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Kerky is free for everyone Pro or Free
That style is probably as a result of using Thomthom's quad face tools to soften/smooth the diagonals.
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Thx for the response, ok, so it IS done with a plug-in, then (Thom Thom). About Kerythea, I understand it's free for everyone, but does it work well with the free version of SketchUp? I was under the impression that it, along with most plugins, just work with the Pro version.
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Rich, I cross-posted -ok, so K. works as well with the free version of SketchUp, then, as do most plugins? Ok, thanks!
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@rose123 said:
And about plugins -are they mostly for the Pro version
Plugins are made by users or third party companies (some are commercial). The ability of running Plugins is in the Free version (almost) equal to the Pro version (except of native Solid tools). That's great! Also some plugins by the SketchUp Team are exclusive for Pro licensees.
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Very few plugins are Pro only. Most that are Pro only relate to SketchUp's solid tools.
Kerky is a great tool but the learning curve is steep.
If you're new to rendering then something like Twilight or Podium are more accessible.
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Another question -so is that car not a true wireframe model, just a model with curved lines added to it with Thom Thom? I guess you can't do a wireframe model in free SketchUp? Can one be done with Pro?
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@rose123 said:
Another question -so is that car not a true wireframe model, just a model with curved lines added to it with Thom Thom? I guess you can't do a wireframe model in free SketchUp? Can one be done with Pro?
The wireframe effect can be activated via View > Hidden Geometry
But in this example it looks like the modeler applied certain 'hiding' techniques the diagonal edges.
Here's a test for you to try....
Go to Draw > Sandbox
Draw a large grid
Now go to View > Hidden geometry
See how there are diagonal lines hidden. This was used it the car model to create a false quad type effect.
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If you want a wireframe effect you can do this way:
1)select with a triple click the model.
2)right click-->soften/smooth edges and drag the slide to "0".
What Rich meant is that the image you posted has no diagonals and since SU works with planar faces most probably that plugin was used in order to hide those edges.
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Thanks, I will do that! BTW, I just loaded Thom Thom but can't open it ...Windows doesn't recognize what program should be used ... what am I overlooking? Sorry for all the questions! I'm new to plugins.
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Thanks, Massimo! So again, it seems it's not a true wireframe, just a model with a wireframe affect. Wonder what the purpose of that is, just aesthetics?
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ok, Thomthom isn't a plugin. He's a crazed criminal from Norway that writes plugins.
You're trying to run before you can walk. Tell us what you want to achieve and we'll walk you through it.
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lol, ok, I think I actually downloaded code from his site, not a plugin. What am I trying to do? Nothing in particular, just get up to speed with all of this really fast.
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Slow down. Learn the base SketchUp first then become the overlord.
See you in 3 years
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I just checked out Podium -if I'm reading this correctly, there are even plugins for plugins (e.g., omnigrid for podium) lol, is that correct?
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Download the trial and have a play. I think the omni grid comes as a component within the tool to place light throughout your model.
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