Ah yes...the new toonfunkenbookcasen...meatballs anyone?

cheers mate
would you be able to add the post above as well about the colour wheel and eyedropper
edited by fazz68 on 13/10/2013

fazz68 wrote:

If you give me the link to the post about the shadow thing, I'll try to make pages for both of them.

MrDrWho13 wrote:

im not sure how you make a wiki page mate. i still have to make one for the shadow removal technique on sketchup models.

Fazz, you should put that on the Wiki!

Clam wrote:


yeah i could probably have picked a better image to use lol but i like my davina zombie pic lol. anyway i hope it helps you out and feel free to ask if there are any problems

Awesome faze68! Thanks very much. Er...interesting image. (shudder).

Tom

A word of warning...Sketchup Make!

Hi Guys, just returned from the boat to discover that Sketchup has been updated again.

Yes it worked, had to figure it out but very easy once yu got it. Thank you dreeko.. This model is op for review and I got it from the sketchup warehouse..I wonder...if it will pass... On this model you change even more colors than on the other one.

The Vikings are Coming! Soon to be rampaging & pillaging across my desktop!

After having my websites hacked in the run up to Christmas, and consequently finding some of my models for sale on various former eastern block websites I'm currently revamping both websites and models and beefing up security. Why someone would want to steal a free model beats me...and hacking a site about a boat on the Norfolk Broads? I put it down to an illicit cartel of Lake District Guest House Owners hell bent on stopping the promotion of other UK holiday destinations.

So after taking a break from renovating my boat I'm starting from scratch on a new range of 3D models. The first of which all have a Scandinavian/Medieval/Fantasy Theme to them.

Here's the first model in the initial stages of texturing.

EEFilmz, I feel your pain. Well, not the abdominal ones, but the psychological ones anyway. In an effort to help yourself and everyone else struggling to get to grips with the whole model importing thing, I've uploaded a set (which should appear in the Gallery tomorrow) which should help. It is the set I use to import and test models, and it is positioned in exactly the right place to allow you import the kind of models that Muvizu usually complains are too large to import inside the world.

As for the 'object too small' message, this is exactly what it says - Muvizu doesn't like objects that are too small/flat/thin in any one axis. If you make sure your objects are scaled to at least 1 metre long in any axis in Sketchup, and not too thin, you shouldn't get this message again. You can always scale it back down again in Muvizu later on.

Collision, as others have mentioned, is a right pain. This is why I made the ZMB in the first place so I could just side step the problem altogether, but it's still a pain. UkBerty's plugin is very useful here, and I'd go with that if I were you. I'd also recommend perservering with Sketchup rather than Blender simply because I know Sketchup will do what you need, and has very comprehensive video tutorials (which you can blast though in a day), and is much friendlier than Blender.

http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/training/videos/new_to_gsu.html

I'm sure Blender is a very good program, but the interface is hideous. And it's way beyond what you really need it to do - just import a couple of models, make them Muvizu compatible, and export them as ASE files. By Muvizu compatible, I mean make them the right kind of scale, reduce the number of textures/errors (I use Cleanup 3, a free plugin that fixes a lot of problems before they can nobble your import), and then 'explode' the model much as possible to remove any groups/elements (which can also nobble your import).

All this is just my experience of using Sketchup in conjunction with Muvizu. I've tried Blender, Gmax, Gile and the like, but Sketchup is what I've had most success with just because I accept it's limitiations as much as Muvizu's. It took me a couple of days to learn Sketchup, but that's just how it works, not how it works best with what I'm trying to do. So I'm still learning, still trying out stuff, still experimenting, and still in awe of someone like Dylly who makes my efforts look like I'm playing with lego by comparison!

Keep the faith EEF

yes many of the models are just large you need to be up in the air near the center of the building area where the dome is largest.

As for learning this stuff it all takes time if you learn little by little eventually it will work out. However you need to shall we say start at the beginning and watch videos and read tutorials and start with just a plain cube or something because if you dont understand the principles of what your doing you wont ever learn. I dont know if blender is truly easier or harder then sketchup many claim that blender is far too difficult. I would suspect its not its just a matter of what you learn to use first. One day I want to take a peak at sketchup for building things like buildings. I am sure there is a way to make models that are just as nice vertex wise as blender. In the end though whatever you choose to do it has to be learned from the bottom up err figurately of course and I find now that I am getting older the idea to learning is to learn in stages and not try to pump it in all at once. It simply does not stick because I need to understand every single little principle of whatever I am doing before I can move on. When i was 20 I could just pile it all in and use it and learn the principles later on .. does't work like that anymore. IN any event as you get time learn it little by little one day you will turn around and realize that you can do what you wanted.
edited by urbanlamb on 04/11/2012

I either get a message saying it's too small, or it's too large or outside the area,

OK Thanks, I am trying to use your method right now 8) ziggy72 wrote:

@ EEFilmz - set the collision volume to none when exporting from Sketchup, or use the old exporter (HardPCM's) before using the ZMB. Just ocurred to me that you have to start off with no collision at all for the ZMB to work right.

This is to do with the new Sketchup ASE exporter as created by Muvizu HQ. It allows you to create a collision volume at the same time as your main object, and then export them both as one. If they are the same (i.e. you didn't change anything) then you get that message. Not a big deal, just means that the object has a default collision volume. I still use my own method of exporting using the old exporter, then using my Match Box Collision tweak to create the collision where I want it. There is the tutorial vid on how to use the new ASE exporter, so you might want to watch that.

http://www.muvizu.com/Video/21578/Sketchup-collision-made-easy-in-Muvizu-3D-ani

It's actually a pretty good way of creating objects with collision where you want it to be, rather than letting Sketchup/Muvizu decide for you. I'd recommend you give it a watch, and see if it helps.

I got mine (The Phantom Manor) off Google's 3D Warehouse. Just needed to rescale it a bit in Sketchup, import it with ID textures on, and it was fine. It was the first one I found that was suitable, and it actually worked first time! I was amazed, to be honest...

okay it was just a little bit of collision in the handle I could have move it up but my logic told me it should be in the handle. Anyhow if you remove the option "can be stood on" like with the beds the character should move through the object more or less .

Anyhow good luck I am taking a break from doing anything like movies or models because I get saturated but I will be back and doing something more then adapting "used knives" in a week or so

Before I remove more collision do you have the box "can be stood on" clicked in? if you unclick that it should be fine?

I put collision in the handle I can remove it completely if you like or put it in the tip. I didnt want it to drop through the floor so i put it into the handle. I can remove it if you like and give you a new zip file

the sketchup one likely has collision in the entire thing.

If I remove it completely and just put a tiny cube in you will have to be quick with it or it will get lost I would imagine due to the object shape its a flat thing
edited by urbanlamb on 28/10/2012

okay glad you got it.

EEFilmz wrote:




here click this i put a bit.ly link for it http://bit.ly/PZUrjg
this is my zip file
its been converted to muvizu format simply follow the instructions in my post

to import it simply unzip and import ob_knife
no id texture
opacity none
no ambient occlusion map
single sided
edited by urbanlamb on 28/10/2012

I registered with that site, but I haven't redownloaded Blender yet, and cannot open or find this file, do I need to download blender and open it there first? because it made it a .blend file not an obj file

urbanlamb wrote:

edited by EEFilmz on 28/10/2012

okay I modified one but its not mine so you will have to give him proper credit and I wont be adding it to the gallery however you can use it for non commercial use etc.

anyhow here is a link to the zip file.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/69789825/knife.zip

just give credit to Andreas Larsson

The file was originally taken from here
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/weapons/old-knife/

to import it simply unzip and import ob_knife
no id texture
opacity none
no ambient occlusion map
single sided

I build minor collision into the handle

hope that helps.
edited by urbanlamb on 28/10/2012

I thought I saw a cutlery set wiz by in the 3d assets but possibly its gone anyhow let me find a blender one or make one i can probably find something that will do but i wont put it into the assets gallery because its going to be a quicky and not a work of art

I thought I saw a cutlery set wiz by in the 3d assets but possibly its gone anyhow let me find a blender one or make one i can probably find something that will do but i wont put it into the assets gallery because its going to be a quicky and not a work of art

It's a beautiful looking model Dylly. The collision should be pretty easy though? All you need is 3 flat levels for the base / ground, 1st floor and 2nd floor followed by some collision on the steps. I wouldn't think you'd need to have collision on the walls or roof or anywhere else - though I've not seen the script for what its going to be used for.

I've finally found a method of creating one 'BIG' map that combines several other maps that Muvizu will quite happily choke down (with the odd coughing fit on the way) without resorting to creating a multisub object material. This means I can apply a separate ao map to a large model.

Jamies Woman in Black Moment

The second part of my 'Dismantling High Bridge' blog dealing with finishing off the roof section, UVW unwrapping, basic collision, parents and pubs, beagles and edible graphic tablets, and importing into Muvizu is now available on my website http://animationworkshop.co.uk/?p=131

Dylly, I have a question for you and I think it's best asked here (to help everyone else too).

I have this frying pan I made in Sketchup - I would like to have a graphic in the middle of it (say bacon & eggs) but when I put a picture in there it comes out like this ;



This is using the Muvizu wanted poster as the picture. Very nice design it creates, but not what I want. I tried adjusting the UV parameters in Sketchup but it didn't help. I know I'm missing something here but I don't know what. Can you help?

Thanks in advance!

Found a new tool for SketchUp! Really speeding up Muvizu set creation!

And the second question...is there any way at all to put glass in the doors and still have the doors animate?

I feel an Alien remake coming on.

Great idea Ziggy! Something like this or with the sides not at right angles? The collision mesh on the right with separate switch to animate. Not textured yet of course. British, continental or American plug sockets?

Hello everyone,

Dylly's amazing work is now available on our 3D assets gallery.

If the textures seem low-res, simply save the set and then re-load it.
That should fix it.

Cheers,
Marco

..if it works then Angelina Jolie is going to be busy doing some light dusting round my place!

One of the ideas behind the cottage is that the Muvizu Community can cannibalise individual bits of the structure, woodwork, chimneys, doors, windows etc.. to adapt to the basic Muvizu blocks,

Thanks ziggy72 for your response ...i open the link but, nothig... just this: "El blog se ha eliminado. Lo sentimos, el blog de hardpcmtechnologies.blogspot.com se ha eliminado. Esta dirección no está disponible para blogs nuevos"....after 3 hours nothing...dammit!