[Plugin][$] FredoPortrait - v2.9a - 01 Apr 24

fredo6 · 25 Jul 2019, 06:35

NEW RELEASE: FredoPortrait v1.2c - 25 Jul 19

Requirement: LibFredo6 9.1

FredoPortrait 1.2c includes small GUI adjustments

Home Page of FredoPortrait for information and Download.

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bsfranza · 7 Aug 2019, 08:16

hi there,

amazing idea and plugin - however i have some "errors" .. when using it, it happens that geometry gets "ubuild" in exactly the manner i have build it.. but reverse.. it kinda reverse engineers my model

funny effect but renders the plugin useless

anyone else with this problem? if the author is interested i can share my screen and show the problem

best, franz

fredo6 · 7 Aug 2019, 14:23

@bsfranza said:

amazing idea and plugin - however i have some "errors" .. when using it, it happens that geometry gets "ubuild" in exactly the manner i have build it.. but reverse.. it kinda reverse engineers my model

Not sure I understand what is the problem. So it would be helpful to post pictures and possibly attach or PM me the model, also indicating which function of FredoPortrait you use (e.g. Image, Export, 2D component?)

Fredo

bsfranza · 12 Aug 2019, 06:28

hi there again,

fredo i have sent you a private message with a link to a video i have recoreded, it shows the error..

best, franz

deaneau · 19 Aug 2019, 07:57

Fredo I was always looking for a plugin like this. Many thanks for this plugin
Fredo J'étais toujours à la recherche d'un plugin comme celui-ci. Merci beaucoup pour ce plugin

fredo6 · 19 Aug 2019, 22:11

NEW RELEASE: FredoPortrait v1.3a - 19 Aug 19

Requirement: LibFredo6 9.1

FredoPortrait 1.3a includes bug fixing and extend the validity

Home Page of FredoPortrait for information and Download.

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ntxdave · 20 Aug 2019, 16:36

Fredo, This is a very interesting plugin that I think it very valuable. However, I have a couple questions/comments:

Am I missing something on the toolbar? Here is a screen shot of the toolbar the way it looks in my 2019.2 Pro version.
Is there any way that this tool could be used in conjunction with Twilight Render? I use Twilight Render to make the materials look more realistic but I would like to use your transparent background feature with the render tool.

fredo6 · 21 Aug 2019, 08:47

@ntxdave said:

Am I missing something on the toolbar? Here is a screen shot of the toolbar the way it looks in my 2019.2 Pro version.

You can configure the visible icon in the Default Parameters dialog box. By default, you get these 2 icons version 1.3. The other one is just a quick launcher, that would be more useful when I add new features.

@ntxdave said:

Is there any way that this tool could be used in conjunction with Twilight Render? I use Twilight Render to make the materials look more realistic but I would like to use your transparent background feature with the render tool.

Not sure I understand the question. You can set your style with NO or transparent background in Sketchup (all scenes or one particular). Could you elaborate?

Fredo

ntxdave · 21 Aug 2019, 13:49

@fredo6 said:

Not sure I understand the question. You can set your style with NO or transparent background in Sketchup (all scenes or one particular). Could you elaborate?

Fredo

I want to be able to export/create a rendered image with a transparent background using Twilight Render. I clicked on the export icon but I do not see how to render with TR. My interest here is because TR does not provide the ability to render with a transparent background but it does give me some excellent tools for setting the materials of the objects.

Hopes this makes it a little clearer. I guess the bottom line question is how do I use TR with the export function? I do not see where to specify TR as the render engine (but I admit I have not done a bunch of exploration yet).

fredo6 · 21 Aug 2019, 17:20

FredoPortrait can generate an image with a transparent background because it produces the image file (the option is available in the Ruby API).

In the case of Twilight Render, it is TR producing the image. So FredoPortrait cannot be of any help for that.

ntxdave · 21 Aug 2019, 18:43

Thanks for the feedback Fredo. I wish the was a way to get some better looking materials in SU. I really like this plugin though.

BTW: I reached out to Twilight yesterday about this plugin. Hope they contact you about it.

fredo6 · 21 Aug 2019, 21:59

@ntxdave said:

BTW: I reached out to Twilight yesterday about this plugin. Hope they contact you about it.

Again, there is nothing special about FredoPortrait and any renderer, and thus nothing I can do myself.
If the renderer can handle transparent background, say via a style where you turn off the background, then, just run FredoPortrait on a view or scene that use this style. It will work.

Fredo

ntxdave · 21 Aug 2019, 22:16

Yes, I reached out to them because they currently do no support a transparent background. I also like the way you can handle selected objects with your plugin. That would be great to use with their render capabilities.

One can only dream! LOL

Keep up the great work Fredo........

Oxer · 12 Sept 2019, 16:10

Thanks for the plugin!!
Here the Spanish Language file:

FredoPortrait_ES.zip

JQL · 12 Sept 2019, 16:38

@fredo6 said:

@rv1974 said:

Do you have plans to add a flatten (skp) generation from selected parts?

That's my plan to produce FaceMe component, but not sure this is useful as I never saw a user request for that.

Would a flat generation of Sketchup parts be easy to develop?

That would be a tremendous thing for Layout.

Layout doesn't handle complex Sketchup 3D models fast. But it's incredibly fast at 2D objects.

If, somehow, your plugin could batch export a set of scenes for 2D skp files, and if those files would then be inserted in Layout, Layout would be a breeze to work in.

To regenerate those 2D exports and layouts we would simply re-export a batch of the 2D skp files.

I know it sounds convuluted, but it would be easy on a lot of aspects in Layout from dimensioning to rendering and even could help in some complex presentations too.

fredo6 · 12 Sept 2019, 21:09

...then, just use images, which FredoPortrait can generate.

I don't see the value of going through 2D objects for Layout specifically (for Sketchup, this may increase performances, for instance for trees).

JQL · 17 Sept 2019, 09:00

Images cannot be exported to CAD (well they can, but they won't be valid to acquire dimensions from).

However I don't really know if Sketchup would be faster to export the images, than Layout would be at regenerating them, so the trade off might not be worth the trouble.

fredo6 · 17 Sept 2019, 10:32

@jql said:

Images cannot be exported to CAD

What do you mean exactly ?

FredoPortrait creates images with the specified resolution, that's all it does.

Oxer · 17 Sept 2019, 12:48

Hi Fredo,
I uploaded the Spanish Language file 4 entries above.

fredo6 · 17 Sept 2019, 14:05

@oxer said:

Hi Fredo,
I uploaded the Spanish Language file 4 entries above.

Thanks.

Will go in the next release.

fredo