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    Rich O BrienR
    We will have a newer gallery soon that will replace the currently disabled version.
  • Useful freeware apps related to designing and productivity.
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    pilouP
    In any 3D prog [image: 1758298267658-gifcmorph.gif] [image: 1758298292994-ski.jpg]
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

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    daleD
    Carbon sequestration systems
  • Pompeii is crumbling

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    uhhh - that's "Lara" Croft - best to get the important things right eh....? cheers rabbit
  • Apple to take on Google maps in 3D

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    It's been around for a while: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2011/1/17/from-sweden-next-gen2c-nsa-like-3d-maps-thatll-knock-your-socks-off.aspx The issue will only be: when the world will be scanned with this advanced - but obviously expensive - method? We keep seeing some of those amazing examples but it will be something like Street View probably: the "interesting" or "important" things will soon be available - and nothing else.
  • Quantum Levitation

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    Whole experiment is interesting. I do like the Locking. It is amazing how precisely the disks locks in its position! p.s. I am sorry for the doubled post. Haven't noticed former. Mods please merge both.
  • Autocad challange

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    Here's a quick example of a projectedges3plane tool <span class="syntaxdefault"></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">require&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxstring">'sketchup.rb'<br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">begin<br />TIG&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">c</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2011<br /></span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end<br />module&nbsp;TIG<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">menu</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"Camera"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">).</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_item</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TIG.projectedges2plane"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">){</span><span class="syntaxdefault">self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">projectedges2plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()}</span><span class="syntaxdefault">unless&nbsp;file_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">?(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">basename</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">__FILE__</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">))<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">file_loaded</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">File</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">basename</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">__FILE__</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">))<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">def&nbsp;self</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">projectedges2plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">()<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_model<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_entities<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;view</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">active_view<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cam</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">view</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">camera<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;eye</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">cam</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">eye<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tar</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">cam</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">target<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dir</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">cam</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">direction<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">selection<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;es</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=[]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">es&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword"><<&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.class==</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Sketchup</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Edge</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">not&nbsp;ss</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">UI</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">messagebox</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"No&nbsp;Edges&nbsp;in&nbsp;Selection!"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;return&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">nil<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">start_operation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TIG.projectedges2plane"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_group<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">name</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxstring">"TIG.projectedges2plane"<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">group</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">entities<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;pp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">eye</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">offset</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dir</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">eye</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">distance</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">tar</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)/</span><span class="syntaxdefault">2</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pp</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">dir</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">es</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">each</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">{|</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">|<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">start</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">position<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;vs</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vector_to</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">eye</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ls</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vs</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">intersect_line_plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ls</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pe</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">e</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">end</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">position<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ve</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pe</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">vector_to</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">eye</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">le</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=[</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pe</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ve</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">]<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ppe</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">intersect_line_plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">le</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">plane</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">add_line</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">pps</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">ppe</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">t0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Geom</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">;;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">Transformation</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.new()<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">intersect_with</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">t0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">t0</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">true</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,</span><span class="syntaxdefault">gents</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">to_a</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">)<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">model</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">.</span><span class="syntaxdefault">commit_operation<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;end<br />end</span> It places a plane half way between the camera eye and target, it then projects the vertices of all selected edges onto that plane as a flat 2d grouped set of edges; to get the plane vertical use camera>2pt_perspective. Copy/paste code into a file called 'TIG-projectedges2plane.rb' in the Plugins folder it appears as an item in the Camera menu.[image: 4fxB_Capture.PNG][image: 3ubP_Capture1.PNG][image: UH4g_Capture2.PNG][image: ZM08_Capture3.PNG]
  • Where oh where is my IPhone 4S

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    Rich O BrienR
    Now ask which app crashes your Mac?
  • CubeStormer II

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    Dang, I can't juggle or solve a rubik's cube.
  • World cup rugby 2011

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    holmes1977H
    Ohhhhhh my head. I'm being so productive at work (sarcasm) 2day hangover
  • New ZBrush R2

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    michaliszissiouM
    Thanks, mitcorb, sid I found the app I like most. On sculpting I mean. Though based on less attractive developing solutions, still straight into art. No jokes. It's not just about developing, it's about a team that listens carefully to the artists needs. And they never asked money for upgrades...
  • Occupy Wall street

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    IdahoJI
    Interestingly enough, OWS isn't even getting media coverage anymore ... I read from 4 different news sources on the 'net on a daily basis and not a single one of them reported an OWS event. However, Jennifer Lopez did have a breakdown on stage: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/24/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/jennifer-lopez-stage-break-down/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Cheers.
  • Use of Googles trademarks

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    this may help you in the United States... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use_%28U.S._trademark_law%29 when describing, suggesting the use of or critiquing a product it is considered "fair use"... the big point will be are you making money from the use of the trademark? if so then you'll need to acquire permission or license to use the trademark.
  • Quantum Locking

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    mitcorbM
    mother of pearloid dinette set
  • Do you have a bunch of Smart Meters nearby?

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    Mike LuceyM
    Thanks Tomaz for the headsup. I was not aware of this problem (Smart meters) and it could be a problem for people living nearby those smart meters, particularly whoever is sleeping in the bedroom above that bank of smart meters. I think I will do some more reading up on this subject. Mike
  • Wireless connection on windows 7 using bootcamp

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    broomstickB
    Had a similar problem: on bootcamped windows, the wireless card didn't find my wireless connections, but found all the other ones surrounding my home. I went in my router settings and changed the Channel Lenght setting from 20Mhz to Automatic (20/40Mhz) and it worked. Try this and let me know
  • Deblur

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    PixeroP
    @hfm said: A bit suspicious as to what the presets do, and if it will be as easy for your own photos. I guess it's just because it's still in development.
  • 3D Environment

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    boofredlayB
    Thanks Gai. I will explore.
  • Importing OBJ into SU!!

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    @michaliszissiou said: OK then. Still remind you the eight digits texname issue. @Pilou Lol I dont believe in textures I paint them on in photoshop later!
  • People walking in roadway

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    GaieusG
    Maybe the side walks are full of dog shit. Anyway, dog shit or not, people in my town have always walked on the road, too. At least as far as I remember. Nothing new in that.
  • 15 October

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    Extasis Beethoven. Yesterday night Puerta del SOL [image: BEwN_Beethoven.JPG] http://www.youtube.com/user/periodismohumano#p/u/7/wTIjSE6yeeI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUJ7s59aLSo Lyrics O friends, not these sounds! Let us strike up something more pleasant, full of gladness. Joy, beautiful divine spark, Daughter of Elysium, We enter, drunk with fire, O heavenly one, your holy shrine. Your magic once again bonds together What custom strictly divided, All Mankind become brothers Where your gentle wings hold sway. He who has the great good fortune To be friend to a friend, He who has won a dear wife, Let him mix his rejoicing with ours! Yes--and whoever has but one soul Somewhere in the world to call his own! And he who cannot, let him steal away, Weeping, out of this company. Joy is drunk by every creature From Nature's breast; Every good one, every bad one Follows her rosy pathway. She gave us kisses, and wine, And one friend, tried unto death; Even to the worm ecstasy is given, and the cherub stands before God. Gladly, as his Suns fly through The magnificent plan of the heavens, Run, my brothers, your own course Joyfully, like a hero off to conquest. Joy, beautiful divine spark, etc. Let me embrace you, O millions! This kiss is for the whole world! Brothers, above the starry firmament A loving Father must surely dwell. Do you fall down, O millions? Are you aware of your Creator, world? Seek Him above the starry firmament! For above the stars He must dwell. From Wikipedia : ode written in 1785 by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind. never too late to become true ¡ help us to sound better i was not in there for i am claustrophobic but i enjoyed watching them in the internet hope you do as well cheers
  • Happy Birthday TIG

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    dermotcollD
    Sorry for the late arrival at the party - Happy Birthday TIG.

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