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    [Plugin] MatrixProximity Update v1.9 20110708

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    • EarthMoverE Offline
      EarthMover
      last edited by

      Where can I find the original .zip file for this? I've never used this before so I think I'm lacking a few things to make it work. I tried to just drop in the .rb file and create the subfolder in my components folder, but I can't get it to show up in the plugins list. Perhaps it would be helpful to repackage it with everything needed to make it work.

      Thanks TIG, this looks useful.

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

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        Here's an updated version that fixes the 'missing menu issue'! 😳 Sorry! http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=46802#p46802

        Here's the guide MatrixProximityGuide.pdf
        All you need for 'Proximity' to run is a folder called 'Proximity Components' in the main 'Components' folder, useful IF you haven't already loaded a 'set' of three 'proximity components' [ending in +/~/-] into your model...

        TIG

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        • B Offline
          Bertier
          last edited by

          this is GREAT !

          it's finally working !!!

          here are some pics before / after :

          edges go from : 1,492,371 --> 245,003 !!!
          this is fantastic !

          TIG YOU ROCK !!!!


          Fullscreen capture 09072011 153559-1.jpg


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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            'Proximity' was a tool that didn't develop much after I had the idea.
            It relies on you using it manually at each change of view with you having made two or three components with more/less detail for near/mid/far way from the camera locations [same origin etc but less geometry]. Each with +/~/- on the end of their name or thier SKP if external components used in the 'Proximity Components' folder inside Components folder, IF the components are not already loaded into the current SKP...
            I'd be interested in your feedback/ideas...

            TIG

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              Idea: Same but not from the camera but from a point x,y,z

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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              • B Offline
                Bertier
                last edited by

                Hi TIG, thank you again for this, I believe it will be really helpfull into the projetc I am currently working on, and I imagine to other who handle large files with repeated components.

                • the : + / - extension make real sense as well as : ~, but for some reason on a French keyboard : ~ is not an easy "key"

                • when saving "statue-001+.skp" the "+" sign transforms in "statue-001_.skp", I then have to rename the file...

                • would it be possible to have script that auto-saves a component into -001+ / -001~ / -001- ? maybe combined with Polyreduce...
                  a one-stop plugin from a component file --> +/~/-

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  ~ is not an easy "key"

                  if so : just copy past fromt the text above 😉

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    On an UK English keyboard a tilde ['~'] is just a shifted '#' sign? code= U007E
                    On a FR keyboard isn't it the key to the left of the top line '1' key +shift ??
                    or you should use the French keyboard shortcut = AltGr+é then a <space> [<then backspace> to remove the space!]- if there's no space it tries to put the tilde over the last typed character if it's an 'a' or 'e' etc ?
                    On a FR Canadian keyboard I think it's Ctrl+Alt+; for the ~ ??

                    TIG

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      Same as TIG describe: Alt Graphic + é twice then Backspace 😉
                      Appuyer 2 fois sur é Alt Graphic étant appuyé : on obient curieusement 2 tildes (~~) puis Backspace pour en effacer un 😒

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                      • B Offline
                        Bertier
                        last edited by

                        salut Pilou sur mon clavier c'est : "Alt Gr + é" mais il faut le faire "é" fois et effacer une instance...

                        comment c'est sur le tien ?

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator
                          last edited by

                          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layoutCapture.PNGCapture1.PNGCapture2.PNGCapture3.PNG

                          TIG

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            Also mine... 😄


                            Hungary.png

                            Gai...

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              or like this but I don't remember how to make the Shortcut U + 007E 😳 😳 😳
                              (alt + u + 07E don't works 😞
                              tilde.jpg

                              Frenchy Pilou
                              Is beautiful that please without concept!
                              My Little site :)

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                You type the Unicode '007e' then 'Alt+X'..... BUT it only works in MicroSoft tools like Word etc, and NOT in Sketchup!

                                TIG

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                                • pilouP Offline
                                  pilou
                                  last edited by

                                  yes but what is the key for start Unicode?
                                  If I use Alt+.... it's finally open some shortcuts menu! 😳
                                  (I just try with the NotePad and WordPad )
                                  It's not vital 😉 As the more simple is copy past from the post here 😄
                                  And I have it on my keyboard 😄

                                  Frenchy Pilou
                                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                  My Little site :)

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Alt+0126 writes a tilde [~]...
                                    Into Sketchup Text objects and any dialog text-fields etc - the symbol appears when you release the Alt key 😄

                                    Here's a useful list of all of the PC's 'Alt codes', used to get special symbols into your text... http://www.alt-codes.net/
                                    Some are more useful than others like...
                                    degrees Alt+167/248/0176 º°°
                                    half Alt+171 ½
                                    plus/minus Alt+241 ±
                                    divide Alt+246 ÷
                                    squared Alt+253 ²
                                    cubed Alt+252 ³
                                    bullets Alt+7/8/9/10 •◘○◙
                                    cent Alt+0162 ¢
                                    euro Alt+0128 €
                                    French "" Alt+174/175 « »
                                    Spanish inverted-qu'/ex'mark Alt+168/173 ¿ ¡

                                    BUT ☺♪♫☼↨‼

                                    TIG

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                                    • pilouP Offline
                                      pilou
                                      last edited by

                                      Ah ok I must tranform hexa 7e in decimal! 💭 ☀ 😳
                                      so 7E = 126 😒
                                      Now all works fine 👍
                                      Seems ALT + 126 ~is sufficient~

                                      Frenchy Pilou
                                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                      My Little site :)

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                                      • R Offline
                                        rachmatrf
                                        last edited by

                                        Thank you very much TIG..... You Rock!!

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                                        • J Offline
                                          JackB
                                          last edited by

                                          What a great tool! Really intuitive and exactly what I needed. Thanks.

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                                          • K Offline
                                            kaas
                                            last edited by

                                            hi TIG,

                                            Recently I did a project with lots of (high-polycount) trees and several camera positions. I really was missing some kind of LOD system. For instance, in one view some trees were very near and I wanted to use the high res version, in another view they were more in the distance and a low poly version would have speeded up the export of the views.

                                            So I looked for an LOD system for sketchup and Google turned up your 'old' plugin. I tried it in Sketchup 8 (the clients preferred version) but I can't get it to work. See attached file (all the components should be saved inside). What am I doing wrong??

                                            Regards, Max


                                            proximity.skp

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