[Plugin] Sketchup Ivy

Oxer

Thanks for the info!!

sukmoduto

Hello, guys..
I just reinstall my windows and decided that I'm going to use SU2014Pro from now on.

Before in SU2013, this plugin works nicely. I added the texture from gilles63 and it's beautiful. Great works by Pierreden and gilles63.

The problem occurred when I install it in SU2014, I copied the plugins in the Plugins folder in C:\Users(my name)\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2014\SketchUp\Plugins
(where the new directory for plugin folder in SU2014), but then this error message appeared (see attached)

What do I do wrong? It this problem caused by the new directory Trimble put up for Plugin folder in SU2014? If yes (and/or if not) how can I fix this?

Thanks a bunch..

error message

ppoublan

Hi Sukmoduto,
Did you try not to copy files from SU2013 plugin dir but downloading and installing new plugin version ?
Looks like you are using an old version not compatible with SU2014.
(Line 28 does not exist in liveIvy.rb of the last version).
Yours
Pascal

AlexB

Help!...

Can anyone tell me what's wrong here...
I have installed the ivy generator 0.6.3 Beta and the .rbz extension but doesn't works...
I'm using Sketchup 2014...

Message:
"Navigation to the webpage was canceled"
"What you can try:"
"Retype the adress."

Thanks in advance...

sukmoduto

@ppoublan said:

Hi Sukmoduto,
Did you try not to copy files from SU2013 plugin dir but downloading and installing new plugin version ?
Looks like you are using an old version not compatible with SU2014.
(Line 28 does not exist in liveIvy.rb of the last version).
Yours
Pascal

Hi, Pascal.. thank you for the answer..
I think I found the source of my problem. That problem occurred when I use the plugin provided by the.pjt (the one with additional toolbar, named LiveIvy-1.zip). When I use the original (most recent) plugin by Pierreden (SketchupIvy.0.6.3.beta) there are no error message. It's possible that the.pjt editted the earlier version of it (or maybe clumsy me just downloaded the wrong file)

The problem is technically solved, but is there any way I can get it ALSO with the lively toolbar? What/which file(s) should I copy or edit from the.pjt's version to get the toolbar appear in Pierreden's latest version?

PsyHope

Hello this is a great plugin.

But whatever i do i can not generate leaves...

anyone has an idea of whats going on?????

PsyHope

Is it possible to change ivy leaves into vine leaves???

mitcorb

Hi:
I installed this from the pluginstore into SU2014 and it worked well in my simple tests.
I made a point of reading the entire thread to get a clear idea of how I could edit the basic leaf components so that the white background and the component outlines would not appear in the Sketchup model.
I opened the Plugin folder containing the components in 2014, got the alert that the components were made in v6 but proceded and tried Ctrl+ Erase to hide the edges, and I edited the edge style in the component interface, in case that might help.[I did not save back down to v6]
Well, none of the above helped. The ivy generating process would not complete.
It is as if the alterations obliterated some feature that the plugin relies upon--even though I did not change the name of the components.
So I have uninstalled the plugin rb and support folder, for now.
I did not seek out any of the altered component versions offered by others in the thread, such as wisteria or English ivy, because I was trying to learn/understand the texture/alpha channel relationships.
Any thoughts?

gamophyte

Could one of you lovelys post your settings of your ivy that crawled downward and over edges? I can't seem to get these touchy settings right. Right now it won't even produce leaves or branching, just one branch with nothing on it (*even though red lines and leaf plus signs were there showing I should get more), it's messed up.

Jesus22bo

HI, Someone can help me, when I Open sketchup after install sketchup Ivy it appears a window than say Error:

Error Loading File LiveIvy.rb
Error: #<TypeError: no implicit conversion of nil into String>
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:300:in load' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:300:in load_definitions'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:351:in <top (required)>' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy.rb:5:in <top (required)>'

Why that is happening?

MalyJacek

I wonder if it would be possible to add options for selecting/changing set of leaves directly in SU and not just replacing set in plugin directory?

Sizes of leaves(components) inserted by the plugin are scaled according to the value specified. This makes all the leaves same size. The question is whether could be done that inserted to leaves were not scaled to the same size? Because I'm trying to do sets of leaves of other climbing plants, and when I did one component in which is whole branch, and the other only a leaf, a branch when you scale it is too small

//sorry for my poor english//

TIG

@jesus22bo said:

HI, Someone can help me, when I Open sketchup after install sketchup Ivy it appears a window than say Error:

Error Loading File LiveIvy.rb
Error: #<TypeError: no implicit conversion of nil into String>
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:300:in load' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:300:in load_definitions'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy/LiveIvy_tool.rb:351:in <top (required)>' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:45:in require' C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/LiveIvy.rb:5:in <top (required)>'

Why that is happening?
Because you put it into the Tools folder.
It belongs in the Plugins folder in the User's AppData path !

TIG

An updated version 0.6.3x is now available in the PluginStore
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=SketchupIvy

It is now made compatible with SketchUp v8 up to and including v2015, for all OSs.
It removes the annoyance of its leaf components getting added to every model as Sketchup started up, it now only adds them when you use the tool.
The three leaf components now use materials with textures from improved PNG files with transparency, and an adjusted stem material with a better 'color' etc...
It also allows you to have the toolset installed into and then loaded loaded from any folder that is included in the $:, not just the default Plugins folder.

Rich O Brien

Did you nuke the section planes?

TIG

@rich o brien said:

Did you nuke the section planes?
If you mean inside the three leaf components, then there are no section-planes in this set of SKPs, just the face with the texture of the leaf...

CadFather

+1

Oxer

On Mac OSX 10.9.5 SU2014 & SU2015 doesn't work, when you call the plugin, the ivy window appears but it close immediately, it's curious if you deactivate Auto-activate Paint tool in Sketchup Preferences, the ivy window doesn't close but nothing happens when you push the correct keys to make the ivy, the Ruby Console is empty.
I tried to uninstall the rest of the plugins and the same, the ivy doesn't work.

Krisidious

Mine doesn't work in 2015... And somewhere in this thread I should have uploaded my fixed set of leaves.

TIG

@krisidious said:

Mine doesn't work in 2015... And somewhere in this thread I should have uploaded my fixed set of leaves.
This latest version works in v2015 for me.
Any error messages in the Ruby Console ?
Did you manually remove all earlier versions etc ?
I remade the three leaf SKPs [in the Textures subfolder] using transparent PNGs.
Test those SKPs against your own...
If you have a better set let me know.

TIG

@oxer said:

On Mac OSX 10.9.5 SU2014 & SU2015 doesn't work, when you call the plugin, the ivy window appears but it close immediately, it's curious if you deactivate Auto-activate Paint tool in Sketchup Preferences, the ivy window doesn't close but nothing happens when you push the correct keys to make the ivy, the Ruby Console is empty.
I tried to uninstall the rest of the plugins and the same, the ivy doesn't work.
I haven't had a chance to test it on a MAC...
Did the earlier version work properly on MAC ?
There is nothing significantly different in the code in regards to the web-dialog or key-presses...

EDIT:
I have at last tested it on MAC and I see that rather than return 0 on a mouse-up with no key-press the MAC returns 256 !
So I now have a fix for that.
Also the dialog should be modal on MAC so it stays in front !
I have it working on MAC IF the Paint auto-activate is OFF - this is weird...
If the tool is activated when that Preference is ON it closes because the paint-bucket tool immediately opens !
So I have a fix for the MAC's key-presses/mouse-clicks and the MAC's modal dialog...
I am investigating the other issue with the auto-activate paint - which is MAC only...
Perhaps something to do with the way it sets the stem material ?

EDIT2:
YES! It sets it current so the paint kicks in - this is NOT necessary so I can prevent that too...

Update under way...