@solo said:
Very cool, now if only one could make it solid so that a render engine could acknowledge the cut.
The intention was to make fast instant sections with automatic symbolic material indication, without changing the original model. To make it solid ..... hm....in that case, a new model must be produced for each section.
Not impossible, but a completly different approach.
Is there a renderer that 'respects' a pure Sketchup section ?
@bob james said:
:shock:
Bob, I think your machine has the power to calculate some complex 'RichSections'
Here is just another 'Section' plugin
This is a BETA version. I'm still working on this plugin. Backwards compatibility not granted.
Documentation :RichSection doc (V0.4.6)
To generate a 'RichSection', the model must be composed of Groups or Component(instances).
Elements don't have to be solid, but only closed sections will generate section-materials.
Using nested groups (or components) will speed up calculation if the geometrical limits exclude then from the calculation process. For instance : if the ground-floor (group A) and upper floor (group B) are in separate groups, a horizonal section through the upper floor will exclude all elements of group A, For a horizontal section through A, B will only be controlled for projection.
Exclude hi-poly elements if possible : place them in a separate layer; create a scene in which those layers are 'off'; use 'layers to section/project' by 'scene' to exclude those elements from calculation.
For the french SU: Si la version de SU est française, elle chargera RichSection en français.
For the rest of the world, are there traductors on this forum for other languages
[highlight=#ffff00:ec1c1tn6]Release notes[/highlight:ec1c1tn6]
#Release Notes for RichSection
V0.5.8
V0.5.6
V0.5.5
V0.5.4
V0.5.3
V0.5.2
#V0.5.1 modification
#V0.5.0 modification
#V0.4.6 modification
#V0.4.5 known issues
[highlight=#ffff00:ec1c1tn6]Known issues :[/highlight:ec1c1tn6]
How it works. Watch these videos, and try out!
THESE VIDEOS WHERE MADE WITH OLDER VERSIONS OF THE PLUGIN
THE INPUT-PANELS IN THE ACTUAL VERSION ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT
#HOW TO (01) create RichSections in SKETCHUP:
#01: Recorded with Win8.1+SU8 on Intel-I7-4770:
#02: Recorded with Win8.1+SU8 on Intel-I7-4770:
#03: Recorded with Win8.1+SU2013 Make/Demo on Intel-I7-4770:
#04: Recorded with Win8.1+SU2013 Make/Demo on Intel-I7-4770:
#05: Recorded with Win8.1+SU2013 Make/Demo on Intel-I7-4770:
In the last video, I produced a plan with SKETCHUP + RichSection + LAYOUT: plan (PDF) produced in video #05
Installation :
[highlight=#ffff00:ec1c1tn6- RichSection is now in the 'SketchUcation Plugin Store' browser...[/highlight:ec1c1tn6]]
http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pauthor=pgarmyn
V0.4.4 for Sketchup 7,8 2013 and 2014 on Windows, to be tested on MAC
V0.4.5 for Sketchup 8, 2013, 2014 on Windows and Mac (issues on mac, prompt text incomplete)
V0.4.6 downloadcounter at 4816 on the PluginStore
V0.5.0 downloadcounter at 5128 on the Pluginstore
V0.5.3 downloadcounter at 5602 on the Pluginstore
V0.5.4 downloadcounter at 6101 on the Pluginstore
V0.5.6 downloadcounter at 8457 on the Pluginstore at 01/03/2015
Just what i need 
Thanks for the tip
It must be possible to create something simular with a SU plugin
Like in SketchyPhysics, components can represent degrees of freedom.
A SU plugin can be much more compact. Almost nothing is needed for the interface (graphics....).
But the analysis is not simple...
Maybee there can be another motivation to declare methods within a small namespace : they are loaded & executed faster
@methade said:
Me again. I am testing the plugin but having difficulties with renderer maxwell fire. It seems its not working. Any help?. Thanks.
Can't help that. Pbacot had the same experience (see above). I menshioned it in the description.
This PLUGIN has been UPDATED :
Look at the top of this page.
IMPORTANT : erase the older version if installed (= file SectionByCam-20120506-1939.rb)
@vidy said:
Im working with Win XP SP 2, and Google Sketchup Pro 8 M3,
it just working fine whenever im doing it at plan view (it generated the scene tab)
but when i was try to do sectionbycamera on elevation, it seems don't have any reaction.. (not generated a scene tab)thanks,
vd
OK.
I found out that a section parallel to the red-blue axises doesn't work.
I will fix that. Thanks for testing vidy. 
@vidy said:
Dear pgarmyn,
thanks for this plug-in, its really good, but i try to do it on section elevation, but it seems won't generate the scene, is it only just for plan view??
thanks,
vd
It should work in any direction. What happens? What's your system? What is your Sketchup version?
Hallo everybody, here is my second (public) plugin.
The plugin gives me an other way of making plans. Especially in those cases where a 3d model is complete. Shadows in Sketchup plans are not very natural. The sun enters by the cutted part of the model. This way of making the section preserves the realistic shadows:
In this file, the image has been combined with vector-drawing (Powerdraft):
It works also on Mac. Thanks Peter (pbacot) for testing.
For the SketchupTeam : realistic shadows in sections (plan en vertical section) is in my wish list.
Copyright
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Name : SectionByCamera
Version: V0.2-2012.06.04-2113
Author : pgarmyn
Type : Tool
Description :
This tool places the camera in (near) the sectionplan. The parallel view will section the model (without section cuts active). But the SHADOWS of the entire model will be displayed (if section cuts are switched off). This will produce a plan or section view with realistic shadow information.
Works with SKetchup 8 and 2013. [highlight=#ffff00:hmyj04s3]NOT FOR Sketchup 2014[/highlight:hmyj04s3]
The camera-position is saved in a new scene called "SectByCam"
The generated camera should also work with those renderers :
Installation :
Usage :
Known issues:
The image rendered on the screen is cutted some centimeters before the camera. The distance between this 'cut' and the camera depends of the dimensions of the model. The tools estimates this distance (in '.... automatic'; distance proposed in '.... define camera distance'), if necessary, it can be adapted in the second option.
If the applied value is to small, the SectionPlane won't be visible after activating the tool. This is also true for faces generated by plugins like SectionCutFace (TIG) or realSection (GWydouw).
SOLUTION : apply a greater distance in '.... define camera distance'
History:
First version V0.1-2012.05.06-1938
2nd version V0.2-2012.06.04-2059 : Correction for certain non horizontal sections (thanks vidy for reporting the bug)
IMPORTANT : erase the older version if installed (= file SectionByCam-20120506-1939.rb) 
I made a little plugin for randomizing texture positions,
It modifies all selected faces, including faces nested in groups
(it only works in Sketchup 7 and 8, i have still to tweek it for older versions)
@unknownuser said:
Hi
Is there such a plug in for this scenario:
Ive modelled some decking (multiple pieces of timber) and I have textured them all with the same texture. Problem is, the texture looks the same on all of them. Is there such a plug in that can randomly move the texture around instead of me doing it manually?? Ie right click, texture -> position and then move the texture in a different position on various items.
Hope im making sense.
Thanks
randomize texture position for all faces in the selection, including faces nested in groups
Hi, i'm just starting in ruby.
I'm making a script that combines automatic sectionmaterials and projected information on the sectionplane (like beams represented by pointed lines in architectural drawings).
Is there a way to activate an existing sectionplane in ruby ?
if @@sel[0].class == Sketchup::SectionPlane
end
And how activating View/SectionCuts in a ruby ?
