Looking ahead to SU 8.
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@remus said:
jakob, what would happen with upgrades to the plugin? who would be tasked with going through the code? itd be a monster job and one thats better left to plugin developers themselves, in my opinion.
fair point there, remus. absolutely true. the big ones, that really add completely new features to the program are probably better kept in the hands of the ruby coders.
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Include "repair broken lines", repair broken polylines, arcs and circles.
I still use many older versions depending on the purpose, especially important: the different collada exporters and the different handling of models on upload to 3d-warehouse.
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- Global option to toggle on/off the line-break-at-crossings feature that was implemented in version 7.0; I'm still using version 6 because I've got too many older models that rely upon the non-break "feature" of version 6(and earlier).
- Much improved UVW features. My models are exported for use in PC games and in that environment performance is highly influenced by the number of individual texture files (fewer being far better). It's really hard to use non-tiling textures in SU right now.
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in the material section I would like to see a few additions.
apart from better uv control and layered textures (these would be awesome!)
glossy materials would be really cool. they don't need a lot of rendering power, because they only have to show highlights (unlike reflections, that need a lot of machine power).
another one that would make SU images a far more interesting is roughness of a material. especially with transparent materials you could create frosted glass! -
a simple one that i really wish they'd fix - (or maybe my technique is wrong.. if you have a way of doing this, please share!
)inferencing while rotating doesn't work right.. i feel like i should be able to rotate this cube and have it's corner end up on the line.. can't do it though because i can only rotate in degrees of 0.0 instead of freely.
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Sketchup->model Info->units->angle snapping (turn it off.)
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oh man, i was so hoping that was going to do the trick but nah.
i have my angle snapping at 15⁰ so i don't think that's going to matter anyway.
likewise, i have my line snap set to 1/2" but i can still inference to an infinite amount of points regardless of the length my line will end up (it could be 30 27/1024" for instance)..
i dunno, try a quick drawing like i've shown in the video and you'll see that the inferencing system won't grab the line.
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Damm. As a crappy workaround you could place a point on the line, but its not the same as being able to infer straight on the line goes in search of feature requests
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This is old, guys. You cannot snap to an edge that is on the rotation plane when rotating. Too bad, I know (it would make modelling a whole bunch of otherwise hopeless geometry).
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yeah Gai, i've been using su since v4 and noticed this in either 4 or 5.. i figure i might as well wait till v8 before i start asking for someone to fix it or to see if i'm doing something wrong
i have a way to deal with this if need be but it's 6 or 7 extra steps.. sort of a momentum killer when you're in the middle of drawing..
[actually, i think this might be solvable via ruby.. can ruby do trig functions and/or a²+b²=c² type of stuff?]
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@unknownuser said:
actually, i think this might be solvable via ruby.. can ruby do trig functions and/or a²+b²=c² type of stuff?
Yep, ruby can do trig functions. What did you have in mind?
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I believe ruby can do all sorts of calculations but my knowledge is lesser than my belief.
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@remus said:
@unknownuser said:
actually, i think this might be solvable via ruby.. can ruby do trig functions and/or a²+b²=c² type of stuff?
Yep, ruby can do trig functions. What did you have in mind?
Something along these lines.... [that's just the way i think it could happen
... but it does kill two birds with one stone.. in SU, it's also a lot harder than it should be to draw a set length in between two other (non-parallel ) lines...
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I think you need to get your calculator out jeff
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Hmm, i wonder if a rotate tool could be written that could infer on lines. Perhaps put a [req] in the ruby forum?
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@remus said:
I think you need to get your calculator out jeff
haha.. i don't want to think of it in terms of the above but i think that's how it breaks down mathematically.. really, i just want a cpoint dropped at the intersection (point B in the drawings).. maybe there's another way to obtain this?
here's my current workaround.. [but damn, can't google just make inferencing work here
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@plot-paris said:
- Layer Grouping. you select a couple of layers, click right mouse button and choose the option 'group layers' (or use the same keybord shortcut you use for grouping geometry). now you can still switch on or off the layers within the group separately. but if you switch off the whole layer-group, all the layers within will be turned off at once. when you unhide the group again, only those layers will be made visible again, that were switched on before...
oh, and you can expand/collapse layer-groups in the layer window to make some space...
Along this same line, how about the ability to created sub-layers. By that I mean layers that would appear indented under the "Master" layer and be able to collapse to the Master Layer. Unchecking the Master layer would also uncheck the sub-layers.
Structure 1
....Structure 1 - Beams
....Structure 1 - Windows
....Structure 1 - Walls
Structure 2
....Structure 2 - Beams
....Structure 2 - Windows
....Structure 2 - Walls
etc. - Layer Grouping. you select a couple of layers, click right mouse button and choose the option 'group layers' (or use the same keybord shortcut you use for grouping geometry). now you can still switch on or off the layers within the group separately. but if you switch off the whole layer-group, all the layers within will be turned off at once. when you unhide the group again, only those layers will be made visible again, that were switched on before...
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Re features in free/Pro.
Just want to point out that there are lots of price points. Design Workshop priced at $0, $100 and $500.
Photoshop costs either an arm and a leg, or $100 for Elements.
AutoCAD wants your firstborn. You pay shipping (private jet only).
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you know, what would be really helpful? if SketchUp supported import of dwg/dxf drawings with lineweights and colours, faces and text.
I fight with understanding an imported drawing almost every day. because every dotted line, no matter whether very thin and in a light gray or thick and red... everything is reduced to a black mess of lines.
I always have to print out the drawing in order to understand what I see in SketchUp. so even from an environmental point of view it would be a good idea
I know this is asking for a lot, because linewheigt isn't supported in SU yet and different text sizes, and styles aren't a strengh of it either.
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Turn on Colour by layer and Edge colours.
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