@tomaszdrgas Thank you for your modified version of Chris plugin, it does correct the "guide points" issue for me, however it still align the views on the "world" axis and not on the user defined axis (SU2021/WIN). For those who can't find a solution, I did find a simple way without any plugin to align my views on the user defined axis as intended (at least in top view as this was my objective). Just choose the standard top view for example, which will align to the North axis. And then click on the red "X" axis of your model and click Align view... TADAM ! It is now a top view aligned according to your user defined axis. Update your scene to keep this orientation, and you can then continue your work and edit it via Layout.

@charm8888 Good luck to you and the team, I wish you the best with this endeavour.

That is an embarrassing DUH on my part. I don't know what the heck I was thinking. It is there clear as day. I am embarrassed beyond belief

You've already learnt that you don't need to project the shadows of every element forming the building, or every plane that might catch a shadow. Before you use the tool make a new tag to ultimately be an isolated set of geometry with the rest of the model 'off' - probably making two to reflect the original and modified forms. then make a group that is assigned the appropriate tag. Edit it and add simple faced 'box' shapes that follow the main external form of the building [used as a temporary underlay]. Only add in any wall, floor or roof faces etc, that will cast useful shadows. You can probably ignore window-openings for a study this simple. Do not include any 'rear' facing elements that won't cast meaningful shadows. Do not include any wholly internal faces as they won't cast any useful shadows. It should be relatively straightforward for you to work out which parts are needed - but the algorithm will look at everything. Every superfluous bit of geometry which might not cast any meaningful shadows should be avoided - because each one will still be pointlessly considered and processed before finally being ignored - all of this only bloats the processing time exponentially and can lead to crashes as SketchUp becomes overwhelmed. Perhaps an uploaded screen shot of the form, or even a simple skp showing what you've done so far, could elicit more useful advice...

Hello Fredo6, Thank you for your response, and sorry for the confusion. By logging in, I mean logging in to the school computer. When students log in to our school computers, a new user profile is created in Windows with their own student number. When I activate the plug-ins under the admin account, the plug-ins work normally and are activated. However, when a student logs in to Windows, the plug-ins are not activated under their individual user account. We would like to avoid students having to activate the plug-ins themselves every time they use a school computer (if they even have the permissions to do so within our network). For us, the ideal solution would be that the plug-ins are automatically available for every student who logs in, without needing to activate them for each individual user. I’m not sure if or how this would be possible. Ramon

If I can not find any solution, is there any way to make custom toolbars ? Aerilius: Toolbar Editor does not work and also the nativ one

Yoni said Sketchup rolled back this update. Over at the Sketchup Forum.

@Rich-O-Brien Here it is: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bUZHDoUDX1JepP5k6?g_st=ic

Did you open the Ruby Console while performing steps? Error msgs ?

Hello everyone, Here is an image showing the rebar schedule present in the model. The table is fully dynamic: when I click on a row, the corresponding rebar is automatically highlighted in the model [image: 1773055139464-sketchucation_09.03.2026.png]

Hi Fredo, I use Curic Section nowadays, but I've been following FredoSection with interest and will try it fully when I have the time. Still I have a feature request: Could you consider the idea of multilayered offsets from Section. Imagine following scenario: Group has Masonry material applied. Face inside Group has Plaster material applied. FredoSection would create a Section fill with Masonry hatch and an inset of 2cm from the edge that matches the Plaster material, where a Plaster hatch would be applied. If the masonry wall would have several faces painted with plaster, then all these faces would create a plaster offset hatch when sectioned. If you want to make this outstanding, then that plaster offset could be a multiple offset representing several layers: Masonry Group - Section Fill is Masonry Ventilated Façade on external Face - Aluminium 1cm + Air gap 2cm + Insulation 6cm + Waterproofing 0.25cm + Mortar 2cm. Plaster material on internal Face - Plaster 2cm The Object is still painted as Masonry But section would be: Interior Space | Plaster 2cm | Masonry Xcm | Aluminium 1cm + Air gap 2cm + Insulation 6cm + Waterproofing 0.25cm + Mortar 2cm | Exterior Space Xcm would be the leftover value after subtracting these multiple layers offsets.

@alsomar said in [Plugin] QuadFaceTools: You see the model unsmoothed in 3ds Max just because your SketchUp model has unsmoothed lines. Despite the SubD subdivisions making the surface look smooth, if you can see the edges it means the lines are actually unsmoothed. In this frame I can see all the lines Nope. They are soft = false; smooth = true. The smooth attribute is the one actually welding the normals/creating smoothing groups. The soft is a Sketchup-thing only to separate "logical surfaces" which can be selected with a single click. In the legacy version of the exporter, the generated obj from 3dsMax was seen as 2 overlapped meshes: one with the properly welded/smoothed quads (BUT unwelded UV seams between each quad, despite the individual quads being perfectly in place in the UV chart) + one made of floating/unwelded triangles. In Blender the legacy exporter always worked fine (didn't test your fork against Blender, but I guess it could work fine). Another weird/interesting thing is that the same objects, when exported straight out of WrapR work 100% fine. [image: 1772915685108-16a21a1c-6526-4849-b21e-4f0317e7d105-image-resized.png]

If it works in v2024 [see earlier posts] it'll probably work in v2026. Try it. To install an extension from a ZIP archive file rather than from an RBZ you will need either to change the file-type suffix, or even easier use the SketchUcation submenu item to install it from Archive, which works for both RBZ and ZIP archives...

Very nicely done, something of an epic going by looks alone.

What are 'the error messages' ? A BugSplat or something else ? What is your MAC OS ? Select its icon and right-click > context-menu > Run as administrator. A dialog opens, when prompted choose Repair. This will fix any incorrect permissions etc that can cause unpredictable issue. Restart SketchUp to see if anything has improved. Repair will not affect any customization. Double-clicking

@Rich-O-Brien said in SketchyPhysics 3.5.6 (26 January 2015): is a huge undertaking Of course I was thinking about "cheat-coding"

Nice, a breakdown would be cool!

@Rich-O-Brien Thank you Brian. Second course was offset. Had to remove and reset start setback (half stone)for it + Layout from start to change ; ) Again, -thank you for sorting out. [image: 1772479795775-spacerssolved.png]