[Plugin]FPS Nav

[JClements]

Alan,

So I toggle FPS on. I click on the TopView icon. Next I use one of the arrow keys.

As soon as I do this the axis rotates 180+ degrees and the camera is no longer looking straight down. Is this the proper behavior?

[Jorgensen]

Hi Alan

I've just started to play around with Lumion witch uses the WASD+shift combination - just like FPS games, and I find it a very easy way to navigate around the model..... but when I go back to Sketchup it takes some time to get use to navigate the Sketchup way - mousewheel mousewheel mousewheel mousewheel mousewheel....

So what I really would like a WASD navigation in Sketchup - and it Should work without I need to activated it by pressing a menu button first.

That's my dream, but I sure know the limitations of Skethup, and it might not be possible to do at all.

I use Windows 7.

Could shiftloc be of any use? - I find the right click mousebutton quite problematic, because the context menu keeps popping up

Thanks

btw - I can't figure out why it's not implemented in Sketchup as default.

[Michaelv]

Of course keys are not working on mac.

I already have the keys implemented (arrows keys only) and changed the up down movement to > and < and option/command.
I also used right double click for speed X10 (which I may reduce)

I am planning to use modifier plus arrows for rotating camera up down left right, but rotating around, not rotating the field of view. Working on it.

[Alan Chatham]

Let me know how you go, Michael. I'm possibly making some changes to how the camera code works today (it should be minor, but basically it currently creates a new camera and uses that, which means it screws up if you use it in conjunction with panning and tilting, so I want to change that).

JClements - That is unintended! It's an unforseen consequence of the mouselook code, which currently clamps the horizontal angle within a certain range. I'll try and get that fixed today.

[Michaelv]

I'll modify accordingly once you modify the camera stuff.

I'm thinking along these lines:
Arrows: pan left/right/backward/forward
Option/Command pans down/up
Control plus arrows orbits left right, up down
<,> changes field of view in and out (but needs a standard reset)
Right double click toggles high speed motion/slow speed

Also I would not come back to a standard view every time, I'd start with the current camera view, which means the mouse orbit,zoom and pan still work.

PMed the current code

[Stevo]

Alan, hey this looks like something I've wanted for a while; especially after playing with Lumion. I downloaded the file and put it in my Plugin folder and I still cant get it working. What is the rbz extension? Where do I put it? Sadly I seem to be having a senior moment....urghh and I'm 48!

[Rich O Brien]

.rbz is installed under Windows > Preferences > Extensions under SU v8 M2

Or just rename the .rbz extension to .zip and unzip it.

[Stevo]

Thank you Rich. Alls good, this is a great little Plugin Alan, thank you.

[Alan Chatham]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

[DANSTAZ]

Hi this is my first post, and i would like to know if you have the time to answer, does this work like a game in terms of say COD where by the camera pans via the mouse (i noticed you said you didn't use a mouse generaly) and the movement is via the wasd keys? THanks for you time and a massive thanks to all the ruby coders.

[weba]

Finally found plugin to allow this, should be like this from the start with, developers never played FPS games?

But, what I'd really appreciate, would be invert-mouse for free look! I'm one of those weirdos who likes that, maybe in the next release...?

[JuanV.Soler]

could it be possible to move an object with the keypad like in Layout ?
Thanks for the plugin ,._)))

Edited : I found this plugin from Jim : http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1530
smart ¡ thank_you

[bigjonyz]

Very good effort. if there is a way to reverse the mouse Y axis or sensitivity would be great.

[lonherz]

@ weba and bigjonyz :

I prefer the y-axis inverted too, and I have obtained this modifying the plugin's code:

• if you have sketchup opened, close it

• open the sketchup's "Plugins" folder

• open the file "FPSNav.rb" in the folder "FPSNav" with a text editor (like notepad++)

• find this line (about at row 343):

yRotationTransformation = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(@FPSNav_eye, horizontalAxis, radiansToRotate)

and change it like this:

yRotationTransformation = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(@FPSNav_eye, horizontalAxis, -radiansToRotate)

(the only difference is a minus before "radiansToRotate")

• save the file and then open sketchup: now the y-axis should be inverted

[Jorgensen]

Can anyone please explain how (if possible) I can mod the script so

• I can change the navigation to WASD / Q&E without having to use shift?
• use SPACEBAR to doubble speed?
• automatic start WASD navigation just by pressing 'w'?

Thanks

[Jorgensen]

bumb

[Jorgensen]

Or just change the keys to wasd?

[ArielC]

Been waiting this from AtLast, and then Google, and now Trimble...it's been years I wanted to find other options then I discovered Adobe Director.

It can import Sketchup files and make it interactive including FPS. Files can be published as a standalone executable file for PC or MAC use (haven't tried publishing as an APP for Ipad use but I know it can be done.) For viewing on the Browser, it requires Adobe Shockwave Player plug-in to run.

FPS
-navigating using arrow keys
-with collision
-open swing and sliding doors
-add sound
-many more

Here's a video on a project I was navigating - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-6HQ8erShM

And more on my blog if you want to try - http://sketchuptodirector.blogspot.sg/

[leeyangyang]

Hi Alan

The link seems down?

[kurogriotcabron]

Alan...is there any way to reverse the upward/downward looking of the mouse control?

It is backwards from Unity and others