I'm kind of reviving a dead thread here but is SketchUp like a version of Blender with Ruby scripting instead of Python, or is it a different type of thing altogether?
(Downloading as we speak.) On 5/3/06, Stephen Guerin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep, the Ruby/SketchUp combo is intriguing. > > One thing we're curious about is the potential for agent-based modeling. > We're particularly interested in how many agents we can get going in > realtime. Also, can you deploy a Ruby-based ABM and have end users run it > using the free version of SketchUp? I saw a couple conflicting things about > that on the Sketchup Ruby forums. There could be some technical limitations > to the free tool as well as licensing violation as the use wouldn't be > "personal use" for our clients. > > I suspect one decent workflow might be quick 3D modeling in SketchUp and > then import to Blender for simulation and rendering. > > -S > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Colm Toolan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:59 PM > > To: 'The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group' > > Subject: Re: [FRIAM] FYI: Google adds SketchUp to its toolbox > > > > Probably way too basic for you guys, but just in case: > > There's an interesting link from SketchUp Help menu to > > something called "Ruby Help" > > > > > > > > SketchUp contains a Ruby application programming interface > > (API) for users who are familiar with (or want to learn) Ruby > > scripting and want to extend the functionality of SketchUp. > > This interface allows users to create macros, such as > > automated component generators and additional tools, to be > > included in the menus within SketchUp. In addition to the > > API, SketchUp also includes a Ruby console, which is an > > environment where you can experiment with Ruby commands and methods. > > > > > > > > Colm Toolan, Business Architect > > > > Germany > > > > > > > > I'm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/e/fpf/126026 > > <https://www.linkedin.com/e/fpf/126026> > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Johnson > > Sent: 02 May 2006 19:37 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: [FRIAM] FYI: Google adds SketchUp to its toolbox > > > > > > > > > > > > All: > > > > "The modeling tool SketchUp has long been a favorite of > > designers, architects, and hobbyists who have used the > > powerful program to render 3D images of their ideas. In > > March, search-engine giant and emerging software powerhouse > > Google acquired SketchUp developer @Last Software. Last week, > > Google SketchUp > > <http://ct.download.com/clicks?t=2198460-b06f9bcf9fcfc13bd4b04 > > 6b1f3cc7f67-bf&s=5&fs=0> was quietly released to the public. > > The program has been made completely free for personal use, > > and it includes tools for integrating your creations with > > Google Earth > > <http://ct.download.com/clicks?t=2198461-b06f9bcf9fcfc13bd4b04 > > 6b1f3cc7f67-bf&s=5&fs=0> or uploading them to Google's 3D > > Warehouse > > <http://ct.download.com/clicks?t=2198462-b06f9bcf9fcfc13bd4b04 > > 6b1f3cc7f67-bf&s=5&fs=0> gallery. > > > > Google is establishing a pattern of acquiring software > > companies and releasing free versions of their programs. As > > with Keyhole (now Google Earth > > <http://ct.download.com/clicks?t=2198463-b06f9bcf9fcfc13bd4b04 > > 6b1f3cc7f67-bf&s=5&fs=0> ) and Picasa > > <http://ct.download.com/clicks?t=2198464-b06f9bcf9fcfc13bd4b04 > > 6b1f3cc7f67-bf&s=5&fs=0> , Google hopes to make SketchUp > > popular with its massive Web audience. We get very cool free > > software, and Google gains new users, loyal customers, and a > > potential avalanche of third-party content added to Google Earth. > > > > It might appear at first that the free version of SketchUp > > has been watered down, but you'll find most of its same > > functionality in an easier-to-use interface. The creative > > possibilities are endless, and included video tutorials will > > get you up and modeling in no time. Not only can Google > > SketchUp create detailed structural models, it can also be > > used as a more general conceptual visualization tool for > > everything from games and art projects to work flows and engineering. > > > > Take Google SketchUp for a spin, and let us know what you > > think. 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