[Plugin][$] FredoGhost - v1.8a - 27 Jan 21

[fredo6]

The information on FredoGhost is maintained on the Plugin Home Page of FredoGhost. This is also where you can download the RBZ file.


REQUIREMENTS:

• LibFredo6: v11.6a or above
• Sketchucation ExtensionStore: v4.0.0.e or above
• Sketchup version: SU2017 and above
• Platform: Windows and Mac OSX
• Usage: Licensed under Sketchucation SCFLicense
  
  • Free Trial period (full features): 15 days from activation
  • Perpetual license (3 seats): 17 €
  • Rush license (3 seats, valid 21 days from purchase date): 5 €

If you land on this page and are unfamiliar with how to install Sketchup Extensions such as LibFredo6 or how to register on Sketchucation, please watch this video or refer to the Plugin page of LibFredo6.

FredoGhost Toolbar.png

Credit: all toolbar icons and button images by JClements

FredoGhost is a Proxy framework for SketchUp. By ‘proxy framework’, I mean the capability to temporarily replace an object by another one, the proxy, and switch back and forth between the original version and the proxy version.

In FredoGhost:

• A Proxy is called a Ghost, and the original object is called a Real.
• FredoGhost operates on Components and Groups, called generically Objects.

FredoGhost can be used for 2 main purposes:

1. Combine different rendering styles in the same view, for instance, some objects in X-Ray, while others staying natural (like in my old plugin XRaySelection). FredoGhost gives you control of the style and of the objects you want to modify.
2. Make your model lighter to work with, since you can substitute proxies with lighter geometry (including just its bounding box) to replace complex objects. You have some methods to help in that, in particular the 'Proxy' method and the concept of frozen ghosts.

FredoGhost allows to select the objects you want to ghost and to convert them individually to their Ghost and Real versions. The ghost methods provided can be parameterized at will. It can also associate a particular ghosting state to a Scene, which can be useful both for individual rendering and a faster working environment.

Most features can be accessed from the FredGhost Studio dialog box, either in basic features or advanced features

FredoGhost - Studio - Basic features.png

FredoGhost - Studio - Advanced features.png

IMPORTANT: For a period, it is advised to make a safe copy of your model, as there might be bugslats or other issues. This will ensure that you keep the main objects of your model in their real form.

Overview of FredoGhost

FredoGhost - User Manual - English - v1.2 - 03 Jun 2019 - Overview.pdf

More details about the Ghost Methods

FredoGhost - User Manual - English - v1.2 - 03 Jun 2019 - Ghost Methods.pdf

Just drop the attached PDF file into the SU Plugins directory to have it accessible from within Sketchup.

0) A quick introduction to FredoGhost main features (no sound)

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Tutorial 1: Basic operations in FredoGhost

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Tutorial 2: Ghost Method Editor

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Tutorial 3: Scene Capture

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Tutorial 4: Layout Compatibility mode

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Tutorial 5: Advanced Features - Working with Components

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Tutorial 6: Advanced Features - Frozen Ghosts

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Tutorial 7: Advanced Features - Sensitivity to Distance

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Tutorial 8: Advanced Features - Ghost Configurations

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Tutorial 9: Under the hood...

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[rv1974]

Amazingly helpful improvements, 1000 thanks!

[juju]

looks useful, can't wait, thanks!

[kenancakir]

Thank you, it will be a must have plugin for presentations..

[cotty]

Great addition to the superb Fredo collection!

[Ahmed0007]

Thank you Fredo6 <3

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.2b - 18 Jul 19

Requirement: LibFredo6 8.9

FredoGhost 1.2b extends validity.

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[JQL]

Just came across this Fredo. Amazing stuff!

I'm on vacations so will be difficult for me to try it, but one question came to mind: what happens if I convert a component to a ghost and then purge the model. will the original component be purged?

[fredo6]

what happens if I convert a component to a ghost and then purge the model. will the original component be purged?

FredoGhost keeps a copy of the original definition, for Components and Groups, in a safe, hidden place, called the Capsule. So the component definitions will not be purged (and as a result, your components would still be visible in the Component browser).

[JQL]

That capsule is a great concept. You always have things covered! I will try this one, as well as portrait, in September, both hold much promise if used right.

[ttz4]

Hello Fredo. Is it possible to make "Bounding Box" witch is copying the structure of the original 3D model? I want to see the contours of the model with all the bends and not just the box at the highest points. I attached some metal structure as an example.

[fredo6]

Hello Fredo. Is it possible to make "Bounding Box" witch is copying the structure of the original 3D model? I want to see the contours of the model with all the bends and not just the box at the highest points. I attached some metal structure as an example.

Does the method "Bounding box by sub-object" work for you?

[ttz4]

Hello Fredo. Is it possible to make "Bounding Box" witch is copying the structure of the original 3D model? I want to see the contours of the model with all the bends and not just the box at the highest points. I attached some metal structure as an example.

Does the method "Bounding box by sub-object" work for you?

Not realy. "Bounding box by sub-object" makes objects like in picture №1. But I am wondering, if it possible to make proxy object like in picture №2?

[fredo6]

But I am wondering, if it possible to make proxy object like in picture №2?

Not really, as this is an interpretation of the geometry, not a combination of bounding boxes. You would have to construct it yourself and make it a proxy.

Anyway, if you can post the model, it would help.

Fredo

[ttz4]

But I am wondering, if it possible to make proxy object like in picture №2?

Not really, as this is an interpretation of the geometry, not a combination of bounding boxes. You would have to construct it yourself and make it a proxy.

Anyway, if you can post the model, it would help.

Fredo

Here is the model. I exported it from .nwd–>.fbx–>.skp. I have a lot of steel frames that need to be proxied. Now I'm finding the way, how I can do it faster than to rebuild all the frames myself.

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.3a - 19 Oct 19

Requirement: LibFredo6 8.9

FredoGhost 1.3a extends validity.

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[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.3b - 22 Jan 20

Requirement: LibFredo6 8.9

FredoGhost 1.3b extends validity.

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[Oxer]

Spanish Language File

FredoGhost_ES.lang.zip

[fredo6]

Spanish Language File

Thank you very much.

Fredo

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.4a - 21 May 20

Requirement: LibFredo6 10.4

FredoGhost 1.4a fixes bugs and extends validity.

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[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.5a - 19 Aug 20

Requirement: LibFredo6 11.0

FredoGhost 1.5a fixes bugs and extends validity.

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[rezvan23]

Hi Fredo.

Could you add a feature that is like 3ds max's "Display as Box" option, which shows the object as a box in viewport, and shows the actual geometry in render?

I don't mean vrayproxy, that's not editable.

I don't know if that's possible.
Thanks for your great sketchup extensions.

[fredo6]

Could you add a feature that is like 3ds max's "Display as Box" option, which shows the object as a box in viewport, and shows the actual geometry in render?

FredoGhost is not aware of the rendering. So, just before rendering, you need to swap the objects from box to their 'real' version.

[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.6a - 20 Nov 20

Requirement: LibFredo6 11.0

FredoGhost 1.6a fixes bugs and extends validity.

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[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.7a - 06 Jan 21

Requirement: LibFredo6 11.0

FredoGhost 1.7a fixes bugs and extends validity.

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[fredo6]

NEW RELEASE: FredoGhost v1.8a - 27 Jan 21

Requirement: LibFredo6 11.6

FredoGhost 1.8a becomes a paid plugin.

There is a Free trial period of 15 days from activation, with full features. Then, you need to license the extension on Sketchucation:

• Perpetual License: 17 €
• Rush License (21 days from purchase date): 5 €

See this post for instructions to license an extension on Sketchucation.

Note: the previous version v1.7a will naturally expires on 31 Jan 21

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