@genesco said: Hey thanks for this, this is pretty close for the larger roof (top left) but not for the one on bottom right. [attachment=0:1q4lxag9]<!-- ia0 -->tricky roof2.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1q4lxag9] Suggest you think about: looks like a line missing on the bottom left cricket or dormer Think you should be able to use the move tool to pull up to get slopes etc once you can include a slope ref for the dormers. What you have looks strange to me can you post what you have for the SU model vs forcing us to try and deciher the pics. Give a size ref also so the pics can be set to scale just some thoughts

You could use the tape measure to find out how long the model is, then if you know what length its meant to be you can work out the scale factor you need to get it back to the correct size. For example, say its 1.25m in the red direction and its meant to be 1m, then if you scaled by 0.8 in the red direction itd be the correct size. Rinse and repeat for the green direction. You can work out the scale factor using length it should be/actual length.

@kralj said: so its just that? chrome and you'll see through the black glass/plastic? It depends on the material's properties how well you see through them,you should try more materials and tweak their settings, but basically to see inside you need a clear glass material, a reflective chrome like material on the inside and or an emissive material for the lights.

@kxi system said: Currently there is (as I know of) only Twilight [not the book] that can render with the "proper animation" "mover.rb" and "sketchyphysics" look in the .zip folders that you downloaded. For my understanding SU2KT/Kerkythea can handle "proper animation" too. And I would not be surprised if SU2Thea will soon support that as Thea Render has build-in animation controls.

$150.00 for a 24" monitor?-0 That's a fourth of what I paid for mine. Are 30" under $1,000.00 now?

When you shared the model to the 3DW are you sure the box "Google Earth Ready: this 3D model is real, current and correctly-located." was checked? On your My Models page of the 3DW, there are options for All Models, Pending Google Earth Models etc. Which options does you model show up with?

Hi KXI System, Thanks for helping me out, surprisingly easy. Greetings, Willem.

What both of you have suggested works great for the first part: creating a larger circle using the segment length of the smaller one. But now that that is done, I need to create the arc. When I first posted this I was at work and did not have access to my drawing, but now that I am home I can show you exactly what I am trying to do. I am creating tank tracks but with only two hubs. The issue is that one hub is smaller than the other, hence the 24 and 36 sided circles. Each track has to be the same width, but now I need to copy the rest of the tracks between the tops of the two hubs. Typically the tracks have a small amount of slack that hangs down on the top part of the track, hence the 11 segment arc. I know I am being a perfectionist about it but I want it to look right. Also I would like to maybe convert it into SketchyPhysics later, so I would like it to be precise. Here is the pic of what I have so you can see exactly what I need: [image: 97f.jpg] [image: 97f.jpg] So again, I am trying to make the arc with 11 segments that are all the same size as the line that the arrow is pointing to on the left hand side of the last picture (it is showing ~ 1 31/32"). The variables that I need are either the bulge length or the angles that each segment need to be from one another in order for all 11 segments to fit within the larger chord and be the same.

Super stuff lads, in the right-click menu alright. Thanks alot.

[edit] yeah, what TIG said here's a thread from last year that basically discusses what you're seeing.. 7pages long and not 100% relevant to your exact question but it might be worth reading. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=23947 .

Brian, Thank you very much, that was it ! There we go, after using SU for some six years, learnt something new, thanks to you. Curious that the program decided all by itself that that style was wanted........ Gustav

No problem. I only knew because I did it myself at least one time.

@jean lemire said: Bonjour. Je te suggère de t'abonner au forum Français. Tu auras de meilleure chance d'obtenir une réponse. J'aimerais bien t'aider mais je ne connais pas Kerkythea. Pour t'abonner au forum Français, utilise le bouton "user control pannel" (en haut à gauche) et suis les instructions. Sur la page où tu vas cocher le bouton en face du forum Français, n'oublie pas de défiler jusqu'en bas et de soumettre (Submit) la requête. Salutations. Merci Jean , je ne savais pas qu'il y avait un forum français, ça m'aidera en effet car mon english n'est pas parfait... salutations

That's very kind - perhaps when you get back from the other place. However if anyone knows how to do it directly I would feel much better! Thanks

Ah, eureka! Thanks Tig, it's working now. Some really cool effects there for the choosing.

if the repetition is linear just copy and then enter n x istances , otherwise there should be some plugins to copy objects along a path... I remember this one http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=200751#p200751

Also make sure you are trying to install it as administrator (or what) on Windows 7. These security settings seem to be a bit overdone on Vista and Win 7.

Thanks for your reply,about the SP cylinder, I want to animate an SU cylinder with Proper Animation but It doent work for me most of the time. But by using the SP cylinder tool it will animate properly most every time.The advantage of making an SU cylinder is that I can set the number of sides and the dimensions as its made.There must be something different in the way an SP and SU cylinder is made or in the way I do it.

If you right click on a component and "Change axes", you will modify the component axes only - the world axes will remain in their original position. Right click (carefully) on any of the three world axes to place them elsewhere (if I correctly understand your problem). Hidden geometry is under the View menu. It will reveal any hidden edges and faces as well as softened/smooth edges (like those of a cylinder or sphere for instance). This can be handy if you want to position some texture on them as you cannot access the position texture tools on curved surfaces but you can on the revealed facets when HG is on.

@charly2008 said: Hi, Is it this what you Need? Export your model as DXF and reimport it into Sketchup. Charly Thanks for the help