ANIMATION - CAMERA Section 
| New | Script name | Author | Date | Version | OS | Type | Tuto | Require |
| animation.rb | @Last | 04.22.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Simple animation that spins the model around. Adds a -Spin View- in the -Camera- menu. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| animation2.rb | @Last | 09.27.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Animation with selectable speed that spins the model around. Adds a -Spin View- in the -Camera- menu. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Draw | ||||||||
| camera2K.rb | T. Marek | 09.20.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Exports cameras for current view or for all SU pages in a model to the freeware Kerkythea ray tracer. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| CameraDistance.rb | R. Wilson | 09.13.07 | 5+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Returns the distance to an object in the direct line of sight. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| cameraLines.rb | R. Wilson | 12.21.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Connects all cameras of all pages with lines. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| cameratilt.rb | R. Wilson | 10.24.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Sets a tilt for camera around eye-target vector. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| camera_parameters.rb | Bakbek | 07.22.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set camera parameters using viewpoint, target, elevation. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| clockhands1.rb | T. Burch | 12.13.04 | 4+ | PC-Mac | Dev. | ![]() |
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| Left mouse button (LMB) to change the directions of the hands. Move the mouse to causes the hands to move. You'll have to orbit around to see it... | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| cubicpanoout.rb | J. Wehby | 12.21.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Exports 6 images for creating of a cubic panorama. Can be used with Gocubic (PC) or MakePanoVR(Mac), for instance. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| displaytemplate.rb | J. Wehby | 10.06.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Automates the creation of various display configurations. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Display | ||||||||
| f2f.zip | Matt666 | 06.11.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Zoom the SketchUp window to a standard scale, 1/100° for instance. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| fixAspectRatio.rb | R. Wilson | 05.23.07 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| When using various Film & Stage cameras with fixed aspect ratios (and sometimes when importing components saved out from a PhotoMatch session), you can get gray bars on screen. This new plugin will restore the aspect ratio to full display area without changing the view. It adds a new item ("Fix Aspect Ratio") to the Camera menu. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| flightpath.rb | R. Wilson | 03.10.05 | 4+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Generates pages with camera following a path. Very useful for flighthroughs animations. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| flightpathtool.rb | M. Gorbett | 03.14.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| This tool inherits from linetool.rb and implements RickW's flightpath algorithm: select curve, right-click and choose FlightPath Tool. Select a start point for your target, then an end point. The flightpath will be created as a set of pages that you can view as a slideshow. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| GradientViewport.zip | F. Ravi | 02.16.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set of tools to create various gradients in viewport. | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| HideOnOtherPages.rb | J. Foltz | 05.13.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Hide selection in other scenes than current. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| jsBackgroundColor.rb | J. Sandstrom | 05.13.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set the Background or Sky colors. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| jsShadowThreshold.rb | J. Sandstrom | 05.13.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Set the shadows threshold for transparent materials and objects. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| jsZoomSelected.rb | J. Sandstrom | 02.17.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Zoom to the active selection. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| MatrixProximity-v1[1]4.zip | TIG | 11.24.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Matrix: makes multiple copies of selected component to create rectangular arrays. Proximity: sets level of detail in special Components depending on their 'proximity' (nearness) to the camera/viewer in the current page/view. It requires the use of special 'Proximity Components' in the model or in the 'Proximity Components' folder within the 'Components' folder. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| MatrixProximity.rb | TIG | 04.08.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Matrix: makes multiple copies of selected component to create rectangular arrays. Proximity: sets level of detail in special Components depending on their 'proximity' (nearness) to the camera/viewer in the current page/view. It requires the use of special 'Proximity Components' in the model or in the 'Proximity Components' folder within the 'Components' folder. Replaces any of your previous MatrixProximity.rb files. V 1.7 | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Tools | ||||||||
| New | OrbitOnTarget.zip | M. de A. Braga | 11.18.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Let you orbit a target defined by clicking points. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| pageLayers.rb | R. Wilson | 05.09.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Update a single layer's visibility for selected page views. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| paint_altitude_faces.rb | D. Bur | 10.12.04 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Paints a set of faces with different materials, taking altitude into account. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| param_camera.rb | D. Bur | 04.06.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Extract the camera(s) parameters for current view or for all SU pages in a model, to an external file. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| proper_animation.zip | M. Papasmadov | 07.15.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Make SketchUp models live by integrating movements to preset positions to demonstrate models in real life action like closed and opened doors, windows progress of a construction site or assembly procedures... etc | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| recordersusix.rb | Kannan | 02.25.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Will record a jpg image everytime the view is refreshed, ie. whenever an entity added or simply orbit, pan operation. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| scenes_transition_times.rb | Morisdov | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Controls each scenes(pages) transition time for animations. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| SketchyPhysics-Jul7-07.zip | C. Phillips | 07.09.07 | 5+ | PC | User | ![]() |
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| Adds physics simulation to Sketchup components. | ||||||||
| Install:Special, see Documentation. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| SketchyPhysicsV01.zip | C. Phillips | 11.07.05 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Adds physics simulation to Sketchup components. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| SketchyReplay03.zip | C. Phillips | 03.27.06 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Companion of SketchyPhysics. It replays an animation saved with SketchyPhysics. Multi-views supported, animation edition and various camera type available. | ||||||||
| Install:Unzip in Plugins folder. Menu: Toolbar | ||||||||
| New | smoothStepAnim.rb | Whaat | 11.18.08 | 5+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Allows to smooth out the jerky scene transitions in a SketchUp scene-tab animation. It is not intended for object animation, only native SkechUp scene animation. It cannot be used as-is to export to a rendering engine. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| transformer_beta.rb | D. Bur | 04.22.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Assigns start positions, end positions to components-groups, create objects animations, goto step feature. Beta version. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| viewMemory.rb | R. Wilson | 06.07.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Multiple (up to 20) previous-next views! The script begins upon starting Sketchup, so it is transparent in saving views. To stop saving view changes, -View>View Memory>Stop-. To start saving view changes after a stop, -View>View Memory>Start-. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| vrobj_exporter.rb | D. Bur | 12.22.06 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Prepares a set of images of your model to later encode them in a VR object maker tool. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| zoom_selection.rb | J. Foltz | 07.30.07 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Zooms in on selected entities, or zooms model extents if nothing is selected. Zoom in-out, zoom previous. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: View | ||||||||
| zSel.rb | Matt666 | 08.22.08 | 6+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Zooms at selected objects. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Context | ||||||||
| [CASF]ExpCams2Blender.rb | C. Fale | 04.14.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Export SU camera properties to Blender Python Script. | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||
| [CASF]Su2Blender.rb | C. Fale | 05.09.05 | 4+ | PC-Mac | User | ![]() |
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| Creates one camera with a IPO curve, first frame in Blender the camera match page1 in SU, second frame in Blender match page2 in SU, etc... | ||||||||
| Install:Just drop it in Plugins folder. Menu: Plugins | ||||||||