Popular Post Paolo Posted April 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Hello, I am working on a perspective rectifier for Vectorworks 2020, based on my application PlumbBob (on the Mac App Store). Description: The plugin (it's a Plugin, not a tool) works on 4 key points on the plan in perspective that are known and must not be collinear. Points are placed on the picture moving the 4 (moveable) crosshairs. Once crosshairs are placed, it needs to fill the key points in the OIP panel with their value in the real world. We assume that P1 is the origin (0,0) then we proceed in CCW with P2, P3 and P4. Then we add the picture itself to the selection (shift-click), we select the individual edit mode (top right in the OIP) and we click on the arrow (left or right) until the plugin is visible in the OIP again (see video). Finally, clicking on the "Select & transform image" will perform the rectification, placing the new created image with the indicated (0,0) point in the drawing origin, at drawing scale. I am searching for someone who can test it for me on Vectorworks 2020 for both Windows and Mac platforms. Also I'd like to hear your opinion / suggestion about 🙂 Thank you, Paolo Edited April 19, 2020 by Paolo 7 Quote Link to comment
ThreeDot Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I occasionally use Plumb-Bob on my Mac. I'm happy to see it's coming to Vectorworks! 1 Quote Link to comment
Paolo Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) I am almost ready to release my PlumbBob for Vectorworks version, here's the new Plugin Icon:… …and a screenshot of the plugin in action: Purpose of the Plugin: Starting from a picture, and knowing 4 points on it (for example a window's four corners), it is possible to rectify the picture so that you can take exact measurements of all openings lying on the plan to which the points (window in the example) belong. Also the plugin does the same operation on 2D objects traced on the picture (points, lines, polygons etc.) Also the plugin is able to do the reverse operation, transporting bitmaps and 2D objects from the rectified plan to the original picture point of view. While I had way to develop and test it on my Mac version of Vectorworks 2020, I still need someone to try it on Windows. This test is needed since the program relies on Pillow, a python library (for image manipulation) that is downloaded and installed (at first run) in the user library of Vectorworks. Please, if you are interested in testing PlumbBob (and get it for free, of course), leave me note (mouse over my icon and click ✉️Message). I'll provide to send you the plugin and necessary instructions. Thank you in advance Edited May 1, 2020 by Paolo 1 Quote Link to comment
Popular Post Paolo Posted May 12, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2020 I am about to release PlumbBob for Vectorworks here's a brand new demo video with all the features of the plugin: 8 1 Quote Link to comment
Paolo Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Ready, at last! Plumb-Bob for Vectorworks is available on the Gumroad® platform at €10+. You can get it from the official page here: https://fitplot.it/vwplugins/PlumbBobPlugin.html or from my Gumroad® page here: https://gumroad.com/pamarcu Note for Vectorworks italian users: This same plugin should be included in the next Vectorworks update (italian version) , under the name Ortofoto. Hope you enjoy it, Paolo 1 Quote Link to comment
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