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  • I Offline
    iamarchitecture
    last edited by 9 Oct 2011, 06:28

    strange, using Win7 SU8 and 0.6 and leaf size won't respond. can't go smaller than what seems to be size 5.

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    • B Offline
      bulbangs
      last edited by 9 Oct 2011, 07:40

      looks amazing!

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      • I Offline
        iamarchitecture
        last edited by 9 Oct 2011, 14:43

        Hi,
        can someone post on how to change leaves?
        every time I try to open the skp files within the plugin all i get is a bugsplat.
        it would be greatly appreciated and i know other want to know as well.

        Thanks a billion.

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        • M Offline
          mickeeman
          last edited by 10 Oct 2011, 03:29

          @tig said:

          Have you installed all of the supplied files in the correct subfolders within Plugins etc? [attachment=0:eeir6bnk]<!-- ia0 -->Capture.PNG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:eeir6bnk]Do you have a 'leaf type' selected in the dialog?
          Are there any error messages in the Ruby Console when you run the tool?
          Clearly it doesn't Bugsplat! all of the time as you managed the screen-shot ๐Ÿ˜•
          What are the settings you used to get that far ?

          sorry for the very late reply. when i open the SKP files of the leaves, it crashes. (like iAMarchitecture's problem)

          and yes, i placed them in the correct folders. i just dont get it why it can produce any leaves when i use it.

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          • M Offline
            mickeeman
            last edited by 10 Oct 2011, 03:40

            just found out some settings for it to work. (seems like the default settings can't produce leaves for win7 SU8 ivy 6.3 users)

            Link Preview Image

            Link Preview Image

            the links are from sir nomer adona's blog.

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            • B Offline
              bedo
              last edited by 12 Oct 2011, 16:53

              Su 8 on windows

              the plugin is correctly installed, double checked, I read through most of the previous posts to find an answer but still:

              the plugin only works once, meaning..I can start over and over again with the I key , making several ivy's... however when open a new file, I can make stems(red line) make leafs(green x) but Finishing it up by clicking shift...does not work...It only creates a line on the main stem, and a little squaro on the bottom, which would be the starting point... and someone posted that before here I saw. I have to close sketchup in order to get it working again, and no there is no bug msg.

              Second thing..hรณw can I choose which leaf I want? does it only go by default? meaning I can change the Ivy leaf components in the plugin folder...but then im stuck with that... I can't load 6 different leafs and select the ones i want?

              Thanks for anybodys answer in advance ๐Ÿ˜„

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              • T Offline
                tomasz
                last edited by 14 Oct 2011, 07:53

                Excellent work Pierre!
                I have noticed that SU Ivy loads definition of Ivy components and materials every time SketchUp is being opened.
                Can you modify the script so it loads them on tool startup, not when the plugin loads itself, please?
                Currently every model loaded on Sketchup start-up gets them inserted.

                if (not file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__)))
                  menuitem = "SketchupIvy #{LiveIvy;;VERSION}"
                  mm       = UI.menu("Plugins")
                  mm.add_item(menuitem) {
                    Sketchup.active_model.select_tool LiveIvy;;IvyTool.new
                  }
                  ###################LiveIvy;;IvyTool.load_definitions
                  ###################LiveIvy;;Materials.ivy_materials
                
                end
                

                Author of [Thea Render for SketchUp](http://www.thearender.com/sketchup)

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                • B Offline
                  bigstick
                  last edited by 15 Oct 2011, 07:34

                  Thanks Tomasz for explaining why I kept finding these leaf components in every single model!

                  Pierreden, this is a really wonderful plugin, but it's not fully cooked IMHO. I accept that for some people it works fine, but there are lots of people still struggling with some aspects of it. For some it doesn't work at all, for others it has variable results.

                  For me, the dialog works (it doesn't stay on top of the SU screen when I try to click to start growth, but it seems to work fine) but clicking in the model to start growth does nothing. Would it be worth creating a toolbar for this to start, and stop growth? The actual process of growing the ivy is the problematic thing for me. I have checked to see that all the required files are present, and everything seems normal. Is there some sort of debugging mode/action I can try?

                  I don't mean to bitch, I would just really love this to work for not just me but for everyone else having difficulties. I'm very happy to help in any way I can if necessary.

                  Context menu options to control growth might also be easier than remembering which key combinations to use. Oh, and a metric option. ๐Ÿ˜„

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                  • T Offline
                    tomasz
                    last edited by 17 Oct 2011, 12:07

                    @bigstick said:

                    Thanks Tomasz for explaining why I kept finding these leaf components in every single model!

                    Here is the 'LiveIvy_tool.rb' that needs to be replaced in the 'LiveIvy' folder to remove that annoyance.


                    0.6.3+

                    Author of [Thea Render for SketchUp](http://www.thearender.com/sketchup)

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                    • romboutR Offline
                      rombout
                      last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 03:07

                      Hi tomasz,

                      on the mac the popup window of ivy generator shows and than immediately hides again on the mac, su6 and 7
                      Here's the code from SU7

                      Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `to_array' for Pdn;;LiveIvy;;Parameters;Module>
                      /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;58;in `register_callbacks'
                      /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;58;in `call'
                      /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb;58
                      
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                      • romboutR Offline
                        rombout
                        last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 03:33

                        @oxer said:

                        @rombout said:

                        how come for a lot of peeps the 0.6.3 versiion does work?
                        on the mac i doesnt do anything, no feedback no nothing?! ๐Ÿ˜ฒ

                        Hi Rombout,
                        Try this version, works for me on Mac OSX 10.6.7 and SU 8.
                        Keys on Mac:
                        Click where you want the Ivy to start grow.
                        Cmd+Click : Make the ivy grow towards the mouse position.
                        Alt+Click : Grow Ivy leafs.
                        SHIFT+Click : Finish Ivy.
                        Keyboard 'i' : Start over.

                        [attachment=0:1xv8nygn]<!-- ia0 -->SketchupIvy.0.6.beta.zip<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1xv8nygn]

                        He this version wont work no more for me any more. I did how ever did some updates on some plugins so think i need to do a reload step by step and see which one it is

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                        • OxerO Offline
                          Oxer
                          last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 12:45

                          Hi Rombout,
                          I use Sketchup 8 on Mac and Sketchupivy 0.6beta works fine for me, you can see this video on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/embed/RGV8jU9HK_Y
                          If you want i send you the plugin again.
                          Usually SketchyPhisics3 plugin gives errors and conflicts with other plugins like shape_bender.rb, round_corner.rb, Extrude Tools and others
                          perhaps with Sketchupivy too, have you installed SketchyPhisics3?

                          "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                          [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                          • charly2008C Offline
                            charly2008
                            last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 13:56

                            Hi,

                            I've recently experimented a bit to produce a Wisteria. Unfortunately I was not so successful. Then I have reinstalled the "0.63 beta". The result is now that no Ivy texture appears and Wisteria leaves also still appears. What is wrong?

                            Charly


                            2011-11-27_142944.jpg


                            2011-11-27_143650.jpg

                            He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                            • romboutR Offline
                              rombout
                              last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 14:54

                              I do have a couple of those installed as well. But I think it due to the sketchy physics, I installed this lately and before that it was always working. But I got it to work again after changes to lines of code (see tomasz's tips) there's one doneside on that. I hardly renders leaves know!? So I think I need to take a closer look now.
                              What's also weird is that io never got your version to work in iether su7 or 8, I would only work in su6.

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                              • D Offline
                                driven
                                last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 14:56

                                Charley,
                                are the Materials showing up in the browser when you launch Ivy?
                                and does the script have Tigs mod??
                                john

                                learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                • charly2008C Offline
                                  charly2008
                                  last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 15:04

                                  Hi John,

                                  no, only the material for the tribe. Yes I have installed the "TIG mod".


                                  2011-11-27_142944.jpg

                                  He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                    driven
                                    last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 15:19

                                    did you try it without the mod... john

                                    learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                    • charly2008C Offline
                                      charly2008
                                      last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 15:53

                                      John,

                                      yes i did. I have looked again at the contents of the texture folder (see pictures below). Can it be that something is missing here?


                                      SKP-Files


                                      Texture Files

                                      He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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                                        driven
                                        last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 16:24

                                        I think it's to do with the image file name, I remember re-naming a complete set to replace the originals when I was playing with it.

                                        early in the thread someone supplied a modified Textures folder [with different leafs], maybe look at that...

                                        john

                                        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                        • charly2008C Offline
                                          charly2008
                                          last edited by 27 Nov 2011, 18:22

                                          John,

                                          I've tried the modified folder but no change. Even if the textures folder was deleted, wisteria, and ivy leaves appear the same. I do not understand, this is crazy!

                                          Charly


                                          Textures Folder deleted

                                          He who makes no mistakes, makes nothing

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