[Plugin] FredoTools::ThruPaint - v1.3a - 20 Oct 16

fredo6 · 12 Apr 2012, 19:31

Just a few other questions, as I am unable to reproduce it (and apparently it does not happen for the first users of ThruPaint)

Which version of SU
After you use ThruPaint with a material in the model (so no bugsplat) and you try a material in the Library, do you still get a bugsplat?
do you get a bugsplat if instead of a group, you paint a shape at top level of the model, or a true Component?

Thanks

Fredo

wolfy · 12 Apr 2012, 21:42

@unknownuser said:

@wolfi

Just a few other questions, as I am unable to reproduce it (and apparently it does not happen for the first users of ThruPaint)

Which version of SU

After you use ThruPaint with a material in the model (so no bugsplat) and you try a material in the Library, do you still get a bugsplat?

do you get a bugsplat if instead of a group, you paint a shape at top level of the model, or a true Component?

Thanks

Fredo

Fredo,

It seems to work beautifully on my work computer.
I will reinstall again and hopefully eliminate this bugsplat deal.
Thank you for your responses and I'll be sure to post my reinstall status.

d12dozr · 12 Apr 2012, 23:37

Awesome, no, AWESOME plugin Fredo! Thank you for all your hard work making Sketchup better!!

charly2008 · 13 Apr 2012, 11:56

It is wonderful that here in the forum are many talented Ruby programmers. Fredo, thanks a million for this additional excellent tool.

Charly

Didier Bur · 13 Apr 2012, 13:07

@unknownuser said:

I think I'm gonna vote for you to be the next president of France...

And I'm candidate to be his prime minister

fredo6 · 14 Apr 2012, 17:43

NEW RELEASE: ThruPaint v1.0m - 14 Apr 12

This update fixes a few issues found in ThruPaint and integrate the translation to Spanish - Spain (Oxer), Spanish - Latin America (Defisto) and Chinese (guanjin)

See main post of this thread for more information on ThruPaint.

See main post of FredoTools thread for download of FredoTools, which includes the script.

Fredo

urgen · 14 Apr 2012, 19:36

....O-O-O! thank you Fredo!

wolfy · 14 Apr 2012, 19:47

@wolfy said:

@unknownuser said:

@wolfi

Just a few other questions, as I am unable to reproduce it (and apparently it does not happen for the first users of ThruPaint)

Which version of SU

After you use ThruPaint with a material in the model (so no bugsplat) and you try a material in the Library, do you still get a bugsplat?

do you get a bugsplat if instead of a group, you paint a shape at top level of the model, or a true Component?

Thanks

Fredo

Fredo,

It seems to work beautifully on my work computer.
I will reinstall again and hopefully eliminate this bugsplat deal.
Thank you for your responses and I'll be sure to post my reinstall status.

Hi Fredo,
Well the bugsplat continues on my laptop. I've installed the new version with the same result.
Again, if the material already lives in the model it works just great. Only when a new material is applied using the plugin do I get a bugsplat.
I've tried all types of shapes, groups, components, materails, you name it, all with the same result.
I'm using the latest version of SU Pro, Windows 7 64 bit if that helps, and all your other plugins run perfectly smooth.
Thanks again Fredo for your excellent work!

fredo6 · 14 Apr 2012, 21:18

@wolfi,

It might be a conflict with another plugin, which you would not have in the PC at the office.
Do you have any plugins dealing with materials or UV mapping?

For this, ould you type in the Ruby Console Sketchup::Material.instance_methods.join("\n") and advise on what it returns.

Thanks

Fredo

sadyo · 15 Apr 2012, 09:24

This is an Awesome Plugin Mr Fredo,
Just wanna ask, how to get rid or fixing these Red area beside click the Esc button?

And one thing,
If i'm using the Natural UV, material on the Top is look nice, but look a bit mesh at the back.

Is that something i should do

Thanks Mr. Fredo

fredo6 · 15 Apr 2012, 10:16

@sadyo

In the case of your cushion, you could maybe split it in 2 symmetrical parts since the upper face and borders looks fine.

The Mesh UV mode looks less adpated because the shape is not generated as a Quadface mesh but with random triangles. Visually, you could however make it a quad mesh if you guide the reconstruction of the mesh by marking diagonals.

Keep in mind that ThruPaint is not at all an UV Mapping tool (you should use SketchUV for that). The natural mode just extend the UVs of the initial face to all adjacent faces with a few corrections. But it cannot solve the geometrical problem that it is not possible to warp an arbitray 3D Shape with a flat piece of paper.

Fredo

rv1974 · 15 Apr 2012, 11:19

Fredo this is yet another pearl!
A couple of questions\wishes:
1/ How could I get back the native Alt-key eyedropper?
2/ How to correct the UVW mapping on the surface #1 (see attached)?
3/ If only the Thrupaint could bend the textures along selected curves (AB) (upon unquadrified surfaces (#2) it'd really amazing!

Thank you for your efforts!

asphalt.skp

fredo6 · 15 Apr 2012, 13:57

@rv1974 said:

1/ How could I get back the native Alt-key eyedropper?

You can call the native Paint Tool from ThruPaint (key F9 or small button on the right of palette).

There is a sampler in ThruPaint (press Enter when you mouseover a face), but it is restricted to the model and does not detect projected textures, as this is not available from Ruby.

@rv1974 said:

2/ How to correct the UVW mapping on the surface #1 (see attached)?

Unfortunately, this is not possible, because Sketchup uses only Perspective mapping, not bilinear mapping.

This perspective effect is attenuated if you grid the face into smaller cells (quads or triangles), for instance with Curviloft.

@rv1974 said:

3/ If only the Thrupaint could bend the textures along selected curves (AB) (upon unquadrified surfaces (#2) it'd really amazing!

I will need to find or develop a small algorithm for quadifying a face nicely. Then you are back to case 2) above. But with a mesh which is dense enough it should work.

rv1974 · 15 Apr 2012, 17:06

what a comprehensive support! Frankly I don't deserve it )
The last sentence improvement would be a killer!
Thank you so much!

pilou · 15 Apr 2012, 17:28

@unknownuser said:

I will need to find or develop a small algorithm for quadifying a face nicely.

QuadfaceTools by Thomthom ?
Or the quadrilaterizer by TiG ?

pilou · 15 Apr 2012, 20:21

La quadrature du cercle alors!

fredo6 · 15 Apr 2012, 20:30

@rv1974 said:

what a comprehensive support! Frankly I don't deserve it )

Just to be clearer, the density of the mesh is the only way to get the texture 'reasonably' distorted. When quads are too much like a triangle, the perspective distortion shifts the texture mapping.

In the case of your texture, that may help to do the trick, but it's a pity to have to generate so many faces

@Pilou
It is not so easy to generate the right mesh in the general case (and in this particular case).

...and QuadFaceTools only manages quad meshes which it can triangulate, but not any polygon.

I think Whaat has developed an more adapted algorithm as part of SketchUV.

Fredo

alvis · 16 Apr 2012, 06:53

Thank you very very very very much.

tina0603 · 16 Apr 2012, 07:11

thanks!!!!

Pherim · 16 Apr 2012, 18:20

Absolutely stunning! One of the best plugins I have seen so far (besides your others)! I think I will never use the native paint tool again.

And it's free! You are amazing!