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    [Plugin] Pic2Shape - v1.3a - 17 Dec 25 (Image Contouring)

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    • Rich O BrienR
      Rich O Brien Moderator
      last edited by

      That suggests you either haven't installed Libfredo or you have not restarted SketchUp. But since you are omitting lots of info to help us understand fully its hard to say.

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      • fredo6F
        fredo6
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        NEW RELEASE: Pic2Shape v1.2a - 13 Oct 25

        Requirements

        • LibFredo6: v15.2a or above
        • Sketchup version: SU2018 and above

        Pic2Shape 1.2a is a maintenance release including:

        • Bug fixing

        Home Page of Pic2Shape for information and Download.

        Main post of this Pic2Shape thread.

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        • fredo6F
          fredo6
          last edited by

          NEW RELEASE: Pic2Shape v1.2b - 13 Oct 25

          Requirements

          • LibFredo6: v15.2a or above
          • Sketchup version: SU2018 and above

          Pic2Shape 1.2b is a maintenance release including:

          • Bug fixing (one remaining from Pic2Shape v1.2a)

          Home Page of Pic2Shape for information and Download.

          Main post of this Pic2Shape thread.

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          • TutorialsUpT
            TutorialsUp
            last edited by

            Amazing tool! Thanks, Fredo 😍
            Just uploaded a new tutorial on YouTube!

            Pic2Shape - Convert Textures or Images into geometry in SketchUp.jpg

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              VR123 Newcomers
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              Hello, this is an amazing tool—thank you very much. I use it mainly for landscape architecture to create plant shadows. I was wondering why the tool doesn't work with some plants. Quite a lot of plants don't work with this tool; for example, grasses, slightly blue plants, and delicate trees (like the tamarisk tree) seem to produce an open contour which creates a ghost image. I tried editing the PNG and adding a contour or changing the contrast in Photoshop—even adding a very dark black line—and changing the settings of the tool, but nothing seems to work. I wonder if you could have a look at that. I will upload some examples of plants that just don't work with the tool.

              ex grass.
              https://stock.adobe.com/uk/search?k=nassella+tenuissima&search_type=usertyped&asset_id=1758902289

              Tamarix trees:

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              • fredo6F
                fredo6
                last edited by

                The herbs are to thin to be valuably contoured by Pic2Shape.

                Again, you can do proper contouring in specialized software like PhotoShop. Pic2Shape is only there for simple shapes.

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                  ZG53 Newcomers @fredo6
                  last edited by

                  I use Sketchup 2022 with Twilight render 2.0 Pro. A few days ago I upgraded LibFredo6 and PictoShape to the latest version, After that it started to go bad, the Shapes on the images I make with face to camera after rendering are black (as with the alpha mask), while the imported images in png format without PictoShape are visible OK after rendering.

                  After rendering in the attached image
                  Left shape - obtained from png imported image after PiCtoShape
                  Right shape - imported png and "raised" by 90°

                  Image2.jpg

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                  • TIGT
                    TIG Moderator
                    last edited by

                    We are a bit under informed...
                    If you post the actual tree PNG image it might help resolve this...

                    TIG

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                      ZG53 Newcomers @TIG
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                      @TIG

                      SU image.jpg Render image.jpg cut out Trees pack_5 (24).PNG cut out Trees pack_5 (19).PNG

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                      • TIGT
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Your PNG processed fine for me.
                        Although there are a lot of semi-transparent pixels that could be improved by editing the image [Gimp].
                        I flattened the image which remove all transparency, then I selected all of the 'teal' background pixels with the magic-wand, and deleted them... and finally added the alpha channel back in. This takes longer to process, but it gives a much better result. Also cropping the image to avoid bothering with all of the background you don't want anyway speeds things up.

                        TIG

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                        • Dave RD
                          Dave R
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                          Screenshot - 11_8_2025 , 5_28_51 PM.png

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                          • fredo6F
                            fredo6
                            last edited by

                            NEW RELEASE: Pic2Shape v1.3a - 17 Dec 25

                            Requirements

                            • LibFredo6: v15.6a or above
                            • Sketchup version: SU2018 and above

                            Pic2Shape 1.3a is a maintenance release including:

                            • Extension of validity

                            Home Page of Pic2Shape for information and Download.

                            Main post of this Pic2Shape thread.

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                              nabilyon1992 Newcomers
                              last edited by

                              Hello, I have a problemلقطة شاشة 2026-04-20 211527.png

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                                tilo mar tin
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                                Anybody have the 1.1 rbz old version to pass me?

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                                • Dave RD
                                  Dave R @tilo mar tin
                                  last edited by

                                  @tilo-mar-tin why do you need v 1.1 of this extension?

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                                  • KrassK
                                    Krass
                                    last edited by

                                    Un immense merci, je viens de voir une application étonnante de ton plug-in où on voit que ça prendrait en compte le mapping en 3 d à partir des images. Je vais essayer demain chez moi, mais suis bluffé encore une fois par ton travail
                                    Je parle de cette image

                                    1761349934215-pic2shape-convert-textures-or-images-into-geometry-in-sketchup.jpg

                                    Krass

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                                    • KrassK
                                      Krass
                                      last edited by

                                      Hello,
                                      It’s really excellent. However, when I tried again this morning, it got stuck at the same point with this image. I even reduced the image resolution to 500 pixels, but the result is the same. Is there any setting I could adjust to improve speed or get past this block?

                                      SketchUp_LrKlrDxQgf.png

                                      Krass

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                                      • fredo6F
                                        fredo6
                                        last edited by

                                        Can you attach the image

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                                        • KrassK
                                          Krass
                                          last edited by

                                          Yes, thanks
                                          e background transparent_21045126.png

                                          Krass

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                                            duythach Newcomers
                                            last edited by TIG

                                            Tôi rất nóng lòng muốn thử nó! kế nhiệm xứng đáng cho ImageTrimmer cũ của tôi - nhanh hơn nhiều và có bộ công cụ tích

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                                            I'm looking forward to trying it! worthy successor to my old ImageTrimmer - much faster and has a set of tools

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