind a 'glass' material is still interpreted as a complete transparency in the png exported file and if you're trying to slide in a sky behind say a glazed building, this can look a bit unrealistic.

                                            Would there be anyway to alter the plugin to recognize a transparent sketchup material and produce a semi transparent section over these areas in the resulting png much like the alpha maps generated by Vray that accompany jpg exports where black represents 100% transparent, white 100% opaque and shades of grey somewhere in between...? I'm not asking for a true alpha map file like Vray, merely that the coloured png export takes cogniscence of the transparent materials...

                                            Thanks

                                            Dave

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