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    • J Offline
      Jorgensen
      last edited by

      Hi Alan

      I've just started to play around with Lumion witch uses the WASD+shift combination - just like FPS games, and I find it a very easy way to navigate around the model..... but when I go back to Sketchup it takes some time to get use to navigate the Sketchup way - mousewheel mousewheel mousewheel mousewheel mousewheel.... 😞

      So what I really would like a WASD navigation in Sketchup - and it Should work without I need to activated it by pressing a menu button first.

      That's my dream, but I sure know the limitations of Skethup, and it might not be possible to do at all.

      I use Windows 7.

      Could shiftloc be of any use? - I find the right click mousebutton quite problematic, because the context menu keeps popping up 😞

      Thanks πŸ˜„

      btw - I can't figure out why it's not implemented in Sketchup as default.

      sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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        Michaelv
        last edited by

        Of course keys are not working on mac. 😍

        I already have the keys implemented (arrows keys only) and changed the up down movement to > and < and option/command.
        I also used right double click for speed X10 (which I may reduce)

        I am planning to use modifier plus arrows for rotating camera up down left right, but rotating around, not rotating the field of view. Working on it.

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          Alan Chatham
          last edited by

          Let me know how you go, Michael. I'm possibly making some changes to how the camera code works today (it should be minor, but basically it currently creates a new camera and uses that, which means it screws up if you use it in conjunction with panning and tilting, so I want to change that).

          JClements - That is unintended! It's an unforseen consequence of the mouselook code, which currently clamps the horizontal angle within a certain range. I'll try and get that fixed today.

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            Michaelv
            last edited by

            I'll modify accordingly once you modify the camera stuff.

            I'm thinking along these lines:
            Arrows: pan left/right/backward/forward
            Option/Command pans down/up
            Control plus arrows orbits left right, up down
            <,> changes field of view in and out (but needs a standard reset)
            Right double click toggles high speed motion/slow speed

            Also I would not come back to a standard view every time, I'd start with the current camera view, which means the mouse orbit,zoom and pan still work.

            PMed the current code

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              Stevo
              last edited by

              Alan, hey this looks like something I've wanted for a while; especially after playing with Lumion. I downloaded the file and put it in my Plugin folder and I still cant get it working. What is the rbz extension? Where do I put it? Sadly I seem to be having a senior moment....urghh and I'm 48!

              OS/Hardware:
              Win7 64
              Sager NP7280
              i7 980x
              SLI 460M
              12gb

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

                .rbz is installed under Windows > Preferences > Extensions under SU v8 M2

                Or just rename the .rbz extension to .zip and unzip it.

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

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                  Stevo
                  last edited by

                  Thank you Rich. Alls good, this is a great little Plugin Alan, thank you.

                  OS/Hardware:
                  Win7 64
                  Sager NP7280
                  i7 980x
                  SLI 460M
                  12gb

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                  • A Offline
                    Alan Chatham
                    last edited by

                    Thanks! I'm glad you like it!

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                      DANSTAZ
                      last edited by

                      Hi this is my first post, and i would like to know if you have the time to answer, does this work like a game in terms of say COD where by the camera pans via the mouse (i noticed you said you didn't use a mouse generaly) and the movement is via the wasd keys? THanks for you time and a massive thanks to all the ruby coders.

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                        weba
                        last edited by

                        Finally found plugin to allow this, should be like this from the start with, developers never played FPS games?

                        But, what I'd really appreciate, would be invert-mouse for free look! I'm one of those weirdos who likes that, maybe in the next release...? πŸŽ‰

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                          JuanV.Soler
                          last edited by

                          could it be possible to move an object with the keypad like in Layout ?
                          Thanks for the plugin ,._)))

                          Edited : I found this plugin from Jim : http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1530
                          smart Β‘ thank_you

                          ,))),

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                            bigjonyz
                            last edited by

                            Very good effort. if there is a way to reverse the mouse Y axis or sensitivity would be great.

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                              lonherz
                              last edited by

                              @ weba and bigjonyz :

                              I prefer the y-axis inverted too, and I have obtained this modifying the plugin's code:

                              • if you have sketchup opened, close it

                              • open the sketchup's "Plugins" folder

                              • open the file "FPSNav.rb" in the folder "FPSNav" with a text editor (like notepad++)

                              • find this line (about at row 343):

                              yRotationTransformation = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(@FPSNav_eye, horizontalAxis, radiansToRotate)
                              

                              and change it like this:

                              yRotationTransformation = Geom;;Transformation.rotation(@FPSNav_eye, horizontalAxis, -radiansToRotate)
                              

                              (the only difference is a minus before "radiansToRotate")

                              • save the file and then open sketchup: now the y-axis should be inverted
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                                Jorgensen
                                last edited by

                                Can anyone please explain how (if possible) I can mod the script so

                                • I can change the navigation to WASD / Q&E without having to use shift?
                                • use SPACEBAR to doubble speed?
                                • automatic start WASD navigation just by pressing 'w'?

                                Thanks πŸ˜„

                                sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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                                  Jorgensen
                                  last edited by

                                  bumb πŸ˜„

                                  sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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                                    Jorgensen
                                    last edited by

                                    Or just change the keys to wasd?

                                    sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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                                      ArielC
                                      last edited by

                                      Been waiting this from AtLast, and then Google, and now Trimble...it's been years I wanted to find other options then I discovered Adobe Director.

                                      It can import Sketchup files and make it interactive including FPS. Files can be published as a standalone executable file for PC or MAC use (haven't tried publishing as an APP for Ipad use but I know it can be done.) For viewing on the Browser, it requires Adobe Shockwave Player plug-in to run.

                                      FPS
                                      -navigating using arrow keys
                                      -with collision
                                      -open swing and sliding doors
                                      -add sound
                                      -many more

                                      Here's a video on a project I was navigating - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-6HQ8erShM

                                      And more on my blog if you want to try - http://sketchuptodirector.blogspot.sg/

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                                        leeyangyang
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Alan

                                        The link seems down?

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                                          kurogriotcabron
                                          last edited by

                                          Alan...is there any way to reverse the upward/downward looking of the mouse control?

                                          It is backwards from Unity and others

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                                            Jorgensen
                                            last edited by

                                            @kurogriotcabron said:

                                            Alan...is there any way to reverse the upward/downward looking of the mouse control?

                                            It is backwards from Unity and others

                                            take a look at lonherz post.

                                            jorgensen

                                            sketchup pro 2016 16.1.1449 64 bit | windows 10 pro | i7-3770k @3.5 GHz | 16gb ram | gtx 780 ti / gtx 980 ti | nvidia driver 368.39

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