[Plugin] Make Fur v.2.1.0(20140323)

tak2hata

Hello ,All.
This Plugin is Fur Maker.
It is convenient to glowing grass etc.
How To Use: Select Menu From "PLUGINS"-"Fur_EN"
I am not good at English.So Please look at the appended image.
Thanks

NOTICE::This plugin make too much polygons so model will be large size.(Worst case It can not open.)Please use carefully.
General disclaimer
I MAKES NO GUARANTEE OF VALIDITY about this script.
Please use this script at your own risk.
DOWNLOAD HERE
Get the latest version from the PluginStore: http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=fur_en
or AutoInstall from within SketchUp using the SketchUcation Tools

Versions:
Since : 2010-04-21--- v0.0
....many revisions...
Rev : 2010-0624 -- v1.4c(test webdialog for mac)

fixing webdialog problem on mac os.
(referred to forum "[Web dialog] switch snippet for pc / mac" and jim's "protrude.rb")
Russian translation by blajnov(Thanks)

Rev : 2010-0625 -- v1.4d(Test2 webdialog for mac)

I wish this work on mac.Thanks Oxer and Mario.
Rev : 2010-0625 -- v1.4e

Remove from context menu.
"Crowd" Problem on mac do not fix yet.
Rev : 2010-1028 -- v1.5a

Add preview button.(preview only points of density.)
in the case of using Inputbox,
first ,preview points,Press Enter or select "make fur" from context menu.
Width of some buttons in webdialog increased.
"Preview Fur"and"Back to Dialog" added to translation word
"Crowd" Problem on mac do not fix yet.
I change filename to "fur_en.rb".
remove older fur rubys from plugins folder.
fur_lang_**.txt is parameter name translate.
the usage like this.
Density|DENSITY
Length|LENGTH
....
This converts "Density" to "DENSITY".
language translate file copy to sketchup plugins directory.
If language file is not exist in plugins dir,then parameter name do not rewrite.
and select it from menu.

Rev : 2013-06-02-- v2.0.1
Rev : 2014-03-23-- v2.1.0 : Bugfix.Slider did not work when units are "inch" or "feet".

Fit to Extension class.
Improve UI.
Add function "edit preset list"
Add function "select language file"
Including language files.

Rev :2013-0602-- v2.0.2

include language file for persian by majid.Thanks!
Rev :2013-0602-- v2.0.3

include language file for czech by pepa.Thanks!
Rev :2013-0602-- v2.0.4

UI Slider value optimized when units is not "mm".
Rev :2013-0608-- v2.0.5

include language file for Spanish by Oxer.Thanks!
include new language file for Chinese by hebeijianke.Thanks!
Rev :2013-0612-- v2.0.6

include language file for Serbian by srx.Thanks!

Tutorial Video

How to Use.
How To Make furs.
add crowd mode.
crowd mode(multi instance scattring)
direction using for something like tree place.
direction using for leaf.

![new parameter "direction" and "force"](/uploads/imported_attachments/6qhg_100518_newfur1.png "new parameter "direction" and "force"")
testing make fur 1_3a

before_image
after_image
grass_with ComponentInstace

fur_en1.5a--This is Older Version.

pilou

Seems very cool!

thomthom

Hey! Welcome to SCF.

Very nice plugin.

Got a couple of comments:
It does not create the grass in the active context. If I open a group or component and select faces it does not add the grass to that group. By design?

Why are there so many Groups generated? To cut down generation time? Just find it a bit odd that a patch will have grass in multiple locations:
2010-05-05 10h25_27.png

As for the grass - would it be an idea to make each grass straw a component, and then use scaled and skewed instances of that strand?

tak2hata

Hi,
Thank you for using this plugin.

@unknownuser said:

It does not create the grass in the active context. If I open a group or component and select faces it does not add the grass to that group. By design?

Sorry, I will change to create in the active context

@unknownuser said:

Why are there so many Groups generated? To cut down generation time? Just find it a bit odd that a patch will have grass in multiple locations:

Yes.
Creating Too Much Polygon is very slow.
And to use code "entities.fill_from_mesh" must need blank Group.
This Plugin executes each selected faces.
Creating Group each new 800 polygons.
so it parts.

thomthom

Yea - creating geometry slows down as more entities are in the context you add to - I've noticed that myself.
But would it be faster to make each grass strand to be a ComponentInstance of a single ComponentDefinition? That way one can easily edit the grass afterwards as well.

tak2hata

It is nice idea !
I will examine it.
I think that time hangs for a moment to change this plugin.
thanks.

meak

cool plugin
thanks, thanks,thanks.
+1 componentinstance!

EarthMover

Nice! Autograss for sketchup!

Thomthom, is there is a simple code fix that we could implement to have the blades made as component instances, or does that involve some rewriting?

thomthom

Dunno - haven't looked at the code.

xrok1

thats pretty sweet! thank you.

EarthMover

Nice render results...great job with the UI!

I guess one could also just use the plugin to create a small patch of grass, convert it to a component and then spray it into the areas needed.

Grass plugin.jpg

thomthom

Suggestions:

Make the type box and Option box.
I like that it inherits the colour of the face it sits on. An nice option would be if it could generate a given set of material variants (0 to n) and use that.