Hi @samuel_t

Thanks for getting back to me.
Iv'e just tested and it works very fine

Just a quick question - is it possible to copy paste a node?

Jorgensen

@samuel_t ah ok - Thanks

Hi @samuel_t

MATERIAL NODE
What I meant was, if it is possible to handle material parameters like

• color
• opacity
• image source (path)
• image size x
• image size y

The use for this would be, creating a material, and two or more bitmap nodes, this way is fast to change and test different material settings, eg. by switching between the two bitmap nodes.

SLIDER NODE
A slider node for fast and easy way to change values, and seem them change without having to think about a number - just watching the result.

COMPONENTS
Would it possible to use components instead of groups? it would be very usefull to copy components around, and when you edit one, you edit all.
It might allready be possible, and I have just overlooked it.

An example - a simple hotel - I created one component, use nodes to construct the hotel and BAM. It could hotel rooms, as components, that can be copied around.
Then it's easy to add details and update the whole project in one operation.

In the example I created a component, the single one on the left. I then used Node editor to copy the component, but they become groups, and when I change the first component - nothing happens - of cource.

Could be interresting
Jorgensen

ah thanks rich - ill give it a try

ah thanks rich - ill give it a try

Hi dave

i totally agree - using a texture, gives the most "trustworthy" realistic result.
the challenge is, that i'm experimenting with different kinds of brick details, so i don't think i can use a texture, as i normally would do.

Hi all

I’m looking for a way to create a trustworthy looking brick wall.

I have modelled a brick wall using several components, and I’m now looking for a way to texture it.

I have found some random tools, that lets me select a random selection of already selected components, and then manually select materials to the selected components.

What could be nice for this, would be a plugin that

• let’s me select 3-10 different materials
• assigns the material in a random order
• to the selected components

Or there might be an even better way to achieve what I’m looking for?

Best regards
Jorgensen

I hope that you, or others, pickup and continue to develop this plugin / feature - as I think is has a huge potential

@samuel_t bump

@samuel_t components?

Hi @samuel_t

MATERIAL NODE
What I meant was, if it is possible to handle material parameters like

• color
• opacity
• image source (path)
• image size x
• image size y

The use for this would be, creating a material, and two or more bitmap nodes, this way is fast to change and test different material settings, eg. by switching between the two bitmap nodes.

SLIDER NODE
A slider node for fast and easy way to change values, and seem them change without having to think about a number - just watching the result.

COMPONENTS
Would it possible to use components instead of groups? it would be very usefull to copy components around, and when you edit one, you edit all.
It might allready be possible, and I have just overlooked it.

An example - a simple hotel - I created one component, use nodes to construct the hotel and BAM. It could hotel rooms, as components, that can be copied around.
Then it's easy to add details and update the whole project in one operation.

In the example I created a component, the single one on the left. I then used Node editor to copy the component, but they become groups, and when I change the first component - nothing happens - of cource.

Could be interresting
Jorgensen

@samuel_t

Hi Samuel

Would it be possible to use nodes, to control materials, or don’t you have access to the materials?

Jorgensen

Hi

I wonder if any in here knows a way of using Sketchup as part of a tool to do early calculations of CO2e / m3 / year?

If seen this tool https://www.caala.de/ that should somehow work, but I have not tried it yet, and just wanted to hear if anyone knows of alternatives?

Thanks
Jorgensen

@samuel_t ah ok - Thanks