Solar Angle
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In Sketchup 7 you could easily adjust the solar angle without actually rotating the model for a desired effect. I have not been able to find the same tool/menu in Sketchup 8 being restricted to a realtime location for solar etc.
Is there a ruby or add on to Sketchup 8 to acheive the same effect as previous in 7?
Thank you,
Polarisman -
In v8 there is the Solar North tool activated from Preferences > Extensions and then used from the View > Toolbars toolbar...
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Or for the free version, there is this ruby, courtesy Jim Foltz:
Plugin: Model Location
* This plug-in was made for SketchUp version 6 Free because it lacked the dialog (which Pro had) to change these settings. This has become ...
(sketchuptips.blogspot.com)
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@andybot said:
Or for the free version, there is this ruby, courtesy Jim Foltz:
Wow, thanks! I've been looking for something like this! Now I won't have to painstakingly rotate my models to see which angle looks best with shadows. Just enter in a new angle and presto! Much appreciated.
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indeed! when they disabled this in the "upgrade" from SU7 free to SU8 free, I was a mite disappointed
Was very relieved to find this ruby.
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