Try: View/ Hidden geometry(untick)

You should create a PB3 assembly that uses one part for the posts (component) and another component-type span part for the rails. Then, try using the above-mentioned random component replacer plugin to swap the posts for randomized versions and the rail components as randomized versions.

Here is my goal: I create a model in sketchup using whatever means necessary to make a mesh( i.e. grouping, tags, labeling, names, etc). Then with a plugin I can export certain data needed as a txt file for ABEC3. The text files contain the vertices of the model(s) as nodes with Cartesian locations x, y, z in a list with each group name as a tag. Then I can use ABEC3 to alias the mesh into the scripting txt for solving. If anyone is familiar with ABEC and its required scripts, you will know how time consuming and confusing it may be to create these files manually This is part of an example solving script in ABEC3: Elements "Enclosure-Exterior" RefNodes="NF" SubDomain=1 SwapNormals=true 101 2201 2204 2203 2202 // rear wall 102 2001 2201 2202 2002 // top wall // 103 2004 2003 2203 2204 // bottom wall (remove because of IB) 104 2002 2202 2203 2003 // side wall Baffle "Exterior" Subdomain=1 EdgeLength=70mm,30mm Vertices=2004,2003,2002,2001 "NF" 101 Ref="Cone Front" x=0 y=370.0mm // 350mm + 20mm 102 Ref="Vent Aperture" x=0 y=120.0mm // 100mm + 20mm Diaphragm "Cone front" DrvGroup=1001 // Driving group link to observation stage SubDomain=1 // Front side belongs to sub-domain 1 Side=Front // Creates elements for the front side of the diaphragm EdgeLength=50mm dD=250mm // Diameter of cone tD1=50mm // Inner depth of cone to base of dust cap dD1=70mm // Diameter of dust cap hD1=25mm // Height of dust cap Diaphragm "Vent Aperture" DrvGroup=1002 // Driving group link to observation stage SubDomain=1 // This side belongs to sub-domain SubDomain=1 Side=Front RectType=Rectangle WD=250mm HD=30mm Meshing=Delaunay EdgeLength=25mm and a nodes text file as a subdomain of the script to identify the node labels: Nodes "NF" Scale=1mm // Exterior-------------------- // Front wall 2001 0.0 0.0 590.0 // 590 = 200+250+100 + 220mm 2002 0.0 160.0 590.0 // 160 = 0.5(300 + 20mm) (symmetry) 2003 0.0 160.0 0.0 2004 0.0 0.0 0.0 // Rear wall 2201 -340.0 0.0 590.0 // 340 = 300 + 2*20mm 2202 -340.0 160.0 590.0 2203 -340.0 160.0 0.0 2204 -340.0 0.0 0.0 Currently, in sketchup I cannot create these manually at the moment, but I am DEEPLY spending a lot of time trying to learn how to. So far I have got a little success in at least showing the mesh in ABEC3. But i do not know how to create the scripts because sketchup doesnt use nodes, but vertices. So, labeling and communication of the mesh is difficult at the least. I will keep testing as is, but if you have any knowledge of this process, I appreciate the time very very much! If not, I appreciate you reading this anyhow Hope all is well!

I therefore offer the first programmer who programmed this script 50 USD, via Paypal or bank transfer! Who is willing an able to build this?

Thank you for the information. Having never used sketchup before I was looking for a version that could be used offline and didn’t require a subscription in the event I didn’t like it. I was referred to download an older version.

Thanks juju. These posts i already found but i was hoping that something new maybe already came up meanwhile.

Follow the link... it might be of help. Really suggest posting your question on the Twilight Forum. If it's doable Chris or Fletch should know.https://www.twilightrender.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3107#p24290

# version; # Added Undo module JF def self.layer_face_camera layers = Sketchup.active_model.layers name = UI.inputbox(["Layer;","On/Off;"], [layers[0].name,"Off"], [layers.map{|l|l.name}.join("|"),"On|Off"]) return unless name Sketchup.active_model.start_operation("Layer Face Camera") Sketchup.active_model.entities.each { |ent| next unless ent.is_a? Sketchup;;ComponentInstance next unless ent.layer.name == name[0] cdef = ent.definition cdef.behavior.always_face_camera = true if name[1]=="On" cdef.behavior.always_face_camera = false if name[1]=="Off" } Sketchup.active_model.commit_operation end end

hi every one. I have no bump and no displacement. I follow all that was explained before but still have this problem. SEE the image.(no image. dont know how !) translation look good in preview but no bump no translation on rendering. I’m on the demo version. would like to buy but need to fix this problem first. please help! thea render look very great ! I am on windows 10, sketchup 2017 make, Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770S CPU @ 3.10GHz (Cores: and GeForce GTX 750 Ti (Cores: 640)

Thanks for the links.

IDK Both of them are visualization packages with some NPR abilities. Twinmotion will become 'realtime' when they'll deliver an UE bridge (with tealtime path tracing). Now the output has to be rendered

CleanUp should be in the Plugins or Extensions menu The name of the menu was changed from Plugins to Extensions later. TT_Lib is a bunch of common support files for a number of the author's extensions. You normally don't need to access them directly. Why are you using SketchUp 2015? Why not SketchUp 2017 Make?

Thanks a ton Nicati, Yes it does work smoothly after changing World scale to 40. I am learning. Once again thanks for you help, highly appreciate.

Hi! I had already uninstalled and reinstalled SketchUp (as administrator) and the latest plugins versions and it didn't work. I gave up and reinstalled windows, and then SketchUp and the problem was fixed. Oh, and installed SketchUp in the English version just in case (I used to have the spanish one). I don't know what the problem was, but it was solved. Thanks anyway!

Well I got this contour site drawing from someone else and had a reference image which had the elevations written, but no tags were present in the drawing. I am done with it now though, I raised the contour lines manually in AutoCAD and then imported the 3D into SketchUP. Though I would still like to know the lisp for doing it via text tags in AutoCAD. Here the contours were brought in from rhino. I otherwise usually use global mapper to get conotur maps.

Did that. Cheers.

Thomthoms UV Toolkit 2 has Frontface material to backface. https://sketchucation.com/plugin/740-tt_uv_toolkit

Worked for me. I just had to trace an edge or two over the original outlines for the faces to form. Made a group and it was solid. You might have to add lines to get a face-- maybe Curviloft tweaks the original outlines just enough to make non-planar.

I find an fix: https://forums.sketchup.com/t/shape-bender-and-su2019/89078/2 "If the file …/Plugins/clf_shape_bender/clf_shape_bender_data.rb is edited with a plain text editor there are four lines to tweak… Lines# 290, 291 and 302, 303 At the end of those lines add .position [so that the vertex position [i.e. a point] is used instead of the vertex itself] So for example: start_label = Sketchup.active_model.entities.add_text “Start”, @line_endverts[0] becomes start_label = Sketchup.active_model.entities.add_text “Start”, @line_endverts[0].position" I tried and it worked perfectly.

I don't know what do you want exactly Maybe Volume calculator by Tig ? not tested or better for points Cloud V8 by Didier Bur! Pdf very detailed inside! extract of the PDF [image: 6CRE_export_cloud.jpg]