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    How to apply texture to follow the shape?

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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      [off:3thztvd6]
      @bob james said:

      The problem with any tutorial without sound (sometimes even with sound) is that selection of a menu item happens very quickly. The creator knows what is being clicked, but the observer has very little chance of figuring out what was done. As a consequence all the observer knows when it's over is that it can be done, but very little knowledge of how.

      In this YT video, I added "timers" that pause the video (you can see the count-down at the top-left of the video and even click on the Play button if you do not want to wait) while there are also the annotations to read. Is this way of doing it (at least on YT) helpful?

      [flash=600,400:3thztvd6]http://www.youtube.com/v/VvI6A7Njw4k[/flash:3thztvd6][/off:3thztvd6]

      [off:3thztvd6]BTW how about my new, "off-topic" bbCode? It adds the OT text a red border on the left[/off:3thztvd6]


      off-topic.png

      Gai...

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        [off:63n7wkaj]Can we have a Spam tag as well?[/off:63n7wkaj]

        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
        List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          [off:35r8hidm]You have that ban button. Is that not enough? [/off:35r8hidm]

          Gai...

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            [off:3kmxdfrp]Only thing with this is that it's ugly[/off:3kmxdfrp]

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              [off:sfxlpw72]I was going to add a much more subtle (but all around) border but as it is styled now board-wise, it only adds the border to the text (rather narrow) and all images and embedded content "breaks out" of the context.

              That's even more ugly. Suggestions for some nicer styling are welcome (as always). Also, I am actually trying out different things for the future only so any changes can still be made. [/off:sfxlpw72]

              Gai...

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                Who decides what's 'off topic' ?
                [off:b39gd0xw]The poster ?[/off:b39gd0xw]

                TIG

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  @tig said:

                  Who decides what's 'off topic' ?
                  [off:3vyhubsh]The poster ?[/off:3vyhubsh]

                  Yes. You are the poster, you apply the bbCode.

                  Or the moderator when editing a post... πŸ˜’

                  Gai...

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                  • A Offline
                    agamemnus
                    last edited by

                    Erm.... I still don't know how to do this.

                    Oh well...

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      @agamemnus said:

                      Erm.... I still don't know how to do this.

                      Oh well...

                      What have you tried?

                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        It's even easier now with Whaat's new SketchUV plugin:


                        TubeMap.png

                        Gai...

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                        • dereiD Offline
                          derei
                          last edited by

                          [off:1ufahwrn]Off-topic in relation with Off-Topic (this makes it on-topic about initial discussion here, right? - but also, off-topic about the last discussions here πŸ’š )

                          I had no idea that plugin exists, and it seems old, as is mentioned to be compatible with SU6.
                          Question: this plugin UV mapping results in a lot of textures for all faces, when exporting to some rendering software ? (like Maxwell?)[/off:1ufahwrn]

                          DESIGNER AND ARTIST [DEREI.UK](http://derei.uk/l)

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            It's as fresh as a teenager girl. Has just come out.

                            And yes, it can export nicely, in one piece, please, have a look at this post (especially the second video in it - and then the whole topic)

                            Gai...

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                            • faBcnF Offline
                              faBcn
                              last edited by

                              Great tool, thanx TT!

                              One question though: is there a way to automatically create quad faces on non-quadface planar surface (you seem to do it manually from 1:32 to 1:50).

                              Two classical examples are: extruded plywood chair (such as in your example), or follow me road.

                              I would like to avoid draw lines to make quad faces on the road surface or chair border. Is it possible?
                              It could be very long process, and your tool seem to do great complicated things (likely to 3DSMax), and this simple thing seems not to exist... Maybe not that easy to program though!!

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                              • N Offline
                                numerobis
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                                You can use Curviloft to generate connections between the two sides.
                                Just use "generate the junction edges (no face)" in the geometry options and then explode the result.

                                And to texture these faces i would use Thrupaint...

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  @fabcn said:

                                  Great tool, thanx TT!

                                  One question though: is there a way to automatically create quad faces on non-quadface planar surface (you seem to do it manually from 1:32 to 1:50).

                                  Two classical examples are: extruded plywood chair (such as in your example), or follow me road.

                                  I would like to avoid draw lines to make quad faces on the road surface or chair border. Is it possible?
                                  It could be very long process, and your tool seem to do great complicated things (likely to 3DSMax), and this simple thing seems not to exist... Maybe not that easy to program though!!

                                  Have a look at TIGs Split Tools: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43376
                                  (Note this is actually 4 small scripts that need installing to make them work.)

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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