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    [Plugin] Camera OrbitOnTarget v1

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      MarcioAB
      last edited by

      Well, this is how it works here:
      [flash=425,350:1ajsikpg]http://www.youtube.com/v/IWx026cl23s[/flash:1ajsikpg]

      But I also tried to capture the video-screen with MS Windows Media 9 Encoder and the behavior became more or less like you mention. But I do not know how to fix this.

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        xrok1
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        so ,any further dev.
        any luck with the MMB?

        “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

        http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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          xrok1
          last edited by

          hey! the MMB double click works for me. 😍

          “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

          http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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            MarcioAB
            last edited by

            @xrok1 said:

            hey! the MMB double click works for me. 😍

            Humm ... my initial expectation regard the Middle Mouse Button was to replace the default tool currently associated with the MMB - that is the standard SketchUP Orbit tool - by this one. But its not possible yet.
            So I think in this case it is pointless to connect any function to MMB if I can only use it when the OrbitOnTarget tool is activated.

            Regard any further development: I used that code in JointSU plugin with minor changes - When you are assembling components I find useful to have "OrbitOnTarget" with the target automatically set on the origin of the component axis you are working on. So, I think the idea now is to embed this "OrbitOnTarget" code into more specific plugins.

            What else could be improved in a tool like this ?

            Regards
            Marcio

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              xrok1
              last edited by

              @xrok1 said:

              hey! the MMB double click works for me. 😍

              oops i guess you made me find an SK feature thats already in place. if i MMB double click SK centers on that point (i didn't know that before now 😄 )and since SK orbit the center of the screen anyway; please explain the purpose of your plugin?

              “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

              http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                MarcioAB
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                @xrok1 said:

                please explain the purpose of your plugin?

                Make a simple cube. Center it (using the double-click you mention) targeting any specific point over the cube and Orbit.

                You will find it will not always orbit around that expected point.

                The OrbitOnTarget plugin makes it orbit on the selected point (and by the way, the selection is made using the Inference Engine).

                Regards
                Marcio

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                  Ross Macintosh
                  last edited by

                  Thanks Marcio for developing the plugin. I'm finding your approach to the controls very good. I have the feeling they will become very intuitive for me with a bit more use. I'm happy.

                  Regards, Ross

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                    MarcioAB
                    last edited by

                    Great. Let me know if we can improve the interface or anything else.

                    Regards
                    Marcio

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                      xrok1
                      last edited by

                      O.K, thanks for the explaination, even if i never use your script thank you for making me discover the MMB function of SK without you i would have never discovered that which is a very valuable function. 😉

                      “There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”

                      http://www.Twilightrender.com try it!

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                        jprokos
                        last edited by

                        I really wish this worked on a Mac. The Double Click feature is all that works nothing else.

                        2009 iMac
                        OS 10.6
                        SU 7.1

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                          majid
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                          @marcioab said:

                          Great. Let me know if we can improve the interface or anything else.

                          Regards
                          Marcio

                          dear Marcio, would you plz add a function for exact movement of camera? i.e 35cm to right? up dn ....?

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                            fullyfledgeded
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                            hey once you've define the target, can you say for example rotate exactly 180degrees around it?

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                              smiggyuk
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                              this is a pluggin i have been looking for cant believe it was so hard to find but I am not familiar with loading PNG . i have just loaded ruby plug ins before . what do i do (learner)

                              many thanks

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                                caddia
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                                please help not working on sketchup 2018 i need it so much.

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                                  Dave R
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                                  @caddia, The author hasn't visited Sketchucation in more than six years. It's likely that he's no longer supporting this plugin. Might be a good idea to look for an alternative.

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                                    juju
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                                    quick off-the-cuff alternatives you might want to look into, there may be more:

                                    Camera Tools
                                    Curic Spin Camera
                                    Animate Rotation
                                    Camera Circle
                                    Camera Spiral

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