Teaser or not teaser ?

[juju]

Awesome scripting there Didier! I can't add any comment that has not already been added - except that I'd like to get this script! So many good things (script wise) on the horizon!

Hmmm... OK, maybe these comments:

• Regarding the number of components to be used. I would like to have control over the amount of components that are to be used. Maybe have a list generated in a window so you can track the components used and an "add window" where you point the script to the component you wish to add to the list.

• Selecting the shape / surface / area. Maybe add an option so you could select and irregular shaped surface and define that as the selection to apply the randomisation and component placement to.

[JClements]

Didier, once again you've "pulled a rabbit out of the hat". Congrats.

After you get the bugs out of the current script, do you think another script could be adapted from it to paint component along a path (curve)? See a simple example here, http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=3210?

The dialog box you have now does scaling, all there would need to be is a couple rotation-on-path options.

Regards, John

[CadFather]

how about 'Splasher' - it almost sounds sketchup 5 era to me

[Didier Bur]

Here are the news of the development:

Done:

• up to 6 components to choose from,
• "brush" shapes: point (click to drop a single random component),line, triangle, square, circle, face or faces set (select faces and the script will only drop on these, no matter their shapes)
• brush pressure 0 to 100%
• option: random rotation of components
• option: allow or disallow components stacking
• option: keep components vertical or let them follow the slope of faces they are dropped on,
• option: put all new components on specified layer
• option: allow/disallow random scaling, with min and max scaling values
• option: allow/disallow mirroring of components (except along Z, to prevent upside-down components)
• option: min and max steepness values (drop components only on a face if its slope is between min and max values)

To do:

• optimize algorithms for speed,
• use/set default settings and advanced settings
• drop components between min and max altitude values

Regards,

[Tobobo]

We are definately not worthy!

I can't wait, it's like having Christmas twice in one year!

[Gaieus]

You're killing me, Didier...

[juju]

Damn, sounds exciting! I can't wait for this to be released "in the wild".

[a4chitect]

man! didier! wonderful, perfect

i hope that you would consider adding another important feature to let sketchup quickly design cities, populate roads (man i like it!!!) - alignment (rotation) based by the surface texture, or by any texture. this could help in large scale projects where you could just generate a texture for the road from its path (i created a script for the freeware GIMP that does just that and am willing to share).

i know that ruby can access the average color of a texture, but am not sure if you can actually read the pixel color of texture at the point of your raytest interception

anyways - maybe it's too much effort, then i'll gladly try to help with this

thanks
looking forward to the release

[a4chitect]

to further promote my point, here is the gimp script this is the gimp script (extract to "..\Gimp\share\gimp\2.0\scripts" and in gimp 'Filters\Render\Circles@Path') to generate path gradient from white to black depending on the orientation. it's not very mature but could be a good starting point for enhancements.

there is only one limitation to this script: you are obliged to share any upgrades and modifications for free

note: this plugin is already useful when using Vue, there it's possible to align ecosystem objects by texture

note2: for a real road you should use 2 paths for each lane with opposite orientation

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[Didier Bur]

Virtual "coconut beach", with slope and altitude constraints, eh eh...
10 seconds process

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[Tobobo]

Thats amazing!

nuff said

[ilay7k]

Didier, nice place...skipy eco-system(like e-on vue) ...
i see some ruby technologies from skpPhysics(solids), and ect - era of modificators!

[Tobobo]

This is a mesh created by sandbox. The tool creates the contours as a component.