Thanks for a great and clearly presented answer. I get it.
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RE: Problem with "scenes", need help please
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Problem with "scenes", need help please
Hello,
I am trying to create an animation with scenes.
I have various components assigned to specific layers.
It is easy enough to create an animation wherein each scene includes certain layers that have been turned on and
so it appears as though, in this case, a deck is being constructed.The problem is that I want a scene in which say a particular board appears on screen ( layer gets turned on) but not in the proper place, and then the next scene shows the board being moved in to place.
When I create these two scenes and then show the animation, the board appears in its final resting place in the first scene, even though the little thumbnail in the scenes window shows the board out of place.
In other words, creation of the second scene updates the position of the board in the first scene, which I do not want.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Stefan
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Looking for a plugin to quantify and catalog selected data
Hello,
I am wondering if anyone knows of a plugin that can quantify and catalog selected edges or faces.
This would be especially useful for roofers, and I am sure for just about anyone using sketch up to not only produce models but to collect data from them afterwards. My example below shows how it would work for roofers.
Essentially:
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selecting a set of edges that when combined represent all valleys on a roof would result in a spreadsheet wherein column 1 row 1 said "Valleys" , column 2 row 1 gave you the total length
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selecting a set of faces would give total area next to a cell labeled "area".
The best format for the tool would be one where you can
- label the defining cells in column 1 yourself. Mine would say valleys, eaves, rakes, hips, total area, eaves and rakes, etc.
- cells could be combinations of previously established categories, for instance eaves and rakes would add together the values in each respectively. Simple spreadsheet rules would need to apply.
- line types could be color coded as well as areas based on user defined variable, say pitch. The result would be that when "valley" was selected, and then valley lines were clicked in the model, they could turn red if red is the color chosen for them by the user, and 3/12 pitch areas might turn say blue as defined by the user.
The end result in summary would be a model wherein all lines were colored according to their type, all areas according to their pitch, and the spreadsheet provides the end result.
This spreadsheet would then represent exactly what the user wanted as regards computable data drawn from the created model, and in the instance above, a material list ready for purchase.
If someone has not made this plugin, I am amazed. From what I can tell, half of what the software is useful for lays essentially dormant, and this plugin would be its waking from slumber.
The data is there already, and I have to assume that most modelers don't just want to model, but want to data extract as well so as to bring their model in to the real world.
I know of a program that compared to sketch up, falls flat on its face as far as modeling is concerned, but does the above if you can get the model created, and costs $5,400.
The above, if non existent, is in my opinion, "the missing plugin".
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