is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

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AntiDOT
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is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

Post by AntiDOT » Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:31 am

Hello,

I am still quite new to Indigo and I would like to render a cut but it always shows the hidden part (the big wall!!!!)

Is there any way to avoid that excpet to make a special skp file in which I delete all the parts I don't want to see?

Thx in advance, last time the answer was very quick and worked perfect.

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Re: is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

Post by Pibuz » Fri Oct 08, 2010 9:32 pm

Nope, it is currently NOT possible.
This because your operation is something not reproduceable in the REAL world, and Indigo follows real world laws :wink:

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Re: is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

Post by AntiDOT » Sat Oct 09, 2010 2:07 am

:( thx, I'll have to do the long and tricky delete method

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Re: is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

Post by Soup » Sat Oct 09, 2010 7:30 pm

Isn't there any sketchUp plugins to do a section slice? If you can get one that can do it, then Indigo can render it :]

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Re: is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

Post by Whaat » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:06 am

yep, I wrote one....

Google it - Zorro2

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Re: is it possible to Render a Cut in sketchup?

Post by Jeff Hammond » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:52 pm

depending on whaat's being sliced though, that can still lead to a lot of annoying cleanup..
i had this idea for a BoolTools revamp (now that 8 has solid booleans etc..)

bascially, you'd have a solid cube(or whatever) that you place over a bunch of geometry.. it would then intersect and everything inside the cube would be deleted automagically.. things wouldn't need to be solid etc in order for them to be interected/deleted..

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just ideas..

[edit] or wait a minute :oops: .. i think i'm thinking about zorro pt.1 which just slices.. zorro 2 has something to do with the section pane and deleting right? i'll just shut up now and go google some stuff.. :D

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