[Plugin][$] 3D Tree Maker - New version 1.10.14

[peetey897]

Hello all, I'm new actually, first post I'm trying to make a Christmas tree with this, But I don't have the right leaves + in the user guide it looks like there's already a Christmas tree template. However, I cannot for the life of me figure out where the templates are and how to use them. So 2 questions: How do I use the templates, (tree00, tree 01 etc.) and where could I get the other leaves that are shown in the user guide that don't come with the download OR how would I go about making it so that leaves I built myself would be useable. Thanks!
I'm running sketchup 8 free on windows 7.

[Bob James]

I was working on a project to update a church that required a "Star Pine" and could not find a model anywhere. I happened upon this thread and downloaded Tree Maker. In less than an hour I had a tree that was more than adequate to match the existing tree (at least from the distances I needed).
VERY USEFUL - Thank you and keep up the great work!!

[Rendered with Thea Presto 1.3 in 45 seconds!]

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[bluegravy]

Thank you both for your prompt and very effective advice. Everything is now working fine. I will update my profile as suggested. Many thanks again.

[sepo]

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[jiminy-billy-bob]

@bob james said:

[Rendered with Thea Presto 1.3 in 45 seconds!]

I suggest you check your skybox, the mapping looks weird.

[Bob James]

@jiminy-billy-bob said:

@bob james said:

[Rendered with Thea Presto 1.3 in 45 seconds!]

I suggest you check your skybox, the mapping looks weird.

Can you help me by explaining what seems "weird"?

[Frederik]

@bob james said:

Can you help me by explaining what seems "weird"?

Not sure what jiminy-billy-bob means, but I also find the sky looking strange...
It's as if you've wrapped a hemi-spherical sky onto a full spherical sky...
There doesn't seem to be a horizon, making it appear as if the sky is turned half way around...
The sky in the horizon appears to be skies that are supposed to be right above the scene...
(Dang - this was tougher to explain than what I thought it would be, but I hope you understand what I mean...)

EDIT: Just made a quick and dirty test...

Another thing that makes it appear "weird" is the sun position vs the shadows the trees are casting...
Please remember that you can adjust the sun to be positioned where the sun is in your IBL...

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[ppoublan]

New version available that add some features asked in previous messages.
See first page of this thread.
Pascal

[Bob James]

Loaded new version. Get error

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[ppoublan]

Hi Bob James,

Did you setup the plugin from the Sketchucation PluginStore or via add extention in SU ?
Try to quit and restart SU, do you get the same error ?
It looks like 3DTreeMaker has not been setup in the standard Sketchup Plugins Folder (Plugins Small Set). Could you please provide a listing of files/dir in your standard Sketchup Plugins Folder and list of files/dir in your Plugins/3Darcstudiotree folder ?

Once SU launched, open the ruby console, type (copy and run) this and provide results of :
Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins", "")
Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins/3darcstudiotree", "")

Yours
Pascal

PS : does anybody got the same kind of error ?

After successful installation, footprint of Tree Maker should be:
in the standard Sketchup Plugins folder - the one returned by Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins", "") :

• one added file : 3darcstudiotreeloader.rb
• one added directory : 3darcstudiotree

[pilou]

Beautiful!
By the creators of the plugin!

[Krisidious]

Interesting pay model... pay to do away with time. I think I like it. Thanks for all the hard work Pascal.

[lele_poggi]

I have the same problem of Bob James with Sketchup 2013.
What can I do?

[ppoublan]

Hi "lele_poggi",
I need to understand if its due the

• the setup of the plugin that was incomplete
• or the configuration (I introduced locale language support)
• or other bug in the code.
  Please provide :
• the platform you are using (Mac/Windows)
• the way you setup the tool (using auto install from skecthucation or rbz extenstion installation or zip).
• the error message you got when you start SU or when you run the plugin

Then if you could open the ruby console, type the following and provide the result

• Sketchup.find_support_file("Plugins", "")
  Then please provide the listing of files and dirs found at this path
  -> this to be sure the plugin has been setup correctly

• Type into the ruby console : Sketchup.get_locale
  -> It may be linked to the new support of different languages, maybe I need to add code when unsupported language platform
  Yours
  Pascal

[JBJDesigns]

Awesome plug-in! Thank you!!!

[micione]

Small problem:
After rendering of a tree (with Thea or Renditioner),
the tool no longer displays the other trees. (They appear only
hidden geometry if enabled).
To make it appear, you must follow the procedure
indicated in the attached images.

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[ppoublan]

Thanks micione to report this issue and the work around.
I will make tests with Thea Render and let you know if I can find how to fix it in the code.
PS : you can also force tree redraw or proxy redraw with the right clic menu on the tree (without opening the configuration window).
Yours

[Oxer]

Hi,
Thanks for the update this incredible plugin!!
I installed it on Mac OSX 10.9.1 & SU 2013, the toolbar icon and plugin menu appear, when you push the toolbar icon a "New Tree" popup window appears, I select a Tree Type and I push OK but nothing happens, the Ruby console is empty.
I have done the Spanish Language Translation, if you want I can send it you by PM.

[Bob James]

I use the "additional plugin locations" plugin and installed Tree Maker in my additional location. Tree Maker is one of those plugins that need to be in the default location. When I moved it to the default directory, it worked fine.

[ppoublan]

Hi James,
thanks for the info. I need to have a look at the "additional plugin locations" to see if I can make the code work with this tool.

Gabriele -> are you using the same additional plugin ?