[Plugin] GhostComp - v1.4a - 31 Oct 18

rv1974

@rv1974 said:

This tool is essential for those who send files with repetitive components to 3ds max.
Unfortunatly only after removing this tool I solved the "grey out menus" problem. Is there any chance to update it?

Have you updated your FredoLib files? I think most the issues lied within that library, not in the individual plugins. (with an odd exception)

Yes I used latest lib pack (not 100% sure). Today I'll try it once more

TIG

Fredo

I've found a glitch with the code in 'GhostCompAlgo.rb'

def onActivePathChanged(*args)
	path = Sketchup.active_model.active_path
	return unless path
	comp = path.last
    return unless comp.valid? ###<<<
	return unless is_ghost?(comp)
	ask_confirmation comp
end

If you don't include the extra line I've indicated with ###<<< then you get weird errors in the Ruby Console if you have been editing and then deleting Components... This simple fix ignores recently deleted components etc so no errors...

pilou

Tig the ghost killer cleaner

tfdesign

Ghostbusters?

mandar1983

Hello,

I have used ghost plug in to make proxy out of original object..
I have kept object in proxy format and exported it to kerkythea.
When i render it in kerkythea proxy object rendered without material why so?? Do we have convert the back to original form before exporting it into kerkythea every time??

Also i have some issues regarding camera in kerkythea. i have placed 3 cameras in the scene and have exported to kerkythea, but whenever i open the scene, i could not find the camera on the same location i have placed it? is it any kind of bug in kerkythea?? or there is some problem in my SU and kerkythea or somthing else?? ple help

Regards,
MANDAR

Gaieus

Yes, I am afraid you do. Ghost Components plugin can only solve performance issues in SU but it would not work as a proxy plugin for exporters. Certainly it could be modified somewhat (and/or the exporter plugin could accommodate) but for that, the two, different authors of the plugins should co-operate on one that works this way.

But then all the other renderers could ask the same.

niks

thanks Fredo.. you are a beast on what you do

scrappy24

Great work! "To God be the victory!"

rachmatrf

Wow! What a great plugin...

I can not thank you enough to make this possible on sketchup... Where have I been so far to miss this wonderful plugin. SU Team surely should incorporate this in SU native version. I believe they will put this in the new Trimble Sketchup... Great work Fredo!!! and thanks once again....

sellberg

Thanks for this! I´ve only had a short test/peek/session w this RB. It seems super useful!

I had one problem, though: I saved the model when in ghost mode and closed the program. When I opened the same model later I couldn´t reset the geometry to the complex form. I just saw the ghost. Have anyone else had similar experiences?

//KJS
Running a freeSU8 on a mac.

rv1974

Fredo,I just wondered would this dirty trick http://72.27.230.245/3ds-max/scripts/renderlayers-0 be possible in SU8?

congellous

This is a copy of my plug ins folder, I've upgraded to the new fredo lib and installed the ghost but nothing shows up in the program
Have I got some conflict in here, it's a mess !

__loader.rb
.DS_Store
#extrusionToolbar.rb
AddCtrPnt.rb
animation.rb
artisan
artisan_loader.rb
attributes.rb
Autounfold.rb
bezier.rb
box.rb
clf_shape_bender
clf_shape_bender_loader.rb
config-thumb.jpg
contextmenu.rb
ctsMaker
curve_maker.rb
curve_pointer.png
CURVILOFT_Dir_12
deBabelizer.rb
default_pointer.png
DEFPARAM_Dir
DOCUMENTATION_Dir
drawhelix14.rb
drawmetal_plugins_1_3_4.rb
dropverts.rb
Examples
examples.rb
examplescripts.rb
extrudeEdgesByEdges.rb
extrudeEdgesByFace.rb
extrudeEdgesByFaces.rb
extrudeEdgesByLathe.rb
extrudeEdgesByLoft.rb
extrudeEdgesByOffset.rb
extrudeEdgesByRails.rb
extrudeEdgesByRailsByFace.rb
extrudeEdgesByRailsToLattice.rb
extrudeEdgesByVector.rb
extrudeEdgesByVectorToObject.rb
faceFlattener019.rb
fillet.rb
flattery
flattery.rb
Fredo6Trace.txt
FREDOSCALE
FREDOSCALE_Dir_22
FredoScale_Tool.rb
FredoScale.rb
generateSoapSkinBubble.rbs
Geodesic_SketchUp.rb
GhostComp%201
Help
iges_export.rb
Images
jointpushpull.rb
JPP_Dir_20
LIBFREDO6_Dir_48
LibFredo6.rb
LibTraductor.rb
line_pointer.png
linetool.rb
maxwell
maxwell.rb
Ocean
ocean_extension.rb
proper_animation
proper_animation_loader.rb
ROUNDCORNER
ROUNDCORNER_Dir_23
RoundCorner.rb
RubyToPython
SCF
selection.rb
shapes.rb
SketchyFFD.rb
skin.rb
skp_to_dxf.rb
skp_to_dxf.rbz
SoapSkinBubble
generateSoapSkinBubble.rbs
Help
Images
SoapSkinBubbleMenus.rb
SoapSkinBubbleTools.rb
stock_maker.rb
SU_Podium_Browser.rbs
SU_Podium_V2
SU_Podium_V2.rbs
SuSolid
susolid.rbs
taper_maker.rb
TIGtools
TOS
TOS_Dir_18
tt_cleanup.rb
TT_Lib2
tt_simple_installer.rb
tt_solid_inspector.rb
unfoldtool.png
unfoldtool.rb
Utilities
utilities.rb
utilities.rbs
utilitiestools.rb
vfs.rb
weld.rb
ZLoader__FredoScale.rb
ZLoader__GhostComp.rb
ZLoader__OnSurface.rb
ZLoader__RoundCorner.rb

TIG

Have you activated its Extension from within Preferences.
You might also then need to activate its Toolbar...

congellous

There doesn't seem to be an extension in there ?
It has instal extension which one is the extension ?

TIG

This ?

congellous

Yeah it's not there

TIG

In your list there's 'GhostComp%201' what's that ?
Looks like an html based name ?
There ought to be a folder called 'GHOSTCOMP_Dir_10'
containing these files This suggests you has mis-installed it...

congellous

Dunno what that was but removing it sorted it, didn't even need to turn the extension on. Thanks TIG

parsleybrain

Hello Fredo, thanks for another great plugin. So I startet to use it and it worked just fine. I've lots of railings in my model, some are just copies of components but I also had to make a bunch of them unique and to tweak them. Finally making even one copy of an component took so long I decided to use your ghostcomp. And it worked - but now Sketchup always chrashes when I try to create a ghost component. Do you have any advice or idea what to do about that? Thanks in advance.

fredo6

@parsleybrain said:

Hello Fredo, thanks for another great plugin. So I startet to use it and it worked just fine. I've lots of railings in my model, some are just copies of components but I also had to make a bunch of them unique and to tweak them. Finally making even one copy of an component took so long I decided to use your ghostcomp. And it worked - but now Sketchup always chrashes when I try to create a ghost component. Do you have any advice or idea what to do about that? Thanks in advance.

Please make sure you have the most recent versions. For the crash, it may be some conflicting plugins (some versions of Vray and Podium for instance)

Fredo