As for texture mapping, the only tools SU provides are the "Position texture" and "Project texture". See details here. Note that you cannot position a texture on groups/components (unless you enter their entity by editing them) and on curved surfaces (unless you turn on hidden geometry) but only on single faces (facets in case of curved surfaces).

Hi folks. You can also use the Text Tool. The default text is: X,Y,Z coordinates for end points; Length for lines; Area for faces; Name for components and groups (if named, otherwise "Group" will show as the default name). Just ideas.

make a face? sorry don understand it.can u teach step by step coz i'm a newbie thx

Thanks Guite, that's exactly what I need. Now to figure out how to place the houses and fences on it...I'll give it a go.

Here’s the finished product. Just what was needed to complement the fence gate. Next step; make a real one with wood. Actually, the proper nomenclature is: “Post cranium cover” Thanks again, gentlemen. Harry [image: LsZ8_Postcap.jpg]

oh silly me, its a while since i used SU, now im back i forgot all these resources (my hard drive died so i lost all my old resoure. im a big fan of adian chopras youtube videos - i annoyed my mum for 2 weeks with his american accent wittering on about inferences etc, while i was learning SU on holiday in England last year. haha

i love those cartoony 3d furniture pieces. they look hand drawn and cute. i nice map and lines - i suppose most will think they look normal, maybe im odd..

..and to think that when I posted this question originally I thought it was just me being silly and that I'd get an easy answer that's make me slap my head and say "duh!"...

@miikka1978 said: Has anybody tried to make animations with SU Animate. It seems interesting. http://www.ohyeahcad.com/suanimate/index.php yes I have, there is a model of mine that used the SU Animate feature to show red arrows going through a smoke detection system. It's just a fancy add-on that creates "animations" faster than doing it manually. Here is the work I did with the SU Animate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXg9VWmQcG8 It uses some of the very basic animation techniques shown on this very forum. Using the same principles I created this very short animation of a fire truck pulling out of a station... the SU Animation program is nice, but you should really save yourself the money and just do it manually. My fire truck short: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl1mW4CdQms

@gaieus said: Hi dmr, I'm a PC user so I'm not sure but it seems that if you double click on a material in the browser, you should be able to edit it - including its width/height. See the user guide for details: http://download.sketchup.com/OnlineDoc/gsu6_mac/Content/F-Model_Settings_and_Managers/Settings-ColorPicker-MAC.htm (scroll down to almost the bottom). Thanks for the link Gaieus. When I get home from work I will give this a try. I swear I have tried this before but it wouldn't surprise me if I missed it . Thanks again

@gaieus said: Hi Ken and welcome back. Actually your account hasn't been disabled or inactivated - we have just moved to a new board for basically technical reasons. Yes I saw your name among the newly registered members and have already re-attributed your old posts to you (as you can see you have some 55 posts now). ah, thanks! i thought there was some reason why i came up "unregistered", i appreicate you updating my posts as well @unknownuser said: Welcome back Ken. Are you haunting the CADTutor again as well? I have not been there in quite some time. Again glad you are back haha, yeah i typically float around there and try to help out and answer people's questions, but lately my interests have been elsewhere. I enjoy this forum and people here really turnout some truly amazing renders and such, so I'm glad to be able to share my work and be inspired by others here.

thanks so much

The case will have to be all tied up first before you post the models. Under Uk law at least, if you circulate case documents outside the court prior to the verdict (sub-judice)you will be in breach of the law.

create a square that is a 1/4 by 1/4 somewhere next to your content. Select all Use the tape measure tool. click on one corner of your 1/4 x 1/4 square click on the other corner type the characters 1 & ' and hit enter. You're good.

OK, that is it. Ill work on that. Thanks remus. invicta

Thanks Alan When this was in my larger file I couldn't zoom in that close, now that I have it in this seperate file I can get in close to see the error. Jeff

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In this thread you'll find a list of renderers. Some are standalone (and can render scenes from different apps) like Kerkythea for instance (and it's also free) some have a built in GUI in SU - like Podium or iRender afaik.

Hi Darcy, No, your old post hasn't dissapered: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=2486 It's just that we had to move onto another board for technical reasons and old members are still re-registering. Welcome back and let's finally see your works!

A little bonus with the buttons is... because you can have them have different functionality in different apps you can kinda sneak in a "3rd button" The default setup is that the 2nd button launches the preferences panel for the navigator which is very handy for making adjustments while you're using it. As handy as that is, I wanted different functions in Sketchup so I had to "sacrifice" that functionality and switched the number 2 button to go to X-Ray view instead. BUT if I click on the desktop and have the Finder currently active, pressing the 2nd button still brings up the preferences panel. So it's almost like having a 3rd button.