SketchyPhysics3 FAQ.

[arjunmax09]

where can i get tutorial for sketchyphysics 3...maybe a pdf file...??

[CPhillips]

http://sketchyphysics.wikia.com/wiki/SketchyPhysicsWiki

[ahnvtk]

can move linearily along his axe.. The object axe points to the joint.. the Universal joint won't allow the object to rotate around his axe.

I believe you mean "axle", not "axe"?

[jaysax]

Mission accomplished!

Jay

[robint]

Hi all

great stuff pls keep it up. I will try to add my 2 cents as i progress
I cant post any links or skp models to demo my points, this is very limiting

[MikeR]

i got a SketchUp v6 and want to try and learn sketchy physics. what version should i download? thanks

[demigamer]

hey guys
he says where emitters are; its such as ''hidden''

why? i want to make a twilight render
but even sketchyreplay doesn't see my emitters

can someone help me? its for a project so i need it

thanks anyway
greetz,demi

[jaysax]

i got a SketchUp v6 and want to try and learn sketchy physics. what version should i download? thanks

Take the latest version - 3.2 - that'd be my advice.
Why not use the latest sketchup?

[KSJ100]

Only SketchySolids works for me!! I have a mac PowerPC 10.5.8 mac!!!!!
the ruby consle says this [img]Picture%201.png[/img]

Code: Select all

First click
potentialParent #<Sketchup::Drawingelement:0xc9d77c0>
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `getKeyState' for #<MSketchyPhysics3::CreateJointTool:0xc9d8b70>>
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432:in `onLButtonDown'
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432
First click
potentialParent #<Sketchup::Drawingelement:0xc9d77c0>
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `getKeyState' for #<MSketchyPhysics3::CreateJointTool:0xc9c26f4>>
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432:in `onLButtonDown'
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432


[KSJ100]

Only SketchySolids works for me!! I have a mac PowerPC 10.5.8 mac!!!!!
the ruby consle says this

Code: Select all

First click
potentialParent #<Sketchup::Drawingelement:0xc9d77c0>
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `getKeyState' for #<MSketchyPhysics3::CreateJointTool:0xc9d8b70>>
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432:in `onLButtonDown'
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432
First click
potentialParent #<Sketchup::Drawingelement:0xc9d77c0>
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method `getKeyState' for #<MSketchyPhysics3::CreateJointTool:0xc9c26f4>>
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432:in `onLButtonDown'
/Users/justin/Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 7/SketchUp/Plugins/SketchyPhysics3/JointTool.rb:432


[jgb]

Hi Chris. I need to get back into SP again.
I "left" only because I found the learning curve got too steep too soon, but now I am determined to get it to work.

BUT.....

"Now that you have installed SketchUp, use the following link to view the latest SketchyPhysics downloads...
http://code.google.com/p/sketchyphysics2/downloads/list?can=1&q=&sort=-uploaded&colspec=Filename%20Summary%20Uploaded%20Size%20DownloadCount"

And which file(s) would that be????? I would have expected the latest file(s) to be, and remain, at the top of the list, but it is buried down and I am confused as to which one(s) I need (Win XP) to get going.

[ahnvtk]

Even with these helps I'm still having a very hard time identifying the newest SketchyPhysics download. Is it SetupSketchyPhysics3x-Apr2.exe @ this page?

Dying for SketchyPhysics IV. Seeing small SketchyPhysics solids fall through the floor in the version I have installed now

[jgb]

Still no answer on which file(s) is the latest release.
I went to the Download page and noticed a few things that make no sense; to me, anyhow.

What is a Deprecated file??

Why is the release level not fully defined in the file name?
3.x is meaningless.

Why is the "Release Date" column blank?

Why are the file descriptions/summaries so terse and literally non-informative?

I sorta expected better than this based on the quality of SP in general and the high level of user support Chris and users deliver.

[jaysax]

Still no answer on which file(s) is the latest release.

What is a Deprecated file?

Why are the file descriptions/summaries so terse and literally non-informative?

I'll help in the ways that I can:

Deprecated means that something may still work now, but won't work later, so it's best not to rely on it.

I believe that the version of December, 2010 is the latest. I found a copy here -http://code.google.com/p/sketchyphysics/downloads/detail?name=SetupSketchyPhysics3.2-Dec2.exe&can=2&q=

I find that, in general, asking 'why' doesn't often produce much in the way of useful information.

CPhillips has given us some nice goodies on the coding end of things. If his documentation/taxonomy/naming isn't quite at the same level, that's no great surprise either. He's said that he's not much of a writer/documenter anyhow.

-- Jay

[openhatch]

Really confused . . .

At the moment the project home page lists a release date of Sept 27 2010, the download page it links to says Dec 10 2010, and the newest Windows release in the list of all downloads without a "deprecated" tag says Apr 2009, and the post starting this thread says the newest will always be listed at the top of a page it links to, but it only links a search page that links back to the same post . . . three different dates on three different pages, and one red herring on another. . .

To compound this, if you search the plugins index for SketchyPhysics it lists several posts for several different versions, and I'm not sorting out which one is newest . . .

HALP!

[jaysax]

Looks like things got clarified, or even pleasantified, if at a remove of some years. Huzzah!

[mptak]

Whenever I miss the brilliant things that CP drops out of the sky every now and then I just go back to the Sketchy Physics Piano and try plunk out a little tune. I hope all is well.

[jgb]

Me thinks Mr. Phillips is loosing (lost ) interest in supporting SketchyPhysics.

He is less than responsive to posts, and updates are non-existant.

We've known for a long time he doesn't like documenting much, which is an occupational hazard for innovative developers. But super simple stuff like maintaining his SketchUcation page with basic release info has fallen to the wayside.

It's a shame though. SP is really neat, but in need of some upgrades Chris promised that never transpired.

[Crankston Shnord]

Question:
I am trying to use a slider to power a simple gun. I grouped the slider to the "bolt" (the part that I want to slide) but when I try to parent it to the barrel than nothing happens. I select the parent tool, and than CTRL-Click the barrel. All that happens is that the joint-connector tool selects the barrel, but it doesn't parent the slider. Any thoughts? EDIT: I am using Sketchup8 and SP 3.1.

[emanuelson87]

5. Object can be linked to more than one joint, and vice versa.

Actually, Connecting two objects to a single controlled joint will not work correctly. Either object will take on a static position once the simulation is commenced.

I have a problem I can not see the SketchyPhysics Inspector window comes in blue and does not make me change the parameters of my project ... I'm going crazy aiutatemieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[emanuelson87]

Hi I have a problem with SketchyPhysics every time I try to activate the SketchyPhysics Inspector gives me an error in the console and the ruby code



quietly_force_sync_mats_cb just calledpotentialParent #<Sketchup::ComponentInstance:0x1844c6b4>
quietly_force_sync_mats_cb just called