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    • AdamBA Offline
      AdamB
      last edited by AdamB

      [flash=600,338:2wkarqp4]http://www.youtube.com/v/brkkFUpemjI[/flash:2wkarqp4]

      Right-click on a ComponentInstance and choose "Replace with Proxy Component" to flip it into a box.

      Right-click again to restore the original geometry.

      Available in the PluginStore

      Adam

      Developer of LightUp Click for website

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
        last edited by

        http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=21334

        Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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        • D Offline
          DJMX1
          last edited by

          thanks, ghostcomp is great for far render, but bounding box is better for work immediately.

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          • Chris FullmerC Offline
            Chris Fullmer
            last edited by

            I had worked on a script that replaced groups with more of a true bounding box, but never quite got it to do what I wanted it to do. I have some more ideas now, as I am learning more about Ruby and the SU API. But I would not ocunt on anything from me, especially seeing that Fredo is working on Ghost Comp.

            As for actually forcing the screen to stick on that level of bounding box detail, its not something that is do-able through Ruby. We can only come close, with things like ghostcomp.

            Chris

            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
            All my Plugins I've written

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              Hey Adam, thanks for this cool plugin. πŸ‘

              However, I do believe it would really deserve its own topic (marked with the [PLUGIN] tag for everyone's benefit). If you also agree, I can split this post off the above topic.

              Gai...

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              • AdamBA Offline
                AdamB
                last edited by

                Sounds like a plan. I guess something like:

                [PLUGIN] Proxy View

                [Burn after reading πŸ˜„]

                Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                • D Offline
                  DJMX1
                  last edited by

                  Thank you Adam. Your plugin is based Ghostcomp really! is very useful but I still am disappointed, I just want an even lighter than wireframe in order to turn quickly in a complex scene.

                  NORMAL VIEW with shadows

                  http://img2.pict.com/02/ac/49/1521277/0/800/1.jpg

                  BOUNDING BOX VIEW apply automatically when the computer is on its knees

                  http://img2.pict.com/6b/fd/c6/1521278/0/800/2.jpg

                  i want to control myself this view 😎

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                  • R Offline
                    rv1974
                    last edited by

                    @adamb said:

                    I mentioned sometime ago I'd post the LightUp version of this. So here it is - just put the Ruby in your plugins folder.

                    Right-click on a ComponentInstance and choose "Replace with Proxy Component" to flip it into a box.
                    Right-click again to restore the original geometry.

                    Adam

                    Adam if only you could make proxy boxes be rendered as original components (on export 2d grafics) it'd be the greatest break thru!

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                    • AdamBA Offline
                      AdamB
                      last edited by

                      @djmx1 said:

                      Thank you Adam. Your plugin is based Ghostcomp really! is very useful but I still am disappointed, I just want an even lighter than wireframe in order to turn quickly in a complex scene.

                      What you're asking is Level-of-Detail switching which is going to be clunky in SU. You could do something that watched the camera position etc but its a real hack. So what you ask is something for Google not me. 😞

                      @djmx1 said:

                      Adam if only you could make proxy boxes be rendered as original components (on export 2d grafics) it'd be the greatest break thru!

                      Ah, well if you're using that very fine LightUp software, this happens automagically when you switch to Tourtool mode.

                      Adam

                      Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                        tfdesign
                        last edited by

                        @adamb said:

                        Right-click on a ComponentInstance and choose "Replace with Proxy Component" to flip it into a box.
                        Right-click again to restore the original geometry.

                        Adam, I can't seem to get this plugin to work.

                        If I right click on a component, the component doesn't box up. If I click it again, it disappears altogether.

                        Any clues? Mac OSX perhaps?

                        My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

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                          tfdesign
                          last edited by

                          Got the proxy plugin working- but only with specific types of components, ie it doesn't seem to work with 2D components (not that this really matters at this stage though πŸ˜„ )

                          Tom

                          My book "Let's SketchUp!" Download from here

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                          • Didier BurD Offline
                            Didier Bur
                            last edited by

                            Hi,
                            I also have a plugin called "proxy" on the RLD: http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/plugin_details.php?id=599 by A. Billyard: "Swaps component definitions with bounding boxes."
                            Does this one do the same thing ? Apparently yes.

                            DB

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                              david23lara
                              last edited by

                              Just AWESOME! thanks!

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                              • A Offline
                                alien_killer
                                last edited by

                                Thanks alot mate... i hope it works with vray.... one reason i moved to Max was cause of proxies.... but SKP is the best

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                                • ccaponigroC Offline
                                  ccaponigro
                                  last edited by

                                  I love this plug in. If it did batches or mixed selections I'd be over the moon. I like to make all my furniture and appliances proxies and switch them back for viewing or publishing but doing them one at a time is a bummer.

                                  cfcaia.com

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                                  • sdmitchS Offline
                                    sdmitch
                                    last edited by

                                    cc, I have sent you, by personal message, my version of Bounding Box View. It works with individual components or a selection.

                                    Nothing is worthless, it can always be used as a bad example.

                                    http://sdmitch.blogspot.com/

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                                    • ccaponigroC Offline
                                      ccaponigro
                                      last edited by

                                      @sdmitch said:

                                      cc, I have sent you, by personal message, my version of Bounding Box View. It works with individual components or a selection.

                                      Got it and using it! Works great I place all my heavy components on a layer and use select all on layer and bingo a punch of simple boxes.

                                      Here is a little trick. Some times snaping to a point on some components can be a pain. So I just make a proxy move or copy it using the proxy rectangle which is easy to find points on and then just switch it back.

                                      Anyway thanks!!!

                                      cfcaia.com

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                                        Spartipilo
                                        last edited by

                                        I liked a lot this plugin, until I had a bugsplat, and my autosave didn't store the original models of the proxy cubes.

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                                          rutpin
                                          last edited by

                                          I installed the finder plugin but I can't find it in my Scap, I right-click and it's not found, what do I do?

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                                            pedroaugsto Newcomers
                                            last edited by

                                            Proxy View plugin does not reveal the component.

                                            Suddenly the plugin stopped working, and I have all my blocks stuck in the proxy. Not returning to component.

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