He said he put it in his second post.

tried it. it just jumps back to the position im dragging it from

Unfortunately Sketchup does not handle large models very well so switching between apps will require SU to 'reload' the scene which will take a while especially with shadows on. I cannot respond much about importing your CAD plans (assume ,dwg) as I do not know if you imprted it in the beginning or after you already had a large model, which would explain it if indeed it was the latter.

However, my first guess would be the ATI graphics card. Do a test by turning off Hardware Acceleration (Window>Preferences>OpenGL). Its a hit and miss affair to find a graphics driver version that works, but you could try it. At the time, Google is discouraging people from using ATI or Intel graphics solutions on their Hardware requirements page http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36208&cbid=1tm6vzbb1xjzj&src=cb&lev=index Anssi

@midlana42 said: What do I have to specify in LO in order to export the vector type only? I'm making possibly a big assumption that LO's vector PDF exporter is different (bug-free) than SU's... In Layout, you can select the view and set it's rendering style in the Sketchup Model "tab" in the Tray It is hardly helpful, but the problem is, I understand, that all hidden line algorithms have to limit their accuracy, because they cannot keep caculating indefinitely. So always some lines that are directly on a surface are interpreted as hiding behind it, leading to missed lines. Besides SU PDF and DWG exports, I have seen the same with hidden-line exports from Autocad too. I have not tried if it is the same with Archicad and Revit too. Anssi

@akibobot said: I can't practice either Google Sketchup 6 of Google Sketchup 7 on my laptop. It used to work then but suddenly an error came and it kept going and going like that even though I tried to install and re-install. here's the prompt from my Windows Vista OS laptop SKETCHUP APPLICATION HAS STOPPED WORKING A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available. damn, I really need to learn Sketchup, I need it in my daily job, lolz. How could I practice if it is not working in my laptop. Somebody help me...tnx. Bobot, I'm sorry to hear of your problem, but I'll try to help. Are you saying that both SU6 and SU7 are installed on your machine, but neither one works now? Let's start with SketchUp 7. When you reinstalled, did you download the newest available file directly from Google? Free: http://dl.google.com/sketchup/GoogleSketchUpWEN.exe Pro: http://dl.google.com/sketchup/GoogleSketchUpProWEN.exe To make sure you're running the newest version, please use Windows Explorer to navigate to C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7. Hover over SketchUp.exe. The tool-tip text should show the following: Description: Google SketchUp Company: Google, Inc. File Version: 7.0.10247.0 If you find you don't have the right version, or if you think you may have installed a file that you got from somewhere other than dl.google.com, try uninstalling SketchUp, and then reinstall it from one of the links above. You may be able to solve some problems by running the program as administrator. That shouldn't be necessary, but the support folks tell me that they have seen some problems for Vista users where the program doesn't work properly from non-admin accounts. To test this theory, right-click on SketchUp.exe and choose "Run as administrator". Unfortunately, if you really are having problems with both SU6 and SU7, it is almost certainly a problem with your operating system installation or a rogue piece of recently installed software corrupting files that are required for SketchUp. SU6 and SU7 can both run on the machine simultaneously without any problems and there is no overlap between them for what is installed into the Program Files directories. If they're both broken, it probably means something external to SketchUp is the cause. Try the steps I mentioned and let me know how it goes. Andrew

@henriquebsoares said: Hello! Really need help... I'm working in an office and in my computer I do not have administrator priviledges. I'm using Google Earth 5 and Google SketchUp 7 but when I try to import a terrain from Google Earth into SketchUp, Google Earth asks for a file called GoogleEarth.msi to complete the installation. My administrator has already updated Google Earth and the import/export process works perfectly on his login, but on mine it keeps asking for the .msi file. Even if I can find the .msi file (which the Google Earth installer apparently deletes), the dialog does not allow me to edit the folder path to retrieve the file and the preset path is some temp folder in the administrator folders, where I cannot access files. Does anyone have any solution for this? Thank you for any tips! Henrique, from Portugal Henrique, The problem you are experiencing is related to the Google Earth installer. I passed the information on to the developer who created the GE installer and he is looking into it. Since the problem is apparently very rare and complex, I can't promise it's easily fixable, but at least you know we are aware of it. Andrew

Simone, Thanks for the reply It is on a PC hard drive, I open Sketchup Pro then open Layout, I then save the file before pressing the send to Layout button, I then get the error telling me to save the file first. I hope this helps many thanks Paul

T: At the time that I did the model, I think all of my groups/components were screwed. Whups, you said skewed. Yes, this is possible. But at that time, I was not sufficiently knowledgeable about groups and components, let alone layers. Actually, the building was rather simple. Of course the roof planes were sloped, but no other real complications.

don't know if this belongs here, but since i use su7 i have a crashing prog time and again - it has nothing to do with extremely complicated or large files. it happens when using different tools or not using anything at all, even when closing a file. i reinstalled su7 but the problem is not solved - bug splashes all over, which i never had in su6. any ideas, someone?

This help article might also help. http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36254 Simone.

Usually this issue can be traced on the graphic drivers not supporting OpenGL correctly. The issue is that video cards and their drivers sometime do not handle correctly all the OpenGL instructions, and that is why you see this kind of selection issues. Unfortunately on the SketchUp side we cannot do much to fix this, the only solution is to pressure video card owners to fix their video drivers. As Gaeius pointed out, this problem is increased by the fact that video cards and drivers are replaced constantly by manifacturers. It is always recommended to have the most up to date drivers, and a video card that supports OpenGL 1.5 or higher. And you can look here for more detailed recommendations. http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36252 thanks. Simone.

i'm a bit hesitant to believe this is the case.. can you upload a skp showing the error?

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maybe it is just the warehouse...

OK, i figured it out... I had USB Overdrive competing with Logitec Control Center competing with SteerMouse... OSX was paying attention to USB Overdrive only. Thanks for all the help! haha

A little while ago I had the same problem, and went for a shower. Point was.. it wasn't that big of an operation. SU5 did it without even twitching, while 7 wasn't finished with when coming back half an hour later. And as said, it was a pretty straightforward oparation: half a cylinder IwM to a flat surface. It seems that for now, the problem has been solved: apparently an update was all it took to iron it out. Thanks anyway guys

The drawing window losing its focus on multiple undos has been a long-standing SU feature/bug - I have got so used to it that I cannot remember if version 3 already had it... Anssi

Could you post the model?

I'm a very naive young boy...