[Plugin] FloorGenerator ( Updated 6-Apr-2017)

sdmitch · 6 Jan 2018, 15:57

Hi! I think I had the same problem as c3dx and gizeh33 - nothing happened when I clicked the toolbar button. Now I downloaded the latest version from http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/ and it's working. Please update the newest version into Plugin Store if you can.

The plugin store and blog versions are the same.

TraxXx · 27 Mar 2018, 09:19

Hi Sam !

Thanks for the wonderful plugin first of all, that's really helpful ! I have two questions concerning the wood pattern, would it be possible to make continuous wood planks without any cuts ? I tried to increase the lenght value so it's higher than the maximum height of my volume to cover with planks but I'm still getting cuts.

I'm actually working on a house project extension. The original house has single lenghts planks going from floor to roof with three differents width of 7, 13 and 20 cm. Yet, your plugin seems to be the most appropriate to complete this task regarding the fact that I need the same spacing between the planks. But i'm looking for a way to lay planks of these precise widths, randomly against my volume. Your plugin is creating random width which provides me with a close result but not what I meant to do. I hope I'm being clear in my explanation...

I guess there must be a way to achieve that with maybe several plugins, but couldn't find the way. I also tried creating these 3 different planks as components and spray them along line with compospray, but this one doesn't allow me to control the spacing and doesn't adjust the planks top to my shape as your plugin does... Each plugin shows limits for this task and I'm afraid my request is a bit too difficult to solve... But still I'm asking in case of I can avoid making planks one by one

Hope you can help Thanks !

sdmitch · 27 Mar 2018, 16:50

One should never say never but modifying FloorGenerator to allow multiple wood widths is as close as you can get. Sorry but I just don't see it happening.

TraxXx · 29 Mar 2018, 09:31

At least I tried ! And what about the gaps ? Can I avoid them to happen on the planks smallest sides ? Like continuous planks from floor to roof ? Or does it have to be necessarily linked to the longest sides gaps value ?

sdmitch · 29 Mar 2018, 16:14

@traxxx said:

At least I tried ! And what about the gaps ? Can I avoid them to happen on the planks smallest sides ? Like continuous planks from floor to roof ? Or does it have to be necessarily linked to the longest sides gaps value ?

Yes, the gap is the same on all sides.

awei711 · 31 Mar 2018, 12:44

it's good, thanks!

Kuzmic · 11 May 2018, 16:54

The Rand Tex Material Picker isn't letting me select materials from a folder or the model.

sdmitch · 14 May 2018, 19:39

@kuzmic said:

The Rand Tex Material Picker isn't letting me select materials from a folder or the model.

Operator error obviously.

CreaVivaCity · 8 Jun 2018, 08:13

Why, I can't load plugin in SU 2018 (Unrestricted)
Can Anyone help me?
Thanks

jenujacob · 19 Jun 2018, 16:36

this saved my backside today! thanks Sdmitch!

filipeoconde · 18 Jul 2018, 14:29

Firstly, thanks a lot sdmitch! Excellent plugin!

I'd like to suggest a feature - or maybe ask for help if I'm not using it properly!

When using a material with a bump image (in V-Ray), the FlrGen tends to rotate the texture but not its bump. Is it right? Should I've been doing something different?

Thanks a lot,

filipeoconde.

juju · 18 Jul 2018, 15:34

@filipeoconde said:

Firstly, thanks a lot sdmitch! Excellent plugin!

I'd like to suggest a feature - or maybe ask for help if I'm not using it properly!

When using a material with a bump image (in V-Ray), the FlrGen tends to rotate the texture but not its bump. Is it right? Should I've been doing something different?

Thanks a lot,

filipeoconde.

I may be wrong, but as far as I know SU only handles a single texture per surface. If you have bump maps linked to a texture, that is normally handled by the rendering software you use, in which case the problem probably isn't with FloorGenerator, or SU for that matter, but rather with your rendering software?

dimashariyanto · 6 Sept 2018, 08:52

where i can download this plugin? i have been download from the site http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/ but wan't work.. thanks

sdmitch · 7 Sept 2018, 15:00

@dimashariyanto said:

where i can download this plugin? i have been download from the site http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/ but wan't work.. thanks

I have removed the plugin from the blog and plugin store because I have received a complaint regarding Copyright infringement.

qishta · 11 Sept 2018, 13:11

Thanks a lot sdmitch, the plugin seems to be very powerful!! but how could we get it.

utiler · 24 Sept 2018, 01:21

@sdmitch said:

@dimashariyanto said:

where i can download this plugin? i have been download from the site http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/ but wan't work.. thanks

I have removed the plugin from the blog and plugin store because I have received a complaint regarding Copyright infringement.

Really, copyright infringement??? I don't know of any other plugin that does this, Sam... that's disappointing that you have to do this.

Where has the complaint come from??

sdmitch · 25 Sept 2018, 14:01

@utiler said:

Where has the complaint come from??

Apparently from Trimble and I still have no idea why or what the complaint is about.

TIG · 25 Sept 2018, 15:19

Why not email Chris Fullmer at SketchUp, and ask him to investigate this...
Apart from my earlier comments about you not implicitly crediting one of the several authors of the 'copied' VoronoiXY code, I can see no reason to consider any infringement...

Wolfarelli · 25 Sept 2018, 18:29

While this gets sorted out, would someone upload the last version somewhere, please?

jenujacob · 27 Sept 2018, 21:24

what bollocks!!!!!

copyright infringement - bah humbug!

nothing that a conversation over a cold beer couldnt solve i am sure!!!!