[image: C9uC_9bef6e189c33c5340eb2a0870f724701.jpg] Hello there ^^ Newbie here and rescue needed Does anyone ever create snail shell in sketchup as attached ? I need to adjust the size of the head (for the speaker) of shell and keep the snail shell body in that size.. but i dunno how to do it (especially when i import the file from STL it become small pieces).. or i need create the new one.. ? (hope not) If somebody here ever adjust it, kindly share how to do it.. Many thanks, T Snail shell.skp

Thank you very much for the quick response! I will give it a try and maybe come back with some results!

Thanks a bunch for your help, you unlocked me !! thanks!

@juju said: switch on hidden lines / geometry, most likely something that has been hidden juju : Hmmmmmmmmmmm.......I didn't think of that. Thanks......garystan

It exists in LayOut. I wouldn't expect it in SketchUp since nothing about dimensions have changed in more than 10 years. But who knows? It could happen. Anyone who might know if it is a forthcoming feature would be sworn to secrecy under the NDA so there's no way to know until it happens.

@lights1 said: Dave, Thank You for providing the detailed evidence based explanation. I was going mad! I will change the precision to 0.000000 Just remember, you'll probably want to change it back to something coarser if you need to add dimensions for display. I would make a template that includes the higher precision and disabled length snapping so that it doesn't need to be changed for each model. @lights1 said: And locate the plug in that allows for coordinate tracking like your screenshots. No plugin required for that. That's just the native Text tool. In order to get coordinates displayed you have to click on endpoints and you have to be in the same context as the endpoints. That is, you have to have the group/component open for editing. @lights1 said: I'm done for the day, but will start fresh tomorrow with purpose! You have literally just made my day,night,week & month. Thank You. Nothing like a glitch to bring one back down to earth. lol I'm happy that helped. It's nice to know I made someone's day, too. Good luck when you get back to it.

to neutralize clippping bug: switch to parallel view do zoom extends scroll mouse wheel 'till desired. The cause of this clipping- you've got some objects (or whole model itself) placed too distantly from origin.

Maybe this will help.

Maybe that's a good enough reason.

You can also use the funny free NeoBarok in a second and save at the end as OBJ format and reload in Sketchup with the TIG Import OBJ! [image: Hpf0_GIF_neo.gif]

Not in SketchUp. You could draw the dimension lines and brackets manually. You could modify dimensions created in LayOut to look like that although for perspective views, I think drawing the brackets in SU would be easier.

Thanks! That helped

It's not a very good image to use for Match Photo becsause you don't have a good set of lines running off to a vanishing point on the right. You're going to have do the best you can but it'll be difficult to get it correct. Was there any perspective correction applied to the image?

This was driving me nuts! This forum never let's me down!! : ) Many thanks TIG

@garry k said: As a plugin developer I have been running many versions of Sketchup with Windows 10. All versions since 7 7, 8, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 No problems Garry K : Thanks. garystan

Happy that got you straightened out.

You are right, if you don't take human error into account. It is very easy to innadvertedly click on the wrong answer and the mess is done. You can always fix it throgh a second use of the dialog or, more easily with styles manager. For me the accurate method is to use both scenes and styles managers for this kind of operation as they offer more control and a lot more possibilities. Both methods are valid though and the other person might like to be aware of more options.

Quite apart from any graphical effects of styles, you can often get a more interior-like effect by reversing the sliders in the shadows dialog...slide the Light down and the Dark up. You'll get a more ambient effect, even with shadows still turned on.

No. The measurements box is intended only to accept typed values. It isn't a clickable box, either. That is, if you activate a tool for which a numeric value can be entered, you simply type the value. It sounds to me as if you might be better off to use an extension at can read your table. Look at the various extensions for point clouds.

@driven said: it will always show feet and inches even if the inches are zero... e.g. 6' 0" Thanks for your reply. garystan