SU2KT 3.1 beta -25.05.2008 Update

[ToMasz]

Hi All,

I am going on holidays for a week, but I want to leave you something to play with.

Most important new features are:

- instanced export (default option) - hi poly models exported in minutes!

- proxy objects (select hi-poly component , right click - 'SU2KT:Replace by proxy object', original component will be hidden and proxy will occur - copy proxy object as you wish - or use Didier's component Spray!)

- TEXTURES (not pictures) with transparency channel (alpha) will use transparency in KT automatically

- Multiple Import\Attach WebDialog

PLEASE DELETE OLD su2kt.rb from Plugins folder!
THIS IS BETA SO USE IT WITH CAUTION.

Happy testing

Tomasz

[notareal]

Great!

[sintra]

Thanks Tomasz look forward to test driving

[Frederik]

Thanks, Tomasz!

I look forward to test this...

[LeeAnderson]

Wonderful! Thank You!
A picture (imported png image) works fine if it is exploded, or, if it was placed on a surface - unglued, moved a bit away from the surface, and then exploded. It is then the same as a surface with a texture.

About the rbs though

[Dan]

Great! Great! Great!
Thanks a bunch, Tomasz!
Can't wait to put it to work.

A question, though: downloaded zip file doesn't content a KT-Lights folder to be copied in the SU components folder, as stated in the "Install.txt" file.
Can I use the old KT lights instead?

[LAPX]

Just in time! This may be what I'm looking for if it does what I think does Proxy's in su turn in to k library trees automatically?

thanks, Tomaz!!!

[Frederik]

[LAPX]

Ok, I got the proxy to work on a small file. However, I'm noticing more screen lock ups in Kerky. The problem is when I hit the start render button, It keeps rendering unable to stop it. The screen Kt screen becomes frozen. I'm still not convinced that this is working efficiently for me. It took several min to render 6 trees & ground plane with quick PT.

[Frederik]

LAPX - can you provide some info on your computer specifications..??
(CPU, RAM etc...)

To me it sound as if your computer doesn't have that big capacity...

Also - for exterior scenes, please try using render preset no. 17 (Progressive Path Tracing)...
Between 35-65 passes, your render should be clean enough...
For me that takes app. 30-60 minutes with a 1200x800 resolution...

[LAPX]

Kim see link here http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=48908&highlight=proxy#48908

I think something else has gone wrong with my sutok, Probably explains why render is slow, right.

The materials have no color as if sutok is not exporting.

[chavinskee]

many many thanks tomasz!!! cant w8 to try it on clay roof tiles

[Frederik]

[Dan]

Tomasz, can you add a scroll bar to the "To be imported" window (Add KT Materials window)?
A have only some of the material library installed and the window already occupies my entire screen.
I know the window may be scrolled with the mouse wheel, but then the "Cancel" and "Import" buttons just cover th material rows.
Can you also move those two buttons on a "stable" area of the window?

[SAB]

When I try to attach an imported material to a Sketchup material the small box at the top of the dialog box shows scrambled asci characters and the list contains a number of spaces and single digits before any textures. If I select a texture and click "import" I get a confirmation of import but 0 materials attached. The exported model does not have the materials attached when rendered.