@Rich-O-Brien Right? Microsoft always has the same cut and paste answers. It was sort of by accident that I found the answer and as is often the case I had to find the answer myself. I was bolt up trying to fix this thing since Friday and 20 packs of cigarettes later I fixed the damn thing. Maybe this is the answer for the commonly disappearing start menu with other people? I don't know. I should add that the answer I found wasn't directly associated with my issue. All I saw was "Windows Font Cache" and went from there. I saw Cirque du Soleil many moons ago in San Francisco.

I'd rather not mate, I thought all the people who thought like that were in politics........

I've 3 under 16. They see me do stuff all the time in 3D and understand the fundamentals. Kids have a ton of options to get into 3D. Roblox, a gaming sandbox, allows them to delve into coding, modelling and animation. My eldest lad does tech drawing and engineering in school and it's Autodesk products that are pushed. But he did do the Donut Tutorial in Blender and nailed it. There's also apps like Godot that are great to get kids into coding, game creations and 3D. I think if SketchUp was part of the school curriculum here then maybe there would be more uptake. But Open Source software is easiest point of entry for kids interested. It comes down to parents and teachers helping them discover 3D. As soon as it becomes homework you've put a red flag up!

@L-i-am said in retopology?: @L-i-am Thanks Rich, might it be easier to import the model into blender? There's a workflow I use where I exported quad meshes from Blender to OBJ format. Thomthom's Quadface Tools has an OBJ import that converts the OBJ quads to SU quads. Its probably a topic I should put together an article on so users can benefit from that type of pipeline. Having it my head it not benefitting anyone. I know @panixia also has a particular approach to go from SU to Substance Painter and support UDIMs which is something the community would benefit from.

@L-i-am said in Clothworks and subD: @Rich-O-Brien Very good result. When you build a model for subD do you start with a plane, extrude the face, then scale rotate and move that plane, and on and on to create the quads. Is that the basic way to create the the model for subD? Not really. I'd make the most primitive silhouette possible... [image: 1737214786259-1bfce7c1-fd89-41ed-b11b-41aa3072d694-image.png] Then I add some loops and begin shifting them about to get some type of crude volume... [image: 1737214942023-5e947dd6-e673-4d4f-a0e9-060ef3cb0ce3-image.png] It's easy if you start with a very crude silhouette to begin with then just iterate from there. Saving snapshots as you go.

Mea culpa, I must think things through a bit mnore.

Quite au fait with saturated and non saturated fats mate. I agree totally as the cardiac and stroke threat is real especially when we get on in life. Nothing is quite so simple as it first appears but this does seem to be a piece of kit that just works. I did the Turkey crown and roast veggies in a little under an hour and both heating zones 'Synch' so they are ready at the same time. A rather handy piece of programming inho. I will hopefully improve as I gain expeirence but frankly, I am, very happy to NOT have a standard oven.

That about say's it all. Great sentiment and thanks for posting. I wish everyone the very best for christmas and the new year, make the next year one to remember for all the right reasons.

@L-i-am As Rich intimated, "Rather you than me, Ghunga Din". That being said, I think you will pull it off if anyone can.

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@Mike-Amos Yes I understood what he was referring to. This https://community.sketchucation.com/topic/153494/real-world-wip-glass-sculptures

@ntxdave ah, thanks mate for your warm welcome. I have been dead busy doing jobs, not having the chance to meet you here (virtually)

Moi3D Details beta V5 30 july 2024 https://moi3d.com/forum/index.php?webtag=MOI&msg=11493.1

Another patter that provides natural light and ventilation using masonry roofs in a modern look. edu.sketchup.com/app?3dwid=80df4e58-8a84-441e-ad3f-e7f1d9bc2aeb

@rv1974 said in Ukraine: @L-i-am said in Ukraine: @Mike-Amos said in Ukraine: From a Ukrainian artist [image: 1720864843381-military-target-by-ukrainian-artist-boris-groh.jpg] How absolutely touching and poignant that image is, starts me thinking of the children in Gaza also, I can only shake my head What were your thoughts of "children of Gaza" when they raped and murdered thouthands in November 2023 ? How can you compare 2 situations.. Clarify please

@majid Please son't go giving her idea's, the fur molt is quite sufficient ta.

@Rich-O-Brien said in Missy the missing Cat (very funny Mike): @L-i-am do we know if she found Missy? Missy was found alive but only just, she was found in the veggie compartment of a beer fridge ( In Australia that is a fridge in the garage just for beers when you have a party or BBQ) she was found alive but with severe hypothermia.

@Rich-O-Brien said in Genius small house: Wonder how these manage high winds/storms etc? I think the sturdiness of shipping containers is where the benefits lie. They travel the oceans. This is a quote, one of many items online about this subject "Container homes are engineered to stand their ground against strong winds. The sturdy steel construction of shipping containers provides a robust framework that can resist powerful gusts" I know what you mean though. There is potential for wind to get under the structure. Would be a simple task to get a structural engineer to draw up some specs' These containers have A twistlock or twist lock, on each corner just attach suitable footing to these I am sure the structural integrity would be up to the task.