[Plugin] Sketchup Ivy

SketchUpNoobie · 1 Jun 2011, 16:57

I haven't read through the whole thread so please forgive me if this has been asked and/or solved before.

I play around with my ivy until I am satisfied but when I Shift+Click to create the actual geometry, nothing happens. Am I doing something wrong? I am running SketchUp 7 on Windows XP and have SketchUp Ivy version 0.6.3. I know you said this isn't tested on SketchUp 7. Is this my problem?

SketchUpNoobie · 1 Jun 2011, 17:07

Nevermind. Works fine in SU 8. Really is a bummer though. Will there ever be support for version 7?

vidy · 1 Jun 2011, 23:02

@sadyo said:

I am following what TIG says, about better test if the variable is NOT 'nil', then i try to fill a variable on the Branch Detail,...and voilaaa.... the Ivy appearing like it should and the SketchUpIvy0.6.3 can work very well now.

hooorraaay.. yes its work.. basically we need to input the detail and spread on ivy tab..
thanks tig,sadyo and pierreden for this plugins

regards,

rodrigonotor · 1 Jun 2011, 23:58

@vidy said:

@sadyo said:

I am following what TIG says, about better test if the variable is NOT 'nil', then i try to fill a variable on the Branch Detail,...and voilaaa.... the Ivy appearing like it should and the SketchUpIvy0.6.3 can work very well now.

regards,

Shame on me I don't understood what TIG says until now. The plugin works like charm.
Thankyou guys.

Sketchup 8.0.3117
Sketchup Ivy 0.6.3
Win 7 Ult

rombout · 2 Jun 2011, 00:08

nothing in su8 mac...
even nil change to 1 doesnt do anything, also no errors or feedback from the rubyconsole

rodrigonotor · 2 Jun 2011, 00:51

Translation version 0.6.3 beta to spanish

Traducción de la versión 0.6.3 beta al español

SketchupIvy.0.6.3.esp_beta.rar

sadyo · 2 Jun 2011, 01:34

Perhaps this could be useful,

I am following what TIG says, about better test if the variable is NOT 'nil', then i try to fill a variable on the Branch Detail,...and voilaaa.... the Ivy appearing like it should and the SketchUpIvy0.6.3 can work very well now .
Thanks TIG...Thanks Piereden

matidami14 · 5 Jun 2011, 05:20

i have the same problem. the leaf image its not right.
it apears a rectangle in the limits of the image area, and someones have this white area.
may be ther ins't some details in the instructions
please answer me

TIG · 5 Jun 2011, 11:02

There are some problems with the three ivy leaf skp files pre-provided...
The files are quite large because tif images were used; smaller png images with transparent backgrounds would suffice - these could be edited to fix this.
The other issue is that these skp files currently have the four sides of the rectangular face as regular edges, which will inevitably show up when imported as a component. If the original skp is edited and the four edges selected and made 'hidden' then the imported leaves will no longer shown them [unless of course view>hidden-geometry is 'on' when they'll look like dotted lines]... If you've already got some such leaves imported you can edit them in situ and make their edges hidden - as they are instances, editing one should edit all of its siblings...

matidami14 · 5 Jun 2011, 18:14

ok, thankyou!
i will try.
someone have one work finished to share? (skp file and jpg image)

TIG · 5 Jun 2011, 18:34

Matidami14

Why can't you edit the three files yourself they are inside the Plugin's subfolder ?

matidami14 · 5 Jun 2011, 19:34

i already do that, look this files:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7b8f80
when i render the skb, the rectangles apears again! i guess its vray.. the ocult geometry shows in the process

TIG · 5 Jun 2011, 21:14

Make sure that the texture's image file has a totally transparent background with ALL pixels completely transparent etc...

rodrigonotor · 6 Jun 2011, 00:46

matidami14, take a look of this, maybe work for you.

the files are in here:

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(www.sketchando.net)

Regards

rombout · 6 Jun 2011, 02:06

o bad the script doesn't have rotation for the leaves. Something like a min and max, now it always looks really flat and evenly

Krisidious · 6 Jun 2011, 03:20

following...

neonro2003 · 7 Jun 2011, 22:39

It works fine
http://www.mypicx.com/06072011/Ivye/

matidami14 · 8 Jun 2011, 04:52

@unknownuser said:

matidami14, take a look of this, maybe work for you.

the files are in here:

404 Not Found

(www.sketchando.net)

Regards

ok.. this is frustrating

i have check all the probabilities and nothing happens...

i think it's my SU (sketchup 8 pro)

any one can please tell me step by step (yes, i'm diot!) how to intall, run and render ivy?

i really need this..

jokewalker · 8 Jun 2011, 19:51

Noobie to posting and to Ruby so I'm not sure if I'm missing something basic. I'm having similar issues to others in 0.6.3beta. The only error I see is:

"Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot find material named ivy_stem>"

I've checked my Textures folder (the properly saved one for SU7.1) and all the filenames are consistent. Is this an issue that needs to be solved in the console???

Any insight will help...Thx

TIG · 8 Jun 2011, 21:50

Try making a new material called "ivy_stem" and rerunning it.........