Question: Render reduction as camera pans out

Checker

Okay, I have created the correct (but empty) folders for both versions 6 (free) and 7 (free)
Still no effect
With Ruby Console open - running the script - I got this message

Error; #<NoMethodError; undefined method `+' for nil;NilClass>
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;550;in `proximity'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;686
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;550;in `call'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;550

Does this mean anything to you? Or is this a generic error?

I thank you again sir!

TIG

OK we have some new info
It's saying that it's having trouble finding a folder
C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Components/Proximity Components/
(or 7 ?)
I don't get those errors, so I can't see why you do... but...
Here's v1.8 that MIGHT stop the error ???
Try it and report backMatrixProximity.rb
Check you have the folder correctly made...

Checker

Thank you for posting the revamped script! Half GREAT news! On Windows XP running SU6 (Pro) it WORKED!!!!!!
IT WORKED on my WinXP SU6 (Pro) but NOT on my Mac SU6 (Free) or SU7 (Free)
The Half BAD news, on my Mac (my primary computer) in both SU 6 (Free) and SU 7 (Free) I get a NEW error

Error; #<TypeError; can't convert nil into String>
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `open'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `entries'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `proximity'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;687
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552;in `call'
/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/SketchUp/Plugins/MatrixProximity.rb;552

So, again, thank you for your patience (I owe you huge after this) - does this error (from my mac) tell you anything new?

I've attached a screen shot of where I have my "Proximity Components" folder:

Is there anything wrong (that you can tell) with this folder?
Is this folder in the wrong place?

![The location of "Proximity Components" folder on my MAC](/uploads/imported_attachments/YEBw_Picture11.png "The location of "Proximity Components" folder on my MAC")

TIG

Try this - the /Components/Proximity Components/ folder MUST now exist and if it doesn't you get an error message.MatrixProximity.rb

Checker

The folder structure is different on the MAC side. This is what it looks like:

"/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 6/Sketchup/Components/Proximity Components"

(note that the "Components" folder in not located in the Google Sketchup application folder itself)

Can you alter the .rb to work with both Mac and PC?

TIG

Why not make a folder within the Sketchup structure - the ../Components/ folder should be in the same relationship as the ../Plugins/ folder ??? To get it to work make an empty ../Components/ folder where it's looking and an empty ../Components/Proximity Componnets folder too... that'll fool it.
I think your Mac's folder structure is wrong... if you copy/paste these two lines into the Ruby Console they should return the same path ?
Sketchup.find_support_file("","Components") Sketchup.find_support_file("","Plugins")

Freddie

Hey guys!

The folder path is different from PC to Mac.

I spoke to my coding friend, who took at TIG's code, and in addition to being really impressed with what you created, he was able to "Frankenstein" it and got it to work for both PC and Mac.

Now the script checks for platform first, and that effects where it looks for the "Proximity Components" folder

Tested on WinXP and MacOSX with

Hope this helps, and thank you for sharing!

Matrix Proximity for both PC and Mac

Checker

HOLY CRAP (the new one) WORKS FOR BOTH MY MAC AND PC!!!!

AWESOME! Thank you both Especially you TIG!!!