An Architect Who Got Side-Tracked

ASAI’s co-founder, Steve Oles is the new avatar for SketchUp 2015.

From SketchUp:

Paul Stevenson (Steve) Oles, FAIA, is an architect and co-founder of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators. He is also the author of “Architectural Illustration: The Value Delineation Process” and a former winner of the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize. Steve takes pleasure in long walks, working out, designing all sorts of things, and riding the roads of New Mexico on his beloved ’08 Triumph Bonneville.

If you’ve ever used the assorted styles in the SketchUp’s Styles dialogue, take a look at the PSO styles — those were developed with Steve’s work as inspiration as well as his eye for detail. And if you’re using SketchUp 2015, take a closer look at the scale figure that loads in many of our default templates. It just happens to be our friend, Steve Oles.”

See the video: http://www.asai.org/news

A ha! Finally! No more errors. Thank you!

I'm sorry to be such a pain! I've uninstalled all the Fredo6 plugins and reinstalled using the plugin store and now I get this error.

Error Loading File C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb
Could not find included file 'C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb'
Error Loading File C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting =>
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                 ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting :: or '[' or '.'
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                               ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting :: or '[' or '.'
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                                             ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting keyword_end
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                                                      ^>

C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:36:in register_extension' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:36:in module:Grid'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:26:in <module:Samples>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:25:in <top (required)>'

@fredo6 said:

Tianne,

I republish a version LibFredo6 6.1b on PluginStore. Can you try it.

Fredo

I just installed from the plugin store and still getting this error...

Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:206:in block (2 levels) in manage_compatibility' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:205:in foreach'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:205:in block in manage_compatibility' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:201:in each'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:201:in manage_compatibility' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:121:in startup'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:306:in <module:LibFredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:34:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant Fredo6::Traductor>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb:41:in <module:Fredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb:25:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant Fredo6::Traductor>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb:41:in <module:Fredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb:25:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant Fredo6::Traductor>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb:41:in <module:Fredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb:25:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb
Could not find included file 'C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb'
Error Loading File C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting =>
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                 ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting :: or '[' or '.'
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                               ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting :: or '[' or '.'
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                                             ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting keyword_end
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                                                      ^>

C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:36:in register_extension' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:36:in module:Grid'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:26:in <module:Samples>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:25:in <top (required)>'

@fredo6 said:

Tinanne

You seem to have a version of Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb which is not correct (as it is not correctly encoded).

Strange, because many users should have this problem too.

Fredo

So what do I do from here? I used the Sketchucation plugin to install it and then tried the other types of installs.

Thanks again for looking into it.

@fredo6 said:

@tinanne said:

I have tried to use the Sketchucation Plugin, download, install, copy paste the latest version but I keep getting errors. Any help on what I may be doing wrong?

Could you be more precise on the error you get.

Thanks

Fredo

Thanks for the help!

Error Loading File Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb
Error: #<ArgumentError: invalid byte sequence in UTF-8>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:206:in block (2 levels) in manage_compatibility' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:205:in foreach'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:205:in block in manage_compatibility' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:201:in each'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:201:in manage_compatibility' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:121:in startup'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:306:in <module:LibFredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_!LibFredo6.rb:34:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant Fredo6::Traductor>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb:41:in <module:Fredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_JointPushPull.rb:25:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant Fredo6::Traductor>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb:41:in <module:Fredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_RoundCorner.rb:25:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb
Error: #<NameError: uninitialized constant Fredo6::Traductor>
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb:41:in <module:Fredo6>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Fredo6_ToolsOnSurface.rb:25:in <top (required)>'
Error Loading File C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb
Could not find included file 'C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/maxwell/init.rb'
Error Loading File C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting =>
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                 ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting :: or '[' or '.'
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                               ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting :: or '[' or '.'
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                                             ^

C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid/grid.rb:63: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting keyword_end
defaults = {"dx", 8.feet, "dy", 8.feet, "nx", 4, "ny", 4}

                                                      ^>

C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in require' C:/Program Files (x86)/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/Tools/extensions.rb:197:in load'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:36:in register_extension' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:36:in module:Grid'
C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:26:in <module:Samples>' C:/Users/Tina/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/su_grid.rb:25:in <top (required)>'

I have tried to use the Sketchucation Plugin, download, install, copy paste the latest version but I keep getting errors. Any help on what I may be doing wrong?

Andy, Thank you for your help. Between your suggestion and the help topic from SU, I figured it out. I sent my client a test model and it was exactly what he needed.

Would it be "full hierarchy"? I can't remember if I did that in the models I sent him. I'll have to test it.

I also found this http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/114324

Andy, Thanks for responding. I am only building the B&W models and then my clients is applying textures and rendering in FormZ. I am exporting the model as .3ds. Since I am not applying textures would it be better if I check weld vertices? What does that do in FormZ?

I just downloaded a trial version of FormZ so going to run some tests.

Thank you for your help!

I was wondering if anyone would give me some pointers for exporting model to FormZ? The client I'm working said that all the components or groups that I made are getting the same material. Should I be exploding everything?

I just realized that I had not posted the webinar replay link.

@unknownuser said:

Tina, will the webinar be made available for download later?

Yes, Tom, it will be.

Andy, I'm sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. I was in Dallas for the judging of the AIP 29 competition.

Back to Vray!

Ben will be using version 2.4 for the presentation. Also, an update on is that the webinar is FREE! Open to all! Register today! Vray Webinar: Pass Techniques

Update from Ben who says he will be beta testing version 3.0. Furthermore, Ben Although also works at the ChaosGroup studio as an illustrator.

Ben does not have a username in the Chaosgroup forums. He is using Vray 2.40.40
for 3Ds Max 2014

Computer Specs:
Intel I7 - 2600K CPU @3.4GHz

He will also be using a render farm for distributed rendering for the sake of time. TOTAL Processors - 5, 20 cores, Mufti-threading - 40 Cores

On Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 12pm EST ASAI is hosting a webinar with presenter and member Ben Althoff of Polycount Studios, LLC.

In this webinar, Ben will be demonstrating and clarify how to optimize your V-Ray render settings to get the best possible render quality and fastest render time for a given scene. You can get more information and download a demo of Vray from their website.

Ben Althoff is an award winning architectural illustrator with a fine art background. He owns and operates his own company, Polycount Studios, LLC.

Honors & Awards
Expose 7 - March - 2009
3D Creative magazine issue - April 2009
cgarchitects - Visualization pro of the Week - March 2010

Chaos Group provides innovative rendering solutions for the media, entertainment, and design industries. For over a decade their flagship rendering software, V-Ray(r), has set the standard for speed, quality, reliability and ease of use, and it has become the rendering engine of choice for renowned international studios.

Get More Webinar Info Here

Thank you everyone!

@richard said:

Wow - that's nice!!!! Are the roofing tiles modeled or textures, they look great!

Roof tiles are modeled using Instant Roof.

Hot off the drawing board

Congrats!