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    [Plugin] Animator - v4.5a - 22 Jul 25

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Animator Beta
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    • fredo6F Offline
      fredo6
      last edited by

      @mike598601 said:

      Did you check on this? I have just done a completely fresh install of everything onto a new PC, so SU 2018 Pro, Animator 1.8b, LibFredo6 8.0b and V-Ray 3.6 and it still doesn't appear as an option to Render.

      I installed VRay 3.6 and found the same results as you.

      Actually, the API has changed and at least one method has disappeared.

      I contacted Chaos Group to inquire about this.

      In the meantime, I am afraid that Animator won't support VRay 3.6, as I cannot do anything on my side (note that the VRay API is not documented, and thus the integration in Sketchup was more in a beta stage).

      Sorry for that. I hope it won't take too long.

      Fredo

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      • fredo6F Offline
        fredo6
        last edited by

        I just published LibFredo6 8.0c, which includes a fix for compatibility with VRay 3.6.

        However, I noticed that VRay 3.6 may freeze after rendering a number of frames. Please report if you have this case.

        Thanks

        Fredo

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          liam887
          last edited by

          Wow cant wait to take this for a spin!

          VISIT MY ONLINE GALLERY
          http://www.robotsvdinosaurs.com/

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          • M Offline
            Mike598601
            last edited by

            Possible issue with v1.8g - tried to change layer visibility and animator just crashed on saving. Couldn't get out of animator back to sketchup.

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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
              last edited by

              @mike598601 said:

              Possible issue with v1.8g - tried to change layer visibility and animator just crashed on saving. Couldn't get out of animator back to sketchup.

              Do you mean bugsplat?

              Fredo

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                New Release: Animator - v1.8h - 15 Mar 18

                Requirement: LibFredo6 v8.1e

                Minor release

                • bug fixing of a problem in v1.8g related to cameras and visual effects
                • Extension of validity

                See main post for RBZ files

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                • N Offline
                  nuddles
                  last edited by

                  when I render an animation by vray,it always stop at 2′17″or 2′18″,and continue rendering next frame,however,the last image was not rendered completely. I used Sketchup 2017 pro and VFS 3.40.04

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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by

                    New Release: Animator - v2.0a - 07 May 18

                    Requirement: LibFredo6 v8.3a

                    Major release

                    Animator 2.0 toolbar.png

                    1. Revamping of the user interface, with a dark theme, based on constructive, artistic advice from derei.

                    Animator Dark Theme.png

                    1. Major functional evolutions in the Timeline
                    • Contextual menu, with many options available about the navigation in the timeline and the manipulation of selected elements

                    Animator 2.0 - contextual menu.png

                    • Move and resize of several elements by dragging. You can also specify a shift for moving the start time and end time of elements, as well as align elements. When moving or resizing elements, there now inferences in the timeline to better align elements

                    Animator - timeline moving.png

                    • Insertion (as well as removal) of empty space in the timeline (via contextual menu), and also at the beginning and at the end (via white arrows).

                    Animator Insert before Beg.png
                    Animator Insert at End.png

                    • Advanced Selection panel, filtering by category and position versus the current time

                    Animator Advanced Selection Panel.png

                    • Change of the time scale by Alt+mousewheel. You can reset to automatic time scaling by Alt + Click in the time track.

                    • Name of elements displayed in the rectangles in the timeline (optional). There is an option in the Default Parameters to display names when the timeline is Horizontal or Vertical or both, or not to display name.

                    Animator Display Names.png

                    1. New Positioner dialog box(with single icon in toolbar) allowing to load, save, delete, rename and replace positioners

                    Animator - Positioner Dialog.png

                    1. Constant acceleration, based on 2 speeds, one for start one for end, for movements: Translation, Screw, Rotate, Spin and AlongPath

                    Animator - Acceleration.png

                    1. SaveNext button in the Movement Editor, allowing to save the current sequence and then go directly to the edition of a new one with the same selected object

                    Animator - Save Next.png

                    1. The visitor mode has been disabled, as it does not work.

                    See plugin home page of Animator for Download of RBZ from the PluginStore.

                    See Main Post of the Animator thread for more information.

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                    • SchuppeS Offline
                      Schuppe
                      last edited by

                      Hi Fredo
                      WOW, more than i dreamed of !!! I will go into this the next days.
                      Thanks a lot for your work, great!!! merci beaucoup, tu es le meilleur !!
                      I know its silly but it feels like christmas, lol

                      Schuppe

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                        Ahmed0007
                        last edited by

                        Thanks a lot for your work, great!!!

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                        • OxerO Offline
                          Oxer
                          last edited by

                          Hi Fredo, I created the Spanish language file for Animator v2.0a, here the file:

                          Spanish language file for Animator v2.0a

                          "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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                          • jgbJ Offline
                            jgb
                            last edited by

                            Fredo
                            Is there any chance you could come up with a 32bit Animator version? I have SU 2015 32 bit and I cannot upgrade my system to 64 bit O/S (Win 10). The h/w IS 64bit, my Win 10 was mistakenly upgraded to 32bit.
                            Even if a few features are disabled, it would be better than nothing.


                            jgb

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                              nisel
                              last edited by

                              In the new version, i see some inverse kinematic buttons. Fredo could you add some inverse kinematic tutorials. For example a robotic arm?

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                              • fredo6F Offline
                                fredo6
                                last edited by

                                @jgb said:

                                Fredo
                                Is there any chance you could come up with a 32bit Animator version? I have SU 2015 32 bit and I cannot upgrade my system to 64 bit O/S (Win 10). The h/w IS 64bit, my Win 10 was mistakenly upgraded to 32bit.
                                Even if a few features are disabled, it would be better than nothing.

                                Unfortunately, I now release Animator for SU2016 and above, because of the support of hi-res screens and also because Animator should become a paid plugin when it has the required amount of features.

                                Fredo

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                                  whiterabbit
                                  last edited by

                                  The new interface is much nicer ! and the ability to continue on same object with "save next button".
                                  Not sure if I have to redo the ffmpeg with the new release, as the video output functions do not show up anymore?

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
                                    last edited by

                                    @whiterabbit said:

                                    Not sure if I have to redo the ffmpeg with the new release, as the video output functions do not show up anymore?

                                    Strange. The file ffmpeg.exe must simply be located in the Sketchup Plugin directory. So, it's independent from the releases of Animator.

                                    Fredo

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                                      whiterabbit
                                      last edited by

                                      Sorry for any confusion, I can see the video creation through animator itself, but previously (under recommendation) I was doing it through Thea Render. It is when checking fredo animator in Thea then clicking create animation that the video option no longer exists...maybe that's how it was before?

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                                      • fredo6F Offline
                                        fredo6
                                        last edited by

                                        @whiterabbit said:

                                        Sorry for any confusion, I can see the video creation through animator itself, but previously (under recommendation) I was doing it through Thea Render. It is when checking fredo animator in Thea then clicking create animation that the video option no longer exists...maybe that's how it was before?

                                        Strange....

                                        I still have it

                                        Animator - Thea option.png

                                        Fredo

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                                          whiterabbit
                                          last edited by

                                          Copy that. I have that option showing up in the Thea panel. See attached gif. It's at the generate video that the only option is an image sequence. I thought previously this would generate a video, or was it always only an image sequence? I can easily stich an image sequence together but was curious if there was a video option...or did I just imagine it?
                                          animator.gif

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                                          • fredo6F Offline
                                            fredo6
                                            last edited by

                                            @whiterabbit said:

                                            Copy that. I have that option showing up in the Thea panel. See attached gif. It's at the generate video that the only option is an image sequence. I thought previously this would generate a video, or was it always only an image sequence? I can easily stich an image sequence together but was curious if there was a video option...or did I just imagine it?
                                            [attachment=0:13ky44ub]<!-- ia0 -->animator.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:13ky44ub]

                                            Your are right. It seems that Thea only generates a sequence of images.
                                            I must say that I never used the generation from Thea and thus did not notice.

                                            Fredo

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