Man! Aaron, you just saved me tons of time doing objects (that I don't care about the shadow issue.) Last one, using a JPG, took me 2 hours. Didn't know about PNG. Now, as you said...less than 5 minutes. Thank you!!
Aaron I know this comment I'm making is belated but I just caught this video and this is a face-me component is a game changer. Thank you for your skill builder videos they have made me go from an intermediate SketchUp user to an advanced SketchUp user.
Great Aaron but can you guys implement either an automatic way of clipping around the edge of the flowers, or let transparency sections of PNGs not cast shadows?
When you turn on shadow you will have one big rectangle behind. Trim the PNG as you did the JPG. Don’t worry about being too detailed the trimming away on the JPG was ok. You will be zoomed out from the image. I create COMPONENTS and click always face camera. They look good and are easy to resize.
Thanks for sharing. Yes a png file with transparency can save you work for indoor space modelling. But IMHO there are significant negatives and these negative steer me towards jpg. Firstly, for organic shapes jpg files are a LOT smaller in my experience. With trees and bushes for example I have jpgs one tenth the size of pngs without significant quality loss. Secondly despite their transparency I have found that pngs cast unrealistic rectangular shadows. This is ok for background tree lines when the shadows go unseen but no good for foreground trees.
If you use shadows, that i probably the biggest draw back. However, I will say that I tend not to use 2D components and shadows together, anyway as that only works if you align the "sun" and the camera correctly.
Rather than manually tracing in sketchup. If i really need to accurately trace the outline of any image. I use Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator and export the line works as Dwg. Import to sketchup and align it with my image. Draw backs will be the edge count but it depends on how detailed you want it. I use Edge tools Plugin to reduce edge count of the curves if necessary.
Until you turn on shadows. Then the png will cast a rectangular (or whatever shape it is) shadow from the image whereas your 'cutout' one will cast a shadow in the shape of the bush, potplant, tree etc. Also worth considering.
That is the down side, for sure. As I mentioned in other comments, I stay away from using shadows and face me components together )it's too much work to align the sun and cameras correctly)
If i really need to accurately trace the outline of any image. I use Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator and export the line works as Dwg. Import to sketchup and align it with my image. Draw backs will be the edge count but it depends on how detailed you want it. I use Edge tools Plugin to reduce edge count of the curves if necessary.
HI Aaron, thanks a lot for the video, i have a further question to last png steps, how to you resize the image frames to that the framed image is on the edge of the object?
Thanks for the video Question - any insight on how to render these types of images in vray? If I apply an image with a transparent frame onto a surface, it doesn't seem to honor the image properly and render it as a poster/surface graphic. Any advice would be appreciated
i guess im asking randomly but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Guillermo Trace I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm. I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
A very helpful video, thanks Aaron. Do you know if there are any good free photo editing apps out there that can be used to create png images? I don't have access to Photo Shop of anything like that. thanks again.
@@AaronMakingStuff GIMP? Awesome, I'll have a look. Thanks Aaron!! By the way, I've been tuning in to your Friday afternoon live broadcasts here on UA-cam -- very informative and entertaining as well. I've just gone back and watched AMTMA from a few months ago and enjoyed that one very much. Thanks for everything. Cheers!!
I also used the Image Tracer plugin from time to time if I didn't want to get into Photoshop as much. I think I saw that from something Daniel Tal did in a previous basecamp or blog post.
I hawe the Version 2017 and lately i discovert some problems with my Arrow tool it is werry slow to Buy an Pro version is not a solution it is to expensive and i dont want to use the webversion either because my ideas are than open to ewerybudy I live in Europe and i will not buy enithing un us dollars
Unfortunately, we do not do updates to older versions of SketchUp, so changes to operating systems or peripherals slowing down SketchUp may require you diving in and finding a solution. Fortunately, our Forum is full of users that have crossed the exact same bridge that you are currently crossing! Hop over there and reach out! forums.sketchup.com
Like: introduction to Sketch up users Dislike: No specifications regarding to the formats themselves. PNG supports transparency but are fat in size (and bad on performance), because it keeps every single pixel (tiny colored square) of the image; whereas JPEG is much lighter because, based on the image quality, skips details that are important to floor plans but unnecessary for people who stare at rose bushes.
Man! Aaron, you just saved me tons of time doing objects (that I don't care about the shadow issue.) Last one, using a JPG, took me 2 hours. Didn't know about PNG. Now, as you said...less than 5 minutes. Thank you!!
Aaron I know this comment I'm making is belated but I just caught this video and this is a face-me component is a game changer. Thank you for your skill builder videos they have made me go from an intermediate SketchUp user to an advanced SketchUp user.
Great Aaron but can you guys implement either an automatic way of clipping around the edge of the flowers, or let transparency sections of PNGs not cast shadows?
When you turn on shadow you will have one big rectangle behind. Trim the PNG as you did the JPG. Don’t worry about being too detailed the trimming away on the JPG was ok. You will be zoomed out from the image. I create COMPONENTS and click always face camera. They look good and are easy to resize.
Thanks for sharing. Yes a png file with transparency can save you work for indoor space modelling. But IMHO there are significant negatives and these negative steer me towards jpg.
Firstly, for organic shapes jpg files are a LOT smaller in my experience. With trees and bushes for example I have jpgs one tenth the size of pngs without significant quality loss.
Secondly despite their transparency I have found that pngs cast unrealistic rectangular shadows. This is ok for background tree lines when the shadows go unseen but no good for foreground trees.
Good call. Should have read your post first. Wouldn't have bothered posting mine.
If you use shadows, that i probably the biggest draw back. However, I will say that I tend not to use 2D components and shadows together, anyway as that only works if you align the "sun" and the camera correctly.
Rather than manually tracing in sketchup. If i really need to accurately trace the outline of any image. I use Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator and export the line works as Dwg. Import to sketchup and align it with my image. Draw backs will be the edge count but it depends on how detailed you want it. I use Edge tools Plugin to reduce edge count of the curves if necessary.
Until you turn on shadows. Then the png will cast a rectangular (or whatever shape it is) shadow from the image whereas your 'cutout' one will cast a shadow in the shape of the bush, potplant, tree etc. Also worth considering.
That is the down side, for sure. As I mentioned in other comments, I stay away from using shadows and face me components together )it's too much work to align the sun and cameras correctly)
If i really need to accurately trace the outline of any image. I use Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator and export the line works as Dwg. Import to sketchup and align it with my image. Draw backs will be the edge count but it depends on how detailed you want it. I use Edge tools Plugin to reduce edge count of the curves if necessary.
Great hybrid solution, John!
Hi Aaron. Thanks for the excellent tip. Should be very useful.
You are welcome!
Hi there, very cool. Is there now a way of giving the vase and the flowers a bit of a shape that it seems slightly 3d?
HI Aaron, thanks a lot for the video, i have a further question to last png steps, how to you resize the image frames to that the framed image is on the edge of the object?
Thanks for the update
This is very helpful. Thank you so much…..
Thanks for the video
Question - any insight on how to render these types of images in vray? If I apply an image with a transparent frame onto a surface, it doesn't seem to honor the image properly and render it as a poster/surface graphic. Any advice would be appreciated
i guess im asking randomly but does anyone know of a method to log back into an instagram account?
I was dumb lost my login password. I appreciate any help you can give me!
@Samuel Beau instablaster ;)
@Guillermo Trace I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm in the hacking process atm.
I see it takes a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Guillermo Trace it worked and I finally got access to my account again. I am so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my ass :D
@Samuel Beau happy to help :)
A very helpful video, thanks Aaron. Do you know if there are any good free photo editing apps out there that can be used to create png images? I don't have access to Photo Shop of anything like that. thanks again.
I know that GIMP is used a lot and I have heard good things (for free software), though I have not used it myself.
@@AaronMakingStuff GIMP? Awesome, I'll have a look. Thanks Aaron!! By the way, I've been tuning in to your Friday afternoon live broadcasts here on UA-cam -- very informative and entertaining as well. I've just gone back and watched AMTMA from a few months ago and enjoyed that one very much. Thanks for everything. Cheers!!
Thanks for watching! Hopefully we will see you this Friday!
There is a big problem when rendering from PNG image using V-ray! Please show how to solve it!
That hair style is dope.
He’s claiming native american
I have stubborn hair that refuses to lie down... this is how we meet in the middle
There’s Something About Mary....oooo...hair gel!
Hi Aaron, how would Sketchup use a 3D png? Will it remain in 3D?
Great video Aaron :)
I also used the Image Tracer plugin from time to time if I didn't want to get into Photoshop as much. I think I saw that from something Daniel Tal did in a previous basecamp or blog post.
...2 hours later.... geez that was worth it ...
Well... closer to 6 minutes, but... yeah... that's kind of the point... transparency makes it a lot easier!
How inset image for high resolusion in skechup?
Thank you..
I love using PNGs for these components, but they always cast the shadow of the full plane rather than just the image.
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You can control the shadows per object by turning them on or off using cast or receive shadow.
Anyone here. Know a software that convert my png images into 3d object?
its been a while since sketchup has many bugs on png specially the ones oriented to the sun and they have not fix it if anything it's so much worst
nice video
cool
I hawe the Version 2017 and lately i discovert some problems with my Arrow tool it is werry slow to Buy an Pro version is not a solution it is to expensive and i dont want to use the webversion either because my ideas are than open to ewerybudy
I live in Europe and i will not buy enithing un us dollars
Unfortunately, we do not do updates to older versions of SketchUp, so changes to operating systems or peripherals slowing down SketchUp may require you diving in and finding a solution. Fortunately, our Forum is full of users that have crossed the exact same bridge that you are currently crossing! Hop over there and reach out! forums.sketchup.com
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what about shadow?
Like: introduction to Sketch up users
Dislike: No specifications regarding to the formats themselves. PNG supports transparency but are fat in size (and bad on performance), because it keeps every single pixel (tiny colored square) of the image; whereas JPEG is much lighter because, based on the image quality, skips details that are important to floor plans but unnecessary for people who stare at rose bushes.
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