hi jeff and dukejazz

I stumbled on TIGs AreaTextTag, and it gets my on the road for now 😄

Thanks

Thanks for your input. Align axis, CRTL + move did it 😄

Finshed...

@jorgensen said:

It works fine in version 01.05.30, but if I do exactly the same in the newer versions it looks very strange. Do you know if I'm doing something wrong, and it acualy works in the newer versions ? that would be nice. I have attached the texture I use, so you can se if we are referring to the same method.

No - I've not got it to work. Still bugged.

@jorgensen said:

When installing it does not ask for a folder, just automatic installs it in sketchup version 7. Might be because I heve both 7 and 8 installed.

hmm.... maybe... can't remember any more...

Right-Click Edge/Circle > Divide

Use Copy Along Path to insert component at each vertex: http://www.smustard.com/script/PathCopy

Hi

I used Fredo´s Curviloft. Quite simple. @daniel - thanks for the tip.

I really like this forum. It's a good place to visit when things gets annoying 😄

Thanks

Hi TIG

Thanks for your input.

As i wrote, I was looking for a script that could split a face so it became a part of the model as lines, so they could have the same style as other lines in the drawing. I hoped that protrude would help me - but I can't get it to work 😞

I have added an image that shows the result - I have to add the lines manuel.

nørregade 20100914 04 small.jpg

@jorgensen said:

Regarding one scene for every frame - is there an easy way to create this, when I have one scene for start and one for the end ?

If you read my whole post in the link above there is a way I developed that uses a curve with segments (vertices) for each frame. It works, but is not very intuitive.
Soon there will be a better way... 😉

Simple as that - thanks 😄

Oh, I should point out that on Mac, it's not importing PDF's as vector; for that, you'll need Illustrator, output to dxf, into SketchUp, etc...

Hi Gaieus

wow, that was simple. Sorry I missed it

@jorgensen said:

hi jhauswirth

I created the scenes inside SU.

Select the model in LayOut and look in the SU dialog's Styles'
tab. Do you see a style called "Modified Active Style" or a
style with (Modified) in front of it?
(probably the one that's selected)

how simple can it be - I have used SU since ver. 5.0 but I have never used outliner before 😳

Thanks thomthom

When using complex curves (e.g. bezier curves) as a path, Pathcopy sometimes doesn't do what it's supposed to do.
If you see that happening, try the following method;

Get "Weld" Ruby script (also by RickW) from http://www.smustard.com/script/Weld , drop it in "Plugins" folder. Select the entire path, right-click and "explode" or "explode curves". Select the entire path again, call up "Weld" from [Plugins] menu. When prompted "Close curve?" say yes, and no to "Find faces for this curve?". Now you are ready to run Pathcopy script, but don't erase the unwanted connecting edge created by "Weld" until you finish running Pathcopy successfully.

If you just want to put text effects over still images or maybe a slideshow with various transitions effects, rather than actual movie footage, you could consider something like Swish...Flash without the pain. The effects can be quite sophisticated and virtually drag and drop. You could then export as avi and splice into whatever animation you already have.
http://www.swishzone.com/index.php?area=products&product=max&tab=demos

@TIG
Thanks for your input, even though I couldn't understand your script 😳

But I managed to get it to work by using this:
page = model.pages.add newname

layers.each { |l| page.set_visibility(l, false)} page.set_visibility(layer, true) puts page.update(32) page.use_axes = false page.use_camera = false page.use_hidden = false page.use_hidden_layers = true page.use_rendering_options = false page.use_section_planes = false page.use_shadow_info = false page.use_style = false

It might not be beautifull, but it works 😄

The image I posted was a JPG export.

I didn't have the plugin here on my computer at work so I redownloaded it and installed it a minute or two before making that image. If you get the Smustard toolbar, you should be able to update the plugin after clicking on My Smustard.

Dave

wow - it's hard to get some satifying results 😞

I wish that "smoothStepAnim" had some parameters to adjust the soft ness 😕

Anyone that has the time to write this script ?

Autodesk also has the free TrueView application that besides having almost all the viewing and printing functionality of full AutoCad can convert newer DWG files to older (even very old) formats. There is a link (the "DWG From Autodesk" button)to the download on the main Autodesk webpage.

Anssi