You got me curious!

Photogrametry?

I just stumbled upon this thread.
I'm really sorry you lost you job Jan!

You sure are one heck of an illustrator, be it 3D or 2D. These are amazing, I'd love to purchase your books for my kids! Let us know when they get published

Just so you know, it's easier for SketchUp to handle a lot of raw geometry (many faces in the same context), than a lot of groups/components.

Having a lot of raw geometry will make the file bigger and less editable, but it will be much faster to display.

@kikoita said:

I need to convert the FBX trees with Transmurt to Sketchup then since they are HUUUUGE I open the file once (between 1 to 4 GB) and I convert them to PROXY and add them on my library in Vray.

As you use Transmutr, you can export then directly as V-Ray proxies: https://help.transmutr.com/manual/geometry-tab/proxies

@srx said:

Where is the flue here?

@srx said:

I know it is not so dangerous

Ok.

@srx said:

not so dangerous this time

1. It is at least one order of magnitude more deadly than the flu, maybe two (10x to 100x).
2. It's also 2 to 3 times more contagious than the flu.
3. Many people still say/believe that it is "not so dangerous", and therefor do not take measures seriously.

These three factors make it quite dangerous indeed!

@panixia said:

@einstein said:

Then we wouldn't probably need Transmutr, which is an expensive tool.

I don't know how expensive this tool is, but as far as I saw, this doesn't supports quads from other modeling pakages.
If it does, I would pay for it no problem at all. Now. The "shut up and take my moneys!" style.

It is planned for a future Transmutr version
It's a bit tricky to do, but I believe it's possible.

I don't have an ETA, though. For now we are focused on Skatter v2.

@juju said:

Interesting how this is somehow "discovered" and only makes it "out there" AFTER clipping plane was released...

The "Force" checkbox was added in SketchUp 2017. We've known since then.
The issue is that it is not exposed in the Ruby API, so no extension could leverage it.
I guess Daniel Tal's extension simply found a hacky way to check this box automatically, but simulating clicks or something like that. This is probably the reason it is only available on Windows.

@samuel_t said:

Famous plugins like Artisan and Skatter are using C:\ProgramData. This isn't a problem.

For Skatter, we use ProgramData only for the initial install, not for temp files.

Here is one way to do it : https://help.transmutr.com/tutorials/revit-to-sketchup

There is a new plugin based on Layers Panel: https://extensions.sketchup.com/sv/content/layers-organizer

That would be Sketchup.active_model.materials.current

No, these are the entities in the open group or component instance.

You want:

Sketchup.active_model.selection[0]

http://ruby.sketchup.com/Sketchup/Selection.html

How about modeling the wall, and projecting the photo to the wall face as a texture?

Step 10 here: https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/matching-photo-model-or-model-photo#match-photo

Not yet, but you can register your email here to get notified when it's ready : https://transmutr.com/mac/

Transmutr can convert various 3D formats to SketchUp files, with powerful features such as automated render-ready materials and proxies, geometry simplification, as well as essential options like scaling, unit conversion, axes/origin transformations and much more.

https://transmutr.com/

The ruby version has changed. It's can be a hassle to make it compatible/recompile.

Considering the shitstorm during the last few days, I doubt they'll drop classic licenses anytime soon. The new website is effective enough to direct new users to subscription.

@alpro said:

Has anyone gotten a reply back and been able to use this?

Yes, I've received access 10 days ago.