[Plugin] QuadFaceTools

thomthom · 13 Sept 2011, 07:54

Nice work with the UV idea. Just so I understand, once you are able to establish the orientation via the quad distribution, you can then use a larger map over the entire surface and have it distribute evenly? It's not going to just scale the texture per the quad boundaries, correct? If it's doing what I think, it's bloody brilliant!

That is correct. But there are limitations to the topology though. It must be free of poles. ( http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?93651-Poles-and-Loops&p=849794&viewfull=1#post849794 )

@unknownuser said:

Wait, wait ... just woke up, so let me see if I got this right ... no more distorted textures?

Not necessarily, mapping a planar quad with edges not parallel to each other will result in a distorted texture. One the other hand, if you triangulate it, then the mapping of the two triangles in the quad be skewed instead of distorted. And that will lead to less problems with render engines.

thomthom · 4 Oct 2011, 20:54

Version 0.4.0

Important!
This version redefines what a QuadFace is. In order to use quad face meshes used by older versions you must update them.
Tools > QuadFace Tools > Convert > Sandbox Quads to QuadFace Quads

Download

Changelog 0.4.0

UV Mapping
[flash=560,315:23wd2kgt]http://www.youtube.com/v/HdX517AryWs?version=3&hl=en_US[/flash:23wd2kgt]

UV Transferring
[flash=560,315:23wd2kgt]http://www.youtube.com/v/qQHsabwvErg?version=3&hl=en_US[/flash:23wd2kgt]

UV Unwrap
[flash=560,315:23wd2kgt]http://www.youtube.com/v/hnW_yjkM_SY?version=3&hl=en_US[/flash:23wd2kgt]

Rich O Brien · 4 Oct 2011, 21:02

That is immense.

I commend your hard work and perseverance

derei · 4 Oct 2011, 21:14

As I recall, you have (at least) two more plugins that do some related stuff. Does it replace any of them? I'm asking to know if I should remove something from what I already have.

Thank you for this one.

Rich O Brien · 4 Oct 2011, 21:21

Is a portion of the UV Toolkit 2 tools now redundant?

TIG · 4 Oct 2011, 21:27

Thanks thomthom
I've also updated and posted my 'EEbyRails' and 'EEbyLoft' tools today so that their new 'Quad Face' options follow the latest standards, where diagonals are soft+smooth+hidden...

thomthom · 4 Oct 2011, 21:27

Yea, parts of the features in UV Toolkit is now in QuadFace. And the mapping tool I promised for UV Toolkit is now implemented in QuadFace Tools, because I found that mapping required a predictable topology.

UV Toolkit is not 100% obsolete yet, but it might slowly become so. I don't expect I'll add more to UV Toolkit, instead QuadFace Tools will get the new features.

However, I now plan to take a break from QuadFace Tools ( final last words... ) while I return focus on Vertex Tools and Bezier Surface. (Both which will benefit from many of the features in QuadFace Tools.)

thomthom · 4 Oct 2011, 21:28

@tig said:

Thanks thomthom
I've also updated and posted my 'EEbyRails' and 'EEbyLoft' tools today so that their new 'Quad Face' options follow the latest standards, where diagonals are soft+smooth+hidden...

Wow! That was fast!

Gaieus · 5 Oct 2011, 09:44

Sensational, TT. Now I can make my Arch texturing tutorial #3!

thomthom · 5 Oct 2011, 09:45

@gaieus said:

Sensational, TT. Now I can make my Arch texturing tutorial #3!

Looking forward to it!

jorge2011 · 5 Oct 2011, 09:46

thank you very much for this excellent update. is excellent.
unfortunately I have a problem:). sketchup generates the following error:

Error al cargar archivo C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TT_QuadFaceTools/core.rb
undefined method to_l' for nil:NilClassError al cargar archivo tt_quadface.rb undefined method to_l' for nil:NilClass

how I can fix this?

thomthom · 5 Oct 2011, 09:47

@jorge2011 said:

thank you very much for this excellent update. is excellent.
unfortunately I have a problem:). sketchup generates the following error:

Error al cargar archivo C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TT_QuadFaceTools/core.rb
undefined method to_l' for nil:NilClassError al cargar archivo tt_quadface.rb undefined method to_l' for nil:NilClass

how I can fix this?

When do you get this error?

jorge2011 · 5 Oct 2011, 09:57

when I start sketchup

thomthom · 5 Oct 2011, 10:16

What version of TT_Lib2 do you have?

jorge2011 · 5 Oct 2011, 15:27

the last version

jorge2011 · 5 Oct 2011, 15:28

is odd. install this plugin yesterday and worked well.
Today I went back to start and generated that error sketchup

thomthom · 5 Oct 2011, 15:46

@jorge2011 said:

the last version
Can you check exactly what version you have to be sure? Type TT::Lib::VERSION into the Ruby Console. I just want to make sure as I've had cases before where users thought they had the latest, but turned out that they didn't.

Does it give you that error every time?
If so, after you started SU, can you open the Ruby Console and type: load 'tt_quadface.rb' and post back any errors if there is any.

jorge2011 · 5 Oct 2011, 16:32

TT::Lib::VERSION 2.5.8
When I write load 'tt_quadface.rb' , ruby console generates the following message:
load 'tt_quadface.rb'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:20: warning: already initialized constant PLUGIN
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:21: warning: already initialized constant PLUGIN_ID
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:22: warning: already initialized constant PLUGIN_NAME
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:24: warning: already initialized constant PLUGIN_VERSION
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:27: warning: already initialized constant PATH_ROOT
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:28: warning: already initialized constant PATH
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:29: warning: already initialized constant PATH_ICONS
Error: #<NoMethodError: C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TT_Lib2/settings.rb:51:in []': undefined method to_l' for nil:NilClass>
(eval)
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TT_Lib2/settings.rb:90:in set_default' C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/TT_QuadFaceTools/core.rb:45 C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Tools/extensions.rb:36:in require'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Tools/extensions.rb:36:in load' C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:41:in register_extension'
C:/Archivos de programa/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/tt_quadface.rb:41
(eval):0:in `load'
(eval):0

I use
Sketchup 8 in Spanish y windows xp sp3

jorge2011 · 5 Oct 2011, 17:03

thom thank you very much for your time.
but.

re-install the program sketchup, and now the plugin works fine. I can not have that problem occurred but works fine

thank

thomthom · 5 Oct 2011, 17:11

It works? Good - glad it does.

That last error you posted guides me to where to look. I'll look at the code and see what I can do to avoid it.