Exporting layers to Photoshop

[ivan_pajares]

Hi there,

let me first introduce myself: I'm Ivan, architect & teacher and Sketchup user...

My first question now:

I've modified thomthom's tt_export.rb script to get different layers of information for photoshop compositing.

When I load a specific style I have to do it twice to get sketchup to load it properly (i.e. no edges style to get only the shadows).Presently I'm doing it like this:

    styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles
    styles.selected_style = styles["OnlyShadows"]
    UI.messagebox "Changing styles"
    styles.selected_style = styles["OnlyShadows"]
    UI.messagebox "Again..."
    filename_shadows = filename + "_shadows.png"
    UI.messagebox filename_shadows
    model = Sketchup.active_model
    shadowinfo = model.shadow_info
    value = shadowinfo["DisplayShadows"]=true   

If I try to do it straight away it doesn't turn edges off. Is this a bug or am I doing it wrong?
I would love to forget about clicking 'OK' twice for every layer I export...

TIA

[ivan_pajares]

OK,I just didn't think about

view.refresh

...

Now I get the first image & the profiles but: I don't get the shadows with 'no edges' as defined in the style... unless I repeat the command as in:

    
    styles = Sketchup.active_model.styles
    styles.selected_style = styles["OnlyShadows"]
    refreshed_view = view.refresh
    styles.selected_style = styles["OnlyShadows"]
    refreshed_view = view.refresh
    filename_shadows = filename + "_shadows.png"
    value = shadowinfo["DisplayShadows"]=true
    refreshed_view = view.refresh

Is this normal or am I missing something again?

Regards

[Brett McAllister]

I recommend you go read this PDF to get you started otherwise you will be tearing your hair out and nothing will make sense.
http://www.autosketchup.com/

[Chris Fullmer]

That site isn't working for me. Is that Martin Reinhart's site?

[Brett McAllister]

@chris fullmer said:

That site isn't working for me. Is that Martin Reinhart's site?

No, it's a chap called Matthew Scarpino.
The site seems to work all right for me, if it still doesn't work and your interested in the PDF, I will email you a copy.

[Chris Fullmer]

Oh yeah, It's Matt's. Whatever was wrong before it seems to be back up and running now. Thanks

[ivan_pajares]

@brett mcallister said:

I recommend you go read this PDF to get you started otherwise you will be tearing your hair out and nothing will make sense.
http://www.autosketchup.com/

OK, I will.

Thanks!