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    • C Offline
      cuttingedge
      last edited by

      powerful powerful plugin... Cant wait to get a hand on it..

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      • B Offline
        Bg1137
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        This looks awesome. Do you have an estimate for when it will be released?

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        • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
          jiminy-billy-bob
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          No yet, sorry.

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          • jujuJ Offline
            juju
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            already put this on my list, keeping a keen eye here, can't wait!

            Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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              bsfranza
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              any news on this front πŸ˜ƒ

              also got some questions -

              texture based distribution ?
              random shader based distributiom?

              greets - love to watch those vid over and over again

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                usen
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                Hi, Is there any progress about this plugin? πŸ‘

                http://www.sketchupturkiye.com/

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                  JQL
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                  For what I can imagine, there is a lot of progress, as Jiminy said the plugin would probably be available around september this year.

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                    Mike Basil
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                    I have uploaded an alpha version of the plugin that scatters objects more evenly but at the same time in a random manner: http://www.michaelvasiljevs.com/sketchup-plugin-disperse-components/.
                    Hope somebody will find it useful. Any suggestions or even requests will be very welcome.

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                    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                      jiminy-billy-bob
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                      Hi everyone!

                      Just a quick post to announce that every Basecamp attendee will get a massive -75% discount on Skatter! No exception
                      Along with an exclusive presentation of Skatter's possibilities.

                      Hope to see you guys there

                      http://3dbasecamp.sketchucation.com/

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                      • Bob JamesB Offline
                        Bob James
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                        @mike basil said:

                        I have uploaded an alpha version of the plugin that scatters objects more evenly but at the same time in a random manner: http://www.michaelvasiljevs.com/sketchup-plugin-disperse-components/.
                        Hope somebody will find it useful. Any suggestions or even requests will be very welcome.

                        I haven't tried this one yet, but at least I don't have to wait until September and travel to London to get it

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                        • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                          jiminy-billy-bob
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                          Bob, sorry it's taking so long. There's a lot to do, I'm doing my best.
                          Trust me, nobody is more eager than me to see Skatter released! πŸ˜„

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                            Mike Basil
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                            As far as I see we have slightly different goals. Skatter seems to be a fairly sophisticated rendering tool for vegetation.

                            The only functionality my plugin provides is object distribution, but doing so without collisions and more evenly - as (arguably) can be observed in the nature.

                            I have no plants for the rendering part whatsoever; but if there is an interest - I might add more features like variation of the distribution or ecosystem simulation.

                            @bob james said:

                            @mike basil said:

                            I have uploaded an alpha version of the plugin that scatters objects more evenly but at the same time in a random manner: http://www.michaelvasiljevs.com/sketchup-plugin-disperse-components/.
                            Hope somebody will find it useful. Any suggestions or even requests will be very welcome.

                            I haven't tried this one yet, but at least I don't have to wait until September and travel to London to get it

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                            • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                              jiminy-billy-bob
                              last edited by

                              @mike basil said:

                              The only functionality my plugin provides is object distribution, but doing so without collisions and more evenly - as (arguably) can be observed in the nature.

                              This is actually the very reason I started developping Skatter πŸ˜„ All the random-placing plugins were too random and produce clusters.
                              This draft became the "uniform" distribution type in Skatter. It's essentially a grid with a random jitter which is a percentage of the grid spacing.

                              http://i.imgur.com/hDHax39.png

                              Anyway, I think it's great that at least one free plugin offers this kind of distribution! πŸ˜„ People might not want to pay a Skatter license for just that feature.

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                              • Bob JamesB Offline
                                Bob James
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                                @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                Bob, sorry it's taking so long. There's a lot to do, I'm doing my best.
                                Trust me, nobody is more eager than me to see Skatter released! πŸ˜„

                                Just "puling your chain". πŸ˜†
                                Just as long as it can be purchased outright and is not a yearly subscription.

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                                • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                  jiminy-billy-bob
                                  last edited by

                                  Oh yeah, don't worry about subscription!
                                  It'll be a one-time purchase granting you a license valid forever. All the 1.x updates will be free.

                                  Then one day if there is a v2, it might be a paid upgrade (or maybe not, we'll see)

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                                    Mike Basil
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                                    @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                    This draft became the "uniform" distribution type in Skatter. It's essentially a grid with a random jitter which is a percentage of the grid spacing.

                                    Anyway, I think it's great that at least one free plugin offers this kind of distribution! πŸ˜„ People might not want to pay a Skatter license for just that feature.

                                    That is interesting, although I've tried a slightly different method, there are scripts/plugins that use grid jitter technique. It is an excellent way to improve object placement.

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                                    • jiminy-billy-bobJ Offline
                                      jiminy-billy-bob
                                      last edited by

                                      What's your technique?

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                                      • jujuJ Offline
                                        juju
                                        last edited by

                                        @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                        Oh yeah, don't worry about subscription!
                                        It'll be a one-time purchase granting you a license valid forever. All the 1.x updates will be free.

                                        Then one day if there is a v2, it might be a paid upgrade (or maybe not, we'll see)

                                        great to see some devs are still keen on perpetual licence (with future update / upgrade options)

                                        Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                          cadmunkey
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                                          @jiminy-billy-bob said:

                                          Oh yeah, don't worry about subscription!
                                          It'll be a one-time purchase granting you a license valid forever. All the 1.x updates will be free.

                                          Then one day if there is a v2, it might be a paid upgrade (or maybe not, we'll see)

                                          Great! Subscriptions are the devils work that always seem to go wrong!

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