@fredo6 said:

Actually, you can pick the stencil in any plane, which is given by the face you click.

But don't click-drag, when you do that. Just click-release

It doesnt show it very well, but I was actually doing just that right at the beginning of the video. Right around 12 - 14 seconds, when I put the mouse to the center of the group and suddenly get the demo shapes. If I click-release, nothing happens. Uploaded a new movie to show.

However when I flip it so its laying flat like Pilou says to, I get it right away.

Visuhole2.wmv

@pilou said:

Use the free TwinMotion: there are a lot of trees, flowers, grass etc... inside it!
But go speed because after october's end Christmas is finished for download it!

Very cool program, but limited in what you can do. The reason I like 3D Tree Maker is because you can edit the tree and make it fit whatever you might need it for. TwinMotion doesnt let you do that. You can only take a basic model and change the size, the season and whether or not its effected by wind. Thats it.

If I knew how to make a plug-in, I'd very happily make one for trees.

For some reason I'm having trouble making a stencil. It seems that when I attempt to make a multi-shaped stencil (such as to drill 4 holes of equal size and spacing through a tube), I cannot select the group. Or, if I'm able to, it does not correctly make the stencil.

I've attached the most recent stencil I'm trying to make. The goal is to punch out the holes and leave behind what would be a frame. Yes, I now realize I can go about it a different way, but my problem with making a stencil still stands and I need to know if its something I'm doing thats incorrect or what. So to that end, I've also included a clip of what I'm doing to make the stencil and the results.

So this current stencil is already 60' tall, so it should be large enough but as you can see in the clip, it doesnt trigger like it should.

Can someone tell me whats going on? Thanks!

Component_3.skp

Visuhole.wmv

All attempts to access site lead to a 404 Forbidden - apparently since the beginning of the year. Was looking to buy the plug-in as the constant "you have the free version, you need to wait 15 seconds" pop-up is annoying as all heck (I got it the first time, thank you.) but given the multiple mentions of no response from the author and the wait time to even get the license, I think I'll just make do.

Dangit. A'righty, thank you!

Still no option for moving a camera along a path? Just checking to make sure I didnt miss something.