[PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

[dalomar_cg]

Re: Ruby Script for ALL VfSU users- Reduces Render Time

Maybe

[mjm223]

Re: Ruby Script for ALL VfSU users- Reduces Render Time

I have one question before adding the plugin:

If this plugin copies the object and brings it outside the group or component, how will that affect materials with bump maps and displacement maps on them?

I was always told that in order for bump mapping and displacement to work, the objects have to be in groups or components.

[thomthom]

Re: Ruby Script for ALL VfSU users- Reduces Render Time

I have one question before adding the plugin:

If this plugin copies the object and brings it outside the group or component, how will that affect materials with bump maps and displacement maps on them?

I was always told that in order for bump mapping and displacement to work, the objects have to be in groups or components.

It doesn't bring anything outside the group/component. It simply transfer the material applied to the group/component to the actual geometry (faces) inside it.

[mjm223]

Re: Ruby Script for ALL VfSU users- Reduces Render Time

Ohhh...gotcha! Thanks Thomthom!!

[davidmurphy991]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Thanks Jackson....................Excellent Plugin ;D.................

[prophet_cg]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Hi guys,

Firstly, thanks for all the good work.

Secondly, my question:

Sketchup provides the magnificent feature to apply material to entire groups and components.
I love it and it makes a lot of sense!

Instead of getting rid of that feature, why dont you enhance - improve - VfSU-plug-in, so that Vray will parse materials the same speed either way?

In short: Please make Vray work fast, regardless the way I apply materials?

Do you think that will be possible one day?

Thanks for everything,
Moritz Prophet
Germany

[thomthom]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Hi guys,

Firstly, thanks for all the good work.

Secondly, my question:

Sketchup provides the magnificent feature to apply material to entire groups and components.
I love it and it makes a lot of sense!

Instead of getting rid of that feature, why dont you enhance - improve - VfSU-plug-in, so that Vray will parse materials the same speed either way?

In short: Please make Vray work fast, regardless the way I apply materials?

Do you think that will be possible one day?

Thanks for everything,
Moritz Prophet
Germany

Well, had it been easy, it would have been done already. They are working on improving the parsing speed for VfSU - but materials applied to groups/components might always be slow due to how Sketchup is built up. Making plugins means you can't do more than what the host application allows you. As you can see with Rhino - different a host application: doesn't have this issue.

[gewehR]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Hey, the plugin is great, but I'm experiencing some problems with 2.5D trees. It doesn't render well when I utilise the plugin... I haven't seen any comment on it 'round here :~

Guess someone can help me lol

Edit: to be more specific, it has no transparency in the trees, and I can tell the various faces on them.
Running SU 7; 1.05.30; plugin 1.5

[thomthom]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Hey, the plugin is great, but I'm experiencing some problems with 2.5D trees. It doesn't render well when I utilise the plugin... I haven't seen any comment on it 'round here :~

Guess someone can help me lol

Not until you describe what these problems are. 'Problems' can be anything. Please be as descriptive as possible. Also, include what SU and V-Ray version you use.

[Jackson_cg]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Have you loaded a grayscale clipmap in the transparency slot for the tree material? (Not that that would have anything to do with the "Remove C-G Materials" script.)

If desciptions in English are a problem, don't forget: a picture speaks a thousand words.

BTW, what are "2.5D" trees? ??? Do you mean "2D" trees?

[thomthom]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

2.5D trees would be face-me components made out of multiple planes to give a better impression of volume. Like Tom's trees: http://forums.sketchucation.com/view...art=30#p165309

[Jackson_cg]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Aaahhh, I see.

[leesea]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

it is also very slowly?

[gewehR]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

Actually what's the difference between accepting it to apply G/C material to the default geometry or not?

[Jackson_cg]

Re: [PLUGIN] "Remove C-G Materials" - Faster Render Times

It's just the same as clicking "OK" or "Cancel" in a dialog, I think Matthieu added as an extra layer of security so people don't execute the script by accident. I wish it wasn't there though, it's unncessary IMO.