Help making component from jpg

TIG · 24 Jun 2011, 07:49

Also if you import a PNG image file with a transparent 'background' [easy done in an image-editor like Gimp or PShop] then my 'ImageTrimmer' tool can auto-process it and remove the transparent areas for you, to make the 2d cut-out geometry with the image applied as a material in a component, with a closing option to simplify the potentially complex edges drawn around every pixel for you.

Booman · 24 Jun 2011, 14:04

WHAT! Image Trimmer tool?
Where where where?

TIG · 24 Jun 2011, 15:23

Look through the 'Plugins Index' [big red button above here...]
ImageTrimmer - link OR Search for ImageTrimmer
You need to install the SKMtools set which includes several extras like ImageTrimmer, ImageAnimator etc...
...or if you are too lazy, see
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=294815#p294815
and
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=293677#p293677

Booman · 24 Jun 2011, 18:25

I am all over it... that is GREAT, I have been doing it manually, thanks for the plugin Tig!

gi0 · 2 Nov 2015, 11:40

Good morning .
I am George , new user of Sketchup Make free and I need to find a solution for my small drawing .
It is a way to make it more straight lines? In my dravings all lines look as a sow blade ...
Thanks a lot .

Alan Fraser · 11 Nov 2015, 01:36

The jagged lines look like a graphics card issue. Go to the Window menu . Preferences > OpenGL and look under Capabilities to see if your graphics card is good enough to support anti-aliasing. If there are a number of capabilities, see how SU performs with the best one selected. If there's only one...and anti-alias is set to zero, then there's not much you can do about it.

If hardware Acceleration and Fast Feedback aren't checked you may not see more than one capability...and probably none with anti-aliasing. In that case, you may have to turn them on...then close the Preferences box and re-open it again to see if you've got any more choices.

Bob James · 11 Nov 2015, 11:11

@tig said:

Look through the 'Plugins Index' [big red button above here...]

What big red button?

TIG · 11 Nov 2015, 11:18

@Bob

If you look back at at the date of my post... it was over four years ago.
Since then the appearance and contents of the SCF forums' pages has changed considerably.
The "Plugins-List" was replaced shortly after my post by the much better "PluginStore", and the link to that is now through the "Resources" submenu...

gi0 · 7 Dec 2015, 00:49

Good morning .
Mr Alen , in attachment below you can see my open GL , not the best
Thanks for your answer .
With respect .

gi0 · 8 Dec 2015, 22:50

Excuse me , what happened with pictures ?

TIG · 9 Dec 2015, 13:29

@gi0 said:

Excuse me , what happened with pictures ?
The images are corrupted and won't display.
I suspect you did not really want to post in this thread ?
These posts are not about "OpenGL"; and of course, who is "Mr Alen" ?
I guess English is not your first language - use Google Translate...
Step back and try again, being more careful to get everything right...

gi0 · 9 Dec 2015, 17:11

I apologize for my incorrect writing ,indeed it is not my language of origin .
Mr Alan Fraser ,(not Alen , sorry) advised me to check if the if Anti-Alias is 0x or not .
It doesn't matter any more , graphics card is not good enough to support anti-aliasing ,so every time when I am drawing something I do some settings in style as in attachment below .
Thanks for your help .
With respect .

TIG · 9 Dec 2015, 18:15

There are three 'check-boxes' in the Preferences > OpenGL settings.
Have you tried using any of those in combination to see what happens ?

It might well be that your current Graphics-card either needs updating or replacement...

gi0 · 9 Dec 2015, 18:34

Yes , I did . The solution is to change the laptop only .
Best wishes .