Also try AntonS window Settings plugin. A true gem.

I think it comes close to doing what I want but instead of stretching it scales. It may very well do what is I requested but if it does I'm not smart enough to get it to.

SuperDrape only works vertically downwards, so you might need to reoriented you two pieces to suit. SuperDrawp clones materials too, but if that's not so important try my EEbyVectoreToObjects... Pull the selected face through the receiver form [along ANY vector - pre-draw a guideline if that'll help with snapping] and a now a new group is made, extruding the selected face up to the receiver object's surfaces. Edit that group and erase everything in it except for the 'draped' edges on the receiver's surface. Edit>Cut that group and edit the receiver group. Edit>PasteInPlace and explode the newly inserted group. Its edges should merge with the receiver group's geometry à la 'drape'...

Try something like this m=Sketchup.active_model;ms=m.materials;gs=m.active_entities.grep(Sketchup;;Group);m.start_operation('vmat');gs.clone.each_with_index{|g,i|next unless gs.include?(g);v=g.volume;(gs.delete(g);next)if v<=0;g.material=(ma=ms.add('vmat#1'));ma.color=[rand(255),rand(255),rand(255)];ma.alpha=0.5;gs.clone.each{|gg|(gg.material=ma;gs.delete(gg))if gg.volume==v};};m.commit_operation; This colors all groups in the active context which share the same volume, in a new random material [alpha=0.5]... Non-solid groups [volume <=0... usually -1] are ignored...

Well! Well! Well! Thank you all! Now I have found the solution! I'll try all your suggestions to find the perfect one for my animation. I think the fade effect I need, is something I must prepare before and then use with those plugins.... yes! Thank you so much!

I just added a feature in Skelion plugin to add large terrain mesh. It uses NASA’s SRTM Elevation data. The bad news are that it is a pro feature and there is no good interpolation, so in some areas like Tibet you can appreciate the errors. No image terrain imported. In the image you can see maximum area of SketchUp and the mesh exported with Skelion. [image: eJ5Y_relief.jpg]

Hi pazzero: Perhaps look up something like "aluminum framed glazing system". Find a well known manufacturer in your region, and look into their publications or website for the proper terminology. A well known manufacturer in the US is Kawneer.

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great idea - works well - but it won't colour faces inside groups - is that right?

@tt_su said: What about the normal Text tool? click on empty space and it creates text that is fixed in the view. Though you have to put it on a separate layer that toggles for each scene. (There is a plugin to create a layer that is visible only to the current view.) Yeah I got this answer on the Google forums and this seems to be perfect for what I need it for, I've already been using the Add Hidden Layer plugin. @glro said: Maybe this plugin http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38171 adds a text box on each scene This looks like a useful plugin but seems a bit complicated for my purpose at the moment. The standard Sketchup text tool works fine for me. The ideal would be a plugin that uses the Sketchup text tool but gives an option to add a solid/semi-transparent background to the text, just for clarity's sake. Thanks for the responses.

Good idea for a work around - thanks!

You will find this funtionality in many plugins... e.g. [image: ocab_extrude_line.jpg]

@arc said: Although China has ... Interesting..... How long is Sketchup distributed in China Are there any Ruby-programmers Is there a gallery, showing what Sketchup users create

Paul, To learn more, how to generate 3skeng compatible groups & components open the 3skeng client, click on the tab “tutor”. Hover over the three grey vertical lines on the right side and click on the play button. This will open a window with an overview of all tutorials. See the lowest section “Advances use” Regards, Sebastian

Absolutly no problem, there is a no random option inside the Random Components Replacement! [image: file.php?id=88818&t=1] So you can choice a collection of handles of a same color degraded following the altitude ("Color By Z" By Chris Fullmer or "Color By" (Z,slope,etc...) By Sdmitch or by difficulties as you want! This plugin is a true gem! [image: XzrM_no_random.jpg] And even a special Random Components Replacement always by Sdmitch with relative or absolute size Between Source / Target ! [image: zYUw_rempl1.jpg] PilouComponentReplacement.rb

You're a legend..... nuff said.

Simply perfect, TIG!!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this no matter how simple it is; you're a bloody gem!

Very particular thing!

Okay, solved my own problem - -Copy Comp A -Make copy unique, rename as appropriate -Open copy and select all nested components -Make unique This preserves all relationships and renames all the components without having to select each group of components individually. Minimum number of clicks. A plugin would save me a couple of clicks but I can live with this. Kris

Mike, thanks. Jolran, yes. It'll probably take a combination of plugins to get what I want. Pilou, thanks. The radial lines could be a step toward what I want but it isn't the end. It also requires the c point and the edges to be in the same context but I don't want to have to explode the components in my model to be able to use the plugin. I made a quick example that I hope illustrates what I have in mind. [image: X42m_GeneandStacy1.png] The model image export without shadows [image: 2nl0_ShadowLines.png] Shadows made up of the same sketchy lines as the model is displayed with. I imported a shadow image as a watermark and traced some of it. Then I used the Hatch Faces plugin to put hatches on the faces after which I applied the sketchy line style. [image: ZCm6_GeneandStacyshaded.png] The result. It needs refining but I have to go to work. What I did is very tedious. Few if any of the edges of the shadows are on axis. Some are just off axis which makes them difficult to draw correctly and you must be careful not to move the camera after you get started drawing. No zooming in to work on the short lines. A plugin to create those lines would be excellent. TIG's Shadow Projector plugin seems like a good choice but it doesn't do what I need.