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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      This is still magic to me. 😲

      Gai...

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        Whaat
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        @krisidious said:

        will this work for mapping cars? and will the maps transfer over to other programs well like Max?

        can you optimize UVW maps with it? using all the area on a map for more than one piece of geometry?

        Hi Kris,

        You can map cars by dividing the surfaces into separate panels and applying planar projections to it. I expect it would work very well. Any surfaces that were especially tricky could be easily unwrapped using Roadkill (a free UV unwrapping app) that you can export and import UVs with using SketchUV.

        You can not optimize maps with it directly. However, by exporting to another app, that can be done. Again, using Roadkill, the maps are automatically optimized by default as you unwrap the mesh. See this tutorial:

        [flash=560,315:mq6wro7c]http://www.youtube.com/v/NXS6_WdXZ3s[/flash:mq6wro7c]

        The maps should transfer perfectly to Max as long as you first use the triangulation function prior to 3DS export. This is explained in this tutorial:

        [flash=560,315:mq6wro7c]http://www.youtube.com/v/baQwxL6mgMQ[/flash:mq6wro7c]

        SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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        • numbthumbN Offline
          numbthumb
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          A kind of magic IΒ΄m willing to learn.
          And how did you make your signature dissapear Gaieus? πŸ˜„

          Comfortably numb...

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
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            @whaat said:

            ...The maps should transfer perfectly to Max as long as you first use the triangulation function prior to 3DS export...

            Well, I do not know about Max itself (although why would it be different) but have tried a couple of 3rd party apps and indeed, with triangulation on, it exports perfectly.
            And Dale, you need to make a new video for this feature. This one shows the UV maps a bit distorted but the plugin does not distort them (any longer). πŸ‘

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            @numbthumb said:

            And how did you make your signature dissapear Gaieus?

            It's there...
            http://forums.sketchucation.com/ucp.php?i=profile&mode=signature[/off:2c139be9]

            Gai...

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            • KrisidiousK Offline
              Krisidious
              last edited by

              awesome... Thanks Whaat.

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              • J Offline
                jorge2011
                last edited by

                beautiful coincidence.
                This new plugin comes with excellent new fredo tool for manipulating textures

                [flash=853,505:2ik15ks3]http://www.youtube.com/v/l2QjLlUQVrY&fs=1[/flash:2ik15ks3]

                thank you very much whaat

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
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                  Very complementary! β˜€

                  Frenchy Pilou
                  Is beautiful that please without concept!
                  My Little site :)

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                  • McGyverM Offline
                    McGyver
                    last edited by

                    Super impressive!!
                    I have a question in regards to exporting a finished model (to OBJ or DAE)...
                    With some plugins that allow you to modify, or reposition a texture, when the finished model is exported, multiple copies of the texture image are generated (or in some cases, copies of parts of the image)... does this occur with SketchUV?
                    Thank you in advance for any info.

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                      Whaat
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      Super impressive!!
                      I have a question in regards to exporting a finished model (to OBJ or DAE)...
                      With some plugins that allow you to modify, or reposition a texture, when the finished model is exported, multiple copies of the texture image are generated (or in some cases, copies of parts of the image)... does this occur with SketchUV?
                      Thank you in advance for any info.

                      Hi. Your question is answered in this tutorial:

                      [flash=560,315:2f18ixq5]http://www.youtube.com/v/baQwxL6mgMQ[/flash:2f18ixq5]

                      SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                      • McGyverM Offline
                        McGyver
                        last edited by

                        That is great!! Thank you Whaat for replying so quickly and providing a link to the video! Once again another great plugin for SU! Thanks!... And THANKS for making it affordable for those of us on a budget!

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                          Whaat
                          last edited by

                          I had a support question about how to map a curving deformed tube-like shape composed of triangles so I created a quick video showing how I would do it. (I could have saved some time by not exporting the cap faces but you get the idea)

                          [flash=560,315:9c6bzvk2]http://www.youtube.com/v/U-Gb1_Ibi0k[/flash:9c6bzvk2]

                          SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                            rv1974
                            last edited by

                            Whaat, this is amazing tool. Thank you!
                            The only thing I could complain about are the shortcuts. My U,V and arrows keys set for other tools.
                            Was it hard to make a temporary shortcuts override?

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                              Whaat
                              last edited by

                              @rv1974 said:

                              Whaat, this is amazing tool. Thank you!
                              The only thing I could complain about are the shortcuts. My U,V and arrows keys set for other tools.
                              Was it hard to make a temporary shortcuts override?

                              Thanks! Unfortunately, you can't override the shortcuts (AFAIK). Maybe I can come up with a solution in a future update...

                              SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                              • fredo6F Offline
                                fredo6
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                                @whaat said:

                                Thanks! Unfortunately, you can't override the shortcuts (AFAIK). Maybe I can come up with a solution in a future update...

                                Whaat,

                                For info, I have logged a bug to Google on that, asking them to let all alpha characters be captured by the VCB after a valid character (digit, (, +, -, ...) is entered. They do it for some charcaters like 's', 'm', 'x', etc...
                                Let's see if they listen or hear!

                                Fredo

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                                  Whaat
                                  last edited by

                                  @unknownuser said:

                                  @whaat said:

                                  Thanks! Unfortunately, you can't override the shortcuts (AFAIK). Maybe I can come up with a solution in a future update...

                                  Whaat,

                                  For info, I have logged a bug to Google on that, asking them to let all alpha characters be captured by the VCB after a valid character (digit, (, +, -, ...) is entered. They do it for some charcaters like 's', 'm', 'x', etc...
                                  Let's see if they listen or hear!

                                  Fredo

                                  Thanks Fredo!

                                  SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                                  • McGyverM Offline
                                    McGyver
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi there, sorry to a bother...
                                    I just purchased and installed SketchUV and I can not find it anywhere in SU... No toolbar, no listing in the plugins menu.
                                    It has been placed correctly in the plugins folder as far as I can tell... Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 6 /SketchUp/Plugins.
                                    I tried it in SU 6 and 8 and it does not show up.
                                    The downloaded file was SketchUV.rbz
                                    I have never installed a RBZ file so far, could this be a problem? Does this require a password or some other method of activation?
                                    Is this a PC only plugin?

                                    In case you need to know: 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running OS 10.5.8

                                    Thank you for any assistance in this matter.

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

                                      Check the preferences panel for install extension

                                      Or rename .rbz to .zip and extract

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

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                                      • W Offline
                                        Whaat
                                        last edited by

                                        @unknownuser said:

                                        Hi there, sorry to a bother...
                                        I just purchased and installed SketchUV and I can not find it anywhere in SU... No toolbar, no listing in the plugins menu.
                                        It has been placed correctly in the plugins folder as far as I can tell... Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Google Sketchup 6 /SketchUp/Plugins.
                                        I tried it in SU 6 and 8 and it does not show up.
                                        The downloaded file was SketchUV.rbz
                                        I have never installed a RBZ file so far, could this be a problem? Does this require a password or some other method of activation?
                                        Is this a PC only plugin?

                                        In case you need to know: 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo running OS 10.5.8

                                        Thank you for any assistance in this matter.

                                        Hello! I think you will find all of your answers in the manual:
                                        http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22333105/SketchUV%20Tutorials/SketchUV%20Manual.pdf

                                        Let me know if you need further assistance.

                                        Thanks for purchasing!

                                        SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                                        • W Offline
                                          Whaat
                                          last edited by

                                          Absolutely no bother! We've all had those moments. RBZ is a still a very new thing.

                                          SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                                          • McGyverM Offline
                                            McGyver
                                            last edited by

                                            Thank you Whaat, you are VERY quick to respond!
                                            Sorry to have bothered you...
                                            Apparently I just had a "DOH!" Homer Simpson moment... The rb part of rbz threw me off and I thought it was a different version of .rb.... like .rbs.
                                            I've actually had this problem before (and apparently totally erased it from my tiny memory)... I googled the problem right after the post and when I realized I've had this problem before, I wanted slap my brain... sorry to bother you.
                                            I used stuffit expander and now I see the appropriate files.
                                            Once again, thank you for the quick response.

                                            Edited to add- Thank you Rich O'Brien too... I just noticed your reply!

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