[Plugin] Sketchup Ivy

thomthom · 4 Dec 2011, 10:35

you need to

Did you mean, "it would be nice with" or "Could you please"?

Just saying, the wording can make a difference. Making freeware stuff and you end up with lots of demands from your users, it can get a bit tiresome. (Spoken by someone who makes lots of freeware.)

TIG · 4 Dec 2011, 12:00

hsh = {
            ;branch   => {
                ;nodesize    => 3,
                ;pattern     => 0.8,
                ;probability => 0.97,
                ;radius      => 0.8,
                ;floatlength => 150,
                ;detail      => 4,
                ;spread      => 0

            },
            ;leaf     => {
                ;pattern     => 1,
                ;probability => 0.7,
                ;size        => 5
            },
            ;gravity  => {
                ;weight => 1,
                ;vector => [0, 0, -1]
            },
            ;wind     => {
                ;weight => 0.1
            },
            ;random   => {
                ;weight => 0.3
            },
            ;adhesion =>{
                ;max_adhesion_distance => 50,
                ;weight                => 0.2
            },
            ;legacy   => {
                ;weight => 0.8
            }

}

The default settings as extracted from the code.
Now you do some work resetting your values manually...

thomthom · 4 Dec 2011, 13:24

No worries.

RomB · 4 Dec 2011, 13:31

sorry for my english at first. not my native - in russian i mean that this option will be very usefull. and of course thanks for that plugin. sorry if i offend somehow someone of developers. sorry please
ps. in russian it's a little bit more words need to be said of simple -you need to make-

RomB · 4 Dec 2011, 13:32

still not on the wall ((( picture above. where's my mistake?

TIG · 4 Dec 2011, 14:14

@romb said:

still not on the wall ((( picture above. where's my mistake?

I don't even have this tool installed !
The default adhesion seems to be 50 in the code I posted...
Why is yours 0.2 [20?] ??
Presumably the higher the adhesion value the more it sticks to the wall ???

RomB · 4 Dec 2011, 20:54

@tig said:

@romb said:

still not on the wall ((( picture above. where's my mistake?

The default adhesion seems to be 50 in the code I posted...
Why is yours 0.2 [20?] ??
Presumably the higher the adhesion value the more it sticks to the wall ???

that's it ) maybe i know english - but no so good till that time. and 0.5 become working not from next ivy, from third. But problem is solved - thx. better to rename adhesion to -sticking- fo rus users

RomB · 5 Dec 2011, 00:10

it won't work properly again, with -adhesion- 0.5 it's still grow in every direction. what's wrong with me? please help me to understand.
ps. it's skp file in archive, my model in wich ivy goes crazy. maybe problem it it?

Land_Mass_2_test_2.rar

zick · 8 Dec 2011, 20:16

wow

iichiversii · 19 Dec 2011, 22:03

Wow Ivy Generator is great, but im having a problem importing the file back into SU, i can export my model from SU into Ivy Gen but when i import it to SU it freezes SU and never recovers, im using free version of SU and using obj importer, any suggestions would be great

farmerjoe50 · 22 Dec 2011, 01:52

I dropped file into plugins folder but it is not showing up in sketchup...I noticed the file is .rar, not a rb file. What is the secret?

TIG · 22 Dec 2011, 09:03

@farmerjoe50 said:

I dropped file into plugins folder but it is not showing up in sketchup...I noticed the file is .rar, not a rb file. What is the secret?

Doh!
A .rar file is a compressed file - like a .zip file - just made by another application.
So, like with a zip file you must extract its contents - i.e. the .rb file and intact subfolder[s] of miscellaneous files that then go into the Plugins folder.
There's a sticky-post in the Plugins Forum about installing tools from zip files - read that - substituting 'rar' when it says 'zip'...

farmerjoe50 · 22 Dec 2011, 13:07

momentary lapse of reason....got it.

Vicspa · 22 Dec 2011, 17:30

I tried all 3 versions, none worked properly, but after reading all 25 pages of forum, and about an hour and a half of loading and re-loading plugins, it's FINALLY working well for me, hope it stays that way. Rendering in Thea,
but the alpha channels do not import, but no big deal, I do it manually, and renders just fine.
Thank you Pierreden.

bigstick · 22 Dec 2011, 18:54

I didn't have your patience to get it to work. I did install it and the dialog worked fine. It just didn't seem to 'grow' the ivy, and it's not like I didn't check the installation and read up about it. The reality is that I didn't need the functionality enough to put the time and effort in.

The frustrating thing is that it looks like a really excellent plugin, but it needs sorting out before it's ready for most users.

If a lot of people have to make a considerable effort to get it working after 25 pages of posts, it shows that more work is necessary.

Sorry - I don't mean any criticism or disrespect to the author in the slightest, it seems to be a wonderful plugin and the effort you have made is very much appreciated!

Vicspa · 22 Dec 2011, 19:49

I hear you Bigstick, it seems to be working on/off and can get frustrating, but it promises to be a great plugin, and I hope all the bugs will be worked out.

bigstick · 24 Dec 2011, 08:33

Agree 100%, I really hope these niggles can be fixed, because for lots of users it will be a 'must have'! The only reason I haven't persisted more is time unfortunately. All my spare time is taken up with SUPodium, and I would love to get the two to work together nicely.

Actually this could be the basis of a tree/plant generator, to make any kind of plant. Huge undertaking though I suspect...

irwanwr · 24 Dec 2011, 08:39

i totally agree on that opinion, bigstick.
at least from the description and exhibits showing what it might capable of.

28527 · 28 Dec 2011, 08:27

I'm using sketchup 8
The leaf size outcome look nice at sketchup
but everytime i render, it become standard value size (5)
anyone can help me with this issue ?
Many thanks

cmuhleman · 12 Jan 2012, 17:26

Great looking plugin. This would be immensely practical for a few projects i've got sitting around.

I gave the 0.6.3 and also the last stable version a try on my mac and can't seem to get it to work. I'm running Sketchup 8.0.11751 on a Mac.

I'm having a similar issue to bigstick. It's creating the paths and generating spots for leaves, but wont actually create the volumes.

Keep up the good work! This one's a winner.