Good luck! Although you might not want to tell your "client" it's possible to do, you could use this same basic process to show other differences like various cabinet door styles or arrangements, or hardware or whatever.

@box said: I'd be interested to see one of the files to see what can be done, but as you bought them I doubt you'd want to share publicly. You could message one to me if you want, or a link to where you acquired them. Hi Box. I would be happy to share the file to see what can be done, what would be the best way to do this?

Thanks man, I've just watched the video, seems this plugin may come in handy. I will install this, work on my textures and see what the result will be. Thank you.

Basic geometry consists of edges and faces A face is always bounded by edges - it cannot exist without them. But edges can exist without any face associated with them. I said to select the face an reverse its orientation. Unless you select a face there's no 'Reverse' in the context-menu. Selecting an edge on its own won't do what you want... 'Flat' edges will style with the styled-geometry facing up. If an edge bounds a face, then the face's orientation determines which way the styled-geometry faces - that's why reversing a face affects how its new styling appears. If an edge is shared by more than one face then the face that's most squarely oriented onto the camera is used for the orientation of the styling...

Well, nevermind, I guess. After restarting the program, things started working the way I would expect. I was able to adjust the height with the Move tool.

Search the 3D Warehouse for geodesic dome. You'll probably find some tutorials by Taff Goch that show how to model them.

Maybe you must try Flowify or Shape Bender https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqjOBPAMyqg

This looks like A Vray rendering problem to me.

@dave r said: @no3man said: can you send the modified file to me so I can measure it and see if it has the same dimensions as my shape? Sorry. Didn't save it. I figured it out, Thanks.

After the use of the cool Slicer by Tig (that gives "Groups" ) you can use the funny Explode View by C Plassais...and me Works with Groups, Components, Groups + Components at the same level of arborescence! Click the image for the animation! [image: zAmE_GIF_eclato.gif]

You are correct that SketchUp's shortcuts system does not support key sequences such as LL or LLL (or LRL). There are multiple problems with attempting to do such a thing via an extension. For starters, the only API by which to gather keyboard input from the user is part of the Tool protocol. So you would have to have a special Tool active at all times to even be able to detect a key sequence. SketchUp's UI is tool-based. A shortcut or menu item activates a Tool that you then apply to make changes to the model. But activating a Tool - say the rectangle Tool - would deactivate the one you had watching for key sequences! It is possible in ACAD because ACAD is command-based, not tool-based. That is a fundamental enough difference that I doubt such an extension is possible in SketchUp.

Sounds very much like a file/folder permissions problem... I know you earlier posts suggested that you installed SketchUp 'properly', but can we try doing all of the following steps, for the avoidance of doubt... Login to Windows using your normal Windows user-account. I doesn't matter if that user has some admin-powers, or not. Do not login as a separate 'administrator' account. Ensure that SketchUp [and Layout] are closed. Find the SketchUp installer's exe file - probably in your Downloads folder ? Select its icon, right-click > context-menu > "Run as administrator" When prompted choose "Repair". Never run an installer's exe file by double-clicking it to 'Run' it - even if your user has some admin-powers it is NOT the same as doing it properly... doing it wrong causes unpredictable, and often weird, file and folder permission issues... Also check that the SketchUp.exe file in the Program Files subfolder does NOT have its Properties > Compatibility reset to "always run as administrator" - this can cause other issues When it completes open SketchUp and try installing the required RBZs using the Extension-Manager > Install Extension red button... Restart SketchUp after the installation to ensure any Libs etc get properly synced... Any better If it's still not working, then you could try these two things in turn... A. Open the Window > Ruby Console Use the menu items Extensions > SketchUcation > SketchUcation Archive Installer Navigate to and choose the RBZ file already downloaded onto your PC, it should then install... Any error messages in the Console ? Restart SketchUp to see what happens... B. Open the Window > Ruby Console Use the menu items Extensions > SketchUcation > Extension Store OR the first red-button on the SketchUcation Toolbar [ExtensionStore³] Ensure that the dialog width is sufficient to see all of the buttons on the right-side Find the required extension, then choose the red-button to 'auto install' it. Any error messages in the Console ? Restart SketchUp to see what happens...

hmm my bad! That's why I do call Sketchup a incompetent & incomplete software, which lacks basic functions like locking toolbars, workspace, tools and many more.

Visuhole by Fredo6 can help you Minute 12.30 and follow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mCvM8OSDxg

The only thing I see is your post to which I replied.

Else you have this cool opener by Didier Bur for simple multiple drills not intersected with existing holes ! (don't works on Group or component) Select "only surface(s)" not the edges ! Menu Extension "Hole" [image: zLWD_GIF_openr.gif]

Topic moved from Bugs category since this isn't a bug.

Geometry is edges and faces. Textures are images that you apply to surfaces. Since you are using the free online version you will be limited as far as what you can do. No extensions so you would have to model it manually. I would suggest not worrying about modeling the fins and just make a smooth tube using Follow Me. Then apply a gray color or a metal texture to it. For your hobby application that should get the job done. Here's a quick example drawn in SketchUp Free. [image: pumx_Screenshot-10_25_20197_42_05AM.png] A path for Follow Me Add a circle at the end. Run Follow Me. Extend the ends with smaller diameter circles and add a metal texture.

For something like that I would use Curviloft on the bottom, too. There are some places where you are likely to have problems because the upper surface drops below the rim. Is that the way you want it to be? Also make sure you correct the face orientation so white front faces are out. What version of SketchUp are you actually using? Your profile says "2019 Make/Free" which doesn't exist but the file you posted is V2017. Knowing the real version will help us help you with the sorts of tools you can use.

Box's answer is right if the four corners are to be at specified arbitrary heights that cannot be assured to be coplanar. On the other hand, shawb is right if you want a planar but skew-tilted roof. In that case you can arbitrarily choose heights for three corners but then the fourth has to match the plane defined by their triangle.