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    • jujuJ Offline
      juju
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      Nice work! Keep going, keep going!

      Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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        a4chitect
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        the 'render' time is amazing, truly amazing! very sketchup! very useful!

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          kwistenbiebel
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          Personally I think the AO (ambient occlusion) image is too sloppy to be used for presentations.

          AdamB,
          Why can't your plugin be combined with an (existing?)photoreal render engine so we can get super real results? That would be awesome.

          I personally wouldn't mind having to wait for some hours to get the light calculation done, because from that point on, I know I will be able to make animations in a blink of an eye, because the light solution is 'baked' in the textures....

          That kind of VR technology with baked in light solution is kind of cutting edge.
          Feversoft (Fryrender) is currently coding a similar feature for their render engine (it's called RC4).

          Combine this with a good animation/walkthrough technique and I know what I will be nagging for 'til christmas 😄

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            sorgesu
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            I'm glad that I decided to check in here. I was sure that this was yet another thread asking "Is there a lighting plug-in for SketchUP" followed by 500 posts saying, yeah I want one or saying 'never gonna happen' so I didn't even bother looking.

            But it has been going on for so long I thought I'd just peek in. This is just astounding. Congratulations on a much needed and wonderful addition.

            Susan Sorger
            Former Seller Hand Rendered Entourage
            Former Canadian Authorized Training Centre, SketchUp

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              Gaieus
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              Hehe, Susan... Wondered why it is not sinking down didn't you?
              We should have a rating system here so even without opening the topic, one could see what's hot... 😒

              Gai...

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                kwistenbiebel
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                AdamB,

                I uploaded a video on youtube of a texture baked (including light/shadow) model I made, just to show what can be the benefit of using a photoreal render engine for your project.

                Click the link to see the video:
                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnR0Okfaz4c

                The method I used isn't as great as the thing you possibly have in your hand, but it's a good example of how baked textures can look like in SU when animated.

                How I got the 'baked in light' on the textures?
                I rendered my model using Podium,used the rendering as a photomatch background in SU and push-pulled some faces.
                The new model is pan-able/rotatable and has a more photoreal appeal than ordinary SU.
                Photomatch has the downside that things behind an object appear duplicated on the walls, limiting the rotation range (10 to 15 °)...

                Your method however, combined with a render engine, would provide a full 360 VR manipulation . Bloody awesome 😄

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                  Fletch
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                  @KB - love that! great work... you know you can rotate your model, and photomatch it with another render and paint the other faces so you could theoretically get another shot of that space from the other end of the room... at least it's a theory... works better with an exterior I imagine.

                  Fletch
                  Twilight Render Cross-platform Plugin for SketchUp on PC or Mac

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                    noro
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                    I think we all waiting for that gr8 plugin!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😲 😲 😲

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                      Tony
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                      I don't suppose these is a way you would let the public take a look at the tool at it stands?

                      Tony

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                        GUNAWAN W
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                        @kwistenbiebel said:

                        AdamB,

                        I uploaded a video on youtube of a texture baked (including light/shadow) model I made, just to show what can be the benefit of using a photoreal render engine for your project.
                        Click the link to see the video:
                        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnR0Okfaz4c

                        its pretty awesome kwistenbiebel, To Mr.adam,... you're damn Genius!!!,... i loved it.

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                        • jujuJ Offline
                          juju
                          last edited by

                          I'm bumping this thread, hoping to hear what progress is like. AdamB?

                          Save the Earth, it's the only planet with chocolate.

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                            jim smith
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                            I would like to add my WOW! to the discussion. I just opened this thread by accident, having passed it by with the same feeling Susan expressed several week ago, that it would be and "i wish" rather than this.

                            AdamB - great work! Hope to see something soon!

                            "Out of clutter find simplicity,
                            from discord find harmony,
                            In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity"
                            Albert Einstein

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                              AdamB
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                              @unknownuser said:

                              I'm bumping this thread, hoping to hear what progress is like. AdamB?

                              Yes.. been busy. Making really good progress; I now have it running natively on Mac and PC (so its 3x faster), blending ambient occlusion pass and direct lighting which gives stunning results, focussing on workflow to make it easier to tweak lighting, finding 'n' fixing bugs, testing testing testing.

                              Hopefully I'll be able to post some pics / youtube stuff RSN.

                              Adam

                              Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                                AdamB
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                                @tony said:

                                I don't suppose these is a way you would let the public take a look at the tool at it stands?

                                Tony

                                Unfortunately not. I'm not happy with it, so you won't be either. To be a really good "fire and forget" tool, it has to handle anything you throw at it sensibly. But its coming on in leaps and bounds - I'm on in fulltime right now - so hang in there. And thanks for the continued interest!

                                Adam

                                Developer of LightUp Click for website

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                                  tomsdesk
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                                  Interest might just be the gross understatement of the year! We're rootin' for you Adam...and waiting to reward your efforts!

                                  http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
                                  2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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                                    boofredlay
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                                    What Tom said.

                                    http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                                      FIRE1BULL
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                                      This is something where many modellers have been waiting for, so keep up this amazing work!

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                                      • Mike LuceyM Offline
                                        Mike Lucey
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                                        @tomsdesk said:

                                        Interest might just be the gross understatement of the year! We're rootin' for you Adam...and waiting to reward your efforts!

                                        Thanks Adam, just keep us updated on prgress and we shall wait.

                                        Mike

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                                          thomthom
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                                          So far I've not seen any textures in the models. Does it handle objects with textures as well? Or will it only work for coloured objects? What about transparent objects?

                                          Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                          • AdamBA Offline
                                            AdamB
                                            last edited by

                                            Yes, I am planning on supporting textures. However, if it turns out I can't, I won't. 😉

                                            Developer of LightUp Click for website

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