Posts by JDD

andybot

Thanks for these great tips.

Hi there,

I've try to ask the same question (using exactly the same wording as above) to ChatGPT AI engine.

Here after the anwer of the robot :

To create a horizon background file that will work well with Enscape, you will need to follow a few steps:

1. First, you will need to create a 360-degree panorama. There are many ways to do this, including using a specialized camera or stitching together multiple photographs.
2. Once you have your panorama, you will need to resize it to the correct dimensions, which are 4096 x 700 pixels. You can use an image editing software such as Adobe Photoshop or GIMP to do this.
3. You will also need to ensure that the horizon line is located approximately 315 pixels from the top of the image. This is because Enscape uses the horizon line as a reference point for the sky and ground in the virtual environment. If the horizon line is not in the correct location, the sky and ground may not align correctly in the Enscape view.
4. Finally, you will need to save your panorama as a PNG file. This file format is recommended because it supports transparency, which can be useful when blending the horizon into the Enscape environment.

Once you have completed these steps, your custom horizon background file should work well with Enscape. Keep in mind that the quality of the final result will depend on the quality of your original panorama, so it is important to use a high-resolution image to get the best results.

What's do yo think about this answer, correct or not ? Incredible !

Hi there,

All horizon background files provided with Enscape and located in ..\Enscape\Renderer\SystemData\Textures\Horizons, are in PNG format and 4096 x 700 px (72dpi) resolution.

But how to create my own horizon file working well with this same resolution?

It seams also that the horizon line is not located at half height (350 px) of the panorama but closer to 315 px

What is the correct workflow I've to follow with my own 360 panorama to reach same result as the one supplied in Enscape ?

Hello,

Quote from renderwiz

my preference for running *.rb scripts directly is to use the following plugin.

On-Demand Ruby / Extension Loader for SketchUp by Alex Schreyer

Personnaly I prefer the one writen by "Aerilius" and available at SketchUp Pluging Store HERE, as you can see in above screenshots.

Here attached (in a ZIP container) the script above but rewriten as a plugin (JDD_SortPages.rbz), so no need to reload it each time in the console.

When installed , it will be available in "View" SketchUp menu toolbar as " Sort Pages (scenes) in Alphabetical order".

Just remane the .zip extension to .rbz before installation

Hello,

The following Ruby code is better than the one above. Please use this one.

# Rearrange Pages (scenes) to be in alphabetical order
#
model = Sketchup.active_model
pages = model.pages
num   = pages.length
if num > 0
  selected = pages.selected_page.name
  page_names = pages.map{|pg| pg.name }
  page_names.sort!
  num = page_names.length
  page_names.each{|page|
    tran_time = pages[page].transition_time
    pages[page].transition_time = 0
    delay_time = pages[page].delay_time
    pages[page].delay_time = 0
    pages.selected_page = pages[page]
    new_page = pages.add(page)
    new_page.transition_time = tran_time
    new_page.delay_time = delay_time
  }
  num.times{ pages.erase(model.pages[0]) }
  pages.selected_page = pages[selected]
end

Hello,

Quote from renderwiz

I was hoping to rearrange the scenes to be in alphabetical order... not rename them.

So, in this case you could try this code in sketchUp Ruby Console.

You can save it with .rb extension using the name you want and place it in your Sketchup "Plugins" folder. Then you can reload any time you need this script using the SketchUp Ruby Console with the command load "myscript.rb"

# Rearrange scenes to be in alphabetical order
#
model = Sketchup.active_model
pages = model.pages
page_num = 0
org = pages.map{|pg| pg.name }.sort!
num = pages.count
amount = 0
times = 0

begin
    pages.each { |page|
        page.transition_time=0
        if page.name == "#{org[amount]}"
            pages.selected_page = model.pages[page_num]
            break
        end
        page_num+=1
                 
    } #pages.each
   
page_num = 0
amount += 1 if amount < num

pages.add "#{org[amount-1]}"

end while amount < num


begin
    my_page = model.pages[0]
    model.pages.erase( my_page )
times += 1
end while times < num

See attached screenshot on an example

Hello,

Quote from renderwiz

.., I just looked thoroughly for a simply ruby script to reorder scenes by name in Sketchup

If you want a single ruby script to batch reorder scenes by name in Sketchup, here a simple solution you could try:

This single line ruby script will rename all scene tabs in order with a prefix of your choise, for example 'ESC1', 'ESC2','ESC3' etc..

A dialog box lets you type any desired "Prefix"

n=inputbox(["Prefix: "],["N"],"Scene_Rename");Sketchup.active_model.pages.each_with_index{|p,i|p.name="#{n[0]} #{i+1}"}if n;puts

Simply Copy Paste and Enter this code into the SketchUp Ruby console.

Here some screenshots

Hello hbc_visual,

With Keyshot, you can find such 3D Configurator that link sketchUp model.

Have a look here :

Quote from Tim

Wondering if anyone here has experience using Curic Scene Manager plugin?

Yes, Curic Scene Manager is a very good plugin to manage scene in SketchUp, and it's Free.

Curic Scene Manager requires an additional Curic plugin, Curic Sections, to benefit from all its possibilities (send to Layout, Export to DXF an Update Section)

JDD

Quote from foggo

I have to add a letter prefix to all of my views to see them listed the way I want in Enscape, which is a waste of time and actually falls apart if I then have to insert extra views.

In the meantime, you can use the SceneRename plugin from Smustard in SketchUp, which allows you to rename and renumber all the scenes in just one click.

This free plugin is available HERE

Hello,

The release 3.3.1+75071 has fixed the problem mentioned above, for me.

Thanks.

Waooh, very nice !

Quote from VStudio

At the end of the day, I was able to accomplish it in Photoshop using the warp tool to get the general effect.

If not confidential, could you be so kind as to publish here some effects you've got with your method ?

Hello,

I've a look here from 23:01 / 36:25, one method is described there.

Hey ZO,

For Piping line only, I'm using a very old plugin called lines2tubes.rb and written by Didier Bur

Can be downloaded from HERE

This plugin will turn a bunch of lines, arcs, circles, curves, etc. into cylinders of a given diameter.

It doesn't matter if they are connected, just select the linework, go to Tools --> "Convert circles, arcs, curves, lines to cylinders".

Personally, all lines, curves, arcs, etc. of the pipe routing are connected using the Weld plugin (from TIG or from Smustard) prior to apply this plugin.

Additional Information 2

Finally, I've created and save a Visual Settings Preset.

Then, using View Management, I've linked each view to that Visual Settings Preset.

And, with "Synchronize Views" ON, Batch Render is now working OK.

Additional information.

If "Synchronize View" is OFF and if in the Visual Aspect Windows settings, FOV is forced to 38°, then the Bath Render results are OK.

On all my scenes, in SketchUp, camera Fov(H) is set to 19.8° and the corresponding Fov(w) is 38.1° (see attached screenshot)

Windows 10 Pro (21h2) | SkechUp Pro 2021 (21-1-1-332) | / Enscape 3.3.0+74199

Hello,

Batch render seems not working properly with 3.3 and SketchUp

All scenes in my model have the same camera settings with a FOV set at 20 degrees

With Synchronize Views ON, Batch Render of all scenes doesn't keep the FOV of 20 degrees in the render, and rendering is toggle with an FOV of 90 degrees, in my case.

It is like Synchronize Views is toggle to OFF when batch render is starting.

But, If each scene are rendered separately, one by one, the render is correct.

Here attached :

1- SketchUp Screenshot, 2 - Image of one scene rendered using Bach Render, 3 -Same scene render separately

I've got same problem with another model tested.

Quote from Solo

the trick is to create tweens and batch render...

Yes, that's the workflow.

Hello,

Have a look at that video, could help (but a bit long)