I too didn´t see the post untill now, but sure as hell would like to go and meet and learn and have a good time. Would be nice to see some realtime avatares.

I won't be digging in Blender until after 3DBC. Neat article on John. Cool!

Here's a couple mouse utilities I found: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=10200

i just realized! thats also extremely racist!!!!!! OMFG! they think that it looks like a muslim head dress and there for supports terrorism?!?!?! that is by far the most racist thing i have ever heard!!!!! right now i just want to shoot all the lawers that made this happen. i know violence isnt the answer, but waht was the question?

haha...thanks everyone! I'm just leaving work now. I'm taking the afternoon off and, no, it's not so I can work on more SketchUp plugins! Thanks for the support!

Uninstal the scanner, disconnect it then get new drivers and instal them and reconnect scanner. Thank goodness you have a HP scanner and NOT a Visioneer usb one Like me (pain in the arse) that requires 'one page' software junk to work.

It seems that a laptop is what you are needing for school, the only advice I have for you is make sure you get one with a dedicated video card and NOT an integrated one. There are many options available but your price bracket is from about $1200 to $$$$ I am not a Dell fan but must say the XPS range is proving to be a great product for 3D work, they have a few configurations available that are dual core / core Duo with speeds from 1.83 ghz to 2.6 ghz, with up to 4 Gb ram and Nvidia 8000 series dedicated cards, generally a good combination for the uses you require.

@solo said: We are like 10 year olds discussing which super hero is the best ... you never gonna win. Aaahhh, the good ol' days.

Thats some serious facial hair!

'Tis a wonderous feeling, I assume, John. Amen, Brother!

I was at an IKEA today and was very tempted to buy a Helmer...

I'm a climate change skeptic. I've followed the debate closely and I believe the scientific community has failed to prove any of the conclusions Al Gore so forcefully presented. here's a fair summary of my views as presented by Prof Don Aitken. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2008/2226464.htm note the snide introduction by Robyn Williams, the presenter of the Science show and a confirmed GW believer. There is also a reply to Prof Aitken's remarks here. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/ockhamsrazor/stories/2008/2249809.htm#transcript

That Rhino newsletter from Bob McNeel is always fascinating, and usually includes one or two new tools free for the testing (this is how Rhino beta tests things). If only certain other software companies worked that way! By the way, the future of scripting might be something described here, linked in that same newsletter (I've also been testing this): http://designreform.net/category/_tutorials-rhino/ They call it "Explicit History", but you should really think of it as scripting with a graphical interface based on the concept of nodes. Blender and Nvidia's shader designer have incorporated similar interfaces, as have certain FEA tools and various performance/video packages like Max/Jitter, PD, and VVVV.

@unknownuser said: Thanks Mauritz, I think I'll have to have a look at Renditioner! BTW, are there any Joburg SU users out there on this forum??? After a couple of really short nights I'm finally done with the PC version. You're welcome to download a trial. I should also have it on our SA site before the end of the weekend.

LOL and again!

very refreshing, cheers boo.

Sorry BooFredlay, I havn't made the first thing we must do each time we post something: searching for similar purpose. Everything is already in your Animusic - Pipe Dream. ... Happy we share the same taste for that sort of work. ++simonlebon Ps: perhaps you will like this (havn't search yet on the forum) Amateur - Lasse Gjertsen awesome human beatbox "Lasse Gjertsen" Giovanni Sollima - Sogno ad Occhi Aperti (Daydream) PART 1 (absolutly nothing to do with SketchUp)

If your lazy, you can use the 24x24 size for both the large and small - SketchUp will shrink it to the right size, but it won't look as nice as if you made a small one. Cursors are 32x32 , by the way.

Among other things he is the inventor of invisible car, that might be the answer - If these prices of gas continue rocketing like this I think that will be the best option for many.

you are right alan, same people that did sultans elephant. and no, its more complicated than a giant webcam with no sound. use the link in my first post, you'll see