Something more unique from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2X7TgpYIaY&feature=related

Moris,

Thank you very much for this plugin. I believe it will find many applications!
I haven't tested it yet, but what I have seen in the preview looks VERY promising.

I will have to add it to SU2KT animation export . Now each frame will have to be exported!

Tomasz

It has something to do with a drivers. I have had a problem with my Radeon X300 and a 'reverse face bug' even with a FIX option turned on. I have installed recently the most up-to-date driver and I cannot select a single FACE in the SU now !! Only edges
I will soon upgrade a whole computer and definitely won't buy ATI card.

Tomasz

The problem is that,it seams, there is no method available in SU Ruby to read 2D panning - same used for foto-matched images. If you investigate the photo-match tool - the camera stays exactly in the same position, only SU performs 'OpenGL region render'. I am afraid Google has not allowed us to read the 'cropped' image coordinates to prevent SU Free users exporting High Res images from SU (stitched from smaller parts).

It is the reason why I (SU2KT) cannot export photo matched perspectives correctly when user has panned the view.

Maybe more experienced Ruby Masters will know a workaround?

Tomasz

@gigga97 said:

I do not understand what it means when it asks if i want to "binde" my KT textures to my SU ones!!!

KT materials have many additional parameters in comparison to SU Mats.

SU2KT allows you to import KT material with texture and additional params from KT Library.

Much more often you have already a SU Model and instead of creating new materials and painting whole model again you may want to replace SU Mats with KT Mats. It is what I meant by 'ATTACHING' KT mats.

In other words - It would be extremely hard for me to replicate KT material editor inside SU. So I have found solution - you can edit advanced properties of a material in KT, save it to a KT library and from now on you can use it in SU.

Hope it will help you and others.

Tomasz

Hi Dolphus,

Are you sure it is no back face problem? Can I have the wing with the marking, please?
Or better both wings

Tomasz

I have updated the script with kt_path.txt file bug-fix.

@ilay7k said:

TBut, is this method like polyreducer or something for fryrender-proxy maker?...but your reads data from components-section...

This method is very primitive. It selects 200(?) longest edges in the component.
There is field for improvement

@pichuneke said:

Now it has been done in 2 minutes

I am glad the improvement is so evident

Cheers
Tomasz

I have just released beta of version 3.1.

The most important feature is instancing support which makes hi-poly SU models WAY faster to export.

(www.kerkythea.net)

Take care

Tomasz

25th May 2008 Update

IT IS NOT A FINAL BUILD!
Silly me. Uninstalled and lost an hour at least.

Tomasz

WATCH OUT LADS! I have installed M$ ...... update and got BSOD with following error: STOP: C0000139. I have fixed it copying gdi32.dll from ServicePack folder into Windows\System32 .. under Nimblex Linux...

The workaround is described here:
http://www.tipandtrick.net/2008/windows-xp-sp3-bsod-endless-reboot-loop-with-stop-c0000139-on-gdi32dll-error/

Happy installing
Tomasz

I have found two instances of modification of Class' build-in methods!
It is extremely irritating and very hard to trace.

It is an example from TS exporter by Paul Gausden!

# add == to color
class Sketchup;;Color
	 def ==(c)
		 return (c.alpha==self.alpha and c.red==self.red and c.green==self.green and c.blue==self.blue)
	 end
end

As a result I am getting an error in my code probably because != has not been defined.

The second one probably messes up with Array Class and to_s method!!
It looks probably something like this:

class Array
def to_s(arr)
  text='['+arr.join(',')+']'
end

PLEASE DON'T DO THAT. Create new methods , but do not modify existing!!

Tomasz

Thanks Jim for such a fast response! I was sure I have seen a video from SU API conference by Google and they mentioned arrays as well.. but it seems I am wrong.

Tomasz

EDIT:
On the same page I have found following :

@unknownuser said:

Looking ahead: Using JSON for more complex data....It's a way where you can pass nested objects and arrays in a single command.

Hi all,
I have heard it is possible to transfer JS arrays to Ruby and back.
Could someone show me how to do it, please?

<script language = "JavaScript">
tellSketchup(list)

function tellSketchup(value) {window.location='skp;ValueChanged@'+value;}

'list' is an array. It is being passed to tellSketchup function.

dlg.add_action_callback("ValueChanged") {|d,mats|;puts mats.class;dlg.close}

Code above returns string.

Tomasz

lovely stuff! I knew it wouldn't be a problem for you!

Tomasz

Whaat,

I was thinking about your plugin.. and I have an idea. Could it keep the original low poly geometry with some default transparent material .. and work similar way to FFD.
When you modify original geometry within group script would give you a chance to update hi-poly one. Like in Bledner - you can see both - low and high-poly mesh.
We could even assign weights to .. edges?

Just a thought.
Tomasz

Please check KT Forum:

http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4292
I have posted quick fix for MAC. I need some help from MAC users.

Thanks
Tomasz

Thank you! I am glad you find it useful.

I have forgotten about one small but useful feature:

• Importing KT materials works with selection. It will limit SU materials and allow you to attach KT mat only to those present in selection. It is a remedy when list of SU mats is too long.

Tomasz

Dear Sketchupers,

I have released SU2KT 3.0.
You can find description of new features and video tutorials by Fletch here
and download it here.

If you have account at KT Forum please post comments there if not please do not hesitate to do it here

Tomasz

At Last!

Tomasz

2nd 'bug': when thread.new has been initiated in following manner

	Thread.new do
		system(`program arg`)
	end

then d/Code will wait with displaying its window till the program closed.
btw. Thread works well with passing arguments to exe. Thanks again.
Tomasz