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    [Plugin] GhostComp - v1.4a - 31 Oct 18

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    • J Offline
      jaceguay
      last edited by

      Really useful, many thanks.

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      • ppoublanP Offline
        ppoublan
        last edited by

        @fredo6 said:

        The concept behind GhostComp is to associate a simplified version to a component (called Ghost). Then the script provides an easy way to switch back and forth between the Ghost version and the Real version in the model.

        Hi Fredo,
        I integrated this concept into the last version of 3D Tree Maker, with a function that could be called by external plugins to switch/and back from full view to proxy view. the good thing is that in proxy view only object information needed to rebuild the object is kept in object dictionary, not all the real edges/faces.
        If you think it could be interesting to integrate calls to 3DTreeMaker from your plugin, let me know.
        Yours
        pascal

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        • fredo6F Offline
          fredo6
          last edited by

          Sure. Thanks for thinking about GhostComp

          I would need to revisit this plugin, but it is a good idea to integrate custom ghost for certain kind of components.

          I'll have a look and advise.

          Fredo

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          • ppoublanP Offline
            ppoublan
            last edited by

            Things to know before calling :

            • those functions contain purge of unused component definitions and unused materials (after drawing a tree or its proxy). So to be called outside of a loop browsing each component definition, and list of definitions to be rebuild if needed after calling.
            • it contains start/commit, I do not know results of nesting multiple start/commit, so preferably call outside of start/commit.
              Needs v1.10 at least (not implemented in previous versions).

            Did not tested, but this should work :

            #To switch all trees to proxies
            if file_loaded?('3darcstudiotreemain.rb’)
            M3darcstudiotree.f3das_changealltoproxies
            end

            #To switch all proxies to trees
            if file_loaded?(‘3darcstudiotreemain.rb’)
            M3darcstudiotree.f3das_redrawall
            end

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            • danchoD Offline
              dancho
              last edited by

              Fredo6 I like your plugin but with SU2014 on windows7 I can't change
              from bounding box to wireframe mode, its always bounding box. Any suggestion?

              Thanks

              Sorry, I found a solution. First must to choose a type than create
              ghost and turn it on. Perfect 😆

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                NEW RELEASE: GhostComp v1.2a - 20 Oct 14

                GhostComp 1.2a is required for the support of usernames with non-ascii characters in Sketchup 2014.

                See main post of this thread for Download.

                Fredo

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                • S Offline
                  salamon
                  last edited by

                  Hello is this working for sketchup 2015?

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                  • R Offline
                    rv1974
                    last edited by

                    I wish there was a-la multiscatter point display (maybe instead of points which can be accidentally deleted with 'Delete Guides' small tiny lines could make the same task). 😒


                    Capture.JPG

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @mrcitybuilder said:

                      Is this plugin still functional? I downloaded it, unzipped it to the specified folder, checked my FredoLib was up to date, and SketchUp complains that there is no FredoLib to support GhostComp. I don't understand why.
                      Why didn't you get the RBZ from the PluginStore, then install that ?
                      Unzipping olde things and messing up with the results' installation went long ago - with v7...

                      Ensure you have the latest LibFredo:
                      http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=LibFredo6
                      and then GhostComp:
                      http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=GhostComp

                      TIG

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                      • M Offline
                        MrCityBuilder
                        last edited by

                        (Is this plugin still functional? I downloaded it, unzipped it to the specified folder, checked my FredoLib was up to date, and SketchUp complains that there is no FredoLib to support GhostComp. I don't understand why.)

                        SOLVED 😎

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                          MrCityBuilder
                          last edited by

                          Yeah, thanks - that did the trick. Ghostcomp now fully functional!

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                          • L Offline
                            lyvananhtoyo
                            last edited by

                            thank very much. this help me to avoid the situation some imported component is much bigger than my model and make SU become very slow.

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                              mwm5053
                              last edited by

                              Within the last month I installed Ghost Comp from the Sketchucation Plugin Store so I believe I have the latest ver.
                              Great plugin works great but after hiding a GC I noticed it won't change back to regular comp. not sure why. Tried everything I could think of. Any help would be appreciated Thanks
                              I apologize if this has been addressed already.

                              2011 iMac
                              SU 2015 Pro, 2017 Make
                              V2 Twilight
                              macOS Sierra 10.12.5

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                                mwm5053
                                last edited by

                                I guess I should further explain what I did. I had a large component of grass that contained nested comps of grass to move and copy at one point I hide the GC while in GC visibility (cube) mode but when i unhide it, it would not return to regular comp.

                                2011 iMac
                                SU 2015 Pro, 2017 Make
                                V2 Twilight
                                macOS Sierra 10.12.5

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                                • duanekempD Offline
                                  duanekemp
                                  last edited by

                                  Haven't tested yet, but... is this up-to-date with SU 2018?

                                  Duane Kemp

                                  Kemp Productions
                                  Puidoux, Switzerland
                                  Gallery:
                                  https://duanekemp.artstation.com/

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
                                    last edited by

                                    @duanekemp said:

                                    Haven't tested yet, but... is this up-to-date with SU 2018?

                                    Should work with SU2018.
                                    Make some tests with it before going to large models, and always keep a safe copy somewhere.

                                    Fredo

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                                    • duanekempD Offline
                                      duanekemp
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks, will give it a go. As well, will share this in my FB groups to revive it. I had never heard of this before. Sounds like a practical plugin to have.

                                      Duane Kemp

                                      Kemp Productions
                                      Puidoux, Switzerland
                                      Gallery:
                                      https://duanekemp.artstation.com/

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                                        rv1974
                                        last edited by

                                        Fredo, may I humbly request an extra option for 2d squares instead of cubes?

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                                        • jujuJ Offline
                                          juju
                                          last edited by

                                          @rv1974 said:

                                          Fredo, may I humbly request an extra option for 2d squares instead of cubes?

                                          Like CADup or just plain blank 2D squares / rectangles?

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

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                                          • duanekempD Offline
                                            duanekemp
                                            last edited by

                                            Before giving this a try, I had the delusion of grandeur that this would take a complicated geometry and make an easy, simple representation of the asset, making a component that would have a 2D+blocked or boxy proxy. Actually, it works that way for assets that are already boxy in nature. But, this sure did not like 3D people from Renderpeople... at all. Is there any hope of having the plugin pop a complicated geometry, chew it down to size and poop out a low poly boxy version?

                                            Duane Kemp

                                            Kemp Productions
                                            Puidoux, Switzerland
                                            Gallery:
                                            https://duanekemp.artstation.com/

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