[Plugin] FredoTools::ThruPaint 1.2a - 08 May 12

[rv1974]

Fredo this is yet another pearl!
A couple of questions\wishes:
1/ How could I get back the native Alt-key eyedropper?
2/ How to correct the UVW mapping on the surface #1 (see attached)?
3/ If only the Thrupaint could bend the textures along selected curves (AB) (upon unquadrified surfaces (#2) it'd really amazing!
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Thank you for your efforts!

[fredo6]

1/ How could I get back the native Alt-key eyedropper?

You can call the native Paint Tool from ThruPaint (key F9 or small button on the right of palette).

SU Env native.png

There is a sampler in ThruPaint (press Enter when you mouseover a face), but it is restricted to the model and does not detect projected textures, as this is not available from Ruby.

Sampler ThruPaint.png

2/ How to correct the UVW mapping on the surface #1 (see attached)?

Unfortunately, this is not possible, because Sketchup uses only Perspective mapping, not bilinear mapping.

Perspective mapping.png

This perspective effect is attenuated if you grid the face into smaller cells (quads or triangles), for instance with Curviloft.

Road ThruPaint.jpg

3/ If only the Thrupaint could bend the textures along selected curves (AB) (upon unquadrified surfaces (#2) it'd really amazing!

I will need to find or develop a small algorithm for quadifying a face nicely. Then you are back to case 2) above. But with a mesh which is dense enough it should work.

[rv1974]

what a comprehensive support! Frankly I don't deserve it )
The last sentence improvement would be a killer!
Thank you so much!

[Pilou]

I will need to find or develop a small algorithm for quadifying a face nicely.

QuadfaceTools by Thomthom ?
Or the quadrilaterizer by TiG ?

[fredo6]

what a comprehensive support! Frankly I don't deserve it )

Just to be clearer, the density of the mesh is the only way to get the texture 'reasonably' distorted. When quads are too much like a triangle, the perspective distortion shifts the texture mapping.

Asphalt 1.png

In the case of your texture, that may help to do the trick, but it's a pity to have to generate so many faces

Asphalt 2.png

@Pilou
It is not so easy to generate the right mesh in the general case (and in this particular case).

Asphalt Quadrilaterizer.png

...and QuadFaceTools only manages quad meshes which it can triangulate, but not any polygon.

I think Whaat has developed an more adapted algorithm as part of SketchUV.

Fredo

[Pilou]

La quadrature du cercle alors!

[alvis]

Thank you very very very very much.

[tina0603]

thanks!!!!

[Pherim]

Absolutely stunning! One of the best plugins I have seen so far (besides your others)! I think I will never use the native paint tool again.

And it's free! You are amazing!

[wolfy]

@wolfi,

It might be a conflict with another plugin, which you would not have in the PC at the office.
Do you have any plugins dealing with materials or UV mapping?

For this, ould you type in the Ruby Console Sketchup::Material.instance_methods.join("\n") and advise on what it returns.

Thanks

Fredo

Fredo,
Entered your code into ruby console and it returned the following (sorry in advance for the length):

dclone
write_thumbnail
profile_member?
methods
attribute_dictionaries
get_attributes
remove_observer
instance_variable_defined?
taint
name
name=
__id__
set_attribute
singleton_methods
respond_to?
entityID
nil?
__send__
protected_methods
get_attribute
tainted?
display_name
untaint
instance_of?
typename
equal?
method
hash
private_methods
attribute_dictionary
send
materialType
kind_of?
freeze
eql?
object_id
has_attributes?
id
public_methods
instance_eval
deleted?
is_a?
delete_attribute
type
valid?
instance_variables
use_alpha?
frozen?
alpha
to_a
alpha=
class
<=>
instance_variable_get
==
between?
===
parent
color
to_s
extend
>=
<=
color=
clone
instance_variable_set
=~
<
>
model
texture
inspect
texture=
display
add_observer
dup

[SpookyChick1013]

Thank You Fredo. This looks like the answer to many of my prayers. Looks like it shall be an interesting week, finally revising some old projects.

[cmoreink]

Amazing plugin Mr. Fredo! Thank you so much for all your plugins and hard work. Can't call you a G.O.D. but you are sitting right next to him

[pep75]

Jiiiiiihhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!

[Pherim]

Played around with it for quite some time now and still I am amazed about what this plugin can do.

If I may ask, would it be possible to add an option that allows to chose the scale of the texture before applying it and then keep that value until it is changed? That would save a lot of time in comparison to changing the scale of each texture manually after it was applied.

[fredo6]

Played around with it for quite some time now and still I am amazed about what this plugin can do.

If I may ask, would it be possible to add an option that allows to chose the scale of the texture before applying it and then keep that value until it is changed? That would save a lot of time in comparison to changing the scale of each texture manually after it was applied.

That's a good idea, but I would put it as an option.
Note you can also change the material definition (i.e. the dimensions).

Fredo

[Pherim]

Note you can also change the material definition (i.e. the dimensions).

Of course you can but often enough I have a model where I wish to use the same material in different scales and having an option to choose a different scale before applying a material would be great!

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: ThruPaint v1.0n - 21 Apr 12

This update introduces 2 functional evolutions

1) Painting of a preselection of faces or edges
If you select faces or edges before launching ThruPaint, the painted faces or edges will be those of the preselection whenever you mouse over them (regardless of the face selection settings in the palette).

• When the material is a color or for edge painting, the painting applies to the whole pre-selection
• When the material is a texture, you have to paint by groups of faces in the preselection

ThruPaint Initial Selection.gif

2) Remembering of last scaling and rotation factors by material.
This is inspired from a request by Pherim

If you apply a textured material to a face and then scale it and/or rotate it, the scaling and rotation factors will be remembered the next time you apply this material.
Likewise, the sampling of material within the model also copy the scaling and rotation factors.

ThruPaint Keep Transfo.gif

See main post of this thread for more information on ThruPaint.

See main post of FredoTools thread for download of FredoTools, which includes the script.

Fredo

[Krisidious]

Remembering of last scaling and rotation factors by material.

OH MY... AWESOMENESS....

[Pilou]

About the first option
Yet existing for a multiple selection with normal use of SU?

[jorge2011]

fredo, thank you very much for this new update.

A query. Is possible to copy the material properties (rotation, scale, etc ...) and paste those properties to other faces?

[EarthMover]

Great update Fredo! This was my only issue with the tool. Now it is perfection!

[fredo6]

fredo, thank you very much for this new update.

A query. Is possible to copy the material properties (rotation, scale, etc ...) and paste those properties to other faces?

You have the transfer UV mode, which allows to substitute a texture by another without changing the UVs.

Otherwise, if the faces are adjacent to the painted faces, just click and drag to extend the painting.

Fredo

[thomthom]

A query. Is possible to copy the material properties (rotation, scale, etc ...) and paste those properties to other faces?

If the mesh is made out of Quads you can use QuadFace Tools to copy and paste UV mapping.

[jorge2011]

thank you very much

[jorge2011]

can be applied a methodology similar to native sketchup materials, using the "Alt" to copy the properties of a material?

[fredo6]

can be applied a methodology similar to native sketchup materials, using the "Alt" to copy the properties of a material?

We cannot use ALT in scripts because when the key is UP it gives focus to the main Sketchup menu.
But I can do it on Shift

Note that you can also press the Enter key to sample the material under the mouse

Fredo

[Ken]

Fredo

I have updated as required Fredo Tools to 1.1n and Thru:Paint to 1.0n, however the Check Plugin for Updates still list the two programs as Fredo Tools as 1.1m and Thru:Paint as 1.0m.

Am I making a mistake, or is the new programs not registering correctly?


Thanks

Ken

[Oxer]

Hi Fredo, i'm testing the last revision of ThruPaint 1.0n on Mac (OSX 10.6.8 & SU8) all works fine except that you say in the main post about Material Selector but i have found other problem the arrows don't work on Mac, it is not a big problem because i can introduce the values through the Measures or Visual Edition Mode.
Thanks for this great plugin!!

[fredo6]

Hi Fredo, i'm testing the last revision of ThruPaint 1.0n on Mac (OSX 10.6.8 & SU8) all works fine except that you say in the main post about Material Selector but i have found other problem the arrows don't work on Mac, it is not a big problem because i can introduce the values through the Measures or Visual Edition Mode.
Thanks for this great plugin!!

Oxer,

Did it work in previous versions?
Or other Mac OS versions?

Thanks

Fredo

[Pherim]

This is really great, thank you for fulfilling my request!

It works great, just how I wanted it to. [[Just one small thing: It would be perfect to me if the "sample material" tool could also adopt the scale of the sampled material.
I hope I don't bother you with my daydreams... ]] edit: never mind, it works perfectly!