hi tig, thank you. the thing with skp 6 is, that i have a lot of rubies on it working very well, and still not time for checking all of them with skp 8. besides that i prefer the internal component system of skp6, in skp 8 it is online on my pc (maybe switchable, i did not check this yet). with the new laptop then..... but thanx for your info! stan

You may well be right. However, I've only been using Sketchup for a few weeks and as a hobby at that. I've been doing re-paints (skins) for the flight Simulator community for the last 10 years or so and all has been freeware. So my use for sketchup is modelling for flight Sim X.(free stuff) I gave up on Gmax and struggled with FSDS. I can't justify spending 100's of £'s on the pro version as well as the fact I'm retired and live on a pension. So I shall continue bothering all you learned folk here for the best way forward with the free version

TIG's Extrude Tools http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25362 might work if you dont want to pay for Artisan.

What??? Joking aside... Some architects would deserve living in the buildings they design. We have a certain one with quite a bit of fame here (all national awards they can get, professor of architecture at the university and such) and I know of a two storey house he designed where he forgot to add a staircase inside the house. Now imagine going upstairs every evening on the outside staircase in winter. (Worst thing is that the design and plan got the building permit)

@joe depok said: hellooo .... after such uninstall & install .. finally I can use the round corner success .... I again follow the instruction include the "permission" for the plugin folder. thank you thank youuuu ... but ....it seems that after I update mysketchup program I found that my cursor is not pointed on the right place... for example I want to point the angle . normally I just point my cursor on it and it will snap on the angle.. but now i have to put my cursor somewhere around it to get the snap .. oh my god.... hi joe, it seems you may have a corrupt .plist file.. it's possible that all of the uninstall/reinstalls may be the culprit (the sketchup plist files will not remove themselves upon a typical unistall..) you have to trash them manually. try this: --close sketchup --click on finder in the dock --click the 'go' menu at the top of the screen --hold down the option key --a new menu item named 'library' will appear under the go menu (this is the user library-- click on it) --open the folder named 'preferences' --find the file 'com.google.sketchuppro8' (or whatever version you're using) -- trash the file then launch sketchup edit- please note** trashing the .plist file then restarting sketchup will create a new .plist... however, all settings will be at default so it will appear as if you've launched sketchup for the first time (welcome screen, standard template, etc)

@ricky_ric said: Yes,O.K, I phrased incorrectly. I want to use a warehouse model(that someone else made). Export a specific angle in 2D. Do a full blown photoshop painting over it. Present it to the director.Is this legal? That sounds like it's OK. Your limitation is not to pass on such warehouse models 'for money' [either as they are, or combined into your own models - at least without very very extensive changes to their form]***. However, using them as the basis of your own 2d imagery seems uncontentious. Selling an image isn't selling the object [unless of course it's substantially an image already - like a 'texture'!]. BUT you ought to read the terms of the warehouse to satisfy yourself. Even if you are quite sure that there is no issue, then it might be polite to inform [ask?] that SKP's author of your intentions... Put yourself in their position - if you were to put your own model into the warehouse, with unfettered download etc, then would you expect others to be limited in using it, other than you'd be miffed if they sold your work as it it were their own... ***Models obtained from elsewhere will often have different limitations - e.g. FormFonts and similar providers say you shouldn't pass on their models to others at all, evenly freely, also you can often only reuse them while you are still paying the annual 'license'; but again using your own 2d images of these models is not seen as contentious.

Thanks Tig, a full, clear and concise answer as always. The last line being the clearest. Thanks again, thread hijack over now.

A physically correct Renderer will need a thickness.

Thank Gaeius, now i have found it, it was in the standard toolbar that wasn't active in my SU incredible. For 6 month I was asking me, possible that in SU there is not the undo button, possible....mah

Thanks for your feedback, it's much appreciated. Would the lighting be more of a Vray setting to cast darker shadows? Or would I need to do this in photoshop?

@mitcorb said: Hi, faemow82. Welcome to the forum. When you run into a problem, it is best to have your profile information updated so that helpers can guide you better. They need to see if you are on Windows or Mac, the version, and, if you are using the latest Sketchup, free or pro. This helps narrow down some solutions. Just click on User Control Panel to update. Have a good time here. Will DO!

PicPick for me. Has a simple image editor included to crop or adjust the captured image. Does not do video.

Geodesic-based lamp spheres have, seemingly, been popular, over the past few years. Here's a sampling for your SketchUp modeling exercises: [image: VgMc_Geodesiclampshade.jpg] [image: us4w_tumblr_m9r5np3AnF1qavpd4.jpg] [image: fepm_KentBlazek-NexusKitset-2.jpg]

i briefly tried the blender tree maker before, but felt that it was kinda tideous to get good results. you don't really know what each slider actually does, and when you did find out, you forget 2 minutes later gonna watch the tutorials now, maybe stuff will become clear then

Karl We can discuss the limitations of Sketchup for hours and still have the same dilemma, how about working around the limitation? I suggest getting a bigger toolbox, different software for different needs. Sketchup being the first app you use to design the buildings you need and depending what the client requires it can also be the only tool you use if basic design is the desired result or a basic animation. However if you want to achieve a photo real render or animation with lots of vegetation I'd suggest using an app that can support proxy's or a 3rd party app like Vue, Thea or Lumion for renders and animations where you can add geometry to your hearts content without fear of crash.

Hi, steved: You might want to look in the Plugins Index for the tools by "max-cx". There may be a way to make this shape with one of his tools. Otherwise, FredoTaper as part of FredoScale package.

@alien_killer said: where do i get the plugin to save archicad 16 file as sketchup file You didn't look at the ArchiCAD site or check the ArchiCAD Help files?

Get the pro version of SketchUp. And follow Thomthom's advice here.

Hi Dave, I was thinking around the same lines and tried that, it should have worked but no luck. I have attached an image with the straight line in so you could see the shapes. At a loss here [image: Km1t_Dave.jpg]

Thanks, much appreciated!