Useful MAC Applications [Ongoing Updates]

[Mike Lucey]

John,

Could you post the movie link here so we can get a better idea of the app in action?

Mike

[driven]

hi Mike,

not a problem, when I tidy it up a bit...

in the mean time I just finished a test dmg plugin loader, that should put a ruby and support folder directly into the right place.

dmg load test.jpg

it's just Jim's homer.rb ( Jim hope you don't mind)
if you already have it, it will ask if you want to replace, etc...

Can everyone try, I'll put a 'how to make' in the dev forum if it works well.
It may make life easier for Mac-SU plugin newcomers [as well as developers]
it may only work on v8 which is what I really need to know.

cheers

john

[driven]

sumac_demo#2.jpg

Hi all,
I made a [low quality] demo, but it's still >4MB

Here's a download linkEDIT: NEW LINK

REMOVED this one as well, too small, see two posts below for a full screen demo, link

I'll sort out a smaller one later...

john

edit: replaced the broken link... this should work

[tfdesign]

John, the link doesn't work.

[tfdesign]

John, I'm not entirely sure what you are trying to do

The video is also too blurred to make much sense out of. Any chance of a higher resolution version?

cheers.

Tom

[driven]

hi Tom,

Links and file sizes are driving me nuts, so now I've remembered it only needs to work on a Mac.... like the app.

here's a reasonable quality version (with all my fumbling with a giant cursor!!!)

it's took me 7 secs to download and you can watch in full screen to see what's happening.

all the actions are SLOWED down, it's not as clunky in use...

sorry for the others, I'll take it down

john
http://homepage.mac.com/johnboundy/filechute/sumac_demo%232.mp4.zip

[tfdesign]

"Filechute" is so awesome!

[driven]

sumac.png

Me again,
here's the link to the app, It's slowed down at the moment because I added a load of extra steps and delays to show what's happening...

have a play
http://homepage.mac.com/johnboundy/filechute/sumac_dev_2011-03-01-002859.dmg.zip

...a had trouble with the short URL's

[kate-art]

Since we launched Shaderlight for SketchUp back in October we’ve been inundated with emails asking when the Mac version will be released. Well the wait is over – you can download Shaderlight for your Mac!

Head to http://www.shaderlight.com to download your free version or a 14 day trial of the fully featured Shaderlight Pro!

[Mike Lucey]

Hi Guys,

When I was back in the Stone Age using Windows , I got very fond of a handy little utility called 'Meazure'. It was an on-line ruler.

Over the past couple of years I have come across a few similar Mac apps but none as good as Meazure until now!
PixelStick http://www.plumamazing.com/mac/pixelstick/ does the job very well. Check out the screencast on the site as it explains the in and outs.

Meazure allowed me to open multiple rulers which was needed at times. To do this in PixelStick I have to 'copy' the app and make multiple pixelsticks.

It looks to be free or a pay if you like! If you find it useful please consider buying as it helps the developer to improve the app.

Mike

PS: For all the Win users that have a peek in here, the link to Meazure is http://www.cthing.com/Meazure.asp

[tfdesign]

Compress PDF Workflow 6.0

Apparently Apple removed this feature in Tiger! (How annoying! )

However after a little searching, I found this Automator script, that does a fab job- although a bit fiddly if you need to tweak it.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/a ... kflow.html

[tfdesign]

Quicksilver is being developed again!

Go here to find the latest download.

http://qsapp.com/

[Mike Lucey]

SmillaEnlarger 0.9.0 MAC
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/31807/smillaenlarger

Very handy for detailed zoom of image sections

[tfdesign]

What a great App! Thanks for sharing that Mike!

[tfdesign]

http://www.pascal.com/software/freeruler/

Note: Free Ruler is only available for Mac OS X. It may work on Mac OS 9, but this has not been tested. It most definitely will not work on your stupid Windows PC.

Actually, this app would be useful if it actually stayed on top!

[Mike Lucey]

Tom,

I find RulerX better http://homepage.mac.com/kyasu/soft/

and to keep things 'on top' I use

AFLOAT
http://infinite-labs.net/afloat/
http://youtu.be/qSLTfII8ClU

Mike

[Mike Lucey]

Its tricky the find the download. See attached image

[tfdesign]

Hi Mike. I just tried that app, but it almost froze my computer.

Did you check your PM?

[Mike Lucey]

Yep, and thanks

[driven]

moon in su.png

I've been doing a lot of research to write a ruby or applescript that lets me quickly view 2 or more models for various reasons, known only to Mac users  ;)

however I just found this, downloaded and tested and it's great, Free trial and a whole $5 if you like it...
I;m still going to try and write my own SU specific plugin, but in the mean time...

Moom.jpg

http://manytricks.com/moom/
anyhow thought I'd share as the search here says no-ones mentioned it before.

have fun

john

[Mike Lucey]

Thanks John, downloaded, installed and tested ...... will keep it Well worth the $5!

[Edson]

recent acquisitions from the App Store:

MsgFiler: a Mail plugin that helps to move files.
Savings: personal finance
Radium: internet radio player
Contacts Cleaner: basically helps you keep your address book tidy and without duplicates
Cloud: allows you to share images, links, music, videos and files

[mptak]

I can see great potential in this one especially for making transparent "flipbooks" in PNG format for overlaying on a sketchup model.

http://www.pencil-animation.org

[Mike Lucey]

Hi Guys,

While looking for a simple 'one trick pony' app to simply crop pics I came across Kroper. It does just that and no more. Just drop the image in and 'krop it'. It can be downloaded here, http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/35241/kroper Oh, and its free!

Mike

[Jeff Hammond]

definitely the best 3rd party utility app i own: Keyboard Maestro

http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/

it's a macro editor/creator which works very well with sketchup..
[for instance, i have a macro which will (open component, select all, explode, explode again, generate faces(tos),exit component edit) all with one keystroke]

i have it set up to do a few more things as well and hope to incorporate it more in the future (im just a little hesitant to set up 50 macros at once as i'll probably forget them.. i generally try one or two new ones a week)

worth checking out though..

[Mike Lucey]

Hi Guys,

I came across this useful little 'stand alone' app called iSplash. What it does? 'Choose any image and iSplash will turn it to grayscale. Then, choose any part of the image to restore the original color.'

Its on sale at the moment for 99cent, normal price is $4.99.

Attached is an image of my mate Val standing beside a statue of Mr Picasso in Torremolinos ..... notice the strong resemblance .... Val now think they must be related

Mike

PS: Val woke up that morning missing a tooth! He couldn't remember how it happened

[Jeff Hammond]

re: the keyboard maestro app i mentioned a few posts back..

here's an example of it being used to divide a single group into 110 individual groups (via a thread here at scf)

viewtopic.php?p=336059#p336059

[Mike Lucey]

Hi Guys,

The more of those useful little apps I accumulate the more difficult it is becoming to locate them in Applications! I often find that I know what the application I am looking for actually does BUT for the live of me I often can't remember its name! I did a search around for an answer and found Tab Launcher for 99cent! http://tablauncher.com/index.html

I've installed it and sorted out 8 tabs that cover the various types of apps I use. It was just a case of then dropping in the various apps. No more searching around or trying to remember the apps name!

Mike

[Jeff Hammond]

@mike
That's how lion is goingto be setup. Apple is taking some of their iOS stuff and putting it in osx.
Namely, the way you can organize your apps on an iPhone will now be possible on the computers (supposedly with a better way to launch said apps as well via launchpad)

I guess we'll find out soon enough.

[Mike Lucey]

I won't try Lion for at least a couple of months after launch