And once you get it open, you can go to Window > Model Info > Statistics > Purge Unused. That should drop your file size by quite a bit especially with a large file.

@karinagm said: cublique, as far as I know, kerky doesn't make displacements. If you need a subtle illusion of textured surface, you can use a normal or a bump map. Exactly. And "modelling" displacement in SU (like under your link)99 would tax your system dramatically - as you have also noticed yourself.

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@cantonis said: Thank U for the quick response! I wasn t aware of the plugin nor that it could be opened with excell application! I m gonna download it and test it! Thanks once again! Have a look at this for some info about using it.

Whenever I run into a problem, I "save as". That way the original file is preserved up to the last "save".

Then go to the Entity Info box and give it a new name.

Greetings, I am a newbie and I am trying to use SU to design a 3D presentation for a small-town planning board. I am not a professional planner, however I am trying to show the board an alternative to an auto-centric perspective on our community's downtown district. The idea is to use SU and GE to zoom in from a mapview into the streetview from the perspective of a pedestrian arriving via transit rather than by automobile. Furthermore, I would like to show how a transit-oriented approach could spur more infill development by adding buildings as they may arise in the future. I am not sure if this can be accomplished without SU Pro and GE Pro, neither of which can I afford on a freelancers budget. However, if I can make a convincing enough presentation I may be able to entice the town into funding a more comprehensive 3D modeling effort as part of their Downtown Master Plan. Any suggestions?

@pvm said: By the way Gaieus. Waistcoats are not so pointless when you live in England. But at least they are short I hope we can agree...

You're welcome...and FWIW, the solid tools in SU Pro wouldn't have helped in this case, as the upright that you are cutting isn't solid

Hi Fabio and welcome! I see you have already found your way!

I think it's much better now! However the frame rate still seems to be a bit jaggy. How many frame per second did you export it?

I really appreciate all your help.

OK, Thank you very much guys. My model is ready ( a member did it for me )

You may want to repost this in the developer's forum, or even the plugins forum. Those nuts and bolts guys would be most likely to be able to help. -Brodie

hey guys, thanks!! i will check out the tool and try to construct it. haha. ya i know it should be quite labor intensive but i need it for my project. hopefully i can create something similar. thanks anyway. have a nice day.

@gaieus said: Hi Marcus Hi, Gai @vikr said: It worked. Cool! Never underestimate the power of experimentation and the Undo button!

I think I'm following the video correctly, but I'm not getting the correct result yet. I've posted the question on the forum maintained by the makers of Booltools.

Not sure if this works for you or SP, but this might be somewhere to start: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=12755&start=0&hilit=roller+coaster

geez Pete. . .you forgot the Sprinkles! You're slippin' buddy.

You do not really need to use any special rendering application for this. SU has some eye catching styles - although I would still model in a standard style and only switch for presentation purposes. Search for some of Dave Richard's styles shared in the Components/Materials/Styles forum.