UV Tools Teaser ;)

lewiswadsworth

Thanks. Given my practice, this may be more useful than any other recent script. And if this is to be free, do you mind sharing the code (not making it an rbs, in other words)? I've never seen this sort of code, and I'd like to see how one approaches it.

RayOchoa

Cool! i cant wait ima keep following this topic

Pixero

Yes, yes, yeees!

urgen

... ok!

kwistenbiebel

I don't really care what SU 7 will look like anymore (kidding) . We have Whaat.
Solo's idea of renaming Sketchup to Whaats'up is far from silly.

Fabulous.

Stinkie

Limited or not, this does look promising. Nice going, Whaat.

notareal

Whaat, Google have to do a lot improvement next SU, if they want to compete with your plugins!

kwistenbiebel

Indeed...I am actually changing my SU7 wishlist.
My top 2:

Improved integration for Ruby and tools for coders.
multicore/64 bit. You know

Maybe the future development by Google should mean giving 3td party developers a good platform. Maybe even a bit of open sourcing....Why not?

Gaieus

Yes!

ScottPara

This is another great piece of work Dale. If you keep this up we can just have you take over sketchup development! Can't wait for this little gem to be released.

Scott

pav_3j

even my parents are excited about this, and they can't even spell sketchup.

he he

cheers whaat, you rule

pav

jenujacob

OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG!
(lost for words!!!)

solo

I wait with anticipation.

You rock!!

ilay7k

Great Dale!
But how does it's export work flow? Have it problems with uv coodinates(for indigo, kerky2k8, or fbx and obj)?
Will be finished(exported) test-model(in 3d-format) opened in any standalone uv-mapper tool?

Thanks!

MALAISE

really powerfull tool you wrote.

Hello from FRANCE
MALAISE

Pixero

@kwistenbiebel said:

I don't really care what SU 7 will look like anymore (kidding) . We have Whaat.
Solo's idea of renaming Sketchup to Whaats'up is far from silly.

Fabulous.

He hee!

gistman

I Can't wait for this sweet action- Thank you!

Gaieus

Yes, interesting questions. Also I wonder if the UV mapping is preserved when the model is exported into other applications like external renderers an such.

kwistenbiebel

@unknownuser said:

Excellent work!
This kind of mapping is already doable in SketchUp but it is tedious and never perfect with seamlines between faces.

Dale, my question is similar to Ilay's: what happens if the SketchUp model is opened in a SketchUp where your plug-in is not installed? And what happens if it is saved in a previous version of SketchUp? Will the mapping be preserved?

My guess is :yes.
Texture positions on a spherical mapped .3ds import are preserved in Sketchup, so why would Whaat's spherical mapping not be preserved?

...but only the master himself will have the answer

Whaat

@gaieus said:

Yes, interesting questions. Also I wonder if the UV mapping is preserved when the model is exported into other applications like external renderers an such.

To be honest, I have not tested this, but there is no doubt in my mind that the UV mapping will be preserved in all applications.