JavaScriptObject - Publish your SketchUp models online!

[CountZero]

Hi,

I want to introduce you to a new way to publish your 3D models online:

"JavaScriptObject is an application to publish 3D models in a userfriendly way. It does not requiere any applets, plugins or similar. JavaScriptObject works with every browser, that can handle images and supports JavaScript" - http://finnrudolph.de/JavaScriptObject/Introduction

JavaScriptObject uses a frame based approach to create the illusion of 3D objects and you can easily export frames from SketchUp via a Ruby plugin: http://finnrudolph.de/JavaScriptObject/SketchUp

To keep it short: Just drop by and make sure, that you check out the examples:

360° http://finnrudolph.de/JavaScriptObject/SketchUp#360DegreeExample
XY Rotation http://finnrudolph.de/JavaScriptObject/SketchUp#FullXYRevolutionExample

Enjoy and happy rendering!
CountZero

[Gaieus]

Hi (ehm...) "Count Zero",

Thanks for posting it.

[thomthom]

Very nice.

[Gaieus]

Finally I had a look "deeper" inside. Some comments:

Could there be a webdialog or something like that where you give the settings instead of having to edit the rb file every time you want to change something? Imagine at least the camera distance that may be needed to be changed for every single model.

The other question is about this camera distance. What unit do you give it in there? I can't see any units mentioned there - I guess it's some default inches then. This camera distance will be the most problematic for most of the users IMO. How can they tell? Could it be modified to have (at least as a choice) like Zoom extent or the code could get the camera distance from where the actual viewport is? OR at least add a trigger to it and when one starts the script, it would "jump" there and the user could choose to proceed with that distance or make some further settings. Now it starts exporting immediately even if this setting is not correct.

Finally, in SU, the vertical (blue) axis is the Z axis but I think you called it X axis in the comments inside the rb file.

[Aerilius]

This is a really good script!

Until I found it, I had extracted the swivel feature by Google and got it to work how I want it. It's a little bit handwork and not the neat method, but I made an animation with scenes (4 scenes and a proper animation are enough). This way I can control the angle, zoom and the number of images (in export dialogue: frames per second).

a quite uncommon use with a not circular path: http://aerilius-de.blogspot.com/2009/03/trifels-castle.html

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swivel.zip

[CountZero]

Hi,

sorry for not answering for such a long time I was kind of "under fire" with other things.

@ Gaieus: Yes, a webdialog would be a nice thing. I also agree to the problematic camera distance setting... Have to look deeper into that. The funny thing about switching the axis comes from SketchUp itself. It does not name the coordinate axes so I just guessed ;D

I made some improvements to JavaScriptObject in the last time, but before I go any further I really need to know what features you need/ want or if you need such a script at all ;D So: Any feedback is welcome!

You can see the latest version at http://javascriptobject.finnrudolph.de/ and it is now even compatible with the iPhone and iPod Touch: http://finnrudolph.de/Blog/JavaScriptObject_0.9_-_Now_compatible_with_the_iPhone_and_iPod_Touch

[Didier Bur]

Hi,
Nice plugin. It reminds me my vr_obj_exporter back in 2006, that I was too lazy to update since then...