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    • pilouP
      pilou
      last edited by pilou

      Yes it was ThomThom !

      IngeTrazo7.jpg

      You select all your separated groups say 10 , launch the plugin Groups to Components
      You will have 10 Components !
      Of course don't know the compatibily of this plugin with version of today but...you can Install SU 2017! ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Tested in SU 2017 That works fine! ๐Ÿ™‚
      Groups2Component.zip!

      2Composants.jpg

      Frenchy Pilou
      Is beautiful that please without concept!
      My Little site :)

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      • pixelcruncherP
        pixelcruncher Extension Creator @pilou
        last edited by

        @pilou I think I might add this as a plugin.

        I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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        • pixelcruncherP
          pixelcruncher Extension Creator @Krass
          last edited by

          @Krass Very impressive! I will look at creating components instead of groups.

          I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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          • pixelcruncherP
            pixelcruncher Extension Creator
            last edited by

            A heads-up from my side.

            I will be open-sourcing modlumi. My initial thinking was to build it into a commercial application like Rayscaper with a fixed license. But with all the SketchUp competitors popping up (IngeTrazo, Hew3D, etc.), not to mention all the crazy stuff from Adobe clones, I don't think that makes sense anymore. I think open-sourcing it lets more people enjoy it and actually helps its development by building a growing community around Modlumi.

            My plan is to offer it for free as open source, but build enterprise and AI features and add a subscription model on top that might entice paying customers (similar to what these guys are doing: https://getartcraft.com/). If you don't care for that, that's okay; the software is free to use without these features.

            I will need a couple of days to scrub some PII from the source code, then I will open-source it on GitHub.

            Any thoughts? For me, it's also a new experiment in navigating software development in this brave new world. But I feel the old ways of doing things are dead.

            I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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            • KrassK
              Krass
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              I think youโ€™re right.
              On the other hand, I truly believe that Rayscaper fits in perfectly; as a V-Ray user, I know I can replace it with Rayscaper for essential tasksโ€”itโ€™s much more user-friendly.
              Iโ€™m planning to try using the Rayscaper Scatter feature as a "fur" toolโ€”for things like rugs, for instance. Other options tend to make V-Ray (or other path-tracing programs) feel clunky and cumbersome.
              What really frustrates me is seeing how interior design and decoration training programs expect decorators to master V-Ray. I often end up with clients who need to complete their training using this "over-complicated mess" of a program, and they reach out to me for helpโ€”so Iโ€™m forced to use V-Ray to get the job done!

              Krass

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              • pixelcruncherP
                pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                last edited by

                Rayscaper will stay commercial. The model is a bit different there. Also, people who don't wanna really want to pay for SketchUp are also not gonna pay for Rayscaper. Different user groups.

                I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                • KrassK
                  Krass
                  last edited by

                  Certainly.
                  The principle of subscription-based payments for software is a fairly recent development and represents an abuse by major monopolies in the IT sector.

                  Krass

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                  • pilouP
                    pilou
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                    Seems Open Soursing the modeling part is a reasonable solution! ๐Ÿ™‚
                    For the moment your are the best against the growing number of free others! ๐Ÿ™‚

                    Frenchy Pilou
                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                    My Little site :)

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                    • pixelcruncherP
                      pixelcruncher Extension Creator
                      last edited by

                      For the moment your are the best against the growing number of free others! ๐Ÿ™‚

                      I am simply the best ๐Ÿ™‚

                      I'm the developer of Rayscaper: https://rayscaper.com/ - Fast and easy rendering for SketchUp.

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                      • pilouP
                        pilou
                        last edited by pilou

                        With the Multiple Push Pull & SUBDivision you will be untouchable! ๐Ÿ™‚

                        Frenchy Pilou
                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                        My Little site :)

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                        • pilouP
                          pilou
                          last edited by pilou

                          Seems there is a bug on web version!

                          We can't go to the computer for load a texture!

                          Seems the computer is your computer path! ๐Ÿ™‚ or... but not mine!

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • pilouP
                            pilou
                            last edited by pilou

                            Not Scene - animation of scenes ?
                            Not Cut Section ? ๐Ÿ™‚

                            Request : manage the color of the background screen ?

                            Frenchy Pilou
                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                            My Little site :)

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                            • majidM
                              majid
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                              Saw this and kinda smart: https://lnkd.in/p/eNkRruN6

                              My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                              • pilouP
                                pilou
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                                @majid
                                seems it's automatic in Modlumi! ๐Ÿ™‚
                                by Boolean! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                Frenchy Pilou
                                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                My Little site :)

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                                  expangea Newcomers @pilou
                                  last edited by expangea

                                  @pilou said:

                                  ""How did you render this model?"
                                  I make a screen Snapshot (but you can use the Save Image Function of ModLumi ! ;ยฐ
                                  Then send it to free Gemini where you can make any thing you want!
                                  Very simple prompts!

                                  In fact modeling is quasi the same than inside SKetchUp !

                                  @pilou
                                  Very nice models and very good explanation.
                                  Thanks for sharing the AI prompt examples.
                                  (it would be nice to see some more from time to time).

                                  For a total newcomer like me (I tried Sketchup last night for the 1st time), what are the pros and contras of learning Sketchup OR Modlumi?

                                  @pixelcruncher
                                  I have not yet tried modlumi but I liked the images and videos in the forum ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                  What does modlumi do better than Sketchup?
                                  What functionalities not available in Sketchup?
                                  Will this be opensource or be totally free to use, so being more appropriate for hobby users with low resources?
                                  I am mostly interested in designing furniture and also some house+garden over an irregular terrain (slope). Which software would be more appropriate or easier to learn?

                                  Thanks in advance to both of you!!

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                                  • pilouP
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by

                                    For the moment Modlumi is perfect for make prototype of anything! More egonomic!
                                    If you are architect of course SketchUp is more adapted!

                                    Prompt in Gemini can be just half dozen of words! ๐Ÿ™‚
                                    Of course you can ask more, but if you send an image that is like 100 words! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                    Frenchy Pilou
                                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                    My Little site :)

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                                    • ntxdaveN
                                      ntxdave
                                      last edited by

                                      Here is my first ModLumi model. I know it is not much and I have a long way to go but at least it is a start.
                                      Test-V1.png Test-V2.png

                                      Now I need to learn some things like:

                                      • How to add scenes to a model

                                      • How to animate things (like show different views of this model)

                                      And of course, a WHOLE lot more.

                                      Press F1...thank me later

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                                      • pilouP
                                        pilou
                                        last edited by

                                        @ntxdave
                                        I believe for the moment no scenes / animation functions! Only pure modeling!

                                        Frenchy Pilou
                                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                        My Little site :)

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                                        • ntxdaveN
                                          ntxdave @pilou
                                          last edited by

                                          @pilou said:

                                          @ntxdave
                                          I believe for the moment no scenes / animation functions! Only pure modeling!

                                          Thanks for the feedback. I really like some of your modeling skills. I would like to know how you draw some the things you do. The models look really complex and I do not know how you do it. I also wish I knew French so I could read some of your posts.

                                          Press F1...thank me later

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                                          • pilouP
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by pilou

                                            No mysteries! ๐Ÿ™‚
                                            Because i use intensively the functions Move, Copy, Rotation +CTRL + / *N, Xnumber % --> Make component
                                            Select this new component and repeat the process 3 or 4 times or more with memory available!

                                            More detailed :
                                            Take a component(s)
                                            Make only One Move Copy, or Rotate Copy Enter for validate this only copy!
                                            Type x7 50% ---> you will have seven components with Size half at each copy!

                                            Be reasonable with the number of the "X"! ๐Ÿ™‚

                                            Select the result Make a component! ETC...

                                            As it's components it's infinite possible variations!

                                            Like this you can make crazy fractal things or terrific graphics volumes!

                                            AT the end send your copy snap screen to your favorite Ai and ask anything you want!! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                            All the process takes less 5 minutes!

                                            Frenchy Pilou
                                            Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                            My Little site :)

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