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      fluid
      last edited by fluid

      We just released SketchFX visualization extension, you can try it out here.

      SketchFX makes it possible to combine different SketchUp styles and scenes, filtering, and a variety of image based effects in one click. What was a time consuming task done in Photoshop can be scripted directly inside SketchUp.

      Filters and effects include: Bloom, Water Color, Motion Blur, Depth of Field, and many others.

      [flash:2riw0s65]https://www.youtube.com/v/FAWhjFJpJDc[/flash:2riw0s65]

      http://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Engine_1024.jpg

      http://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Pencil-1_1024.jpg

      http://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Watercolor-1_1024.jpg

      http://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Statue_1204.jpg

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        juju
        last edited by

        nice!

        Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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          Pixero
          last edited by

          Interesting. Whats the difference between the Pro and Lite versions?

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            juju
            last edited by

            @pixero said:

            Interesting. Whats the difference between the Pro and Lite versions?

            that as a question I had as well, just scroll down a little on the page linked...

            Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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              JQL
              last edited by

              Impressive! I wonder if it could be merged with Thea Overlay interactive render.

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                fluid
                last edited by

                Thanks for the interest in our plugin.

                Pixero: Lite version has some missing effects compared to Pro version (bloom, depth of field, fog and scene transition). We made it clearer on our website

                JQL: at the moment what you can do is render separately with 3rd party softwares, save an image and use it inside SketchFX

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                  Pixero
                  last edited by

                  Do the effects work with animation inside SketchUp or are they for still images only?
                  Meaning, can I run a animation in SU view with the effects on and can I rotate the view with the effects on?

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                    fluid
                    last edited by

                    Pixero, yes you can run an animation with most of the effects on. Only the following operations are incompatible with animation: "Image from scene", "Image from scene transition" and "Style". The reason is that the first two manipulate the animation in order to get the effect. The "Style" effect could be updated to support animation.

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                      fluid
                      last edited by

                      We just added a SketchFX specific forum to add feature request, show your work in progress and report bugs

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                        fluid
                        last edited by

                        We just released a new version of SketchFX that allows to use AmbientOcclusion extension to render ambient occlusion layers directly inside SketchFX. You can get it here.

                        Without AmbientOcclusion Layer:
                        sketches_600.jpg

                        With AmbientOcclusion Layer:
                        sketches_ao_600.jpg

                        Without AmbientOcclusion Layer:
                        engine_600.jpg

                        With AmbientOcclusion Layer:
                        engine_ao_600.jpg

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                          fluid
                          last edited by

                          Version 1.0.4 has just been released and can be found on SketchFX download page. The main new feature is custom rendering resolution; this is a standard 1024px wide rendering compared to a 4096px wide one (and rescaled to 1024px):

                          1024px:

                          http://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/scaled_1024.jpg

                          4096px rescaled to 1024px:

                          http://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/scaled_4096.jpg

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                            fluid
                            last edited by

                            SketchFX Ex is now available for download:

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                            SketchFX - SketchUp Artistic Rendering in 1-Click

                            SketchFX extends SketchUp capabilities with a complete set of compelling visual effects. No learning required.

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                            Fluid Interactive (www.fluidinteractive.com)

                            Ex version adds animation support to SketchFX:

                            [flash:37giqw5c]https://www.youtube.com/v/VXt_5pLSfQQ[/flash:37giqw5c]

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                              finnisoestela
                              last edited by

                              Hmmm.....has trouble exporting in print resolution size (e.g. 4500 x 1890). Just freezes up.

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                                fluid
                                last edited by

                                Can you please contact us privately?
                                http://www.fluidinteractive.com/products/sketchup-extensions/sketchfx/contact/

                                Then we'll ask you to send us the model so we can take a look.
                                Maybe it just takes long to render, since the resolution is very high.

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                                  fluid
                                  last edited by

                                  Version 1.0.10 has just been released and can be found on SketchFX download page.

                                  We’ve been working hard on optimizing SketchFX and removing bottlenecks, resulting in a 3x speedup in many cases.

                                  https://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/ova_studio_3.jpg

                                  https://www.fluidinteractive.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/benjamin_naudet_2.jpg

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                                    juju
                                    last edited by

                                    Is that native output you're showing, or is there some post pro involved?

                                    Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                      fluid
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi juju,
                                      the first image is native output. About the second one, it can be done entirely within SketchFX, but I've to ask to our client if he used any postprocessing.

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                                        fluid
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Juju,
                                        I've contacted Benjamin Naudet, the author of the second image. He just had to create a clipping mask in Photoshop because he was unaware that SketchFX had that feature, it was one of his first attempts with our plugin.

                                        Alberto

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                                          juju
                                          last edited by

                                          Thanks for following up and getting back to to me.

                                          Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                                            utiler
                                            last edited by

                                            Hi all, is anyone finding that SketchFX isn't working....? I bought it a while back and only just started playing around with it seeing I have a project I'd like use it with....

                                            click on the icon and nothing happens.
                                            Click down through the dropdown menus to apply effects, activate, etc and also nothing happens....

                                            I'm on SU2018 BTW.

                                            Cheers,

                                            purpose/expression/purpose/....

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