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    • duanekempD Offline
      duanekemp
      last edited by

      Animation in SketchUp has been the dream since I first heard that it made scenes. Everything else has been like pulling teeth to get good animation. Last project I worked on was horrendous with Proper animation tools, tweens at 25 fps for blinking lights and everything had to work with only the 8 allowed positions available with the Proper Animation plugin.

      SO, I AM SO HAPPY TO DISCOVER THIS HERE! (Thank you Solo for sharing the link!)

      I use both Mac and PC. I'd be more than happy to assist in anyway I can. Please consider me for any testing. I have a WIP spaceship project that is rigged for flight, opening landing gear and tail movement for landing, turrets and more just WAITING for this.

      ![Landing Gear "Parked](/uploads/imported_attachments/MTFR_SeedBudteststransfer-Scene262.jpeg "Landing Gear "Parked")

      ![Landing Gear "extended"](/uploads/imported_attachments/cQNS_SeedBudteststransfer-Scene27B.jpeg "Landing Gear "extended"")

      ![Tail Position "Break/Landing"](/uploads/imported_attachments/m3t2_SeedBudteststransfer-Scene28b.jpeg "Tail Position "Break/Landing"")

      Flight: Tail position normal/Gear retracted to thorax.

      And if possible to get some basic movement from the people models for (not TOO close) shots on landing.... cool.
      Cockpit crew

      As I'm working with Thea, I can't wait to participate in testing, if available or get my hands on this.
      Congratulations on the initiative.

      Can't WAIT!

      Duane Kemp

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

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      • romboutR Offline
        rombout
        last edited by

        Its looking really and has come a far way.

        The thing i quite not understand all these requests. As a base for sort of simple thing this is great. A lot of request i see are for quite difficult animations. If you would want to do that go to a app which support that. Making advanced animations you need tons of panels to control your mesh, record sheets, loops etc etc.

        The first major issue that the Viewport of sketchup wont coupe with heavy models, so why try to make beautiful animations with low poly models?

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        • JQLJ Offline
          JQL
          last edited by

          Why try to kick a ball with your feet into an objective when you can take it there with your hands?

          Because taking it with your hands hurts!

          http://epmgaa.media.lionheartdms.com/img/photos/2015/09/14/Rugby-Championships-Big-Hit.jpg

          Both of them are great fun though!

          www.casca.pt
          Visit us on facebook!

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            All I'll say is peeps will have lots of fun with Animator ๐Ÿ˜„

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              ๐Ÿ˜ฎ


              animator.gif

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp ๐Ÿ“–

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              • OxerO Offline
                Oxer
                last edited by

                Incredible plugin!! ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                This opens a new world of possibilities into SU, and I think that Tomasz (Thea4SU developer) will give support to the plugin, we will see fantastic animations when the plugin is released to the public.
                If you need Mac tester's, you can count on me. ๐Ÿ’š

                "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                • usenU Offline
                  usen
                  last edited by

                  Hi,

                  Every common program has the timeline at the bottom, will you keep it on the left?

                  http://www.sketchupturkiye.com/

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                  • ntxdaveN Offline
                    ntxdave
                    last edited by

                    @usen said:

                    Hi,

                    Every common program has the timeline at the bottom, will you keep it on the left?

                    You will be able to place the timeline on the left, right, top, or bottom. The default is on the left.

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                    • pilouP Offline
                      pilou
                      last edited by

                      Sorry where is the plugin ? ๐Ÿ˜ณ
                      It's only for happy fews ? ๐Ÿ˜„

                      Frenchy Pilou
                      Is beautiful that please without concept!
                      My Little site :)

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                      • ntxdaveN Offline
                        ntxdave
                        last edited by

                        Still in development.

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                        • fredo6F Offline
                          fredo6
                          last edited by

                          @usen said:

                          Every common program has the timeline at the bottom, will you keep it on the left?

                          Animator timeline bottom.png

                          Animator Timeline top.png

                          Animator Timeline left.png

                          Animator Timeline Right.png

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                          • JQLJ Offline
                            JQL
                            last edited by

                            LOL!

                            The main mistake is confusing Fredo6's work with common programs!

                            www.casca.pt
                            Visit us on facebook!

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                            • pilouP Offline
                              pilou
                              last edited by

                              Fredo President! โ˜€

                              Frenchy Pilou
                              Is beautiful that please without concept!
                              My Little site :)

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                              • thomthomT Offline
                                thomthom
                                last edited by

                                New round of donations for Fredo - anyone?

                                Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                • fredo6F Offline
                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by

                                  @pilou said:

                                  Sorry where is the plugin ? ๐Ÿ˜ณ
                                  It's only for happy fews ? ๐Ÿ˜„

                                  I am still resolving some basic issues with the animation representation framework. So there is some delay, again and again.

                                  Fredo

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                                  • duanekempD Offline
                                    duanekemp
                                    last edited by

                                    I too am a Mac user as well as PC. I'd be more than willing to be your guinea pig for test on both.

                                    Duane Kemp

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

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                                    • EarthMoverE Offline
                                      EarthMover
                                      last edited by

                                      Fredo, I see you've released 6 beta tutorial videos on your youtube channel. I hope that means something is coming soon. ๐Ÿ˜„

                                      3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                                      Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                                      Content Creator at Skapeup

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                                        driven
                                        last edited by

                                        fredo,
                                        you can bundle 64-bit ffmpeg binary with your plugin for use on Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite and El Captain.

                                        it eliminates the need to download, instal, look for, etc...

                                        john

                                        learn from the mistakes of others, you may not live long enough to make them all yourself...

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                                        • fredo6F Offline
                                          fredo6
                                          last edited by

                                          @driven said:

                                          fredo,
                                          you can bundle 64-bit ffmpeg binary with your plugin for use on Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite and El Captain.

                                          it eliminates the need to download, instal, look for, etc...

                                          john

                                          John,

                                          Not sure it's a feasible idea:

                                          • I don't know if I have the right to distribute it.
                                          • The exe file is roughly 40 Mb, so not light
                                          • I would have 2 distributions, one for Windows (maybe 2 if 32bits is still around), one for Mac

                                          If there is a right to redistribute, the solution would be to put it on the PluginStore. But again, it's an Exe file on Windows (and similar on Mac), so it's never simple to download such files by program.

                                          Fredo

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                                          • MALAISEM Offline
                                            MALAISE
                                            last edited by

                                            And I missed that. What a tool for animated explanations. I can't wait..
                                            As Pilou said, Fredo President !

                                            La Connaissance n'a de valeur que partagรฉe

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