Shape Bender - preview

utiler

Exactly what i was thinking Jeff, couldn't agree more!!!
I believe the future Pro version should incorporate scripts from Whaat, Fredo6, Chris, TIG..... I'm going to stope there out of respect for not naming someone!!

SU Pro should be different and how better to do so than by rewardint those who spend countless hours on these scripts for mostly a pat on their back from their peers...
I think the lest thing to come out of such a "pro' version would be that through a collaborative effort, the wonderfully simple UI of SketchUp would be maintained....

pilou

Maybe you must also consider than some coders write Plugs only for their pleasure?

jeff hammond

@unknownuser said:

Maybe you must also consider than some coders write Plugs only for their pleasure?

oh yeah, i'm pretty sure that's a main reason behind the scripts being written..

sort of like crossword puzzle freaks (which i am). that's also a reason why i won't even begin to try to understand the ruby language.. i just don't have the time to be addicted to it and knowing me, i would be..

still, if the coders are doing things that attract new SU users then i don't see why they shouldn't be compensated.. (or maybe it's the other way around?? the fact that ruby can be used with SU is what attracts the writers??)

Chris Fullmer

I have to admit, I am also one of those that gets "addicted" to things like programming. So for me it is all about the fun of learning, and making SU do things it just has never done before (though most of my scripts are re-writes of existing scripts). That being said, I would love to actually make a few bucks off scripts in the future. But that would require finding a script idea useful enough that people would pay for.....

Chris

thomthom

I just like to "make stuff work".
Which is why I love LEGO.

caddict

Maybe you scripters should set up a donation system (if you haven't already). I don't see why compensation for your efforts shouldn't come directly from the community, rather than from the community via Google.

I suspect that among the SU community, there would be enough users prepared to make a voluntary payment for a script they enjoy. I'm only guessing here...

Chris Fullmer

It is possible to set up a donation system. Fredo now has one. Smustard is also an alternative. You can host there and choose to release for free or sell it at a price. I have a few free ones there now, and I plan on putting more there in the future. I feel that they get a lot of eyes from across the internet on their site, not just the users on this board.

So really there are options to sell our scripts, or be compensated. Maybe in time I'll go that route,

Chris

PS. Anyone who keeps reading these new posts hoping one will be an update on shape bender....

Shape bender is coming along pretty well. I've got a lot the big bugs worked out. I've got a great User Interface in place now (much thanks to Fredo for a couple of hints on that front). There is really only a couple of things left to work out now - at least for the first round of user testing. But it will still take time. I've got a busy school week ahead of me. It's getting close to time to graduate in 1 month....!

Chris Fullmer

thomthom

Wow. Awesome UI.
You're quickly getting deep into advanced stuff Chris.

numerobis

Thank You very much Chris! Looks very interesting!

Sketchup 7?
...what's Sketchup 7?
i'm on Sketchup 6 Extended!

WOW! All these great Plugins are so much bigger than the tiny update to v7 - google should concentrate on 64bit and high poly support, that seems to be the only part that all these great programmers on this forum can't do...

utiler

@unknownuser said:

Maybe you must also consider than some coders write Plugs only for their pleasure?

Frenchy,

Don't you think it would be nice to get a little cash on the side for 'doing crosswords'?

jeff hammond

@unknownuser said:

Glory has no price

haha

looking real nice chris. real nice.

Chris Fullmer

@thomthom said:

Wow. Awesome UI.
You're quickly getting deep into advanced stuff Chris.

I tihnk you sort of pick and choose your battles. I have no clue how to implement observers yet. or inferencing for that matter. Thats tricky still.

Chris

AcesHigh

@unknownuser said:

Glory has no price

AcesHigh

Chris, how much different will be your bend plugin be from the one released by Fredo with his Freescale 2?

Chris Fullmer

Fredo's works by selecting your shape and then bending using a protractor like tool. It only does one bend at a time. Mine will take a shape and bend it to match an existing curve, even if it requires multiple bends in the shape. It is sort of like morphing a a straight line into a curved line.

Chris