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    @lngfrdrchrbe The message is telling you that your currently installed version of LibFredo6 [14.2a] is too old to run those listed extensions, which need at lease 14.3 The current Libfredo6 version available from our PluginStore is 14.5f You simply need to install the latest versions of those extensions, LibFredo6 and the SketchUcation toolset [for any licensing], then restart SketchUp to sync everything... The SketchUcation ExtensionStore³ dialog can do this for you quite simply...
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    Is this related to SUbD? If so go to... https://evilsoftwareempire.com/subd
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    Hi Rich; thanks for your hint. But it does not run like your suggest. The triangles cannot be moved. At least on my surface. They light up red yes; but cannot be moved. I suspect I have somewhere else unintentionally changed a parameter in the main settings. Because I have already created several animations with clips that do not have such a timeline bar because the length of the clip is selected via the "duration" function. ![on this picture you can see within the main timeline the clip called "erste palette"](/uploads/imported_attachments/oGPS_1.PNG "on this picture you can see within the main timeline the clip called "erste palette"") ![here you can see the opened clip "erste palette" there is not this white line with the triangles](/uploads/imported_attachments/HenH_2.PNG "here you can see the opened clip "erste palette" there is not this white line with the triangles")
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    Here is an update on the issue of MP4 clips always being encoded by Animator at 25 FPS regardless of what frame rate was requested in the Animator UI dialog box. I found a way on-line to use ffmpeg to create a copy of an MP4 clip file with a different encoded frame rate. In this example, I wanted to create a clip at 30 FPS. I used Animator to create a clip file called Clip.mp4 of an animation that is 10 seconds long (according to the Animator clip editor timeline); I requested 30 FPS in the Animator UI which means 300 frames in the clip. Animator created 300 frames as expected, but tagged the resulting Clip.mp4 MP4 file as 25 FPS. As a result, when the 300 frames in clip.mp4 are played back on the computer the clip lasts 12 seconds (300 frames at 25 FPS yields 12 seconds). This is not wanted; I intended the clip to play in 10 seconds at 30 FPS. Here is an ffmpeg command that will adjust the frame rate of a new copy of the clip (named Clip-30fps.mp4) to be 30 FPS: ffmpeg -itsscale 0.83333 -i Clip.mp4 -map 0 -c copy Clip-30fps.mp4 This basic command will work to make a new copy of any clip (substituting the clip filenames as desired) to be 30 FPS, when the original clip was encoded at 25 FPS. The key switch in the command is "-itsscale 0.83333"; the number 0.83333 is the approximate ratio between 25 FPS and 30 FPS.
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    @pawelludwa said: Can I save each frame as a scene in Sketchup ? How to take each frame seperately to actually create scenes from them ? This is not possible with the current version of Animator. Anyway, it would create potentially hundreds of scenes.
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    Hi there! When dealing with kinematics, it's very useful to be able to graphically manage speeds instead of positions (slope of positions law) I see that a lot of non-linear laws are availables during a movement, but as far I understand, it's only useful between 2 keyframes. When dealing with more keyframes within a same general movement, I didn't manage to have some smooth transitions... Here is a simple case: Let's say we want to animate a car, constant speed (100km/h) between KF#1 and KF#2. Then it decelerates between KF#2 and KF#3 so that it reaches another constant speed (50km/h) from KF#3 up to KF#4. I didn't manage smooth transitions without generating some weird stuff... Is there some kind of tricks using available non-linear laws? Thanks!
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    @rich o brien said: I spend some time looking at those .animator file to see if we can implement them into animated browser embeds. Also I was hoping those files could some be imported into larger scenes to animation to objects. The .animator file is purely technical, in case something happen to the model. I was thinking also to have an animation specification file, that would be easier to build and in clear language to specify an animation by the sequences and time line (like "Object1 3.0 4.2 Rotate 90 (1, 0, 0)" for a rotation of 90 degrees around the X axi, starting at 3s and for a duration of 4.2s, applied to Object1. Not sure however if this would be useful and what we could do with it. Somehow, there is a concept of parametric composed animation, which could probably be make more generic with this approach. Fredo
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    It is difficult to tell without seeing the model with the animation actually. Just attach it here if you can or PM it to me. Thanks.
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    As a matter of fact, our eyes (mind) works differently from photos or computers. i.e light attenuation is based on inverse square ratio, but when one adjusts them in this way will find it more like what a camera captures and not what our eyes captures. So I've experienced that it will give a better result if adjust the attenuation as "inverse". the result will be more smooth and less contrast ,a better solution for interiors. and do not neglect some fake lighting using rectangular lights, here and there ... .
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    http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58560, first of all I must thank for kind feedback and confess that due to the fact thaat my book covers V-Ray V2x version it would be great if I had the chance to prepare a book on V3x version of V-Ray as it is more user friendly... As the change rates are so fast that it seems I must wait for V4x...
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    @sju05322 said: I purchased license a few minutes ago, and i received license number. But it's not working with a message, " Failed to connect to license server." And i cant connect to evilsoftwareempire homepage to chrome internet. HOW CAN I USE THIS PULGIN???? My country is korea and my email address is sju05322@naver.com PLEASE HELP. In order to activate your licence your SketchUp needs to be able to access our licensing server. Please ensure that you are connected to the internet when you are activating your licence and no firewalls are blocking the internet communication. If you are behind a firewall, whitelist the sketchucation.com domain and all it's subdomains.
  • Light gen not working

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  • Fast equirectangular (360x180) projection

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    Found this one: cubicVR. A free plugin by Sketchup Podium. Description and download here: https://www.suplugins.com/podium/help/cubicVR.php It generates the equirectangular output in one clic. The drawing lines are pretty sketchy, but it's sufficient for my current needs of fast prototyping. Though, I would be glad if someone knows of a cleaner alternative. [image: cubicVR first output] [image: cubicVR equirectangular output.] [image: Equirect output - closeup]
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    Glad to fear you have it working. Hope my info about the difference in the way to use the tools was helpful as well.
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  • Libfredo6 and animator

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    Rich O BrienR
    You've bigger problems to sort first. Like the username....
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    我使用的SketchUp版本是2021.1.332;vray版本是5.2.3