Thank you for the replies.

I thought I was a bit unclear as what I want to do. Maybe my intended work flow will help to better understand.

Create 3D model in Sketchup Unwrap / Uv map model in Wings 3D. I know, I know, There are other better ones but I find Blender very intimidating. Export the UV. map as a image to be "painted" on. Import the Uv map image into sketchup and a apply to a square face. Trace the face lines (shells) of each part using SU's line tool. Apply the desired line style. Export the face with all the lines to a new image but this image must be the same size as the original UV map image.

To be honest I am not even sure what line style was used in SU to create the grime / dirt layer.

I will try your suggestions and post again if needed.

Thanks once again.

You're right TIG,
to be honest I am always too in a hurry on one hand and too lazy on the other hand to put the texts on the right layer...
I will follow your advice.
Many thanks for the prompt answer and for what you bring to the community!

@rosol said:

Hello
I had similar problem. Try jsalign - plugin by Pixero

yes , easy to use
thanks

Very very useful. 👍

@tig said:

BUT... then you can select the facets [leaving the lowest ones unselected], Rotate tool locked flat with shift-key and snapped to top apex, rotate them by a suitable angle [depends on the number of segments in the original circle] - or snap rotate vertex to midpoint.
Then deselect the lowest selected facets etc, repeat the rotation step... repeat this until all of the facets are rotated and the facets' angles are all 'equilaterals'...

hi,TIG,thanks for your reply. It could work for a regular shape like sphere or cylinder. If I have more complex geometry it's hard selecting specific edges one by one and rotate them. I think there must be a sort of algorithms to firstly divide mesh by hexagons or diamond pattern and then subdivide it in triangles.It could be convenient if there is ruby code, instead of using other program.

I can not discuss the project, sorry. Yeah JPEG won't help me and I've already considered the ideas you mentioned, but thank you.

Got it to Work! Thanks to all for the help. Much appreciated.

Danny

Most likely you would need Artisan (this is what comes in my mind now) which is a commercial plugin. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=34868

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that was fast TIG.. that maybe it, thanks

Yep - that's it. i couldn't find in my list, but was there under the fredotools menu.

..fantastic! ..may Fredo be blessed! (and all of you) 😛

result:

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@Cotty:
Thanks for the backup. I was not sure I was reading the original post correctly. I actually had downloaded and experimented briefly with ThruPaint, but it has been quite a while.

Na, it works well enough and I have what I came for so I don't really want to continue discussing my lofting technique. It works well enough, for now 😛

Thanks all

Michael

Simple and powerful solution. Thank you for sharing!

@unknownuser said:

I don't understand where can be an isolated cube except in the box packaging? 😄
Seems on your building structures examples all pieces are connected ?
Maybe p190.190 ? But it's not structure!

I don't understand the first.
Yes, they are connected. p190.190 is panel 190x190x3. It is too conected between beams with groove. I only need defined faces and to know what connects them..

TIG, I see thet you made ComponentReporter in 2007, but there isn't something new - more complex? It gives out good information and is better then CutList for me, thanks, but if it only could gives out connected details too and there would be defined sides...

See picture! Sides meaning faces. If there is 8 faces then 8, i have cube,i need only six. If it gives out this information, then with excel i could make some algorithm.

If I tried to write plugin, then i can write it in notepad? If i read program i can understand something, but don't understand how it is linked to work, i don't know key words too.

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Seems there is yet existing global solar system for this sort of problem 😉
etc...

Youtube Video

@unknownuser said:

by maxvector9 » Yesterday, 1:59 pm

There is no download link. Where can I download it or is it still in a test fazes?

Re: Ad blocking add ons
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=51766&p=468103&hilit=blocker#p468103
may be block cookies

@unknownuser said:

by zook247 » April 12th, 2013, 1:29 pm
I was unable to download with IE9, I still don't know why it suddenly won't work with IE9 I tried setting my security way down. The pop up blocker was off. But at least Chrome worked.

I have been putting in some volunteer work on these plugins for the past year so they are free to down load at this forum.

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=46688
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=45254&p=404860#p404860

I have more add on update ideal's to come.

a new type of paste in place that will work for the Mac a web inputBox for scaleGroupFloat_dj

I made more memory space available by deleting older ver this may be the problem,
also re-link the atachment to this page.

If you still have a problem please let me know.

Todd Burch's stuff is mainly on Smustard.com.

My similar tool is at SCF [here!]

Hi TIG!!! MANY Thanks for your fast response and detailed feedback. It works 😄

Yes, that's te one I mentioned below that I found. It works great for the views TIG created. The styles I mentened are mor obscure and not used very much. Thanks for the input.
matte

😍 great

Thanks alot Pilou!