RAL colors
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Thanks Burkhard!! very useful
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Hi there,
can anyone please tell how to add a new RAL Color to the palette?
What do the numbers mean that are put behind the Name of the color in the lines in RAL-Colors.skm?thx, moon
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I expect the numbers are basically a catalog or identifier number used by RAL. See here for the list. Also here.
You could edit an existing one in a model, change its name to the new name and click on Create Material. Then open the secondary materials pane set it to RAL. The top pane should be set to In Model Drag the new color from the In Model to the RAL library.
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Thanks for the fast reply, Dave...
I compared the number inside the "RAL Farben.skm" to the numbers stated on the first link you sent to me (very cool list
), but they are different.
I am sure the number describes the colors for sketchup somehow. Would be interesting to know how to get to this number.
For the second part of your post: Thanks, yes i know how to do it this way, the the is a new color skm in the subfolder, but its not inside the list.
If we knew the way to get to the numbers inside the main skm file, we could share on any completions of the list very easy, and after a complete new installation you wil not have to define the colors again.all the best,
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A RAL color code [e.g. '1000'] is part of the RAL referencing system and bears no relationship to the SKM material's RGB colors.
So we find that: RAL 1000 RGB=190,189,127 Name= Grünbeige [EN=Green beige]If the SKM is named 'RAL1000' it doesn't affect the RGB value - you could rename it to say 'Green beige' and it'd still have the same RGB values...
My RAL SKMfiles in http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=227982#p227982 is all you need... why the old 'Farben' version?
When you add a new SKM into the ../Materials/../RAL folder [e.g. you make a clone of a RAL material in your model and then save it externally to that RAL folder] then the available SKM files in the Material Browser is updated by the system to include that file. The only way to distribute the SKMs is to zip them up...
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FWIW, I compared the list of SKMs in the RAL folder with a list of RAL colors with RGB values I downloaded somewhere. I found 9 colors not listed in the SKMs. They'd be easy enough to add and if I get time, I will make them.
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+FWIW those missing 9 are not commonly used by powder-coating companies etc anyway...
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Waste not want not.
I've extracted these into SKM files...
Here's a zip file with the various SKM files RAL+.zip
[which I've renamed slightly into 'anglicized' versions [Telegrau>>>Telegray] and to match other RAL SKM naming conventions].
Extract them and place these 9 SKM files into the same folder as the other RAL SKM files [i.e. inside ../Materials/.. named RAL ?] -
Thanks for that TIG. I thought about using Gray instead of Grau but the rest of the list I downloaded was in English with the word Gray used on other names. I decided to stick with what I read.
Also thanks for zipping up the SKMs. I figured for only 9 colors, they'd be easy enough to drag into the RAL library right from SketchUp but your way makes it easier yet.
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Yep, thanks TIG,
i`ll try your Version despite I´m Austrian and like somehow the german version...
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@3rdeye said:
Yep, thanks TIG,
I`ll try your Version, despite I´m Austrian and like somehow the German version...3rdEye
You can always load the extra 9 skm files, rename them back with 'grau' etc and they re-export back as new skm files... them remove die Englisch diejenigen...
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@burkhard said:
unpack and copy into the material folder. All are .skm files
credits to Holger KBurkhard
Thank you very much for this, I am extremely grateful. You have helped me no end.
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Dear Burkhard...
Thanks for all the work!
But, I can't unzip it (tried in many ways) - when i do only one file is there?
Are you able to upload another one? I´m mac user, maybe thats why?
Many thanks in advance...to you and Holger K
Very Best
Allan@burkhard said:
unpack and copy into the material folder. All are .skm files
credits to Holger KBurkhard
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Allan
Download the ZIP.
If your MAC auto-extracts it then you have got all of the SKM files [hopefully in a folder].
If it does not, then extract all of the files into a folder...Now place that folder of SKM files into your Materials folder's collect tree...
Restart SketchUp and ensure the collection is in your Materials lits...
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hello RAL Color doesn´t work in 2013/2014
i see only an empty list. the file size is 9k
have anybody a link to a working version?
thank you
dean
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Actually, it does work in both SU2013 and SU2014 but you have to go through some gymnastics and hold your tongue just the right way.
Try extracting the contents of the attached ZIP file to the Materials folder and see what you get. On PC you'll probably have to use Open or Create a collection to get SU to look at the folder.
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Just what i needed. Thanx again.
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Which file did you download?
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i rushed to thank but cant make it work on 2013. I copied the file in the materials folder but sketchup cant see it. I then made a ral folder and copied there the skm file. Sketchup sees the ral folder but its emty. Any other idea?
UPDATE: TIG saved my life everything is ok. TIG your king.
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