[req]Model Scrambler

linea

The chaos that this could unleash in the 3DW...........

Chris Fullmer

Why not just put the model into a password protected zip file?

Yeah, that's really a better solution. I think somewhere in my head I was hoping this would lead to something useful, but in the end, the ability to PassWord protect a model from being looked at is not what is wanted. the ability to PassWord protect people from editing and copying is what is desired.

What if the script could automatically assemble the file in the sketchup viewer while leaving it scrambled in SU? Does SU even make the viewer anymore?

Chris

kwistenbiebel

@linea said:

The chaos that this could unleash in the 3DW...........

This is actually a sort of virus.
Is such a plugin really something you guys would like to see developed?

Next step: a SU file that self destructs after a certain date?

thomthom

@kwistenbiebel said:

Next step: a SU file that self destructs after a certain date?

Anyone else hears the Mission Impossible tune in their head..?

thomthom

@chris fullmer said:

Yeah, that's really a better solution. I think somewhere in my head I was hoping this would lead to something useful, but in the end, the ability to PassWord protect a model from being looked at is not what is wanted. the ability to PassWord protect people from editing and copying is what is desired.

Are we talking about intentional editing here? Or unintentional?
For unintentional you could just set the file as read only.

For intentional editing, that's harder, as if someone has their mind set to edit it, novel obfuscation might not be that effective.

remus

Hmm, I wonder if it would be possible to use transformations that don't destroy the model, but just make it hard/annoying to edit thinking smilie

I think the hard thing would be finding a suitable transformation that can't be fixed using another ruby.

BTM

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=19782&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

thomthom

@remus said:

Hmm, I wonder if it would be possible to use transformations that don't destroy the model, but just make it hard/annoying to edit thinking smilie

I think the hard thing would be finding a suitable transformation that can't be fixed using another ruby.

Instead of rotating individual vertices, rotate whole connected geometry. Throwing everything slightly off scale is annoying as hell. Whenever I get a model where a model where everything is like that (usually based of some AutoCAD drawing) it makes me curl up under my desk and rock back and forth sucking my thumb.