a library that converts images to grayscale (unless someone wants to do that by himself in Ruby

possible yes (with some help from exterior for image conversion)

SME was a test on having an interface for writing Ruby scripts without knowing how to program (you can play with the limited demo). it creates a simple ruby script after you click on script (upper right)

it was created before SU6 and WebDialogs as a testcase for my Suriko project (WebDialogs daddy in SU5 ), so it can be extended now and have a realtime tool, with instant feedback. it can be turned in something similar to Grasshoper, but it needs some work

Ben: nice work ! now add some 3D to it and link it to SketchUp

something like SME ?

@unknownuser said:

These methods are not what I am looking for.

why not ? what operations are still inside the undo buffer ?

that post was from Dec 18, 2006 (loooong time ago). Mac port is coming with Podium 2.0.

you just need to fiddle with the camera position and then add pages. the tricky part is creating the formula of dividing the screen and map that to camera parameters to keep everything aligned.

it doesn't look real to me - the background is horizontal flipped

something similar to Velux Sun Tunnel ?

Jon: I hope you will not put that avatar. 1mb - for an avatar ? think about those that check the forum from their mobiles.

telnet 66.17.141.96 587 -> ESMTP works
telnet 66.17.141.96 25 -> ESMTP works
telnet mail.estreet.net 587 -> ESMTP works
telnet 66.7.183.229 587 -> doesn't work

tested also with this found using this google query

both work for me Al. also from here on 587

Howard: Fletch wants a "website I can direct a client to view which allows them to explore my SU model without installing anything"

you can make SU Viewer portable, and not have anything installed and that will be for free, but we are talking/looking for a solution that works on the web without running/installing "alien" software.

the closest solution is to have a web exporter and with hotspots to be able to "explore" the model from different points (like 360 panos)

Howard: Hypercosm still needs an install (Hypercosm Player), but it is a good solution that mimicks SU output.

it all depends on the what the users want to do with the model - only view ? orbit around ? modify ?

you cannot have HTML only viewer of SU models without installing something (besides Web exporter but that are just images around the model)

you can have a viewer in Flash or Java but you need to optimize it for web display and have those plugins installed and activated.

more 3db pics at http://scf-3dbasecamp.blogspot.com/

it still has bugs, but I am too sleepy now. maybe someone can see the problem with fresh eyes

module Geom
  class Transformation
    def scale_x;self.to_a[0..2].x;end
    def scale_y;self.to_a[4..6].y;end
    def scale_z;self.to_a[8..10].z;end
    
    def rot_x;180-Math.acos((xaxis*X_AXIS).y).radians;end
    def rot_y;Math.acos((yaxis*Y_AXIS).x).radians;end    
    def rot_z;180-Math.acos((zaxis*Z_AXIS).y).radians;end    
  end
end

t =  Sketchup.active_model.selection[0].transformation
p "%s %s %s" % [t.rot_x, t.rot_y, t.rot_z]

funny thing, I tried last night Aptana - it has some nice features, but for me is waaay to bloated/slow.

nowadays I play with SublimeText coded by an ex-google. as it is at the beginnings it doesn't have all the cool tricks, but it is extensible via python scripts (if Ruby were available I would jump in to write some specific Sketchup thingies)

another one that I keep an eye on is Intype

you don't have an infinite number of designs, so export the more common ones and you will have a fast preview.

you just need analyse the workflow and see what you can optimize - 10% of the cases satisfy 90% of the users