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SimProj is a Sketchup plugin developed to help figure out the best video projector for your needs, be it a simple museal installation, or a big show involving several projectors.

Version 1.11 brings cool features ! More information and details on this page.

According to the scale and placements available for the projector, using the plugin will determine what specs you will need to get what you want, typically in terms of brightness, coverage and perceived resolution.

You can download a free version here, which is limited to simulating one projector, and is free for personal use:

SimProj 1.11 for Sketchup 2016 and later
SimProj 1.11 for Sketchup 2015 and earlier

If you want to use SimProj for commercial purposes, please consider buying the PRO version, which allows an unlimited number of projectors. You can buy it from the link below.

1.11 Release Notes

- Fixed luminance value when shown in lux
- Fixed 100% shift causing issues when drawing grid or importing CSV
- Better handling of invalid skp path when importing CSV

1.1 Release Notes

- Projectors body can now use an external skp file (assuming skp version is compatible)
- Import CSV, to allow importing or restoring SimProj data
- Improved projection grid borders calculation to be more accurate
- Projection grid refinement levels from SimProj preferences
- Set surfaces to be transparent with right click to allow the projection to go through- Support for exporting disguise compatible CSV format
- User can now enter any resolution for a projector (no more aspect ratio)
- Ruby Scriptability ! Simple SimProj Ruby API now allows to create and manipulate projectors using ruby, to automate tasks. (More details in the online user manual)
- Positions and roll shown in inspector are now relative to Sketchup Drawing axes (only for sketchup 2016 and higher)
- Positions are now editable from the inspector with multiple selection
- Projectors are now considered when drawing the projection grids
- Simpler UI for projection image selection
- Faster grid drawing
- 3 Decimals now allowed for throw ratio and lens shift

1.02 Release Notes
- Mirrors support ! Just right click on an object to make it a mirror, simple.

- Added more information in CSV export (luminance, projection area, dpi, tilt, projector and target positions)
- CSV export bugfixes

1.01 Release Notes
- Improvements on the MAC platform
- Inspector and group windows will now stay on top on MAC
- Added sample Image Patterns for projectors
- Minor bugfixes

0.99 Release Notes
- Inspector and group windows are now resizable to accomodate 4k displays
- Faster load time
- Added metric unit support
- Added support for aspect ratios for projectors
- Projectors can now be duplicated left-right by %  to have fast projection grid
- Minor bugfixes

Links to older versions
simProj 1.1
simProj 1.02
simProj 1.01
simProj 0.99
simProj 0.98