[Plugin] WebGL Cubic Panorama (update 2016-05-06)

srx

I tried it. It works great! For render I use Thea 4 SU, but I don't think it is important.. If only you could add option for making 6 SU scenes based on the output pano01, pano02...so we can render them and replace SU output. This would be so much useful! Thanks again.

cotty

@srx said:

If only you could add option for making 6 SU scenes based on the output pano01, pano02...so we can render them and replace SU output.

Like this one?
http://www.smustard.com/script/CubicPanoOut
or this?
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=RND_PanoScene_v1.0.0

srx

@cotty said:

@srx said:

If only you could add option for making 6 SU scenes based on the output pano01, pano02...so we can render them and replace SU output.

Like this one?
http://www.smustard.com/script/CubicPanoOut
or this?
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=RND_PanoScene_v1.0.0

O know, I know, but...

This plugin has webGL output!
I don't know if the others would match.
All in one pack is the best.

srx

I tried to create scenes with CubicPanoOut plugin, renamed and replaced images in html folder, and they don't match. Would be great to have this option. The easy way of making rendered WEB panoramas.

cotty

@srx said:

I tried to create scenes with CubicPanoOut plugin, renamed and replaced images in html folder, and they don't match. Would be great to have this option. The easy way of making rendered WEB panoramas.

This should work (did you turn on shadows?), I've tried this workflow long time ago with Indigo: http://www.indigorenderer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19%26amp;t=10942

rami_lpm

I added the menu entry. It saves the scenes and shows in the console each scene's filename.
I haven't found a way to allow undoing, so be careful.

rami_lpm

Adding the option to make the scenes shouldn't be such a problem. I'll get on it.
I wasn't aware of Renderiza PanoScene.
It's strange that the output from cubicpanoout doesn't work with my html. Its basically the same concept and output.
(edit: on second thought no, it is not. I had to change the scenes order and rotation to make work easier with WebGL )

srx

It works! I checked with Thea render. All I had to do was to adjust the resolution to 2048x2048. Making WEB panorama in a few minutes (+ rendering time). Thank you for making this possible.

rami_lpm

Good. I'll get a renderer and take a look.

srx

Here is my try.
6 preview images rendered in Thea4SU, Presto engine, 1 minute each, 6 minutes all.
All in all from model to web panorama in 10 minutes!

I made a mistake of adding vignetting which is seen in panorama...Other then that very good result.

http://www.saurus.rs/panoramas/pano0.html

Thanks again.

gashtan

I have som problem with this plugin...need I install Three.js too? If I install plugin, ruby window write me an error

Error Loading File RamTools_Panorama.rb
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; odd number list for Hash
						@options = { title; "RamTools Panorama Output", r...
						                   ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting '}'
						@options = { title; "RamTools Panorama Output", r...
						                   ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...e; "RamTools Panorama Output", renderer; "Canvas", askFolder...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...a Output", renderer; "Canvas", askFolder; "No", fov; "55", p...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...er; "Canvas", askFolder; "No", fov; "55", path; "Ask", compV...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...", askFolder; "No", fov; "55", path; "Ask", compVal; "0.6", ...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
... "No", fov; "55", path; "Ask", compVal; "0.6", isDebug; fals...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
..., path; "Ask", compVal; "0.6", isDebug; false, tTag; true, i...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; Can't assign to false
...ompVal; "0.6", isDebug; false, tTag; true, imgRes; "2048", o...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting '='
...; "0.6", isDebug; false, tTag; true, imgRes; "2048", ownTemp...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; Can't assign to true
...", isDebug; false, tTag; true, imgRes; "2048", ownTemplate; ...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting '='
...ug; false, tTag; true, imgRes; "2048", ownTemplate; false, i...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...e, tTag; true, imgRes; "2048", ownTemplate; false, invContro...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; Can't assign to false
...s; "2048", ownTemplate; false, invControls; "No", fnHtml; "t...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting '='
...nTemplate; false, invControls; "No", fnHtml; "template2.html...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...ate; false, invControls; "No", fnHtml; "template2.html", fnC...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting kEND
...No", fnHtml; "template2.html", fnCss;"template2.css", fnJs; ...
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected ';', expecting kEND
..., fnCss;"template2.css", fnJs; "template2.js" }
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;137; syntax error, unexpected '}', expecting kEND
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;423; syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting '='
...name="pano", html_template_fn,css_filename, js_template_fn)
                              ^
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;423; syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting '='
C;/Program Files (x86)/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb;703; syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting kEND
file_loaded( __FILE__ )
                       ^

Is it compatibile with SU8 anyway? Thanks for your answer.

rami_lpm

@gashtan said:

Is it compatibile with SU8 anyway?

I think not, sorry. They changed the ruby version for sketchup 2014. I think it has to do with that. I'll see if I can fix it.

driven

hi,

very interesting...

I thought maybe you could ask to change perspective...

      #test perspective, if parallel, ask to change now, or return
      if !cam.perspective? then
       result = UI.messagebox('Camera must be perspective, not parallel, change now?', MB_YESNO)
         if result == IDYES
           cam.perspective = true
         else
          return
         end
      end

I'll have a closer look if i get a chance...

john

rami_lpm

@driven said:

I thought maybe you could ask to change perspective...

I'm not sure. Most panoramas require a carefully placed camera.
If I switch automatically from a parallel camera, I don't know if the panorama will be useful. Remember that writing the images can take several minutes.
Thanks for the advice anyway.

T774AM12RUS

Hello
I have an error window on start:

Error Loading File RamTools_Panorama.rb
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb:424: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting '='
...name="pano", html_template_fn,css_filename, js_template_fn)
^
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb:424: syntax error, unexpected ')', expecting '='
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins/RamTools_Panorama.rb:703: syntax error, unexpected kEND, expecting $end
end #module pano
^

rami_lpm

Yes, that's because v0.3 didn't support SU8. The newest version(0.31) should work fine.

erikB

srx,
would you mind posting a step by step description how you used this plugin and su4thea to create your rendered panos ?
erikB

srx

@erikb said:

srx,
would you mind posting a step by step description how you used this plugin and su4thea to create your rendered panos ?
erikB

Nothing serious...
1 Make WEBGL panorama with plugin. It will create images named pano001, pano002 etc in the folder panorama. Check if it works.
2 Use "Save current camera scenes" option of the plugin to create SketchUp scenes.
3 Render those scenes with SU4Thea(do not use Vigneting) and save each rendered scene over the matching pano001,... from the step 1
That's all.

erikB

srx,
Sorry to bother you again, but what I could not figure out is still unclear. Where is the option to "save current camera scenes" of the plugin ?
PS.
erikB
Win 7 64

Rich O Brien

@erikb said:

Where is the option to "save current camera scenes" of the plugin ?

In SU place the camera where you would like the panorama to be generated from.

Create a scene

Now under Plugins > Panorama > Save Current Camera Scenes

This will generate the cubic scenes from that scene. The scenes name will be prefixed and suffixed with p[scene_name]_# eg Scene 1 will have 6 new scenes added called Scene 1_1, Scene 1_2 etc.....

Use these scenes in Thea