Align texture to axis plugin

[onzki]

Hi everyone, is there a plugin that will:

[Concept 1]:
Enable me to quickly align texture to my new specified axis? I work with landscape design plans with so much paving textures involved.. The texture rotate / re-size is helping me a lot. (for orientation purposes and correct paving dimension.)

To skip the texture rotate part- what I'm thinking is- I will specify my axis on correct orientation and then use the "align texture to axis" plugin that will then quickly position itself according to the active axis... is that possible?
After rotating, I'll just use a texture scale plugin separately. But at this moment, the rotating part is what I want to deal with.

[Concept 2]:
And if the above won't work, I'm thinking of the second option, a more simple one- the tick box during import.

Thanks!

Concept 1:

Concept 2:

[CadFather]

try this - even better than to axis, you can align to edge and more

http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/eneroth-texture-positioning-tools

[pilou]

And for a practical use try ThruPaint by Fredo 6

Youtube Video

[onzki]

Thanks for the reply, looks interesting. I'll give them a try.
By the way, I updated my post with added option 2 alternative- the tick box, though I'm not sure if that's easy to add because it's Sketchup's interface already.

[Dave R]

FWIW, if the thing to which you are applying the texture is a component, you can set the component axes so their alignment will yield the desired orientation of the texture. Then you don't need to be changing the orientation of the model axes. Just open the component for editing and apply the texture.