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    • jujuJ Offline
      juju
      last edited by

      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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      • B Offline
        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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        • usenU Offline
          usen
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          Hi, Is there any progress about this plugin? πŸ‘

          http://www.sketchupturkiye.com/

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          • JQLJ Offline
            JQL
            last edited by

            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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            • M Offline
              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
                  last edited by

                  @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

                    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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                    • M Offline
                      Mike Basil
                      last edited by

                      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
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                        @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
                          last edited by

                          @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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                            • M Offline
                              Mike Basil
                              last edited by

                              @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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                                  • C Offline
                                    cadmunkey
                                    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! Subscriptions are the devils work that always seem to go wrong!

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