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    • W Offline
      Wibe1981
      last edited by

      @borodine33 said:

      Hello,

      i have exactly the same problem than you Wibe1981 since today...

      check this topic:

      https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=401&t=72661

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        SKEnthusiest
        last edited by

        Fredo_ Love Animator but have two questions I cannot find an answer to:

        1. Sometimes when I want to move a sub object in a group away from another, it will move both objects - the first one I selected goes where I want it to go but the other object (that I did not select to move) moves at 2x the distance and does not stay put. Do I need to get back into sketchup and ungroup all sub groups from each other to keep them from being sticky?

        2. When I make a group explosion in my sketchup model and save - my timeline becomes red in Animator. What does that mean and how do I update it to become blue again?

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          SKEnthusiest
          last edited by

          One more question - How do you delete translations completely if you want to start all over. There seems to be a ghost list in the fly out even if I drag them off of the timeline.

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          • fredo6F Offline
            fredo6
            last edited by

            Difficult to answer without seeing the model.

            Note that

            • never change the hierarchy of objects
            • A red element in the timeline is precisely due to an object having been moved or deleted
            • You can move several objects in the same translation
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              Augusteijn
              last edited by

              I cannot update my version of animator, also the same problem with fredo6lib.
              When you clic "install" with the update, nothing happens.
              In the extentionmanager you can see that the old versions are installed, but when you look "tool", only curviloft shows up.

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                @augusteijn said:

                I cannot update my version of animator, also the same problem with fredo6lib.
                When you clic "install" with the update, nothing happens.
                In the extentionmanager you can see that the old versions are installed, but when you look "tool", only curviloft shows up.

                You probably try to update Animator from the Sketchup Extension Manager...
                This will not work, because Animator and LibFredo6 are not hosted on Extension WareHouse, but on Sketchucation.

                So,

                • Either use the Sketchucation ExtensionStore to manage the installation and update of my plugins
                • or download the rbz file and install it from the Sketchup Extension Manager.
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                  jomelg12
                  last edited by

                  Same problem. 😞 😞 have anyone know how to fix this issue?


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                  • fredo6F Offline
                    fredo6
                    last edited by

                    @jomelg12 said:

                    Same problem. 😞 😞 have anyone know how to fix this issue?

                    What is this 'same problem'?

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                      paradescargarplugin
                      last edited by

                      Pero encontré un nuevo problema:
                      cuando inicio Sketchup y quiero hacer una nueva animación o abrir una existente, dice "esta versión de animador ha caducado" y me envía a la página de descarga, pero está la versión que tengo instalada. ya. Quitar el existente y reinstalarlo no funciona. También reinstalé Libfredo para estar seguro, pero aún lo digo cada vez que intento iniciar la extensión. tanto para le version 2021 y 2022

                      [mod=Translation:1ctxnpgw]But I found a new problem: when I start Sketchup and want to make a new animation or open an existing one, it says "this animator version has expired" and sends me to the download page, but it's the version I have installed. already. Removing the existing one and reinstalling it does not work. I also reinstalled Libfredo to be sure, but I still say that every time I try to launch the extension. both for the 2021 and 2022 versions[/mod:1ctxnpgw]

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        Strange. Version 3.7a is still valid.

                        Can you check the version of Animator, via menu "Tools > Fredo6 Collection > Animator > About...."

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                          martinlawson
                          last edited by

                          I've just picked up on this thread as I am having similar issues to the other posts.
                          I am very new to the extension and the attached file is my first attempt at an animation.

                          I created the file and animation and all was ok, mp4 file exported great.
                          2 days later I opened the file again, went straight to the animation and played it, but now all the rotation and stop start points have changed.

                          I've since created another file with far more movements and cameras, but again the following day when I open the file all the rotations and movements are now wrong.

                          In the attached screen shots I have tried to show the before and after to help understand the issue

                          Is there something I am not doing right when closing the file down?
                          Is it important to exit the extension before closing SketchUp
                          Is there anything I can do to recover a days work 😞

                          SketchUp Version 22.0.354
                          Fredo6 Animator Ver 3.8a
                          Fredo6 LibFredo6 Ver 13.7b

                          Thanks
                          Martin


                          Soilmec SR75 Rotary.skp


                          Screenshot 2023-02-07 094602.jpg


                          Screenshot 2023-02-07 095039.jpg

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                            gtaircooledvw
                            last edited by

                            I'm having what sounds like the same exact problem. New to using the plugin, but as far as I can tell I've followed the instructions. Clearly organized all the objects into hierarchical groups which were not edited or altered once animation process begun. Get maybe 15 separate animation movements into a project, with maybe 10 camera moves, and suddenly everything goes wrong. Objects suddenly start at what should have been their end positions, and then move way past where they're supposed to. Items that were moved via two separate movements are now suddenly on the same movement, so even if I wanted to manually go through and re-adjust everything back to their correct positions, some things are now magically only able to be moved together, as if I had originally moved them together with one "Unit Movement". Objects that were rotated, say from 0 degrees to 90 degrees, now are suddenly at say, 34 degrees and the rotation movement rotates them 65 degrees. There is no rhyme or reason to it. I spent all day making one animation, only to reopen it the next day and everything had gone wrong. I figured it was a weird bug, and luckily decided I wanted to change the animation anyway, so I spent the whole next day making a new animation from scratch. All was working fine (after more than 8 hours of my time spent) until suddenly an object I was trying to move just straight up disappeared after saving its unit movement. Tried to press "undo" and most of the objects disappeared. Closed without saving, but of course auto-save is on, so apparently the damage was done. Reopened the file and the objects had reappeared, but EVERYTHING was in the wrong position and rotated incorrectly. I don't expect any solution but I have to say something to avoid putting my fist through my monitor.

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                              mgalatorre @gtaircooledvw
                              last edited by

                              @gtaircooledvw hola encpontraste una solucion ?

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                                JeanJean1234 Newcomers
                                last edited by JeanJean1234

                                Hello! I have the same problem. I created an animation with Animator (v4.5a) two days ago, it worked fine. Today when I opened the file to make adjustments, parts of my model (the roof) had moved up, and the animation no longer works. When I move the objects down where they should be (the roof should be on top of the structure like so), and then go back in Animator, it seems the position changes I just made are cancelled. I’m uploading the file as well as a screenshot of the desired shape. I should say that I’m using the trial version of SketchUp Pro 2025, which seems pretty unstable, on macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 (23E224), Apple M1 Max, 64 Go. I would be grateful to anyone who can offer a solution! Thanks
                                250728-Sceno animation.skp
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                                • fredo6F Offline
                                  fredo6
                                  last edited by

                                  Object positions may change for a lot of reasons, sometimes depending on when and how you save the model.

                                  The best is to use the Positioner (4th icon in the toolbar) to record the initial position of all objects of your animation film. Then, you can recall this position at any time.

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                                    JeanJean1234 Newcomers
                                    last edited by

                                    Thanks for the quick reply! I did use Positioner to record the initial position of the whole structure, but as soon as I opened Animator the roof got up above again.

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                                    • fredo6F Offline
                                      fredo6
                                      last edited by

                                      You can assign a positioner to a film.

                                      Just double-click on the film name to get this dialog.

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