This proposed feature by inteloide should be integrated by default in the next Sketchup version. Having to click three times to play the animation is no good so I'll be keeping an eye when this plugin is done

Hi,

Thanks driven for going to all that trouble to try and make the plugin work on a mac. Me not having a mac to test this issues is definitely frustrating. For the 'full screen' plugin I am sure Anton_S will be happy to help you out.

@driven said:

when I open the KeyScene-1.skp [independently], it crashes SU when I get to pages with 2 Watermarks, if I remove all the 'SpaceBar' WM it will run as a slide show ok.

I will change the double watermarks on one style and merge them together to solve the crash issues.

@driven said:

I can navigate the Menu's if I wait and or click twice. It's a bit 'clunky' and sometimes a reset is required.

I suspect that what is making the plugin 'clunky' is the sound...since in order to go to the next frame the sound needs to load. I though I solved this by using .swf to reduce the size as much as possible but I guess it is still giving problems. Or maybe is not that at all and is another thing.

@driven said:

I can go 'back' if I change ESCAPE to HOME [Esc always closes the Dialog on mac

Maybe there is a way to detect if user is on a mac to make an if statement an choose the 'HOME' key instead of the 'ESC' key...I will need to check on that.

@driven said:

I can view the the videos if I add "file://" to the path, and use VLC player to run, [DivX crashes the mac]

I guess this is why thomthom told me to learn how to call the files using the magic constant FILE. I am kinda lost at the moment on how to switch to that but I just need to study it a little bit more.

@driven said:

Modifying a group seemed to stop things working?

Not sure if when you try to modify a group you are not refocusing the web dialog since that needs to be selected for the plugin to work.

@driven said:

It maxes out the CPU unless paused...

Yeah the next frame is constantly being called couple of times a seconds so I imaging its using quite a lot of CPU power. Maybe I can learn a more efficient way of handling frames when its not needed to be updated.

Thanks again for letting me know this issues it means a lot

NOTE: I uploaded a new skp file with the watermarks merged. Hope I can solve the next issues

Anton_s - Hey thanks for your comment and also for your awesome plugin "SU Window Settings 2.0.0"!

Hi,

Nice animations! If you find that the sketchup view port looks better then allow me to recommend a screen capturing software called Fraps. The resolution is very good I find and also as a plus since you are a teacher you can record your voice explaining the geometry so you can maybe post them on youtube so everyone can learn.

Renderiza

Yeah I have seen a couple of animations of this person he likes to make crazy things like this. The city modeling is great and he has couple of animations using LightUp as a rendering option as well. Very cool indeed!

iichiversii - That is awesome that you think that...thanks!

Pilo - As soon as I saw this plugin I felt in love with it right away so I have the Pro Version. The free version only lets you see 10 seconds of animations if I am not mistaking. If anyone buys this please share you animation I want to see them.

Thanks for your comments!

Aerilius - I also hope the Sketchup API is expanded with new possibilities. By the way just in case anyone is interested the background images can be modified with the Watermark Settings in the style options.

Pilou - In my case it sort of was showcasing animations but that doesn't have to be the main purpose. I hope people find unique ideas on how to implement this script into their presentations.

Hi,

This animations were made to highlight a SketchUp plugin I made called Key Scene which enables you to transition through your scenes using your keyboard. All the animations were made with SimFonIA Animation Tools.

[Plugin] Key Scene v1.0.0
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=49027

[Plugin] SimFonIA Animation Tools
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=46540

Music was made by Renderiza Studio

Thanks

[pre:279b0oxk]Author:: Renderiza
Plugin Name:: Key Scene
Version:: 1.0.3
Date:: 8/29/2013
Cost:: Free[/pre:279b0oxk]

Old version video: (Outdated!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZcK-SYRFJg%26amp;feature=plcp

Key Scene

%(#909090)[Key Scene enables you to customize your scenes to be navigated with your keyboard.

This plugin was completely redone and now have user friendly web-dialog to customize which keyboard shortcut activates what scene...enjoy!]

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Recommended Plugins :

SketchUp Window Settingsby Anton_S- Activate full-screen mode inside SketchUp.

SimFonIA Animation Toolsby SimFonIA_team- All the animations for Key Scene demo video were made with SimFonIA Animation Tools.

This blows my mind how you were able to set this up...Beautiful Indeed!

Hi,

This is awesome! I am soon to be finishing another of my plugins called "Key Scene" and this will greatly enhance it...Thank you so much!

Renderiza

I love the second one even MORE! I have been doing the sketchup thing for a long time and you start with it and boom better than me!....Not fair!

Guess we are closer than I thought!

Nice concept!

Who knows...Maybe in a few more years we can build this type of machines for the public.

One of the worst first attempts at modeling and rendering I have ever seen!!!!

In all seriousness this is one of the best first attempts I have ever seen...Great Job!

That is very cool to know thank you!

I really enjoy seeing this types of work...makes me want to learn Unity!

One thing about me and interior renders is that I can't get the lighting to look good but you sir seem to have mastered the art of interior lighting....Good job!

EscapeArtist: After watching “Advanced Ruby Scripting for Sketchup” by Scott Lininger I started to get interested in doing these kinds of stuff. Here is a link; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FALvwBN5-hc

3eighty: I hope that is not a concurrent symptom problem.

SimFonIA_team: You guys are awesome thanks for your “SimFonIA Animation Tools”!

To answer your question I have been able to run animations made with your tools while simultaneously running animations that I have coded with my own scripts like this rain plugin for example. A current workflow of mine is to try animating my idea with your tool before trying it on code because I find it to be faster that way.

One thing I have not figure out is to make your record video option to recognize my animation but I recently got “Fraps” to record videos which can solve this problem. I need to check if I can disable the “Elapsed” time but that is not that big of a deal.

A future plan of mine is to be able to share animations like flying birds, moving trees, clouds, ect… with your tool through Trimble’s Warehouse since I feel one of the strongest feature of your plugins is that the animation data stays with the object itself.
Thanks!

Thanks everyone for your comments!

thomthom – This type of feedback is very valuable and I’ll be sure to study your suggestion carefully so I can apply them later.