Sun/shadow study animation export -> time????

[bsfranza]

hi there,

i really love the geolocation feature of sketchup and the possibility to make short animations with scenes that show the daylight cycles etc.. also one can export animations

now, is it possible to have some kind of clock or timer in the animation that shows the actual time???

if not inside sketchup how would you go to add that to the finished animation?

thanks for your help

[Dave R]

There was a plugin made some years ago that would display the time and date on screen. I used it in a shadow study animation I did for a client back then. I'll have to hunt for it because I don't remember where I got it or the name of it.

[juju]

@dave r said:

There was a plugin made some years ago that would display the time and date on screen. I used it in a shadow study animation I did for a client back then. I'll have to hunt for it because I don't remember where I got it or the name of it.

If I recall correctly this is "time" available from Smustard.

[bsfranza]

thanks guys, unfortunately i cant find anything over at smustard but a animated clock but this does not help.. i dont need the actual time but the time of the animation... that is day and daytime of sun...

hope anyone else has a tipp availeable

[TIG]

Time would do what you want.
Unfortunately it's no longer available.
I will PM you an alternative 'private' script...

[bsfranza]

thanks tig - awesome script!!

awesome forum

[nohatman]

@tig said:

Time would do what you want.
Unfortunately it's no longer available.
I will PM you an alternative 'private' script...

Is this something that is available now as part of SketchUp? Or otherwise...

I have a need for the same to produce a shadow study. It would be great to have something accurate within SketchUp and actually linked to SU's shadow times - rather than adding a timer in After Effects which is what I have done, but this is a very cumbersome solution.

[TIG]

I'll PM you some alternative Ruby code...

[bewilder]

I have been looking everywhere for an extension that would show the shadow time in an animation. I hate bugging TIG for a PM with private code. Is it available anywhere else?

[juju]

What do you mean by shadow time?

• The amount of sun / shadow an area would receive?
  or
• The date & time on screen when viewing an area with sun/shadows enabled?

[TIG]

@bewilder said:

I have been looking everywhere for an extension that would show the shadow time in an animation. I hate bugging TIG for a PM with private code. Is it available anywhere else?
Look in your PMs...

[bewilder]

That is perfect! Thank you for taking the time.

[Triangle_head]

@tig said:

I'll PM you some alternative Ruby code...

Hello! Can You send a code for me too?

[TIG]

See yesterday's PM...

[xeroball]

Hello, Can You send a code for me also?

[luesak]

TIG, could you please share your time script? I am new here so I cannot send PMs!

Thanks

Kim

[TIG]

Will you all check your PMs for an attachment...

[luesak]

Thank you TIG!

[TacSU]

Tig,
Do you still have this alternate code, or in the last few years are you aware of a newer method?

[TIG]

Look at your PMs...