Topic: man on mountain

[BABE™]

How do you import a PNG ?..............please

[Derekw]

Hi Babe,

I first create a 'face me' component in Sketchup by applying a .PNG file as a material.

Export this as a Collada file.

Import this into Lumion. (Add new Model)

Then from custom materials select 'Billboard'.

Cheers

[BABE™]

Thanyou ever so much Derek.

Can you please tell me how i LIFT the image up in SU please ?

iv tried  the rotate tool over n over again , but its another one of my Dislikes about SU.

[Derekw]

Hi Babe,

Select the object and use the rotate tool. If you hold the left mouse button down
you will be able to 'toggle' between rotation planes.

[Gaieus]

...Select the object and use the rotate tool. If you hold the left mouse button down
you will be able to 'toggle' between rotation planes...

What Derek says. If you have a little experience with the Rotate tool in SketchUp, it is easy.

Here is a little tutorial I wrote about the different alignment methods of the Rotate tool: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/37-beginner/136-aligning-the-rotate-and-protractor-tools

Also, though I am not sure if this matters from SketchUp to Lumion, but it does matter where the component origin (later pivot point in Lumion) is so probably you should make sure to correctly place it to where you wish the billboard to rotate around. Here is a little video I also made earlier.

[BABE™]

Thanx very much Derek & Gaieus , for your help

There is NO-WAY i can lift the image up using the rotate tool, there's no option available.

SUs ALL-IN-ONE rotate tool makes me ill...............imagine that rotate tool in Lumion ?

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Iv bank rotated the image in lumion no problem, and using the clip slider i can remove the background.
but using the Billboard makes the image Dissapear , but i suppose thats because of the incorrect angle.

so im in a Bad-Mood..........and they forgot my xmas icon 

[Morten]

so im in a Bad-Mood..........and they forgot my xmas icon 

Sorry about that, BABE - I guess Remko/Arthur haven't had time yet to add it yet

[ilwedritschel]

hi babe,

you need a helping box to rotate 2d planes for the first rotate, so you can alignview the rotate tool over the side

[IMENS]

Hi,

I also tried it, but in my case despite using a png I see the white background. How to eliminate the white background in SU ?
thanks for your support
regards

[Gaieus]

@Babe: unless we date and I can show you live (which my wife would rather hate) I cannot really suggest more than that tutorial (or what Derek had already posted before).

Maybe another way (leaving the Rotate tool out):

1. Turn the viewport to "Front" in SU (Camera > Standard views)
2. Import the image that way...

Now it will come in "standing". Note however that you need to explode the image entity (righ click > Explode) to make it a real face with the image applied as material. Otherwise (though I have not tried) I doubt it will work in Lumion.
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@Mideast: It is not enough to use a png image: you also need to make sure that that white background is replaced with a transparent background. This needs to be done in a photo editing software like PhotoShop or Gimp.

[ilwedritschel]

i use photoshop and eliminate the white color, select color white and revers the select, cut and copy to new layer without anything ,save as png.

[BABE™]

thankyou  ilwedritschel , very kind .

Gaieus

1. Turn the viewport to "Front" in SU (Camera > Standard views)
2. Import the image that way...

YES !...thankyou thats great........Tell your wife not to worry........ill keep my clothes on .

[Derekw]

Hi Babe,

I'm probably going off topic here a little, but there's a great free plugin (but you pay per use) for SU that cuts out complicated shapes such as trees so that you get a transparent background and accurate shadows.

http://www.smustard.com/script/ImageProfile

I previously used a program called SU Podium and I created all my own 'cut-out' trees using this plugin.

[Morten]

Great tips! If only the rest of the world were as helpful as you guys, the world would be a much nicer place!

[BABE™]

Thanx Derek

yes i agree with Morton....you get good bang for your buck on here  

thanx Derek for the plugin link , it might come in handy , in the future and if you ever

come across a SU plugin that can STAMP-TOOL an image onto a curved surface
please tell me .....as im still hoping for a miracle.