[Plugin] Camera Settings Export/Import

lsztuka

I have the same problem with going back to older designs often. The script does what it should in a fast and simple way. It helped me a lot! Thanks!

Oxer

Thanks you very much!!
Very useful for a project that I'm working on.

halroach

Would it be possible to export/import also shadow settings and layer visibility along with the camera scenes?
Basically exporting/importing whole scenes, and not just the cameras?

Oxer

Hi again,
I have installed the plugin in SU2014 on Mac OS X 10.9.4 but it doesn't work, it appears this message in Ruby Console when I try to import the cameras exported:

Error: #<ArgumentError: Cannot create unit vector from zero length vector> /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:240:ininitialize'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:240:in new' /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:240:in block in run_import_camera'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:184:in each' /Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:184:in run_import_camera'
/Users/Oxer/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/camera_export_import.rb:45:in block in <module:NN_Camera_Export_Import>' -e:1:in call'`

The plugin works fine on SU2013, the file exported with SU2013 it's opened perfectly with SU2014.
If this can help you, here the content of the SU_export_camera.txt files for SU2013 & SU2014, the cameras exported are the same for SU2013 & SU2014:

SU_export_camera.txt file generated by SU2013

Escena 1xxxxx114.776582759505xxxxx-470.759756047837xxxxx255.52670318483xxxxx-4.73467719892792xxxxx394.780293580179xxxxx-156.71068082903xxxxx-0.0583630895867597xxxxx0.42268478698106xxxxx0.904395555400768xxxxx1xxxxx35.0 Escena 2xxxxx284.515642984778xxxxx24.4839257174341xxxxx100.474199327822xxxxx-646.416139390573xxxxx156.269579438326xxxxx-121.743571298921xxxxx-0.227740570706893xxxxx0.0322396770177899xxxxx0.973187975511354xxxxx1xxxxx35.0

SU_export_camera.txt file generated by SU2014

["Escena 1", "xxxxx", 114.776582759505, "xxxxx", -470.759756047837, "xxxxx", 255.52670318483, "xxxxx", -4.73467719892792, "xxxxx", 394.780293580179, "xxxxx", -156.71068082903, "xxxxx", -0.05836308958675972, "xxxxx", 0.4226847869810601, "xxxxx", 0.9043955554007682, "xxxxx", 1, "xxxxx", 35.0] ["Escena 2", "xxxxx", 284.515642984778, "xxxxx", 24.4839257174341, "xxxxx", 100.474199327822, "xxxxx", -646.416139390573, "xxxxx", 156.269579438326, "xxxxx", -121.743571298921, "xxxxx", -0.22774057070689294, "xxxxx", 0.032239677017789896, "xxxxx", 0.9731879755113538, "xxxxx", 1, "xxxxx", 35.0]

TIG

This is because the way the data is compiled from the array into a string in Ruby1.8 is different to Ruby2. It is currently incompatible with v2014 !
Here is how to fix it...
Open the file in Notepad++ on PC or TextWrangler on the MAC.
Find line #152, which reads:
myfile.write(new_array_entry.to_s)
Change it to read

if Sketchup.version.to_i < 14
  myfile.write(new_array_entry.to_s)
else ### >=v2014
  new_array_entry.each{|e| myfile.write(e) }
end

Save it and restart SketchUp.
Now it should write the same format of data-file in all versions of SketchUp.
The import [reading] part should remain unaffected across versions...

TIG

Because the author allows future changes by others, I have made v1.2 compatible with all SketchUp versions - available here http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=camera_export_import

Oxer

Thanks TIG!!

Tobobo

@tig said:

Because the author allows future changes by others, I have made v1.2 compatible with all SketchUp versions - available here http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=camera_export_import

Thank you TIG

faust07

Thank you careca and TIG - this plugin has saved my day!

poiseis

2d perspective scenes are not exported properly, i hope you add that features soon.

rombout

Im looking for something to place a camera on exact axis. This way i can copy a camera from different modeling app. Its seems to be missing in some importers.

Does anyone know a trick or script?

juju

@rombout said:

Im looking for something to place a camera on exact axis. This way i can copy a camera from different modeling app. Its seems to be missing in some importers.

Does anyone know a trick or script?

a quick search

in the SketchUcation plugin store
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?listtype=1%26amp;author=0%26amp;category=0%26amp;search=camera%26amp;submit=%3F
in the extension warehouse
http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/search/site/camera

mshdyh

找了这个插件很久了，修改后可以使用，自己修改了下界面换成中文了。

aomao

@mshdyh said:

找了这个插件很久了，修改后可以使用，自己修改了下界面换成中文了。

你好我发现1.2版的这个插件在处理两点透视（并且缩放平移过）的相机时会出现问题，直观来说就是无法正确的导出和导入，我看了下代码，不知是不是因为没有加入“CX，CY，比例”这三个参数（在普通机位，这三个数值分别为0,0,1），如果是的话，我想请教如何自行添加？如果不是话，那无法正确处理两点透视相机的问题在哪里？

rcnorve

Re: [Plugin] Camera Settings Export/Import

Is there an update for this plugin that works in 2023?

Thanks!!