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    Face camera ANY DIRECTION

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    • GaieusG
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      Something like this?


      FaceMeTwice.skp

      Gai...

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      • J
        jmilton01
        last edited by

        YES!

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        • J
          jmilton01
          last edited by

          How was this accomplished?

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          • GaieusG
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            One component is nested into another one. One has its blue axis (rotating axis) horizontally while the parent component has it vertically. No need to write a plugin for this.

            Gai...

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            • J
              jmilton01
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              I went this direction earlier this morning. Obviously, I was doing it wrong. Thank you, for your help.

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              • GaieusG
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                This was the workflow:

                1. Made a component just as usually, to face the camera.
                2. Rotated it so that its blue axis was now horizontal
                3. Drew a line at one of its edge temporarily, selected both and made a component again to face the camera - but I left its blue axis go up now.
                  (Deleted the extra line later).

                Gai...

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                • gillesG
                  gilles
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                  Very smart! πŸ‘

                  " c'est curieux chez les marins ce besoin de faire des phrases "

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                    DG_kghm
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                    Does this workflow still achieve the desired result? I'm trying to create a flat plane that will always have its flat edge face the camera, so that it is basically invisible, yet still casts a shadow. I tried to achieve my shadow casting using this (http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=45769) workflow, but was unsuccessful rendering it in Vray, so I'm back here.

                    When I nest the face-me components, only the face-me properties of the parent component are active, unless I open that component for editing, then the nested one starts facing-me. Am I doing something wrong?

                    Thanks folks!

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                    • thomthomT
                      thomthom
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                      @gaieus said:

                      Something like this?

                      Very nice solution! πŸ‘

                      Now place some eyes on that face and watch them follow your every move! puts on tin foil hat

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

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                      • cottyC
                        cotty
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                        I wonder what will happen with the use of a third dimension... 😲
                        Nice little DUH?!

                        my SketchUp gallery

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