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    thomthom
    last edited by 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?

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

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      jeremiah77769
      last edited by 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

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        pbacot
        last edited by 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

        MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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          thomthom
          last edited by 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. ❓

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

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            thomthom
            last edited by 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.

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

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              thomthom
              last edited by 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!

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

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                thomthom
                last edited by 3 Sept 2012, 08:40

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

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

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                  thomthom
                  last edited by 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! πŸ€“

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

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                    thomthom
                    last edited by 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.

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

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                      pbacot
                      last edited by 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.


                      wave 3.png

                      MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                        panixia
                        last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 14:46

                        A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
                        A "must have" plugin.

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                          panixia
                          last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 15:54

                          thomthom, i can't stop to play with this, i'm trying every single tool and stuff and they are all very amazing and intuitive to use.

                          πŸ’­ i noticed only a strange beahaviour i can't quite understand:
                          if i select a loop with QFT and then enter VT, the selection/gizmo tool is active and the VCB is showing the "Soft Selection Radius" so that one can adjust it, then for example i move the selection+soft selection and the VCB shows the "Distance" so that one can easily adjust the movement itself.

                          Ok, let's pretend now i want to move the ring in another direction, this time with a different soft selection radius, i click on the selection tool in VT floating toolbar and the VCB shows again "Soft Selection Radius" so one think he can adjust the radius again.. BUT i input the new radius and press enter and the tool just act like the previous "move" (or rotate or wathever the previous operation was) is still active and just continue to move it in the same direction such as "Distance" is still actually active in the VCB, instead of modify the selection radius as desired.

                          i have to exit the tool, re-select the ring again and then re-open VT and re-enter the radius to make it work again and change the amount of vertice soft-selected.

                          am i missing someting in the correct soft-radius adjusting or is it a little bug?

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                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 15:59

                            Hit ESC after the Move to return to soft selection.

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp

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                              panixia
                              last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 16:07

                              you are right, it works fine if you hit esc and is also faster than click on the toolbar! thank you!

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                                Rich O Brien Moderator
                                last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 16:10

                                No hassle. It's a great tool

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                                  panixia
                                  last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 16:20

                                  @rich o brien said:

                                  It's a great tool

                                  yes it is! and very funny too.. πŸ‘


                                  funny vertex.jpg

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                                    thomthom
                                    last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 16:33

                                    A great - I see my beautiful assistant Rich answered. πŸ˜‰

                                    Yea, the ESC thing to get back to selection radius isn't ideal. It's on my list of things to look into for improvement for next round.

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

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                                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                                      last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 16:41

                                      @thomthom said:

                                      I see my beautiful assistant Rich answered. πŸ˜‰

                                      Why thank you πŸ˜‰

                                      Any chance we can see pre picked verts dropped when hitting ESC and using the move tool?

                                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp

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                                        thomthom
                                        last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 17:15

                                        hmm...
                                        http://www.pathlabtalk.com/forum/images/smilies/paranoid.gif

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

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                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by 4 Sept 2012, 17:16

                                          Version 1.1.2

                                          • Fixes a small undo bug.

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

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