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    [Plugin] Animator - v4.5a - 22 Jul 25

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Animator Beta
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    • soloS Offline
      solo
      last edited by

      @fredo6 said:

      @solo said:

      Okay, all fixed, it is indeed a Thea bug and I do have a fix thanks to Tomasz (the Thea plugin author)

      What was the fix ?

      Fredo

      I was given a new .rbs file, it's a temporary fix, Tomasz will get that sorted soon, he is very busy with Thea v 2.0 at moment.

      http://www.solos-art.com

      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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      • ntxdaveN Offline
        ntxdave
        last edited by

        Good to hear the situation is being addressed. I had reached out for a trial for 2018 so I could try you model and see what happened on my machine. They did send me a link but I will back off and let you guys get it resolved. 😄

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        • fredo6F Offline
          fredo6
          last edited by

          Solo,

          Thanks. I don't know what the fix can be, as it worked fine on my side.

          I had to tweak the sunlight setting to remove the black background (not perfect as shadows are projected in the empty space), but I do get a normal movement for the different parts.

          Film 1.gif

          Fredo


          Film 1.mov

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          • M Offline
            Mike598601
            last edited by

            @fredo6 said:

            Is Vray 3.6 installed in SU2018?

            I will investigate on my side

            Fredo

            Hi Fredo,

            Did you check on this? I have just done a completely fresh install of everything onto a new PC, so SU 2018 Pro, Animator 1.8b, LibFredo6 8.0b and V-Ray 3.6 and it still doesn't appear as an option to Render.

            Kind regards

            Mike

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            • fredo6F Offline
              fredo6
              last edited by

              @mike598601 said:

              Did you check on this? I have just done a completely fresh install of everything onto a new PC, so SU 2018 Pro, Animator 1.8b, LibFredo6 8.0b and V-Ray 3.6 and it still doesn't appear as an option to Render.

              I installed VRay 3.6 and found the same results as you.

              Actually, the API has changed and at least one method has disappeared.

              I contacted Chaos Group to inquire about this.

              In the meantime, I am afraid that Animator won't support VRay 3.6, as I cannot do anything on my side (note that the VRay API is not documented, and thus the integration in Sketchup was more in a beta stage).

              Sorry for that. I hope it won't take too long.

              Fredo

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                I just published LibFredo6 8.0c, which includes a fix for compatibility with VRay 3.6.

                However, I noticed that VRay 3.6 may freeze after rendering a number of frames. Please report if you have this case.

                Thanks

                Fredo

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                • L Offline
                  liam887
                  last edited by

                  Wow cant wait to take this for a spin!

                  VISIT MY ONLINE GALLERY
                  http://www.robotsvdinosaurs.com/

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                  • M Offline
                    Mike598601
                    last edited by

                    Possible issue with v1.8g - tried to change layer visibility and animator just crashed on saving. Couldn't get out of animator back to sketchup.

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                    • fredo6F Offline
                      fredo6
                      last edited by

                      @mike598601 said:

                      Possible issue with v1.8g - tried to change layer visibility and animator just crashed on saving. Couldn't get out of animator back to sketchup.

                      Do you mean bugsplat?

                      Fredo

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        New Release: Animator - v1.8h - 15 Mar 18

                        Requirement: LibFredo6 v8.1e

                        Minor release

                        • bug fixing of a problem in v1.8g related to cameras and visual effects
                        • Extension of validity

                        See main post for RBZ files

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                        • N Offline
                          nuddles
                          last edited by

                          when I render an animation by vray,it always stop at 2′17″or 2′18″,and continue rendering next frame,however,the last image was not rendered completely. I used Sketchup 2017 pro and VFS 3.40.04

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                          • fredo6F Offline
                            fredo6
                            last edited by

                            New Release: Animator - v2.0a - 07 May 18

                            Requirement: LibFredo6 v8.3a

                            Major release

                            Animator 2.0 toolbar.png

                            1. Revamping of the user interface, with a dark theme, based on constructive, artistic advice from derei.

                            Animator Dark Theme.png

                            1. Major functional evolutions in the Timeline
                            • Contextual menu, with many options available about the navigation in the timeline and the manipulation of selected elements

                            Animator 2.0 - contextual menu.png

                            • Move and resize of several elements by dragging. You can also specify a shift for moving the start time and end time of elements, as well as align elements. When moving or resizing elements, there now inferences in the timeline to better align elements

                            Animator - timeline moving.png

                            • Insertion (as well as removal) of empty space in the timeline (via contextual menu), and also at the beginning and at the end (via white arrows).

                            Animator Insert before Beg.png
                            Animator Insert at End.png

                            • Advanced Selection panel, filtering by category and position versus the current time

                            Animator Advanced Selection Panel.png

                            • Change of the time scale by Alt+mousewheel. You can reset to automatic time scaling by Alt + Click in the time track.

                            • Name of elements displayed in the rectangles in the timeline (optional). There is an option in the Default Parameters to display names when the timeline is Horizontal or Vertical or both, or not to display name.

                            Animator Display Names.png

                            1. New Positioner dialog box(with single icon in toolbar) allowing to load, save, delete, rename and replace positioners

                            Animator - Positioner Dialog.png

                            1. Constant acceleration, based on 2 speeds, one for start one for end, for movements: Translation, Screw, Rotate, Spin and AlongPath

                            Animator - Acceleration.png

                            1. SaveNext button in the Movement Editor, allowing to save the current sequence and then go directly to the edition of a new one with the same selected object

                            Animator - Save Next.png

                            1. The visitor mode has been disabled, as it does not work.

                            See plugin home page of Animator for Download of RBZ from the PluginStore.

                            See Main Post of the Animator thread for more information.

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                            • SchuppeS Offline
                              Schuppe
                              last edited by

                              Hi Fredo
                              WOW, more than i dreamed of !!! I will go into this the next days.
                              Thanks a lot for your work, great!!! merci beaucoup, tu es le meilleur !!
                              I know its silly but it feels like christmas, lol

                              Schuppe

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                                Ahmed0007
                                last edited by

                                Thanks a lot for your work, great!!!

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                                • OxerO Offline
                                  Oxer
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Fredo, I created the Spanish language file for Animator v2.0a, here the file:

                                  Spanish language file for Animator v2.0a

                                  "The result is the end what is important is the process" by Oxer
                                  [http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/(http://www.oxervision.blogspot.com/)]

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                                  • jgbJ Offline
                                    jgb
                                    last edited by

                                    Fredo
                                    Is there any chance you could come up with a 32bit Animator version? I have SU 2015 32 bit and I cannot upgrade my system to 64 bit O/S (Win 10). The h/w IS 64bit, my Win 10 was mistakenly upgraded to 32bit.
                                    Even if a few features are disabled, it would be better than nothing.


                                    jgb

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                                    • N Offline
                                      nisel
                                      last edited by

                                      In the new version, i see some inverse kinematic buttons. Fredo could you add some inverse kinematic tutorials. For example a robotic arm?

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                                      • fredo6F Offline
                                        fredo6
                                        last edited by

                                        @jgb said:

                                        Fredo
                                        Is there any chance you could come up with a 32bit Animator version? I have SU 2015 32 bit and I cannot upgrade my system to 64 bit O/S (Win 10). The h/w IS 64bit, my Win 10 was mistakenly upgraded to 32bit.
                                        Even if a few features are disabled, it would be better than nothing.

                                        Unfortunately, I now release Animator for SU2016 and above, because of the support of hi-res screens and also because Animator should become a paid plugin when it has the required amount of features.

                                        Fredo

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                                        • W Offline
                                          whiterabbit
                                          last edited by

                                          The new interface is much nicer ! and the ability to continue on same object with "save next button".
                                          Not sure if I have to redo the ffmpeg with the new release, as the video output functions do not show up anymore?

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                                          • fredo6F Offline
                                            fredo6
                                            last edited by

                                            @whiterabbit said:

                                            Not sure if I have to redo the ffmpeg with the new release, as the video output functions do not show up anymore?

                                            Strange. The file ffmpeg.exe must simply be located in the Sketchup Plugin directory. So, it's independent from the releases of Animator.

                                            Fredo

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