[Plugin][$] Vertex Tools

thomthom · 30 Aug 2012, 08:03

@thomthom said:

Cotty, what language did PayPal display in when you made the purchase?

I don't remember exactly, but it could be Norwegian. I use paypal a lot and understand the website without reading the text

I think all my customers have done just that - ignored the language. It's first now, after over two years, that someone pointed that out to me.
I don't understand why it's in Norwegian, I don't see any setting for that. From what I gather it should pick the visitor's language when nothing is specified. I have now set it to explicitly be in English. (Until I can get the automatic language working)

PonchoSdesign · 30 Aug 2012, 19:22

Thomas Thomassen,
What is the paypal for? How can I contribute to youre funds? I want to buy a copy?

thomthom · 30 Aug 2012, 19:23

@ponchosdesign said:

What is the paypal for? How can I contribute to youre funds? I want to buy a copy?

You can purchase a copy via PayPal - or you can use PayPal to pay with regular credit or debit card. When you make a purchase you will automatically get a user account where you can download Vertex Tools.

panixia · 1 Sept 2012, 15:19

@thomthom said:

debit card.

how can i do this? i knew credit card is required for such purchases..

thomthom · 1 Sept 2012, 15:29

@panixia said:

@thomthom said:

debit card.

how can i do this? i knew credit card is required for such purchases..

After you click the Buy Now button you can choose from the PayPal page to pay with Debit or Credit card:

pbacot · 1 Sept 2012, 17:34

Thanks ThomThom! You're a (SU) Saint!

BTW, bought, DL'd Rbz, working with it in seconds. And not having used it before it is so natural. Feels deep, but should be straight forward to learn.

I want to try it on creating / manipulating grading models(terrain). Perhaps?

Peter

PS I don't think your cookie links work well for finding the list of plugins, though I know full well how to find them myself... I just get a search on "plugin"

panixia · 1 Sept 2012, 17:53

ah ok, a debit card is an italian "carta prepagata" not "bancomat".. the one i use everyday to the cash machine is a mere "bancomat".. my debit card expired because i didn't use it for a while..
too bad i have to wait till monday to go to the post office and create a new one..

thomthom · 2 Sept 2012, 12:03

@pbacot said:

PS I don't think your cookie links work well for finding the list of plugins, though I know full well how to find them myself... I just get a search on "plugin"

You don't get a list of all my plugins at SCF when you click the link? Screenshot?

pbacot · 2 Sept 2012, 16:14

Oh, I think I see how it works. Yes.I see them. Sorry.

jeremiah77769 · 2 Sept 2012, 16:56

Hi ThomThom, I thank you for this new tool it appears to be great. I just purchased a copy of it on paypal and was starting to play with the tools to get the feel for it. I have immediately noticed an issue though, and it may be my own fault but even with the Lock UV Mapping enabled when I am adjusting the vertexes up and down the Z axis the UV's are being pretty badly changed. Here is an image of what I am seeing.

I have verified that the Lock UV is enabled so I am at a bit of a loss for why this occurs. Now that I look at it again I wonder, should I have triangulated the quads before I did the vertex move? (just checked they were already triangulated)

thomthom · 2 Sept 2012, 20:29

@jeremiah77769 said:

Hi ThomThom, I thank you for this new tool it appears to be great. I just purchased a copy of it on paypal and was starting to play with the tools to get the feel for it. I have immediately noticed an issue though, and it may be my own fault but even with the Lock UV Mapping enabled when I am adjusting the vertexes up and down the Z axis the UV's are being pretty badly changed. Here is an image of what I am seeing.

This is peculiar - can you send me the model as a sample?

jeremiah77769 · 3 Sept 2012, 04:51

Strangely enough, I started up a new file again and did the same thing, new topo from scratch, then grabbed the vertexes with a falloff and pulled them with the gizmo. This time they were not getting majorly changed like they were last time but I did start getting a weird change in texture directions on one piece which I'll link here.

Untitled.skp

pbacot · 3 Sept 2012, 05:53

Hi everyone,

Gizmo use questions:

In moving the gizmo is there a way to do a snap move in reference to the gizmo center (as in the regular VT move tool) or is numerical input the only way to fine tune it?

Is there a way to soft rotate points to only one side of the pivot point?

Thanks, enjoying the tool.

Peter

thomthom · 3 Sept 2012, 07:54

@pbacot said:

In moving the gizmo is there a way to do a snap move in reference to the gizmo center (as in the regular VT move tool) or is numerical input the only way to fine tune it?

No snapping with the Gizmo - only length snapping according to the Model Info units.
I don't see how it would work, because move works only in the direction of the axis you use - how would you expect it to snap to anything?

@pbacot said:

Is there a way to soft rotate points to only one side of the pivot point?

? sorry but I cant visualize what you are asking for here.

thomthom · 3 Sept 2012, 07:55

@jeremiah77769 said:

Strangely enough, I started up a new file again and did the same thing, new topo from scratch, then grabbed the vertexes with a falloff and pulled them with the gizmo. This time they were not getting majorly changed like they were last time but I did start getting a weird change in texture directions on one piece which I'll link here.

Do you have the original file - I was hoping to see if I could reproduce it.

thomthom · 3 Sept 2012, 08:19

@thomthom said:

@jeremiah77769 said:

Strangely enough, I started up a new file again and did the same thing, new topo from scratch, then grabbed the vertexes with a falloff and pulled them with the gizmo. This time they were not getting majorly changed like they were last time but I did start getting a weird change in texture directions on one piece which I'll link here.

Do you have the original file - I was hoping to see if I could reproduce it.

Never mind - I could use the file after all. And I see the problem. For some reason it keeps the UV mapping correctly for the front side - but not the back side. I'm investigating.
Thank you for the report!

thomthom · 3 Sept 2012, 08:40

No wait! It's the front side....

thomthom · 3 Sept 2012, 08:43

This is odd - I exploded the group and found that all the texture re-oriented. There seem to be something about textures and groups/component when they haven't been positioned - just applied. Intriguing!

thomthom · 3 Sept 2012, 08:59

Bad news - this appear to be a SketchUp bug. Or API limitation. I'd say it's a bug because even SketchUp mess up the UV when you explode the group.

When I read the UVs I get from SketchUp and reapply them immediately the texture change direction (where as you'd expect it to remain the same). What's worse - due to API limitation I cannot work around it because it is impossible for me to know if a texture is simply applied or positioned. (Because positioned textures works fine.)

I'll have to consult with the SketchUp developers on this.

pbacot · 3 Sept 2012, 10:56

OK I see what this tool is for. It's NOT what I bought SU for... but this is a SU image. I just added some mist in pixlr editor. (Needs more foam, I know)

I jest. I have been using it for all sorts of work.