Here the NEW versión of the english tutorial because I miss the Last part of the tuto (Animation Technics) that was included in the Spanish version.
Here the new link:

NEW ENGLISH TUTORIAL VERSION LINK
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ur6USmBRxGFV-X_5ByE6xRRPJHLJfD2r/view?usp=drive_link

Also I give you again the link of the explanatory videos of all the examples That are included in the tuto:

YOUTUBE VIDEO LINK
https://youtu.be/Ne5k4S_DZWw?si=lZ3bQdOZwKFtaYe6

HERE THE ENGLISH VERSION OF THE PDF TUTORIAL OF ANIMATOR

I'm getting ready for the English version.

ENGLISH:At last, I'm pleased to introduce the tutorial and video for the ANIMATOR Plugin, designed for use with Sketchup, enabling the creation of impressive animations. It's taken quite a few hours of work, though the tutorial is intended as a basic introduction. The link to the tutorial can be found below, offering a 54-page PDF outlining the core features of ANIMATOR, alongside a few examples of more intricate animations. There's a chance it might contain a few oversights, for which I apologise. Despite being in beta for a while, the plugin remains a highly valuable tool for animating Sketchup projects. The animations boast impressive resolution, with nearly all film parameters under control. I hope this aids you in your animation pursuits and I encourage you to share the guide, assisting fellow users keen on animation. Thank you.

LINKS TO ENGLISH TUTORIAL ANIMATOR
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s_fRc6RN8NbZNK9aJLdu2IbHNe_zq9Oc/view?usp=sharing

If you experiment problems with the link, let me know, please

PDF ANIMATOR TUTORIAL
. After discussing it with Fredo6, I'm now publishing it in this post, as it seems the most fitting choice.

Here's the link to the explanatory video and tutorial (in the video's description) in their Spanish version, published in my video youtube channel.

I'm currently working on the English version. This order is necessary due to layout considerations, as English tends to use fewer words. I hope it aids other designers in creating excellent animations with this superb plugin. I trust it will be helpful to you and that you'll share it with fellow users.

TUTORIAL de ANIMATOR EN PDF

ESPAÑOL:Finalmente he terminado el Tutorial de Animator y el video de explicacion y, tras consultarlo con Fredo6, procedo a publicarlo en este post, porque me parece el mas adecuado.

Este es el enlace al video explicativo y al tutorial (en la descripcion del video) en su version en Español publicado en mi canal de Youtube.
https://youtu.be/Ne5k4S_DZWw

Estoy preparando la version en ingles. Debe hacerse en este orden debido a temas de maquetación, puesto que en ingles se usan menos palabras. Espero que ayude a otros diseñadores a hacer buenas animaciones con este magnifico plugin. Espero que os sea util y que lo difundais a otros usuarios

Hola Friends.

This tutorial is for resolving the problem of create SPIRAL STAIRS in a simple and quick way without the need of plugins.

You can adjust you stair to any height in easy way. You can add a HANDRAIL of any shape in your stairs that is some dificylt whe we speak of Spiral Stairs and this tutorial is for do that in the simpler way.

I dis this tutorial with two animation programs (Rave 3 and Fredo ANimator), a ascree captute OBS Studio, Some of Core suite 7 and of course Sketchup 2017.

thanks for watchan dont forget the like if you like it

HERE THE TUTORIAL

A Little example of mixing Sketchup with some PostPro of HitFilm.

And a funny/mini PostPro.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHjCyM1yKRE

Fredo Animator plus HitFilm could be very good.

First test of your amazing Animator plugin.

Is only a ten minutes of work animation that shows a minimun part of the power behind Animator.

Thanks Fredo for your acclaration. Now I am using Sketchup 2014.

Fortunately alive!. Thanks again for your care.

You hare good coders but better persons.

Compared with your Animator plugin the used in my video is really poor(frame Animation). The animation that I did is only plenty of tricks, artisan job and posproduction in some videos.

Postproduction i a really important key in most films.

I advice HitFilm. A very unknown and ppwerful software for PostPro.

This is a sample of my animation job with a very poor elaborated animation plugin.

With your plugin I hope to get better results

(Is the recreation of a traffic accident seen from two viewpoint)

View From the car

Thanks Fredo for your extraordinary plugin.

I answer first and send more data next.

a- When generate Video animation (sketchup2013)I dont get any progress dialog box

b - Te rubi console says this error:

SkETCHUP 2013 RUBI CONSOLE OUTPUT DURING ANIMATOR VIDEO CREATION

ambient init nil nil
ambient init nil nil
Twilight declare nil
:dimY => 806
:beg_time => 0
:date_modified => 1478294026.547
:reverse => nil
:movie_formats => {
:mov => false
:avi => true
:mp4 => true
} (:movie_formats)
:speed_factor => 1.0
:root_dir => "D:/DISEÑO_DIBUJOS_IMAGENES/SKETCHUP_2013/@_ Animaciones/ANIMATOR FREDO/Animator Videos"
:rendering_method => :natural
:movie_name => "Despegue avion"
:filter => {
} (:filter)
:dimX => 1710
:end_time => 2.0
:movie_dir => "AnimatorPRU_1 - 09-Nov-2016 18-22-13"
:dim_mode => "viewport"
:frame_rate => 25
Error: #<Errno::ENOENT: No such file or directory - D:/DISEÑO_DIBUJOS_IMAGENES/SKETCHUP_2013/@_ Animaciones/ANIMATOR FREDO/Animator Videos>
(eval):944:in mkdir' (eval):944:in movie_create_folder'
(eval):863:in movie_top_generate' (eval):1820:in movie_dialog_call_back'
(eval):379:in call' (eval):379:in notify_result'
(eval):442:in on_close' (eval):405:in dialog_create'
(eval):454:in call' (eval):454:in j_onclose'
(eval):197:in create_dialog' (eval):223:in call'
(eval):223:in close' (eval):223:in close'
(eval):453:in close_validate' (eval):1247:in param_dialog_callback'
(eval):574:in call' (eval):574:in j_action'
(eval):501:in j_callback' (eval):491:in j_dispatch'

END OF OUTPUT

Such directory efectively exist.

MORE EXPERIMETS

1- I installa Animator on Sketchup 2014 on the same PC

2- Works perfectly. meke the animation and the final video without problems.

Posible problem: we know that Sketchup 2013 and 2014 have quite differnt folder structure, firsly in the plugin placement.

Could be related with this?

thanks again.

PROBLEM GENERATING VIDEO with ffmpg.exe INSKETCHUP 2013 (Works Animator for this versión?)

1- Animator Beta Works OK
2- Install ffmpeg.exe in LibFredo6 (disapear the red text to Find the ffmpeg.exe)
3- Make a simple animation that Works fine in preview
4- Try to generate a video with defaut parameters. Push the button "Test Image" and also work
5- Push the button "Generate Video" and NOTHING HAPPENDS. Sketchup continues inside the animator plugin. I can exit and star again the plugin,but nothing happends.

I instal the two versión of ffmpeg.exe, the last and the 3.2 (more stable).

Thanks in advance

After several checks oabout Sketchup 2014 I should say that I am unsatisfied and decpcionated.

Perhaps I expect more than I should about the new version, but I feel that SU2014 long away of the spirit that google creates Sketchup.
Ther are several improvements but there are other problems that make me feell disapointed with this version.

For example the plugins. Why I sould renounce to the set of useful plugins tha I have in SU2013 or SU8.

New version, but only two superfluous tools?, Who needs the Pie tool or the new Arc tool?.
That's no what I expect of a new version. Shure that there is no other useful tools that we need?

Is true, now the graphic system works with the GPU, but in a low level power. I have a Nvidia Qadro 5000, but SU2014 seems like to work at the tenth of the full power of the card (the card are perfectly recognized by SU2014).

Well, I was waiting a new version with truly improvements and no so many drawbacks, that let me working with the faulty older SU2013 version.

This is the future with trimble?

I am Miguel.
Who is Peter?

The second part of EXTRUDE TOOLS V2.2 TUTORIAL V14 ENGLISH

(Pages 7 to 12)

Here I Wil try to include the versión JPG of the tutorial EXTRUDE TOOLS V2.2, but previously...

Even knowin the titanic effort that supose to modify someting in a relatively old code,I would like to suggest to TIG three minor (or giant?) modifications that could make improve the plugin from perfect to universal.

Posible modifications:

1- In EXTRUDE EDGES BY LOFT, make posible to work with Closed Curves (like Curviloft)

2- In EXTRUDE EDGES BY EDGES, make posible to select a Edge as path (not only a Curve)

3- In EXTRUDE EDGES BY FACE, make posible to choose a profile in any plane (not limited to XY plane)

Anyway, THANKS TIG for your excelent work.

Now the JPG version

@tig said:

@migmat said:

The tool bar is that I have in my sketchup2013, but I'll try to get the toolbar that you say.

It might be... BUT the latest version of the toolset available from The SketchUcation Plugin Store has evolved... it has a reordered toolbar and several future-proofing tweaks - I recommend you get it asap...
The core usage and tools have not changed however so your tut' is 99.9% applicable - just update any toolbar images...

Hello Again;

I finish the Extrude Tools V2.2 Tutorial in English and Spanish versions.

This time the PDF files is lower tan 4 Mb and can be uploaded to Skechucation.

Also I include the JPG versión in next post of the English version.

I hope you make useful.

EXTRUDE TOOLS V2.2 TUTORIAL V14 ENGLISH

EXTRUDE TOOLS V2.2 TUTORIAL V11 SPANISH

The tool bar is that I have in my sketchup2013, but I'll try to get the toolbar that you say.

Well TIG, I did it as you say!

Now I would like to know your comments, because at last you are the creator of the plugin.

What Erase,Change or modify ?

EXTRUDE TOOLS TUTORIAL
The second part of the tutorial (5 pages )

NOTE: The first page is the page 0. There is 10 pages at all (0....9)

@tig said:

@Miguel

Thanks for making the tutorials...

However, you are making your life more complicated that it needs to be.

Your jpg could be added directly to a post as it is small enough.
The PDF is too large to attach...
Limit is ~4Mb... could you reduce its quality so it's just small enough...

But a 'movie' could be hosted on YouTube - then you could add a link in a post - so then it'd be viewable within SketchUcation...

It seems a pity to make access to your hard work so difficult...

Thanks for the advice. I'll try to upload the images of the Tutorial in several post.

I no ned to say that the resolution of the images in this case are notably lower, but in any case you can download the original tutorial in Hi-Res PDF with the previous link (more complex also).

TUTORIAL EXTRUDE TOOLS
First 5 pages

@migmat said:

Soon as I espect, I can present you the TUTORIAL

This is the link in Uploaded To.

http://ul.to/tkzqyvkv

This other link is the tutorial in miniatures for initial review.

http://ul.to/iycf9dzj

I hope that help to everybody to use more easily this excelent plugin of TIG.

I am trying to downolad my own file with the previous links and is no so easy as I thougth.

When I open the link and push on "Normal Dowload" the Explorer open a new window (Advertise) and start a 30 second countdown to download. Hen finish a pop-up window ask me for save the file.

Sometimes, UploadedTo open two advertises windows previous the download, and only permit one download per hour.

I am no very happy with that, because I feel tha is not very clean process, but for the moment is that I have. Sorry.