[Plugin] SketchUV - now free

Whaat · 22 Mar 2013, 18:07

I agree that proper scaling should be done by default in SketchUV. Hopefully, in the future I can implement this. You might want to try ThruPaint by Fredo. I think it might do what you want.

clausgs · 23 Mar 2013, 05:21

@whaat said:

I agree that proper scaling should be done by default in SketchUV. Hopefully, in the future I can implement this. You might want to try ThruPaint by Fredo. I think it might do what you want.

Hi
Yes tried the truepaint and it do a very good job in many situations. and most important it keep the aspect. and that is what sketchuv is missing 100%... It is not really workable in the way it handle aspect today.

Another issue I have found is that the triangulation in my models are not working 100%, some times it create holes in the surface. Pleas have a look at the attached pic.
What am i doing wrong? or is it the model? or is it the plugin?

Claus

smicha · 23 Mar 2013, 06:24

Claus,

Measure the sides of the triangles - if they are less than 1mm this is the reason why holes appear.

A solution can be: before triangulation scale your model, eg. 10 times, then triangulate, then scale your model down 10 times.

clausgs · 24 Mar 2013, 02:49

@smicha said:

Claus,

Measure the sides of the triangles - if they are less than 1mm this is the reason why holes appear.

A solution can be: before triangulation scale your model, eg. 10 times, then triangulate, then scale your model down 10 times.

HI
Thanks for the idea, i tried it and it works, great tip for me.

Whaat
could this not be incorporated into the plugin also, first investigate all lines for the length, if any is too small, then scale the model as needed and then do the triangulation and then re-scale the model.

Claus

iichiversii · 27 Mar 2013, 11:37

@rich o brien said:

There is not a plugin which exports all mapped textures in a model to one texture file.

Ultimate Unwrap 3D can do this with imported .skp files but I haven't tried it yet. It's also about $50 so more expensive than this plugin.

Is this feature similar to a Texture generator atlas

blaar75 · 2 May 2013, 19:14

Thanks. I will most def buy this once I can get the hang of Roadkill. I was wondering, any future plans on having a add on that will pack the shells on a 2D surface so that the UV map can be exported to be painted in Gimp etc ?

Whaat · 2 May 2013, 21:47

@blaar75 said:

Thanks. I will most def buy this once I can get the hang of Roadkill. I was wondering, any future plans on having a add on that will pack the shells on a 2D surface so that the UV map can be exported to be painted in Gimp etc ?

Sorry, nothing like that planned right now. Thanks for the suggestion.

kaas · 29 May 2013, 18:04

I tried using SketchUV to map the trunk of a tree made with the plugin 3dArcStudioTree. I hoped cylindrical mapping would work. Do I have to go the 'roadkill' way or are there any other options to try?

Greetings, Max

cotty · 30 May 2013, 11:23

It should work. Can you share that model so that we can search for the problem?

smicha · 30 May 2013, 16:57

Tube cannot be triangulated before uv-mapping. Otherwise remove triangulation.
I suggest trying thrupaint for such triangulated tubes - it works great.

kaas · 30 May 2013, 17:25

@cotty said:

It should work. Can you share that model so that we can search for the problem?

Here you go...

3darcStudioTree_SketchUv.skp

smicha · 30 May 2013, 17:34

clean your model (bottom especially)
use thrupaint

the file is attached

3darcStudioTree_SketchUv2.skp

Whaat · 25 Jun 2013, 18:28

Price drop - now just $5. Get it here:
http://www.smustard.com/script/SketchUV

smicha · 25 Jun 2013, 20:36

@whaat said:

Price drop - now just $5. Get it here:
http://www.smustard.com/script/SketchUV

Do you plan to add the function to normalize different sizes of textures - I asked about it in previous posts?

Whaat · 25 Jun 2013, 21:42

@smicha said:

@whaat said:

Price drop - now just $5. Get it here:
http://www.smustard.com/script/SketchUV

Do you plan to add the function to normalize different sizes of textures - I asked about it in previous posts?

Yes, but I can't give you any accurate estimate of when that would be. It could be anywhere from two months to several years away.

stpauljason · 9 Jul 2013, 19:14

I just bought the plugin, and am very happy with it. I read the user manual as well, and have a question using the path select tool. Is it possible to weld a piece back after it has been cut, like in most UV mapping software. I sometimes accidentally double click on the wrong line, and I hate to have to start the whole line cut again on a large model.

I tried holding the Alt, Shift, and Ctrl Keys separately hoping they would activate the opposite of cut, but they did not.

Thanks
Jason

Whaat · 9 Jul 2013, 20:37

@stpauljason said:

I just bought the plugin, and am very happy with it. I read the user manual as well, and have a question using the path select tool. Is it possible to weld a piece back after it has been cut, like in most UV mapping software. I sometimes accidentally double click on the wrong line, and I hate to have to start the whole line cut again on a large model.

I tried holding the Alt, Shift, and Ctrl Keys separately hoping they would activate the opposite of cut, but they did not.

Thanks
Jason

Hi Jason,
If I understand you correctly, all you have to do is select the edges you want to 'weld' and then right-click on them and select 'soften'. You can also use the soften edges dialog in SketchUp by going to Window->Soften Edges

When you 'cut' all you are doing is unsoftening the edge.

Hope this helps.

Pherim · 27 Sept 2013, 08:37

This completes my Sketchup. Have not tried every function but it seems the cylindrical mapping is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much this is worth paying for!

ely862me · 16 Dec 2013, 09:13

Hi, Dale
I am using SketchUV mostly for it's selecting features, and I was wondering if you could add a new function to the Path Select Tool. What I need and I think it would be welcome is to be able to select more than one path by pressing the CTRL key as in the native Select tool.
For example I have two exploded circles(or two random contours) and I want to connect those, I use the Path select on one contour, then I press CTRL key and select the next one, then I use Curviloft and "Voila!".
In the actual case we are not able to select more than one path.Or there is a way that I am not aware of ?

Thanks !

Whaat · 16 Dec 2013, 22:39

@ely862me said:

Hi, Dale
I am using SketchUV mostly for it's selecting features, and I was wondering if you could add a new function to the Path Select Tool. What I need and I think it would be welcome is to be able to select more than one path by pressing the CTRL key as in the native Select tool.
For example I have two exploded circles(or two random contours) and I want to connect those, I use the Path select on one contour, then I press CTRL key and select the next one, then I use Curviloft and "Voila!".
In the actual case we are not able to select more than one path.Or there is a way that I am not aware of ?

Thanks !

Maybe if you weld the paths with the Weld plugin, you might be able to do this. I have not used Curviloft so I am not sure...

Someday, I would like to release the Path Select Tool as a standalone plugin. Maybe then, I could add that feature, too.

Thanks.