[Plugin] Sketchup Ivy

rodrigonotor · 31 Jul 2012, 00:45

thanks, now it´s working

thomthom · 31 Jul 2012, 07:31

pibuz · 31 Jul 2012, 11:07

..I still can't figure out how to install and make this plugin properly work

I've downloaded the new addition by Pejman, but same error message when loading (something about not being able to insert an empty component..).
Moreover, no toolbar shows up.....
I'm no noob, but I really can't figure this out

Krisidious · 31 Jul 2012, 11:28

delete your LiveIvy folder in side your plugins folder. make sure you have no plugins for liveivy inside your plugins folder.

reinstall by opening the last zip folder and dragging the plugin and folders into your plugins folder.

you'll need to restart sketchup. go to toolbars and turn on the liveivy toolbar.

should work. make sure that there are ivy components in your "Plugins\LiveIvy\Textures" folder.

Krisidious · 31 Jul 2012, 11:34

look at tips in the console. you'll have to grow the ivy branches and then hit ctrl click to put leaves on. you'll see green markers where leaves are going to be located. then hit shift click to finish.

charly2008 · 31 Jul 2012, 11:38

HI

I installed the "LiveIvy 1" but there are generated only strains and no leaves. Am I doing something wrong? In the Ruby Console is displayed, see below.

Problem solved: I had forgotten to press the ctrl key.
Charly

charly2008 · 31 Jul 2012, 11:40

Hi Krisidious,

Thank you for your help

Charly

Krisidious · 31 Jul 2012, 11:43

no problem I guess you figured it out before I even got my response in. have fun and feel free to post some examples. and settings to go with them.
would love to add some presets to this plugin.

charly2008 · 31 Jul 2012, 11:52

Maybe you can help me again. Now the leaves are not transparent! The problem was treated in an earlier post but I could not find it until now.

Charly

Krisidious · 31 Jul 2012, 12:11

I had to go in and edit each component and it's material. each material source needs to be a .png file for transparency. and then I hid the line edges and saved the component. let me see if I can upload mine.

pibuz · 31 Jul 2012, 13:43

@krisidious said:

delete your LiveIvy folder in side your plugins folder. make sure you have no plugins for liveivy inside your plugins folder.

reinstall by opening the last zip folder and dragging the plugin and folders into your plugins folder.

you'll need to restart sketchup. go to toolbars and turn on the liveivy toolbar.

should work. make sure that there are ivy components in your "Plugins\LiveIvy\Textures" folder.

I did exactly like this, last time. Just to make sure, I re-did that and it's just the same: "can't insert empty component" (I'm translating the message from italian). Under "View->toolbars" there is no option to turn on the LiveIvy toolbar. If I choose the tool manually, I can generate the red lines and leaves, but generating the actual geometry leads to no real geometry but a simple black line over the first stem's position (no leaves and no additional stems).

..your latest post also makes me wonder if these problems could be generated by base components saved in SU8 format..If so, could anybody convert them to the previous version, to maximize compatibility?

rodrigonotor · 31 Jul 2012, 13:50

@charly2008 said:

Maybe you can help me again. Now the leaves are not transparent! The problem was treated in an earlier post but I could not find it until now.

Charly

Hi Charly, he`re others

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=36882&p=409877&hilit=sketchup+ivy#p409877

regards

charly2008 · 31 Jul 2012, 14:34

Hi Kristoff,

thank you for your friendly help. With your files, it works fine. Thanks also to the others.

I've tried similar to your example to do this with the Wisteria flowers and leaves. But the old leaves are still present, although only the Wisteria pngs are in the Texture directory.

I probably have not understood how it works or I'm too stupid.

Charly

IVY.zip

ehitel · 17 Aug 2012, 18:05

How can i make to them from more close to de wall?

Thiago Luz · 15 Sept 2012, 13:55

When I SHIFT + CLICK nothing happens ... creates just one line ends and not the creation of branches and leaves ... what's wrong??

smooge · 26 Sept 2012, 09:50

i can not get this to work at all! on mac with su8 have looked thro forum and still no help? is thare sumthing rong with what im doing?

thomthom · 26 Sept 2012, 10:01

@smooge said:

i can not get this to work at all! on mac with su8 have looked thro forum and still no help? is thare sumthing rong with what im doing?

You'll have to explain more detailed what "isn't working".
No menus? Error messages? Unexpected results?

smooge · 26 Sept 2012, 11:59

sorry! when i click on an object in the space it dos nothing at all i can see all the plugin and looks like it will wurk but wen i click nuthing happens?

thomthom · 26 Sept 2012, 12:00

@smooge said:

sorry! when i click on an object in the space it dos nothing at all i can see all the plugin and looks like it will wurk but wen i click nuthing happens?

If you keep the Ruby Console open, do you get any error messages?

smooge · 26 Sept 2012, 12:03

yes!

MX: unloading Fire data
MX: load => plan 12-09-11