Daniel, You are so right. I would also add that the lunch break should be shared with friends (or friends in the making) and a good laugh should be had by all. Laughing is a fantastic medicine in itself. If anyone cares to take the time to read this well written article they will realise just how important it is to our wellbeing. Laughter is Good for You!- The Benefits of Laughter Therapy http://www.googobits.com/articles/1940-laughter-is-good-for-you-the-benefits-of-laughter-therapy.html Mike

@gaieus said: They definitely seem to be some Baltic boars! Cool! Yes Budla

@tomot said: I didn't link webdialogs to games. It was Scott's introduction of how webdialogs and Ruby will allow us to play games within SU. Its his example not mine. Yes I first found out about them from his video almost a year ago. It was this that prompted me to look into Sketchup to provide 3d displays for my namesets project. @tomot said: However there seems to be a prevailing attitude today among programmers and large companies in the software industry that they think they can make life easier for users if they can link more and more features into their product ... I agree but there needs to be an alternative to counteract that. My idea is to link the names of physical aspects of the real world in hierarchies; each name is linked to a tiny plain text file of name/value pairs defining its own parameters. So most of the 'features' (more like know-how) are provided by those experienced in various activities. The main point is that in this way IT moves into the province of us all, with practitioners structuring their own Information and Technology providing the mechanisms for its exchange.This might also provide a platform for consensus. @tomot said: ... 1.44 diskettes (remember what they were?) Can't resist fond memories! My first PC was a dual drive Apricot, boasting DOS 1.0 and SuperCalc 1.0 which unusual for that time came on 3.5in 250k stiffies (as opposed to 5.25in floppies) Hope you find something here of interest. Chris

You are right Edson, I should not be in the slightest bit surprised

Hi Guys, Thanks very much for you replies. I'll look into all of these options, especially improving my web page with the necessary features. With the help of modelhead if you do a google search on hand cut dovetails I come in at No 3, and Yahoo at No 1 and the content is still very sparce. Food for thought. thanks again Alan.

thanks, richcat. i did not know about that.

Reminds me of the old SmartHome concept that was popular ten years ago. When I built my home I spent big $$$ on a now obsolete state of the art system and now I run everything out of a 6" box in the corner. DE

A simple "trace around and PushPull" job in SU (except you can keep all fingers... )

Well, we thought that we should "split" these posts above off Chris' original topic in the Components, Materials and Styles forum as the cause definitely "deserves" its own topic. Once again; "may the earth lie light upon thee", Chris.

LOL....see what you started Eric... ..too funny

Hi, Jackson: @unknownuser said: The layout of the guywires (horizontally radial) in the downloaded skp model appear to differ from those of the image on your website (lateral). @unknownuser said: See images of radial cables in the skp model below. I don't see how they differ from the images on our website. Except if you mean the image of the sample design which differs only because the wires are attached to the vertical beams (which in turn connect to the spars) instead of connecting directly to the spars. This is an acceptable minor alteration of the design and, while practical in some cases, doesn't change any properties of the platform. Regarding your further engineering inquiry, unfortunately I cannot pass on all questions to our engineering team. I ask you to carry on the discussion in our forums where quite a few users have engineering knowledge. hebrides: @unknownuser said: I want to modify the model (move the cables) to accomodate my structure but need a few hints to hobble up something that is feasible. I would like to know what percentage of the total weight of the truss system is supported by the wires. In general, we don't allow modifications of the base platform unless they are minor cosmetic alterations. How much is minor? Can't tell you exactly unless you tell me exactly what you want to change, but anything that requires calculations like you want to do is definitely too much. Lasse

i cant get away from this happy valentines [image: kissingflowers.jpg] [image: HoaLy.jpg]

Looks good Pete. Let us know when you start with a medium poly tree 3D libary.

The point I am trying to make is : after years of slumber Autodesk is actively developing it's application base, adopting many of the new methodologies first shown in Sketchup, Spaceclaim and the like. nobody knows what Google is doing...

I wouldnt be surpised, he's a shifty looking fellow.

I'll definitely support you, Pete...! That sure is a nice green collection and I hope that you'll sell many packages, cause users sure get value for the money...!!

Maybe TBD (Tavi) or Todd could cast some light on this for you? Both are Mac users and I imagine this task would be child's play for them.

..... and why not

Ross that is a very topical issue; there is no clear distinction between a freedom fighter and a terrorist. There is a very good documentary series currently showing on Al jazeera that questions what the difference is. By todays standards, the allied partisan resistance fighters in WW2 would have been classed as terrorists. http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/general/2009/02/20092565012929122.html There is no internationally agreed definition. @unknownuser said: Terrorism expert Walter Laqueur has counted over 100 definitions and concludes that the 'only general characteristic generally agreed upon is that terrorism involves violence and the threat of violence.' Yet terrorism is hardly the only enterprise involving violence and the threat of violence. So does war, coercive diplomacy, and barroom brawls." @unknownuser said: The Patriot Act defined “terrorist activity” so broadly that it encompasses virtually any deed, even if carried out under threat of death or against a brutal regime. The Patriot Act also liberalized the definition of “terrorist organizations”: In addition to the Tier I and Tier II lists of known and actual terrorist groups, a terrorist organization could now be any “group of two or more individuals, whether organized or not,” which engages in any form of “terrorist activity” thusly defined. source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition_of_terrorism

Susan, I might be the same - the solution is not to make plans! Pete: the whole, meandering story looks like a simple excuse to watch porn...