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    Exporting SU Shadow / Sun Settings into thea

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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      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.

      Gai...

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      • david_hD Offline
        david_h
        last edited by

        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

        If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          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.

          Gai...

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          • david_hD Offline
            david_h
            last edited by

            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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            • N Offline
              notareal
              last edited by

              @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.

              Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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              • david_hD Offline
                david_h
                last edited by

                ****oh duh!****Yeah .. right under the Solar Azimuth tab crap . . .there's the location Tab Menu. okay. . . I'm slapping my head here!

                Ouch. . .

                If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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

                  @unknownuser said:

                  I'm slapping my head here!

                  😲

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                  • soloS Offline
                    solo
                    last edited by

                    Glad I could help... πŸ˜„

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                    • david_hD Offline
                      david_h
                      last edited by

                      Hey. . .I can do this! 😍

                      Still a lot to learn tho'.

                      Thx to all.

                      David. . .

                      p.s. Should I surrender my green sketchucator badge?

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

                        @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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                        • david_hD Offline
                          david_h
                          last edited by

                          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?

                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                          • Chris FullmerC Offline
                            Chris Fullmer
                            last edited by

                            Have the sun selected when you make the changes maybe? Then also hit enter after you change the property? Mine seems to be working.

                            Lately you've been tan, suspicious for the winter.
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                            • FrederikF Offline
                              Frederik
                              last edited by

                              @chris fullmer said:

                              Mine seems to be working.

                              Seem to... πŸ˜•
                              Sure it works... πŸ˜„
                              And just like you said, you need to hit enter once you've changed the setting...

                              Cheers
                              Kim Frederik

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                              • T Offline
                                tomasz
                                last edited by

                                I have posted a 'tutorial' with a sample on Thea forum.

                                Author of [Thea Render for SketchUp](http://www.thearender.com/sketchup)

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                                • N Offline
                                  notareal
                                  last edited by

                                  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

                                  Welcome to try [Thea Render](http://www.thearender.com/), Thea support | [kerkythea.net](http://www.kerkythea.net/) -team member

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                                  • david_hD Offline
                                    david_h
                                    last edited by

                                    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

                                    If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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