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    • pixelcruncherP Offline
      pixelcruncher Extension Creator @sashapepperspray
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      @sashapepperspray

      I removed it from the user interface because I assumed the use was limited, and maybe too complex. If you have use for it I will definitely bring it back in the user interface the next release.

      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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        sashapepperspray @pixelcruncher
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        @pixelcruncher thanks!

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        • majidM Offline
          majid @pixelcruncher
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          @pixelcruncher I was going to prepare a car paint material pack and thought it would be nice if I could have my custom material preview, nothing serious.
          car paint.PNG

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          • majidM Offline
            majid @pixelcruncher
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            @pixelcruncher huge amount of job! well done!
            I am wondering if this is possible to assign a map/option for "opacity" of the materials. so that I could make a perforated metal sheet i.e.?
            Also I may not be able to imagine that a metal/mirror material is emitting light.. is there any real-life example?

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            • pixelcruncherP Offline
              pixelcruncher Extension Creator @majid
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              Hey @majid,

              Yeah, I see how this can be handy for you. I will re-add the material previews in one of the subsequent releases and make a note to support custom material previews.

              For my information, are you interested in having a custom material preview while editing the material or after saving it in the material library? Or in both places?

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              Cheers,
              Thomas

              I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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              • pixelcruncherP Offline
                pixelcruncher Extension Creator @majid
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                @majid

                I am wondering if this is possible to assign a map/option for "opacity" of the materials. so that I could make a perforated metal sheet i.e.?

                That should already be there unless you are talking about something else. You can plug a map into the material's opacity input.

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                Also I may not be able to imagine that a metal/mirror material is emitting light.. is there any real-life example?

                I don't think so, but artists might still want to use it. Is that something that bothers you? 😊 The implementation of emission is shared by all materials so that I can put it on every material at no extra cost.

                Cheers,
                Thomas

                I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                • majidM Offline
                  majid @pixelcruncher
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                  @pixelcruncher Ah I did not noticed the "square" as an "image place holder", Thank you... πŸ‘

                  My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                  • majidM Offline
                    majid @pixelcruncher
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                    @pixelcruncher Yeap it makes sense if is in front of its name. Much better if could be undocked , floating and enlarged. Untitled-1.png

                    My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                    • pixelcruncherP Offline
                      pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                      last edited by pixelcruncher

                      Hey, Rayscaper friends!

                      Rayscaper 0.9.15 is available (0.9.14 was an internal test release) in the SketchUcation store. A lot of fixes and new things so I recommend you upgrade to this version.

                      What Changed?

                      Improvements

                      Desktop Scaling

                      Some users complained that Rayscaper was not legible on high-res, especially with display scaling enabled. I added a configuration option to scale the user interface to make it more readable on such displays.

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                      Fast Tone Mapping

                      Improve the speed of the tone mapping operations. All operations now run in real-time, even on big render resolutions.

                      More Intuitive Exposure Control

                      Make the exposure slider more intuitive. Negative values darken the image, and positive values brighten itβ€”an exposure step value of one doubles or halves the brightness. A value of 0 means a neutral exposure.

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                      More Zoom Controls

                      Add zoom controls to the Rayscaper toolbar and the option to fit the viewport.

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                      Fewer Watermarks

                      Although Rayscaper is commercial ( and I think it is a very affordable piece of software πŸ™‚ ), I also wanted to reduce the watermarking to improve the experience for free users.

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                      Bug Fixes

                      • Add the option to scale the user interface. This makes Rayscaper a lot more legible on high DPI displays.
                      • Bring back the capability to configure the following texture types (cc: @sashapepperspray):
                        • Noise Texture
                        • Uv Texture
                        • Mix Texture
                        • Checkerboard Texture
                      • Bring back the double-sided and fake emission controls for light-emitting materials (cc: @majid).

                      Help me build the community πŸ‘

                      I'm on Twitter (X) now: https://twitter.com/Rayscaper3d/ - Please follow the @Rayscaper3d that will help me grow the community and spread the word about Rayscaper! πŸ™

                      Happy Rendering!

                      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                        sashapepperspray @pixelcruncher
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                        @pixelcruncher
                        thank you for this update, and putting back the noise/ mix/ checkerboard options.

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                        • ntxdaveN Offline
                          ntxdave
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                          If I purchase RayScaper will I be able to install and use it with both 2024 and 2020? I also have a new laptop. Will I be able to install it on both of my laptops?

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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator @ntxdave
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                            @ntxdave Rayscaper is not compatible with SketchUp 2021 and below.

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                              ntxdave @Rich O Brien
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                              @Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. That is what I thought but some place I thought I thought their product or web site said something about 2020.

                              Right now I have thr trial version but it is about to expire. I need to go try something again because u thought I saw an error but I will have to evaluate that. πŸ™‚

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                              • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                pixelcruncher Extension Creator @ntxdave
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                                @ntxdave We only support 2021 or higher. 2020 is not supported.

                                There’s no time-limited trial, you can use it for free as long as you like but the free version has a small watermark.

                                Cheers,
                                Thomas

                                I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                  pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                  last edited by pixelcruncher

                                  Hey, Rayscaper friends!

                                  Rayscaper 0.9.23 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. A lot of fixes and new things so I recommend you upgrade to this version.

                                  What Changed?

                                  Improvements

                                  New GUI Framework

                                  Migrated Rayscaper to a new graphical user interface (GUI) framework. This changes the look and feel of the GUI but
                                  was done mainly to simplify Rayscaper's code base to enable faster future development. This was a significant change and why it took +1 Month since the previous release.

                                  Here's what Rayscaper looks like now:
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                                  Some controls changed, so make sure to check the help:
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                                  Express Light Emitting Materials in Watt

                                  • Controlling light emitting materials (LEMs) was sometimes tricky. I fixed some bugs in this area, and LEMs are now expressed in Watts.

                                  Bug Fixes

                                  • Make sure that VCB input works again with the light tools.

                                  Help me build the community πŸ‘

                                  I'm on Twitter (X) now: https://twitter.com/Rayscaper3d/ - Please follow the @Rayscaper3d that will help me grow the community and spread the word about Rayscaper! πŸ™

                                  Happy Rendering!

                                  I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                  • ntxdaveN Offline
                                    ntxdave @pixelcruncher
                                    last edited by

                                    @pixelcruncher said in Rayscaper New Releases:

                                    Migrated Rayscaper to a new graphical user interface (GUI) framework. This changes the look and feel of the GUI but
                                    was done mainly to simplify Rayscaper's code base to enable faster future development. This was a significant change and why it took +1 Month since the previous release.

                                    Help me build the community πŸ‘

                                    I'm on Twitter (X) now: https://twitter.com/Rayscaper3d/ - Please follow the @Rayscaper3d that will help me grow the community and spread the word about Rayscaper! πŸ™

                                    I like the updated UI. To me it is easier to read and some of the tools are definitely improved (IMO) πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                                    I do not have a Twitter account and not sure I want one. You should explore the idea of having your own forum. πŸ™„

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                                    • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                      pixelcruncher Extension Creator @ntxdave
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                                      @ntxdave

                                      Great to hear that you like the new GUI better! It took some effort to migrate the code.

                                      I have been dragging my feet on having a Rayscaper forum. I got by with the SketchUcation forum and the official SketchUp forum. I also haven’t done any real effort spread the word about Rayscaper, always have been focused on programming the software. Definitely something to think about for me.

                                      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                      • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                        pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                                        last edited by pixelcruncher

                                        Hey, Rayscaper friends!

                                        Rayscaper 0.9.25 Beta is available in the SketchUcation store. Some fixes and improvements. As always, I recommend upgrading to the latest version.

                                        What Changed?

                                        Improvements

                                        Support SketchUp Shadows

                                        You can now create a directional light in Rayscaper that is directly coupled to the SketchUp shadows feature. You can enable this feature from the Rayscaper menu:

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                                        Enabling this creates a new directional light that syncs with the SketchUp shadows controls.

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                                        Filter material & light lists

                                        Type some text in the filter box to filter in your lights and materials lists:

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                                        Bug Fixes

                                        • Fix "ghost" lights in Rayscaper. Sometimes, lights that you deleted before would re-appear again when loading the scene at a later time.
                                        • Disable the light tools when the user is editing inside a component. Adding Rayscaper lights to SketchUp components is not supported (it's on our roadmap). To avoid this, we now disable the light-creation tools when a component is edited.
                                        • Show light and material names alphabetically.

                                        Help me build the community πŸ‘

                                        I'm on Twitter (X) now: https://twitter.com/Rayscaper3d/ - Please follow the @Rayscaper3d that will help me grow the community and spread the word about Rayscaper! πŸ™

                                        If you like Rayscaper, please share your renders! This will help me showcase its capabilities to other potential users.

                                        Happy Rendering!

                                        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                        • pixelcruncherP Offline
                                          pixelcruncher Extension Creator
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                                          Hey folks,

                                          There was an issue with the previous release (0.9.25 Beta). Rayscaper would refuse to render and stay idle. This is fixed in version 0.9.26 Beta. You can get it from the plugin store.

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                                          I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                                          • ntxdaveN Offline
                                            ntxdave @pixelcruncher
                                            last edited by ntxdave

                                            @pixelcruncher Thanks for the update. Everything seems to be working correctly now. πŸ‘ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

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