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    [Plugin] cmd's mover with dialog and easings (v0.5)

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    • M Offline
      miikka1978
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      Is there some trick to get this work? I see Mover Dialog-option in Plugins menu, but nothing happens when I try to activate it.

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        Ecuadorian
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        Thanks, Jim! Do you think there might be a way to hack it so the movement spans the whole scene transition time when output with Whaat's Smooth Animation and render plug-ins? Right now the movement spans half the transition time when using these output methods.
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        • majidM Offline
          majid
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          one step closer to have real animations, manymany thanx mate

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            Fletch
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            great stuff, Jim, and I echo Ecuadorian's wish, and also for ability to choose a different rotation point for an object rather than changing it's origin.

            Fletch
            Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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              urgen
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              ...Thank you ,Jim! 👍

              --pupil forever...------

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                Jim
                last edited by

                @ecuadorian said:

                Do you think there might be a way to hack it so the movement spans the whole scene transition time when output with Whaat's Smooth Animation and render plug-ins? Right now the movement spans half the transition time when using these output methods.

                The transitions take 100% of the scene transformation time. Ive never tried smooth animation, so I'll need to get that and see what mean.

                Hi

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                • kenK Offline
                  ken
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                  @jim said:

                  I added a dialog to cmd's mover animation plugin, and also some options to select the easings.

                  This is a plugin written originally by Google's cmd. It provides a way to animate Groups and Components between Scene changes.

                  I added a dialog with some instructions on how to use it, as well as easings - various formulas that control the animation between the Scenes.

                  I attached a simple animation skp. Open the model, start the Mover dialog, Enable Animation, and play the animation (or just click through the Scenes.)

                  0.3 - added mover_extensions folder

                  0.4 - saving the position also saves the easing per object and scene. You can set the easing for individual objects by selecting only that object and pressing Save Position.

                  0.5 - cleaned up the dialog.

                  Jim

                  Is there info on how to use this plugin? Sometimes I get it to work somewhat, then it stops. I can't seem to get it to run consistent.

                  Thanks in Advance
                  Ken

                  Fight like your the third monkey on Noah's Ark gangway.

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                  • majidM Offline
                    majid
                    last edited by

                    it is reallay great plugin, I wish had some improvement on more graphical interface... plz

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                      JClements
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                      Hi Jim:

                      This is really quite nice.

                      Can you describe in layman's terms how it works. Is it creating something akin to hidden scenes?

                      Do think it possible for an avi movie to be exported somehow?

                      John | Illustrator | Beaverton, Oregon

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                      • majidM Offline
                        majid
                        last edited by

                        Dear jim, your job is really great and handy, ..is it possible to have a "path" for easings?... maybe a connection with bezier tools or something....plz? ( also is it possible to embedd in plugin the rotations..etc while easing along path?

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                        • majidM Offline
                          majid
                          last edited by

                          dear Jim, still waiting for graphical improvement of your great plugin. 🎉

                          My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                          • majidM Offline
                            majid
                            last edited by

                            dear mate, I am still waitng for an update, as I found this one, as one of most interesting and improvements on sketchup animation, maybe a combination with "scene transition time" in a pakage would be a nice update. BTW thank you again 👍

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                            • Bob JamesB Offline
                              Bob James
                              last edited by

                              I admire your patience, majid, but why not just buy SimLab: It's sort of a SketchUp for animation - Very easy to use. If SimLab had the plugin gurus that SU has, it would be awesome. Nevertheless, it makes animation easy (IMHO)

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                              • formanosqueF Offline
                                formanosque
                                last edited by

                                Thanks for the plugin, it works just fine except when exporting the animation as a video.
                                Objets stay still. Only scenes move.
                                Is there any possibility to make mpeg movie with animated objects ?

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  @formanosque said:

                                  Thanks for the plugin, it works just fine except when exporting the animation as a video.
                                  Objects stay still. Only scenes move.
                                  Is there any possibility to make mpeg movie with animated objects ?
                                  Make lots of scene-tabs with intermediate locations of the animated objects.
                                  Export the animation as individual images rather than a movie.
                                  Assemble the images into a movie using one of the several free tools available, adding 'betweening' for the additional frames need for smoothness - where composite images are automatically constructed to span between the two 'real' images either side.

                                  TIG

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                                  • majidM Offline
                                    majid
                                    last edited by

                                    Thank you again for the plugin
                                    Just tested it over sketchup 8 and it was not working.
                                    any conflict with other plugins?

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                                      majid
                                      last edited by

                                      Is it compatible with new 2015 or 2015 make version?

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                                      • J Offline
                                        Jim
                                        last edited by

                                        Yes it is - I will post to the Store soon. Thanks for the prod.

                                        Hi

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                                        • majidM Offline
                                          majid
                                          last edited by

                                          This is definitely one of the best animating plugins IMO and hope it continues developing

                                          My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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