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    • TIGT Offline
      TIG Moderator
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      If you set the background color to be 0,0,0 [pure-black] then the image will export with a transparent background in place of the 'pure-black', when you open it in Gimp or a web-browser etc you will see there is no background... πŸ€“test.png

      TIG

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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        @tig said:

        If you set the background color to be 0,0,0 [pure-black]

        Should not need to do this - I export with the default SketchUp Sky - still I get transparency.

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

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        • TIGT Offline
          TIG Moderator
          last edited by

          @thomthom said:

          @tig said:

          If you set the background color to be 0,0,0 [pure-black]

          Should not need to do this - I export with the default SketchUp Sky - still I get transparency.

          That's not entirely correct... iIF you have a Sky and/or Ground ticked in your Style you will not get a transparent background to the png for the areas that these parts 'cover'.
          BUT if you have the Sky AND Ground un-ticked in your Style then I agree - the color of the Background itself is irrelevant because whatever it is when the have the png export transparency set 'on' that background is made 'transparent' - no matter what color it is - white, black, magenta or anything else!

          TIG

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          • thomthomT Offline
            thomthom
            last edited by

            I get Transparency with Sky on. But not with Ground.

            ...Gaieus... do you have the Ground on?

            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              Correction: Sky do appear when exporting. I just always tried with a view looking down so no sky was visible.

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

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              • TIGT Offline
                TIG Moderator
                last edited by

                @thomthom said:

                I get Transparency with Sky on. But not with Ground.

                ...Gaieus... do you have the Ground on?

                I find that both sky and ground obscure my png's background transparency ?
                I need to have sky and ground both off to have a fully transparent background in the png, BUT even then shadows on the ground-pane will show up floating is space so you need to have that option off too...

                TIG

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                • FrederikF Offline
                  Frederik
                  last edited by

                  Don't know why I haven't seen this gem before today... 😳

                  Awesome, Thomas...!
                  Thank you SO much...!!

                  Cheers
                  Kim Frederik

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Hi Thom and TIG; you are right, when I turn ground and sky off, I can export with transparency.

                    And now I am banging my head to the wall (where is that smiley?
                    http://twilightrender.com/phpBB3/images/smilies/wall.gif
                    )

                    This is exactly the way you need to set your style to be able to export your png with transparency!

                    Gai...

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                    • thomthomT Offline
                      thomthom
                      last edited by

                      Yea - we need that smiley.

                      This has been one for my Duh! list as well.

                      Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        Thanks anyway (and again) for the plug however. I do not know if there is a solution in ruby but if not, I guess you have already updated the info on the first page.

                        Maybe a solution to temporarily disable ground and sky?

                        Gai...

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                        • thomthomT Offline
                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          @gaieus said:

                          Maybe a solution to temporarily disable ground and sky?

                          Maybe the user want either one on/off...

                          Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                            last edited by

                            Thom,

                            This is exporting for me? Ground/Sky off, BG is White and adding .png to file name when exporting but no joy! I know i've missed something here but re-reading the thread i can't pin it down?

                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                            • thomthomT Offline
                              thomthom
                              last edited by

                              Can you post this joyless model? And/or screenshot?

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

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                              • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                Rich O Brien Moderator
                                last edited by

                                test.png

                                Just a warehouse model for testing before you know what πŸ˜‰

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                                • thomthomT Offline
                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by

                                  Gimme model

                                  Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                                  • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                    Rich O Brien Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    It was actually one of Pete's submissions.

                                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=198656#p198656

                                    But later I'll provide the model itself in case there's a difference

                                    Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                    • thomthomT Offline
                                      thomthom
                                      last edited by

                                      I had no problems getting the transparency. I just loaded the model and exported.

                                      Exactly what do you do?


                                      test.png

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

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                                      • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                        Rich O Brien Moderator
                                        last edited by

                                        Haven't the foggiest? It's meant to run from plugins menu, right?

                                        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          Export2d.png

                                          ❓

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

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                                          • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                            Rich O Brien Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            Not there, it's Plugins > Thomthom's Plugins > Export 2D.

                                            I've got conflict somewhere?

                                            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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