@ctrlaltf1 said: Im SKP 2017. I get an "unsigned" message in the extension manager and the plug in wont run. any ideas? Set your Extension Loading Policy to 'Urestricted' otherwise many older plugins will be blocked...

Спасибо

I'm happy that helped. I expect there's something the author could have added to make the extension fill automatically. I've forgotten what it is but some other program I use requires the extension to be typed when exporting so I've gotten used to the idea of typing it when I don't see it already there.

ConsDeleteContext works for 2017. You activate by right clicking in the model space and choosing Guide Tools > .... Numb_E I don't know of? Where is that?

look at the first post. It gives a link to another thread and you can see a file listed in the post . Click on that to download it. Here is the link again to the other post.https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=353348#p353348 It's in the post by sdmitch. it says "ATTACHMENT" and file is called Follow Me Helix.rb. Whether or not it still works in later SU versions is the question. It is very old.

TIG, I didn't realized it was such an old plugin. So sorry if I revived this old post. I typed the command exactly like you did but as you said it probably fails before it completes. So I think it's important to tell people not to try it on an important scene that cost days of work at first. Anyway it's finally your export_by_layer plugin (probably another old one) that I'm more interested in, because it can export in separate files in just one go. And as far as I know the other export plugins don't have the option to export groups or components in separated files without exporting them one by one. I have a scene with 330 components that must become 330 DXFs. And I won't click on each of them, launch an exporter, give each file a name, etc. It would take me a all day! So I will keep on using export_by_layer (sorry to post that here but I'm not going to revive the other thread too...) until I find another way to perform this task. If it doesn't work as expected with SU2015, I will use it on an old SU2008 version. Thanks for your efforts, patience and explanations TIG. All the best.

Thank you so much!

It works just fine with SketchUp 2017. The fact that it shows as "unsigned" doesn't mean it won't work.

I use TT Similar components and it works fine.

You right! Never used... In fact that is not exactly "plugins" but icons' shortcuts of the native UI! [image: 2014_03_16_151022.png]

Why not make a few assorted RevClouds in a SKP. White background, plan view etc Make a new empty Layout file and add them to it [copy+paste]. Explode them [into images]. Then save those into a custom Scrapbook [named RevClouds?] and use that in any Layout file as needed - resizing/scaling them etc as desired... They'll have a transparent ground and overlay if brought to front etc - layer than as desired too... Of course you could make your own. entirely within Layout...

A Wonka & Chocolaterie like! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y8aYd9uqFY

About the random Push Pull you can use the Joint Push Pull Interactive by Fredo! [image: LtxP_GIF_Nfredo.gif]

@facer said: Therefore the work practices described in your observations will likely remain in the future but in a diminishing number of practices and industries. I'd like to disagree, though I cannot. Currently it seems limitations in Software, are leading to the most sophisticated architectural practices being almost standardized. For me the ideal solution is a mix between modelling and information: Standardized basic solutions modelled in an automatic or semi automatic way with the help of software; Leaving free time for the investigation of non standard solutions that humanize architecture; Both of them would be valid aproaches for BIM and sketchup seems to be a good platform for that. Information is key in BIM too, not only modeling, so the bridge between how a model is created in terms of geometry and what kind of information is needed to fully describe it and manage it is what stands out as hard to deal with in Sketchup.

A little tricky! As Visuhole makes a perfect Drill, Carve, Emboss.. Scale your object, scale your Stencil Apply Visuhole for the groove And Slice! (With Su_Slice by Suforyou) [image: tPuV_GIF_visu_slice.gif] Maybe some Guide lines will be necessary... [image: Kfy3_GIF_visu_slice02.gif] Will be the same for your mountain surface! [image: zxg5_bloc.jpg]

@surf7srk said: @tig said: I'll PM you an adjusted version of Chris's color_by_slope for you to test... can i also get the same please? Unfortunately the saved 'sent' messages expire about a week too late. So I can't re-get that file. I also can't find it on my system - too many rebuilds, new PCs etc ! You could look at rewriting parts of color_by_slope... Swapping its 'Z' rules for angle=face.normal.angle_between(Z_AXIS) with some if test rules like angle >= 1.degree etc However, I think @sdmitch probably has something... look here... his site: http://sdmitch.blogspot.co.uk/ download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw8zdmaKDWIfYTA5MzlmMjktODY5Mi00YjYxLWEwOTEtOTVmMDIwODIxNjhj/view?ddrp=1%26amp;hl=en_US tutorial: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw8zdmaKDWIfMThmYTgxNWItZTM1Ny00MDAwLWE2ZDgtZGU5YzcwOTgxNDkx/view?ddrp=1%26amp;hl=en_US

@tig said: Look in the EWH ? https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/search/site/sun This tool is well past its best and I don't recommend it ... I have had a look there recently, I didn't find anything quite like it although there is a variety to choose from, I'm favoring SunHours. None really seem to create a graphic Heliodon though.

Thanks for your replies guys. Didn't find those plugins before because their names don't relate to my search keywords. Canvas is the only one anything like what I was after but it isn't maintaining the glueing plane of my components. I have also had a 'Doh!' moment- I can copy and paste the component. Not something I have ever done before so didn't think of it at first. Not as convenient a method but works. Thanks Nick

Nevermind - had to have my selection first. Thanks!

@abhininja said: @gilles said: you could try this, with SU8 free or pro only http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=112055#p112055 its not working in 2016 That plugin has been abandoned and hasn't worked for several versions.