New version of RPS 3D PDF for SketchUp 8

We posted a new version of RPS 3D PDF, JL01, that will now work with SketchUp 8.

It can be downloaded from Downloads.

This version runs as a plugin from within SketchUp.

It loads a 3D PDF toolbar inside SketchUp

that will launch the same familiar 3D PDF dialog for creating 3D PDFs and PDFs embedded in HTML files.

We no longer add a 3D PDF icon to your desktop, since we still cannot convert SketchUp 8 files without loading them into SketchUp. If you have a 3D PDF icon on your desktop from a previous install, it will still work with files from SketchUp 7 and earlier versions, but will post a warning it you try to use it with a SketchUp 8 file.

We also added a function to the new 3D PDF toolbar to let you select a project to remake a PDF file without re-extracting the geometry. This will only work with projects that have been created using this latest version of RPS 3D PDF.

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Permalink Reply by Rich Hart on March 18, 2011 at 7:44am

We posted a new version, KC17, with this fix:

Faces with the same material on both sides were not displaying correctly.

This version can be downloaded from:

http://www.renderplus.com/php/download_links.php

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Permalink Reply by Rich Hart on April 6, 2011 at 3:43pm

We uploaded a new version, KD06, with these fixes:

We now don't actually load our DLL until you click on the first button on our toolbar or menu, so it shouldn't hang SketchUp as it did for some people who tried it.

We also fixed a bug where we weren't using the "Export 2-sided faces" option on hte Options/Model tab until the 2nd time after you changed the setting, so reverse faces were not appearing when they should have.

Please download and try the latest version, KD06, from this link:

http://www.renderplus.com/php/download_links.php

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Permalink Reply by Rich Hart on April 18, 2011 at 2:59pm

We posted a new version, KD18, which finally fixes the problem that some users ran into, where loading the RPS 3D PDF plugin was hanging SketchUp.

It can be downloaded at:

http://www.renderplus.com/php/download_links.php

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Permalink Reply by Rich Hart on May 12, 2011 at 11:49am

We posted a new version, KE12, with these fixes:

We fixed smoothing for meshes.
We changed the interface to make it easier to set options and see a better preview of how the options will change the final out put. This should make the application much easier to use.
We now use the SketchUp image as the image behind the U3D area, or let you specify any image that you prefer.
We fixed "Position Above Model Base" to work again.
We now set the Rotate Tool as the default 3D tool for the PDF, unless the option "Position Above Model Base" is selected.

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Permalink Reply by Rich Hart on May 13, 2011 at 11:26am

We posted a new version, KE13, with these fixes:

We removed some traces that were slowing down the extract from SketchUp.
We fixed a problem in the preview display for the TItle, when no logo image was selected.
We fixed the preview display when Landscape mode was selected.