Camera positions for images?!
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Hi!
We are working a lot with SketchUp at our company (Teamster, an automation company) when we do layouts and concepts.
Something we want to do is to use the SketchUp models when creating the HMI for our OP panels. We make images that are used as backgrounds and so on. This works good if you have your layout ready. But if there are changes it can be hard to position the camera at the exact position again to get the same picture (size, angle, zoom...). Of course the scenes can be used, but if someone opens the file on another computer with another screen resolution or hasn't the window maximized the position is ruined.
Is there some good camera plugins out there? Or do you have some other advice how to handle this? Please ask if the description of my problem is unclear.
Thanks in advance.
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Have you seen the Film and Stage plugin for Sketchup Pro? It may be able to help you.
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SketchUp Pro 8. what a pity
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I'm not sure that will do the trick really either though. I think the real problem is the aspect of the model space changes from one monitor to the next depending on screen size, the amount of toolbars open, etc.
Gaieus has turned many of us on to a little utility called resizer. It lets you specify the size of the SketchUp window. Its a little tedious but you can figure out what the pixel aspect ratio is of an existing image. Then use sizer to get someone else's sketchup to be the right size to create the same aspect so that you can export the exact same image.
Seems like it might also be possible if you export it as a video, exporting jpegs and do like 1 frame per second, and set the scen transition time to 1 scene per second. It seems like that way you can specify an aspect ration better? I'm little rusty on that topic though. It might or might not work.
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Thanks for all answers, I will do some tests and will get back with results!
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@chris fullmer said:
Seems like it might also be possible if you export it as a video, exporting jpegs and do like 1 frame per second, and set the scen transition time to 1 scene per second. It seems like that way you can specify an aspect ration better? I'm little rusty on that topic though. It might or might not work.
This worked! Awesome! =D Can't thank you enough. And thanks to all of you, found some nice plugins on the way!
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