[Plugin] Physically-Based Rendering - v1.5.9 - 19 Apr. 2020

samuel_t

PBR plugin v1.4.3 :

Checks required plugin.
Externalizes material lib.

samuel_t

I'm happy to announce that PBR plugin is now available through the SketchUcation PluginStore.

pilou

samuel_t

v1.4.5 of PBR plugin fixes a light exposure issue in Viewport.

samuel_t

Material Library of PBR plugin includes 100 materials --> Direct link to download it.

macchu

I've downloaded the plugin and seems successfully installed but I'm unable to get a viewport to open. I've applied a PBR material and click on Reopen Viewport from the toolbar. I get a dialog box with "Propagate materials to whole model (Recommended)". Whether I select Yes or No, nothing happens. It's likely I'm not following the correct procedure?

samuel_t

@macchu said:

I've downloaded the plugin and seems successfully installed but I'm unable to get a viewport to open. I've applied a PBR material and click on Reopen Viewport from the toolbar. I get a dialog box with "Propagate materials to whole model (Recommended)". Whether I select Yes or No, nothing happens. It's likely I'm not following the correct procedure?

PBR plugin requires this other plugin : glTF Exporter. Do you have installed it?

macchu

Yes, sorry I forgot to mention that, but the glTF exporter is also installed.

samuel_t

@macchu said:

Yes, sorry I forgot to mention that, but the glTF exporter is also installed.

Please open a Ruby Console* and paste this code:


PBR;;Viewport.reopen

Then send me resulting text or a screen capture.

(*) Window > Ruby Console

macchu

Here is a screenshot of the resulting text.

Screen Shot 2018-09-12 at 1.31.36 PM.png

samuel_t

@macchu said:

Here is a screenshot of the resulting text.

[attachment=0:14hqw0ge]Screen Shot 2018-09-12 at 1.31.36 PM.png[/attachment:14hqw0ge]

Looks good. I don't understand why Viewport doesn't open.

macchu

It should open in a Chrome browser?

samuel_t

@macchu said:

It should open in a Chrome browser?

Yes. To be exact: It should open in a Chromium browser.

duanekemp

I had "heard" of this, but this was the first time reading from beginning to end.
This is ambitious. Bravo.

Didier Bur

@samuel_t:
Bonjour, merci pour ce plugin, par contre depuis que je l'ai installé, la fenêtre Chromium s'ouvre à chaque démarrage de SketchUp, avec le dernier modèle chargé, c'est un peu gênant. La caméra est assez limitée aussi, le zoom se bloque.
Petite question: est-ce que la caméra dans Chromium est gérée via une caméra 3js? Auquel cas ça serait assez simple je crois d'améliorer les choses.

samuel_t

@didier bur said:

Petite question: est-ce que la caméra dans Chromium est gérée via une caméra 3js? Auquel cas ça serait assez simple je crois d'améliorer les choses.

La caméra dans Chromium est gérée via une caméra A-Frame (framework qui s'appuie sur THREE.js).

pilou

Bizarre aucun problème de ce genre!

cadsifu

Hi Samuel,

It's great to know and get this PBR extension.
I believe it is extremely useful for most modelers.
I'm very new to PBR and would like to explore more on it.
Please advise if this plugin is compatible and stable for Sketchup Pro 2019?
Any other plugin needed as supporting tools?
Thank you.

Nizam Mahmud
Malaysia

samuel_t

@cadsifu said:

Please advise if this plugin is compatible and stable for Sketchup Pro 2019?

Yes. It is.

samuel_t

What's new in version 1.5.0 of PBR plugin?

You can apply a height map to a material:
You can change HDR background again.
Material transparency is auto-detected.

Download latest PBR plugin from the SketchUcation PluginStore.