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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

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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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              • thomthomT Offline
                thomthom
                last edited by

                You can use this utility to help you install plugins, either in RB, RBS, RBZ or ZIP format: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=42315

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

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                • N Offline
                  nektares
                  last edited by

                  You have no idea how happy i was when i saw this on my tablet. Rushed to my office and bought it right away.
                  I wated for this for ages, no joke. I have no words to describe how happy i am with this. Thanks!
                  in 3 mins i was already getting what i expected, between this and the two venti´s i drank today i´m sure i will not be able to sleep tonight. This is fantastic
                  first test
                  here´s a link to a higher res image of the quick Thea render test of the UV mapping.
                  http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg239/nektares/Sketchuvtest1.jpg

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                  • W Offline
                    Whaat
                    last edited by

                    @nektares said:

                    You have no idea how happy i was when i saw this on my tablet. Rushed to my office and bought it right away.
                    I wated for this for ages, no joke. I have no words to describe how happy i am with this. Thanks!
                    in 3 mins i was already getting what i expected, between this and the two venti´s i drank today i´m sure i will not be able to sleep tonight. This is fantastic

                    Great to read your enthusiasm! Nice render! (Hope you got some sleep 😆 )

                    SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                    • HieruH Offline
                      Hieru
                      last edited by

                      Really loving this plugin and what I can now do inside SU with UVs.

                      I do however have a small problem when it comes to exporting UVs for more complex shapes. I accidentally chose a project specific location for the exported OBJ file. Is there a way to reset this?

                      www.davidhier.co.uk

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

                        @hieru said:

                        Really loving this plugin and what I can now do inside SU with UVs.

                        I do however have a small problem when it comes to exporting UVs for more complex shapes. I accidentally chose a project specific location for the exported OBJ file. Is there a way to reset this?

                        Plugins > SketchUV > Set Export Path

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                        • HieruH Offline
                          Hieru
                          last edited by

                          Doh!

                          Thanks Rich 😳

                          www.davidhier.co.uk

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                          • brodieB Offline
                            brodie
                            last edited by

                            Great job Whaat. I've only used it a bit but the Loop tool alone is worth the cost of admission. I've tried some alternatives with no success.

                            And the Tube mapping works brilliantly. Absolutely on my 'must have' list. As far as I can tell this pretty much solves SU's lack of UV functionality. And what's more, it seems to work in a very SU like way, very intuitive, just a couple buttons and pretty easy to figure out after skimming through the youtube tutorials.

                            I can't recommend it highly enough. Let me know if you ever need a kidney.

                            -Brodie

                            steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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                            • W Offline
                              Whaat
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              Great job Whaat. I've only used it a bit but the Loop tool alone is worth the cost of admission. I've tried some alternatives with no success.

                              And the Tube mapping works brilliantly. Absolutely on my 'must have' list. As far as I can tell this pretty much solves SU's lack of UV functionality. And what's more, it seems to work in a very SU like way, very intuitive, just a couple buttons and pretty easy to figure out after skimming through the youtube tutorials.

                              I can't recommend it highly enough. Let me know if you ever need a kidney.

                              -Brodie

                              Thanks Brodie, that made my day! 😄

                              SketchUp Plugins for Professionals

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                              • R Offline
                                redlerred7
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                                @whaat said:

                                @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:vj7sa93i]http://www.youtube.com/v/baQwxL6mgMQ[/flash:vj7sa93i]

                                That saved my computer's life when it came to the number of files SU used the chuck at me when I exported

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                                • MasterhandM Offline
                                  Masterhand
                                  last edited by

                                  Hey guys, I'm new in participation but not in the forum, besides I like to follow the forum by the tremendous training has published its knowledge is almost unnecessary to ask.
                                  I do not possess a card or even payment method, not to mention that in my country 15 dollars (a price more than cheap), multiplies by 5.
                                  So the question is: is there any free alternative or method that allows me to export all the textures used as one as shown in the video?

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                                  • thomthomT Offline
                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by

                                    @masterhand said:

                                    So the question is: is there any free alternative or method that allows me to export all the textures used as one as shown in the video?

                                    Well, there is the old UVTools 0.2 by Whaat: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=23725
                                    Though, it is not by near as good as this one.

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

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                                    • MasterhandM Offline
                                      Masterhand
                                      last edited by

                                      @thomthom said:

                                      @masterhand said:

                                      So the question is: is there any free alternative or method that allows me to export all the textures used as one as shown in the video?

                                      Well, there is the old UVTools 0.2 by Whaat: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=23725
                                      Though, it is not by near as good as this one.
                                      Thom thank you very much for the quick reply, I have lowered that UVTools but has no option to export the texture as one.
                                      Is there a procedure I am ignorant to do so? or UVtools.rb which one should I download?

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

                                        There is not a plugin which exports all mapped textures in a model to one texture file.

                                        Ultimate Unwrap 3D can do this with imported .skp files but I haven't tried it yet. It's also about $50 so more expensive than this plugin.

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                                        • I Offline
                                          iwayan.ekadiana
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi, Is there any one can help me with the problem: I have bought and downloaded the sketchUV plugin then following the standard installation instruction, but when I run my sketchup i cannot locate where the toolbar is. How to show the tool bar? I tried to find them in the view/tool bar menu, tools, plugins, but it's seems no where to find. Is there anything that i missed when installing maybe? 😕

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                                          • A Offline
                                            agrazdi
                                            last edited by

                                            @iwayan.ekadiana said:

                                            Hi, Is there any one can help me with the problem: I have bought and downloaded the sketchUV plugin then following the standard installation instruction, but when I run my sketchup i cannot locate where the toolbar is. How to show the tool bar? I tried to find them in the view/tool bar menu, tools, plugins, but it's seems no where to find. Is there anything that i missed when installing maybe? 😕

                                            Smustard guide
                                            http://dl.dropbox.com/u/22333105/SketchUV%20Tutorials/SketchUV%20Manual.pdf

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