For single images I like to use environment maps (HDR images, JPGs etc.) directly in the render program (here Indigo RT). However, these do not work when rendering MSPhysics simulations. Then I still like to use domes with internally mapped 360 ° panoramic images of hemispheres and landscapes, whereby the night sky is also set as an emitter. I then also place light sources as sun or moon within these domes. For example, a sun (indigo or twilight light source) that I can align as a dynamic component according to the SketchUp position of the sun.

Oder wie der Sachse sagt: "Dig, Dag und Digedag"...
(Cover of the first issue of a comic magazine from the 1950s of the former GDR)

Thanks for the information on the further development of MSPhysics. That sounds great. Will the old models be compatible with the new version?

It is amazing when geniuses are found. I am thrilled and can hardly wait for the results. I would be particularly excited about the synergies for the MSPhysics area - voice input ...
Thanks again!

I often use this little plugin: rot90.rb
Copyright (c) 2008 Clark Bremer (aka daiku)
Rotate selected component instance 90 degrees around Z axis:
5/17/08: All 3 axes. Input from Matt666
4/24/08: Use center as rotation point instead of CI origin. Also works on groups now.

Great pictures - in the past everything was better... but back to SketchUp - which software (modeling, texturing, rendering) did you use?

@HornOxx: Freudscher Verleser...
@Chipp: great add-on. How much is it?

With MSPhysics everything is possible..

Sounds good. This could be a reason to purchase SketchUp 2019...

Absolutely outstanding work! Thank you for the presentation here in the forum. Which techniques and which software do you use for the visualizations? How are the characters and their gestures created - 3D models or are they drawn into the pictures?

I have to apologize for my English translation. I wanted to write "funniest and craziest work".

I was in China and Tibet not so long ago and believe that you have a similar approach to the representation of complex religious thought worlds as the people there. But for me, from the perspective of a designer and architect , that is beyond good and evil. As a nature-loving person, a praying mantis for me is not the symbol of a devil. Nevertheless, what you present here is the funniest and greasiest work I've seen in SketchUp ...

Yes, it works great (for me in SU2016Pro and SU2017Free). Thanks Didier!

For that purpose you can find very good scripts in models of István Nagy in 3D Warehouse:
MSPhysics 1.0.1: Follow- and fix camera script
MSPhysics 1.0.1: Car with particle effect

Thanks sdmitch, used your code snippet to convert components to groups for MSPhysics. The reason is that MSP does not accept components for coupling with joints. The conversion of about 200 components with subcomponents into groups would have taken a long time...

How high is the level of SketchUp in your profile??? you little liar..

Hi HornOxx, your steel monster is definitiv cooler than all the competitors and a big fun and a great product presentation and, and, and...
If I had time I would love to throw a little bit MSPhysics over it and would like to see it's adventures on the dark side of the moon…

There is a link to the Scripting Documentation in the first post of Anton_S regarding his MSPhysics plugin: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=56852

Something like this?

Solo_01.skp

Steps to the final layout…
A few frames from video sequences with overlay of rendered and sketchy tracks.
The final version is kept in color, to give a better feeling for the warm summer rain.
Used SketchUp, IndigoRT, FotoSketcher.