@unknownuser said:
I read this whole thread, am familiar with almost all of the contributers and can assure you that there's not one mean-spirited character amongst them...
Jackson, are you trying to ruin my reputation or what? Please don't stereotype me with other members of this forum. 
I have made an earlier suggestion that the forum includes an 'affilliates' shop, simmilar to that offered by PLIMUS (no advertisement honestly) from which the forum could earn commission on sales of commercial products linked to the forum eShop. This could provide a platform for product announcements and promotions so that these do not have to clutter the regular forums. Members would support such a venture with the knowledge that they are contributing to the development and maintenance of the SCF forums. If it makes any money on top of the overheads it could be used to support some of the community project ideas that have been suggested. There may be a need for some transparency though - but that's another issue.
Despite a declared interest, I also find the technology discussions relating to various software and hardware products add some value to my experience as a Sketchup user and a consumer of these forums.
I ask myself what would be a reasonable remuneration for use of an image in a book like this.
Personally I reckon if it was an exceptional design and visual, $500 should be reasonable. This would equate to $0.0017 per copy on a cycle of 300000.
If he had 200 such images it would only equate to $0.33 per book.
Paying for 200 images upfront would be non-viable but a royalty arrangement based on sales would make a lot of sense (and cents!) for everybody.
I'm getting quite a few queries about zooming size of the gallery images.
Please note that there is a 'Full Screen' mode on the right click menu.
There is also a 'PRO' version of the tiltviewer gallery applet available that allows closer zooming (and other) options, which I will be bundling as an option soon.
A free trial of Publo Version 1.0 is now available for download:
http://www.cadmango.com/publo
Sample output from the application can be viewed here:
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/galleries/g1
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/galleries/g2
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/galleries/g4
The software automates the generation of downloadable PDF drawing sheets, ZIP files and user specified downloads complete with gallery interface from a selected folder of Sketchup or other images. PDFs can be created with user specified logos, info stamps and optional watermarks.
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An underlying reason why things have been relatively stable in South Africa since the fall of Apartheid is the fact that it has been in the interest of the new political elite to sustain the economy in order to skim off massive financial benefits under cover of the broader agenda of black economic empowerment. There are ex politicians in South Africa now that are far richer than any of the old regime ever became under a white-centric government. Restitution in South Africa was and is necessary to restore historic imbalances but sadly greed and personal ambition is driving an agenda that is replacing one imbalance with another.
The ANC has maintained a very disciplined coalition with it's political and trade union partners and while not good for the development of an alternative political voice amongst the previously disadvantaged community, it has provided stability during the transition in our politics. Sadly the rise of splinter politics, however noble in it's democratic agenda, may in fact lead to polarity and the downfall of social stability in South Africa.
In our generation the outcome in Africa as elsewhere in the world, relies on good men in every community, at every social level and business sphere, in every family, school and institution, to step forward and do the right thing. It is the global moral bankruptcy that provides the foundation for greed and personal ambition to prevail at the expense of the majority of ordinary people.
Is there any documentation available for using scrambler.exe?
As allways help is very much appreciated.
Nice piece of kit. You need to be careful with the usb cable sockets on the Lacie (and probably most others) as a even little rough use during mobility can easily dislocate the port from the internal board. (My own experience.)
Kwist, I volunteered the two applications in answer to the original thread question for the sake of comparrison because of some very obvious simmilarities for the purpose of his paper, rather than as serious alternatives at this stage.
In fact our approach is simmilar - I use Rhino in conjunction with Sketchup and use it as a rendering platform for VRAY when I need it. A notable additional aspect of Rhino is that it offers fairly good CAD functionality on top of the modelling power it provides. (Although I would not use it if I was doing CAD production as my central activity, it is a very viable AutoCAD replacement for generating CAD data during the design stages.) There is also a BIM plugin system for Rhino coming on stream and Rhino is directly supported by Paracloud.
An under-reported fact about Rhino is that many of the functions have the same names and params as in AutoCAD, making a transition easier than one might expect. (Loads of differences too but many simmilarities.)
-Anyway we digress from the topic of the thread.
Kwist, last time I checked Sketchup did not do any rendering. I personally don't want a jack-of-all-trades application and would rather rely on individual specialist applications within my workflow that I can 'glue' together through customisation. That way I can choose the technology I want and will not be reliant on a single company for developing the technology.If my primary concern was rendering there would be better platforms to build my workflow arround.
I think my post was a valid response to the original question. The issue of rendering support is not entirely relevant.
Kwist,
I do not believe that rendering is central to the Sketchup paradigm nor do I believe that rendering support is what will create a 'Sketchup killer'. Moreover I think it is a question of the high end renderers (and I can think of only one in this category) providing Sketchup support rather than the other way round.
What makes these products interresting to watch is the fact that they are very obviously targeting the same market as Sketchup in terms of user interface and graphics display. I have a real hope that these applications become contenders in the marketplace as they may help to reactivate development momentum of Sketchup itself.
I think these two applications are closest to the Sketchup paradigm at the current time and worth watching to see how they develop:
http://www.3dvia.com/software/3dvia-shape/tour/
http://www.bonzai3d.com/
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A help file is now available for download.
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/SUPPORT/HELP
Teezer,
There are essentially 4 optional download points which can be specified in any combination:
You can of course also replace the auto-generated PDF link files with your own pdfs.
I use that to publish CAD files to Acrobat and then generate images from there as source files for the gallery.
This configuration allows any level of control over what is available as downloads.
Thanks Ross,
I posted this topic earlier if anyone is interested in testing the software:
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=14777
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I am looking for a dozen or so BETA testers for a new application I am developing.
Please see this post: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=14777
I am looking for a dozen or so Beta testers for a new web publication system I am developing.
Some of the sample output generated with the application can be viewed here:
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/galleries/g1
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/galleries/g2
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/galleries/g4
The application automatically creates an image gallery , .PDF's and ZIP files of your Sketchup images. More info can be viewed here: http://www.cadmango.com/publo
I will provide BETA testers with a full license when the application is released.
This application was born from my own need to format my Sketchup design images as drawings quickly before deadlines. Typically I would spend at least an hour or two creating the sheets in Corel Draw, resample the images and then add logos, file stamps & watermarks, then create PDFs and zip files for distribution to clients and consultants. In my own production environment this software is saving me loads of time as I can format 20+ sheets in about 5 minutes and have the benefit of a really slick download interface. I can also add support files (Cad drawings, .skp models etc.) as download items on the same interface if required in the distribution.
I would appreciate any input from folks on this forum. If I have any takers please register your email here:
http://www.cadmango.com/publo/beta
Haven't had time to post anything for quite a while so here goes...
Proposed residence.
Image gallery can be viewed here: http://www.visualmatrix.co.uk/galleries/01/
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@unknownuser said:
Doh... Pocket money. I go out on Friday nights with this amount every week-end.
Gaieus I didn't realise you were actually from Zimbabwe...
