Hello Devs and Rubicons,

the developer for the export plugin Sketchup to Trainz T:ANE

have told me this:
ORIGINAL HERE

http://forums.auran.com/trainz/showthread.php?80700-RubyTMIX-A-TrainzXML-Exporter-for-Google-SketchUp%26amp;p=1501939#post1501939

@unknownuser said:

I do not wish to see this product languish because of my lack of time, and I appreciate the suggestion about potentially passing it on to another developer.

If one or two people with the required skills express interest in furthering the development of RubyTMIX, then I would consider passing the source code on to them, but only with the agreement that it remain confidential between us; I am not going to post it to the general public. To take over the project one would need to know the Ruby language and be very familiar with the SketchUp API; and would also need to know C#, JavaScript and HTML. They must also have a good understanding of the operation of SketchUp Web Dialog Callbacks and lambda expressions, as these are used heavily throughout.

Under these terms, anyone interested in taking RubyTMIX in new directions is cordially invited to PM me and provide a brief description of their qualifications. We can then see how it goes from there.

Regards,
-Mike

I will hope a Dev here can spend time for this plugin.

many thanks

http://www.dhobh.net/trainz/GoogleSketchUp/RubyTMIX.htm

this is a special export-plugin to use sketchup models in the Game Trainz 2012

http://www.trainzportal.com/product/view/trainz_simulator_12

in the next month is upcomming the newer Version

Trainz A New Era

http://anewera.trainzportal.com/TANE-Preorder.php

you will ask..what could be an architect with this plugin.

here some answers via pictures.

keep in mind that this version have an older game engine. however its works and this is compatible to the new version of Trainz (Tran A New Era:TANE)

AND Trainz is not only a RailroadSimulator

cool TIG..this plugin and sketchyPhysics could be a dream team

@raineysky

he he i would do this..however my version is expired. next month i must go to my bank and must pay a visa. my fear is..if i have pay a visa...Whaat have found a way to pay via paypal.

@TommyK
the first part of ProfileBuilder2 is like followme...however more comfortable.
I must confess that i have not really understand what your problem is.

pictures could help to understand better.

in the german law we have a intellectual property, too.

if you will safe all rights you must go the way via Patent Office.

Patents registered only for Europe isn´t save in U.S.A. in this case you must have an european and american patent. the safest way is a world wide patent.
In Europe we have a special Patent, too. This Patent will safe your rights only in Countries,
For example:My residence is Germany. now i can safe my rights only for Germany. I can safe my rights for France, Spain etc. too. this patent is than safe only in this countries.

http://www.patent-page.com/patent-geb%C3%BChren-jahresgeb%C3%BChr-anmeldegeb%C3%BChr
(german text)

the same page translated via google translator

https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de%26amp;tl=en%26amp;js=y%26amp;prev=_t%26amp;hl=de%26amp;ie=UTF-8%26amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.patent-page.com%2Fpatent-geb%25C3%25BChren-jahresgeb%25C3%25BChr-anmeldegeb%25C3%25BChr%26amp;edit-text=%26amp;act=url

normally (german Law) you dont must write Copyright protected. in Germany is all what your own ( intellectual property). However its difficult to tell the judge/jurist.. i was the first that have had this idea´etc.

patents is the best solution, if you will safe all rights.

this apply to names of companies, corporate identity etc.,too.

difficult would be, if 2 photographer make a photo from the same situation in the same moment.
here i would say, the time stamp in the EXIF is important.

Edit: Sometimes have peoples the same idea in the same time. look in the history and you will find any examples.
in this case is the best solution to arrange with an other or find a solution that will good for both. an insurmountable obstacle is only profit

@Bryan K

My 1st rule is: never change a running system.
unless the system doesn´t work.

ok you can´t download models via SKP8.
if you can download models via webbrowser, go this way..the same way for extensions.

please keep in mind, that any modeler safe the models in SKP13/14/15 format.
some mod´s provide SKP8 or KMZ.

keep in mind,too that many Dev´s provide only higher versions than SKP8.

i understand your upset about this, however the technology progress will never stop, not in sketchup or Windows/MacOS etc.

I have an older ipad and the sketchup viewer doesn´t work on iOS6. now what i have do?

i have search an app that will running on iOS6 and show my sketchup models on ipad. i have now find this app.

i have had SKP8 and now SKETCHUP MAKE 2015.

What i have do: i have safe the complete SKP8 folder in an RAR Archive on a second drive.
after this i have installed SKP Make 2015.
keep in mind that all SKP files will start now this Version, your old SKP-Files,too.

in SKP13/14/15 you can safe in SKP8-Format (Save As...-> Dropdown Menu).

now i unpack the old SKP8-Folder on the second drive. i have start this and this work, too.

normaly you must not go this way. the reason is..the old SKP8 is in a google folder and the new sketchup is in the sketchup folder.

why i have had go the first way?
i was a little bit angry that the new installer overwrite my old SKP8 installation.

now copy your components and materials from your old SKP8 to SKP15.

look in your plugin folder, what plugins you have installed (DONT COPY THIS IN YOUR NEW PLUGIN FOLDER (C:/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/Plugins/)

install the newest versions of plugins for SKP15 (some SKP13/14 plugins works, however if you find a SKP15 version of plugins, install ever this version.

if you find any old plugins dont install this plugins in the new plugin-folder. some old plugins produce error messages and frustration, too.

could be that trimble tell you an other way... this is normal. trimble don´t support SKP8 and trimble will sell the newest version. this is normal,too.

Edit: i have seen, that you have solve your problem.

ok i will keep this text above, for other users. could be its usefull.

Jau das sehe ich auch so. Wer deine Tutorials kennt, sieht auch sehr gut, dass es keine spontanen Videos sind.

Interessant wäre, mal eine Zahl, wie viele auf eine deutsche Version von Plugins angewiesen sind.
Viel interessanter wären deutsche Übersetzungen von Handbüchern... aber da kann der Aufwand beträchtlich sein.
Der Versuch ist ja mal im Plugin Eneroth Railroad System gemacht worden. Ich und ein paar andere hatten Übersetzungen für die Oberfläche geliefert.
Einige brauchten dafür so lange, dass sich Christina wieder für die rein englische Variante entschieden hat.
Pilou hatte auch begonnen, ein französisches Handbuch zu machen...bis sich herausstellte, dass ein französischer Nutzer eher verwirrt wird mit der Übersetzung.
Sie hatte damals die Erlaubnis für Übersetzungen zurückgezogen. Aus meiner Sicht eine richtige Entscheidung, denn ein Übersetzer sollte nicht nur richtig übersetzen sondern auch das jeweilige Plugin kennen.
Ich persönlich brauche nur für ganz komplexe Plugins wirklich ein Handbuch und wenn es noch komplexer wird, wäre zwar eine deutsche Übersertzung sinnvoll, aber wer soll sich denn da hinsetzen und die Komplexität für deutsche Leser aufbereiten?

Ich bevorzuge da eher Videos.

@Cotty
Du kannst ja am besten darüber schreiben was einfacher ist..ein Handbuch schreiben oder ein Video zu produzieren, wenn man das Plugin beherrscht.
ich tippe mal auf Video.

@raineysky

I´m a little bit connfused about "How To.."
you have had find a way or solution and an other produce a How To Video?

Hello, only for interest.

the Background Music : TrailerHead Nu Epiq
Title : This War Must End

Thanks at Shazam (Iphone App)

Dean

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=333%26amp;t=61139#p560088

ok i will scroll to the end of the video.

@unknownuser said:

3. i know what you mean and the pictures looks good.

@leonard96

1.really good work.
2. "enyoy", i think, in this case is not the right word.
why? many people know the history about the "Titanic".
when peoples die, i cant realy enyoy.
3. i know what you mean and the pictures looks good.

please write in the credit or here, what plugin, software and models from the Sketchup3dwarehouse you have used.

if you have finished your movie, you could produce a Making-off,too

please write, too ... how long you have work on this really.

Edit:

about historic cloth.

look on pictures here: scrolldown

404 Not Found

(www.architecture2brain.com)

3x

more thumb up for your answers

@McGyver
My Main Rule is:
all Objects not designed by my self and without permission i dont want use.
i use 3d objects only if i have the permission by the designer or redesigner.
all permissions was send per email.
some permissions was only given, if i write the name in the credits or in the end tile (movie) or end credits. I´m not a person will do to adorn oneself with borrowed plumes.

i have no problems to write down all names of developers (Sketchup)

some plugins i use very often, other only one time.

In the credit i write down the Nickname..if Dev´s dont want that i write down the real name.

Mc Giver (Richard Dean Anderson) ?

:thumb: Hallo Burkhard Hallo Cotty,

he he bei der Beschreibung habe ich auch nichts verstanden.
Wieder ein gutes Beispiel dafür, dass Ein Bild mehr als 100 Worte beschreiben kann.
Frage ohne Reaktion auf eure Antworten ist mal wieder ein Beispiel dafür, Was heute noch akut und wichtig erscheint ist morgen schon wieder Schnee von gestern.
Gut , dass es immer wieder Leute wie euch gibt, die auch immer mit ihrem Wissen Nachhilfe leisten.
Ich kann mich noch gut erinnern wie Cotty mir das skalieren mit dem Bandmass erklärt hat... erst wollte ich das nicht glauben...
das liegt auch daran, dass ich eine Arbeitsumgebung erst intuitiv angehe, bevor ich ein Handbuch benutze...das mach ich bei den meisten Dingen.
Mein Problem ist oft, dass ich selten benutze Tools namendlich vergesse.

Das kürzeste Danke ist das hier?

" " und die Bewertung der Anwort auf der rechten Seite.

Aber keine Reaktion würde mich nicht sonderlich animieren, da wieder eine Anwort zu geben.

Danke mit einem Lächeln wirkt oft Wunder und ist ja auch Ausdrucksform für Höflichkeit.

Und

es kostet nichts und tut auch nicht weh

p.s. deinen Titel Top Sketchucator würde ich gern 3 mal unterstreichen wenn ich könnte.

@dem

first...i´m not a Ruby-Dev

your idea follow the same concept like cinema4d.

realy good your implemetation. i have ever search this what i see, since Sketchup 5.

we have developer (Dev´s) here, TIG, Fredo6 and ThomThom, 3 of the big 10th or big 20th.

if you look in the Pluginstore here, or in the SketchupExtensionWarehouse...how many plugins the Devs have written.

however, keep in mind, that one Dev can not answer for an other. You can only ask for the rules.

some Dev´s have some times a bigger delay time to answer.

Some Dev´s look in your ruby code...how clean is the code.

Some Plugins, Tools or Extensions have find the way to "Plugins Quarantine". The List was longer before. this said.. the owner of the Plugin have clean up the code..or some Plugins was "died".

your plugin is a good implementation.. i wish good look for your plugin.

Is your textfile only an information?

on concept... add your favorite plugins with textfile would be cool.

or an folder inside your plugin structure need only a shortcuts to the "xyz.rb".. in the pluginfolder etc.

can the end-user change this by self?

Edit:
here a video tutorial to change the pallets etc in Cinema4d

this concept is the best i have seen ever. this is an inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnUgDraUD7E

Dean

@raineysky

this message you have posted, tell you that you have open the same file open in the background in the first windows.

if you start a sketchup file (PC) via WindowsExplorer (WE)...Sketchup start a new Windows. the second windows of sketchup open than a read only version of the same file.

If you start a SKP via sketchup menue... you will see a save dialog popup.

if you need thumbnail view in WE than use the tip by cotty.. and us XnView

http://www.xnview.com/.

This is like WE however with more features.

I can only pay via paypal and would pay this plugin... could anybody tell me a way how i can purchase via paypal?

for me it self. your plugin was easy to use.
i have find out a good solution for paiment if the Dev or Trimble accept only Visa etc.

A Prepaid Visa.

My Bank provide a Prepaid Visa. cost for this 3 Euro per month. this is a good solution.
the currency Euro to Dollar is in the time 1 PM CET or CEST Time Zone (CET – Central European Time/CEST – Central European Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time)). Ok this is not important for you.
When you tell, you accept only USD my Bank send this than in USD... if you have not telling what you accept my Bank send EUR. this is only important, if the currency is bad for you.

i understand this if you have had problems.

Adam (Lightup4Sketchup) provide Paypal. you could contact him and could ask...how many troubles have had Adam in the last time. i have not nowledge about this.

Paypal is like Prepaid. i send Money via my Bank Account to Paypal and paypal send this to your paypal account (PPA) . From this PPA you can send the Money to your Bank Account.
Or you can let this Money on your PPA and you can instantly pay other products in shops.

Many Shops in Ebay accept Paypal,too.

below the line is important that you and the user have no loss.

this what i write is´t new for you i think.

what you can do is a freeware version like PB1 for non professional. same concept. new profile generation is disabled.

i could produce tutorials. with Subtext/Subtitle with or without voice.

if you want i could send you an voice example

look here ,

ok this sound not 100% like an origin voice..how ever this voice is understandable for non native listener .

the pro version for PC (only for PC) have more cost.

and the studio version is more professional.. you can edit...how must the voice speek.

some voices will have ML features. an native amarican voice can speek french or spain too

i have the ipad version..not so expansive like the PC pro version an good for my need.

Dean

@ Whaat
i want to offer my open apologize to you.

Hi Dale, my rude words was **never**my intension. The F-Words i have used in my early life.

my intension was, to tell... manuals will be good, movies/videos will be better and both together is the best solution.(my opinion). if you look over the shoolder of your foreman(?) in Woodworking (for example) or you will learn to build a building or what ever, some times you will learn faster.
..yes you could read a book about woodworking... however this is not the same when you use this in real life.
theory and praxis is a dream team. or text and pictures.

Again: Excuse Me!

Dean

p.s. to find the right words is some times difficult for non native speakers.

I have read this now

RTFM - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

and now i know what it real mean.

deep flame in Germany you could become fine/penalty/forfeit. doing this again you could go in the Jail. i dont know how long.

short answer. SKP2015 make and pro works. download and install.

@Esense3d.. dont be shy to answer.

the shortest and fastest answer is this (if this work)

=> <=

Standard is Power of 2.

only the engines like twinmotion, lumion, LumenRT..etc accept other sizes.

A game engine is a little bit different. dont ask me what the difference will be and why.

some game engines have guide lines. and the most game engines i know.. accept only 2[sup:2tnqux68]n[/sup:2tnqux68]. and some engines only DDS.