Exporting SU Shadow / Sun Settings into thea
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I am doing a shadow study that I want to animate in Thea. I have exported the scenes but I am not sure how to get thea to recognize SU's sun settings to get the appropriate time of day and such. Doesn't the SU pluging do this for us?
I am such a Thea Newbie so this is pretty basic to you guys I am sure. I tried looking on the Thea Forum, but I have a hard time there. .. I can't even see how to post a new question.
thx,
David
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What version of SU2Thea are you using?
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Thea 1.1.
And when I say "using it". . .let's say I have it. I dont know how to use it yet
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That's the renderer version, Pete asked about the exporter version.
I see however that Tomasz already answered (and disappointed) you in the Thea forums.
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See! that's how much I DON't Know about this stuff. Where would I look to see the "render version"?
Yeah. . .tomasz was great. He didn't disappoint. At least it's a solution. I was just wondering if maybe Pete had some additional ideas or tricks.
Thx,
D
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Well, you must have downloaded the exporter. The exe file says what the version number is (currently the latest is 0.89 I think).
And of course, I meant the "disappointment" in a way that what you hoped to do is not currently possible.
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Oh I know. All you guys are great, and I really appreciate the help.
Anyway, Does SU and or Google provide the solar angle and Azimuth stuff that THEA uses? can i get that from the Google Locations that I put in the Model?
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@unknownuser said:
Oh I know. All you guys are great, and I really appreciate the help.
Anyway, Does SU and or Google provide the solar angle and Azimuth stuff that THEA uses? can i get that from the Google Locations that I put in the Model?
If you know the location (latitude & longitude from GE/maps), date and time - that should be enough for Thea for correct Sun & Sky. The solar angle and Azimuth are just alternative way.
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****oh duh!****Yeah .. right under the Solar Azimuth tab crap . . .there's the location Tab Menu. okay. . . I'm slapping my head here!
Ouch. . .
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Glad I could help...
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Hey. . .I can do this!
Still a lot to learn tho'.
Thx to all.
David. . .
p.s. Should I surrender my green sketchucator badge?
he's tearing off the sketchucator epaulets
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@unknownuser said:
p.s. Should I surrender my green sketchucator badge?
No, it goes with the brown shoes and tuxedo. Anyway, there's no such thing as a stupid question.
What I want to know is how do I reset the location in Thea. I installed mine in Boulder last year while giddy with excitement. It's now permanently set to Boulder. Not a big deal but I've failed to reset since. I know I'm missing something obvious.
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interesting. . .
and here's another one. . .Pete? Tomasz?
if I set my location in the Location/time tab. ..can I attach THAT or lock that setting to a particular imported scene?
Thx,
D
EDIT: So I am playing with the location/time tabs --adjusting date and time and such, but no change in sun position. . . what am I missing here?
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Have the sun selected when you make the changes maybe? Then also hit enter after you change the property? Mine seems to be working.
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@chris fullmer said:
Mine seems to be working.
Seem to...
Sure it works...
And just like you said, you need to hit enter once you've changed the setting... -
I have posted a 'tutorial' with a sample on Thea forum.
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Don't forget scripting. Pretty much everything in Thea can be modified by it. Some merge related example http://www.thearender.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=6446&start=0
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thanks you guys. I will try all of these methods. I am sure most of this is just my lack of experience with the program. I think scripting might be a little out of my airspace right now, but I will go thru the tut. You guys are great.
Thx,
D
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