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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      Why so many versions? There are four threads for Cloud - and even this one got multiple downloads. Hard to find the "correct" one. At least the old redundant versions should be removed and untagged so they don't appear in the Plugin Index.

      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
      List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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      • B Offline
        bmeg
        last edited by

        Didier Bur,

        I'm a new and relatively inexperienced user of SU, my introduction is in the newbie forum.

        First of all. I Just tried your cloud tools and it's really good. Thank you for sharing.

        I'd like to pick your brains a little, do you know of any other point cloud tools or tools for manipulating the meshes created from point clouds. I would be particularly interested in a tool which could produce a best fit surface from
        a number of selected meshes and perhaps report on the fit residuals i.e difference between the best fit surface and the
        individual points.It would be particularly good if the tool enable a best fit planar surface, dome, pyramid etc.

        Thank you in advance

        Brian.

        @unknownuser said:

        Here is an updated version of my cloud script:

        • Imports and exports (new!) DEM points cloud, several CSV formats supported.
        • All units (import/export) supported.
        • Saves id's, altitudes, or any other field as attributes or insert them as texts (new!).
        • Manage layers, triangulation option.
        • Doc, sample files and tutorial included.

        Also downloadable at my RLDsite: http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/plugin_details.php?id=678

        Enjoy,

        EDIT: 23.06.10: (Cloud_v71) units bug fix, especially for users of SU 7.1
        [attachment=3:bpyvk05a]<!-- ia3 -->Cloud_v71.zip<!-- ia3 -->[/attachment:bpyvk05a]
        EDIT: 28.11.10: (Cloud_v8) support for CR/CRLF text files, cloud origin selectable.
        [attachment=2:bpyvk05a]<!-- ia2 -->Cloud_v8.zip<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:bpyvk05a]
        EDIT 29.11.10 Bug fix.
        [attachment=1:bpyvk05a]<!-- ia1 -->Cloud_v8a.zip<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:bpyvk05a]
        EDIT 01.12.10
        [attachment=0:bpyvk05a]<!-- ia0 -->Cloud_v8b.zip<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:bpyvk05a]

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        • Didier BurD Offline
          Didier Bur
          last edited by

          Hi,
          I'm not aware of a free plugin that do these kinds of thing, but here is a (payware) interesting plugin:
          http://scanable.org/software/modeling/pointools-introduces-point-cloud-plug-in-for-google-sketchup/
          Rather expensive 😞

          DB

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          • Q Offline
            qconsult
            last edited by

            Dear Sir,

            Please advise on possible work-flow concerning storing the "ID" tag from CSV as a component attribute.

            Any/all advice will be appreciated.

            Kind regards,

            Q

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            • J Offline
              jaspergardner
              last edited by

              I am having problems trying to install Cloud_v8b on my mac, does this version work for mac?

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              • Didier BurD Offline
                Didier Bur
                last edited by

                Hi,
                What kind of problem to install ? Please describe it more precisely so I can help.

                DB

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                • GeorgeG Offline
                  George
                  last edited by

                  Hello Didier,

                  It seems Cloud and SU 2014 are not getting along.

                  When I open SketchUp 2014, cloud_v8b.rbs throws a Load Error.
                  Fixable?

                  Error: #<SyntaxError: c:/users/george/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/cloud_v8b.rbs:347: Invalid break> c:/users/george/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/cloud_v8b.rbs

                  Dell Precision T3400
                  MS Windows 8.1 32-bit
                  Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3.00GHz
                  4GB RAM
                  NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 768GB

                  "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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                  • TIGT Offline
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    For v2014 compatibility I suspect that it's something simple that Didier needs to fix is his RB version and recompile into the RBS...
                    Unfortunately, because it encrypted only Didier knows what is going on inside the code...

                    I suggest you PM him - he needs nagging to get several of his plugins updated to be v2014 compatible.
                    Where he has supplied a 'packed' RB file I have offered a temporary fix using the final .to_s -> [0] - which several users are successfully using, BUT unfortunately for his RBS versions that's NOT possible πŸ˜’

                    TIG

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                    • ninomaydaN Offline
                      ninomayda
                      last edited by

                      Having trouble installing on SU-2014. Am I missing something? Alternatives available?

                      Regards
                      Nino

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        My post [just before yours] already 'explains' this http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=518532#p518532
                        There are several tools that do some of these things...
                        What do you want to do, exactly?

                        TIG

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                        • M Offline
                          michelmtl
                          last edited by

                          Hi Didier,
                          I got a problem just trying to load this plugin on SU14, win 8.1

                          Error: #<SyntaxError: c:/users/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/cloud_v8b.rbs:347: Invalid break>
                          c:/users/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/cloud_v8b.rbs

                          Any ideas?

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @michelmtl said:

                            Hi Didier,
                            I got a problem just trying to load this plugin on SU14, win 8.1

                            Error: #<SyntaxError: c:/users/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/cloud_v8b.rbs:347: Invalid break>
                            c:/users/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2014/sketchup/plugins/cloud_v8b.rbs

                            Any ideas?
                            If you read the few previous posts you'd see that it's incompatible with v2014.
                            It's probably an easy fix BUT Didier ought to do it πŸ˜’

                            TIG

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                            • GeorgeG Offline
                              George
                              last edited by

                              @tig said:

                              ...it's incompatible with v2014.
                              It's probably an easy fix BUT Didier ought to do it πŸ˜’

                              Sadly it seems Didier hasn't the time to do it.
                              Might he consider handing the task to a trusted fellow developer?
                              It's a shame to lose such a useful tool for even a short time; more so when left to languish for months.

                              "Everyone is entitled to his own opinions, but not to his own facts." ~Patrick Moynihan

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                              • TIGT Offline
                                TIG Moderator
                                last edited by

                                Didier is too busy, but he has given me permission to update his script for him.
                                That new version 'v8.0bx' is available in the PluginStore.
                                http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Cloud
                                It is now compatible with v2014...

                                TIG

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                                • S Offline
                                  sherwood111
                                  last edited by

                                  very useful, thank you very much !

                                  v8 works for me with SU8 pro x32, windows 8.1

                                  v8b does not appear to work with SU 2015 x64, windows 8.1
                                  vertical (z axis) data appears to be ignored
                                  all points are on a flat horizontal plane
                                  X Y positions/locations render correctly
                                  same .csv data file imports into both SU8pro (v8) and SU2015 (v8b)

                                  I don't know if it matters . . .
                                  I notice extra characters in v8b 'points cloud options' input dialog window
                                  the extra characters "] do not appear in v8 SU8pro

                                  I'm unable to tinker with the .rbs file


                                  cloud v8, SU8 pro x32 windows 8.1


                                  cloud v8b, SU2015 x64 windows 8.1

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                                  • TIGT Offline
                                    TIG Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks for the report.

                                    ?

                                    I can look to see if there are subtle errors in the code, and its conversion.
                                    I'll update it and post again as needed...
                                    Watch the PluginStore for announcements...

                                    TIG

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      I have found the errors and fixed them.
                                      The newer Ruby2 handles the dropt-down parameters for the inputbox more strictly than <=v2013's Ruby, which actually forgave some sloppy coding by Didier !
                                      The newest version in the PluginStore should now also work properly in v2014/v2015 πŸ˜’
                                      http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Cloud

                                      TIG

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                                      • S Offline
                                        sherwood111
                                        last edited by

                                        Excellent ! . . . works like a champ

                                        Thanks so much for the attention and speedy response
                                        And especially for filling in for Mr. Bur.

                                        The first download I used was from the pluginstore
                                        file = Cloud_v8.0bx.rbz

                                        The second download I used (and works w/ 2015) was from the
                                        'download' button immediately above, in this thread.
                                        file = Cloud_v8.0bxx.rbz

                                        The extracted/installed extension file has the
                                        same name for both versions.
                                        file = cloud_v8b.rbs

                                        Thanks again, for All you do.

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                                        • G Offline
                                          Galaxy85
                                          last edited by

                                          Hello Didier,
                                          I am very interested using your nice plugin Cloud, but unfortunately, it does not work for me after installation.

                                          My config:

                                          • Windows 7
                                          • Sketchup 2015 Pro (Free Trial version for 30 days)

                                          I downloaded the file, unzipped it and placed the resulted folder in the Sketchup plugin folder. When I restart Sketchup, I do not see the "Points Cloud" section under File menu as described in the documentation (Cloud.pdf).
                                          I tried previous versions of the plugin (v6, v7...) same result.
                                          I am using other plugins that work fine.

                                          Any assistance would be very much appreciated.
                                          Many thanks for your kind support
                                          πŸ˜„
                                          Jean-Pierre

                                          PS: Oops sorry but it works!
                                          I just had forgotten to "install / activate" the plugin in SU... (I am an SU beginner!)
                                          Sorry again. 😳

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                                          • E Offline
                                            ericalderman
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi, I downloaded the script using the Download button above. I'm using SketchUp 2015 on a Mac running OS X Yosemite. The Points cloud menu shows up under File, and I can select the file (.LAS format). It tells me there are 578245 points to import, but after clicking OK on the Options dialog, nothing happens. Any ideas?

                                            Eric

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