@whaat said: What about having the Z axis aligned to the world Z axis and the Y axis aligned to the vector from 0,0,0 to 100,0,0? Can you explain in more detail how it is an inconvenience? Hi Whaat, I will try to explain: When making a 3d model of a building, I have a 'fixed' idea what I see as the length (x) , width(y) and height(z). I use your plugin to build all kinds of building parts(see pic). Some of them are on multiple axes (the wall for instance, partly aligned with x and partly with y axis). Sometimes the result of profile builder needs a little extra moving of edges / faces afterwards (see foundations). Because of the 'fixed' idea about x/y/z during modelling, the 'mis-alignment' of the axes in the profile builder groups, causes a problem when 'automatically' pressing the arrow keys to force movement in one axes. So, in short: it causes a few seconds hick-up in my modelling flow. I build a profile, go into the group, select a face and 'automatically' press an arrow key and start trying to move the face... turns out its a different axes.. few seconds hick-up. Only changing the z axes to the world axes doesn't help me. Totally aligning to the world axes does. Just a small 'problem' to me though - at the moment I immediately explode and recreate the group after creation of a profile but for me, it would be nice if it could be fixed. regards, Max [image: 1AXa_pbAxes.jpg]

Thanks for the tips guys. Somehow, I managed to use Sketchup for years without using Glue to Faces. And sincerely, I don´t know what I am doing wrong. I create the component as "glue to" set the axis I think correctly, and yet and copying and pasting, the component doest glue to the face. **Anyway, I solved my problem for now with a plugin... Chris Fulmers "Components Onto Faces". The plugin has placed one copy of the component at each of the glass pane faces (the glass panes are not groups nor components, so I can select all faces at the same time) all in the same height and perpendicular to the face. So I just deleted the components that werent needed (left the ones at approximate correct distance to left and right borders of the panels) and selected them all and corrected their height.** I had checked Chris Fulmer plugin before (I already had it) when thinking on how to solve my problem, but I had not thought about this solution. Btw, I am not the architect, I am just doing the 3D. I told the architect that having each glass panel customized would be a pain in the ass, but he wanted that way because apparently the client wanted that way (client probably has not seen the cost yet), so I am not in a position to enforce logic in this case. I think it will look better in the 3D but in the end (after trying to minimize costs) they will change to flat panels and maybe a few ones curved for smaller curves. Thanks.

Thanks.. but are you trying to get closer to RHINO MAKE 2D command?? If you work a litle bit more, you gone win on this. I which you could add choose layers when projection are done, because it is very dificult to diference VIEW LINES from a CUT Line. And try to get better performance, because i try it on a small example and it took like 1 minuto do complete. (and i have a great machine workstation and SU 2015 x64bits) Thanks

I'm always the last to know...

Ah - I see. Yea tapping into the handles of applications like that will usually be fragile and one usually need a good amount of error handling.

Thanks guys for all the great comments. I've been tinkering with programming for years and this is the first time I've released something into the wild. Rich: Thanks for adding me to the store. The plugin interface will take me a few days to figure out and if I have any questions I'll let you know. Thanks again guys, Walter

Thanks a lot!!!

Wow this is just what I was asking for just the other week, but no one who answered seemed to remember it. Maybe it is just my machine but backing out of components is a PITA. So slow sometimes. Thanks guys for creating and posting this! Now for the opposite (key command)+click on an entity inside a component to open (edit) that entity's component (/group) to raw geometry level.

Boooom... You rock Tig. [image: IDvi_2015-2014-Plugins-List.JPG]

Didier has agreed that I might update some of his scripts in the PluginStore, so that they are compatible with v2014/2015. Please get the latest version of Munsell-Maker from the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Munsell_Maker

Didier has agreed that I might update some of his scripts in the PluginStore to become v2014/2015 compatible. Please get the latest version from the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=multiwalltool

Reply from the 'supodiumforum': "We are working on SU 2015 compatibility. It is coming soon but it's not ready yet. We are on the SU beta team, and we have already started work. In the meantime, if you want to continue to use Podium, you will have to use it with SU2014. In future, do not install Podium on new versions of SketchUp or with a new operating system, unless you read here that it is compatible. If you do, please be aware that it might not work as intended, or it might not work at all. "

Didier has agreed that I might update some of his Plugins in the PluginStore. Please get the latest version from the PluginStore http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=arcs It is now v2014.2015 cpmpatible.

Looks like it will be available in December, from what I saw on their website this morning. I wonder what the pricing will be?

Version v1.4 has just be released. http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=ZipUp It has improved comparisons for possible versions etc when using ZipUp.skpver= [which is only available in >=v2014] and better error reporting of incorrect input - e.g. when used in <v2014, or with an unsupported version, like 2 or 2012...

You're correct Phil. I looked at this plugin and if Layer 0 is changed it throws away your current camera view and forces a hard wired direction using a parallel projection view! I know this is an old thread but just for the record, they never contacted LightUp about their plugin problems. Adam

for 2 or more terrains imported from GoogleMaps I always use the Clip or Trim Terrain Mesh plugin. No complaints. But of course, it was not made to use with two terrains that don´t match. But don´t worry Sdmitch, I followed the "skirt" advice. While draping the terrain over the other terrain crashed Sketchup, draping the detailed terrain over a flat surface worked. Then I just deleted the border of the flat surface and I had my skirt. (ps: just thought now that instead of draping, I could have selected the entire terrain, used the SELECT ONLY plugin, select only border edges... then the projection tools plugin to extrude lines along a vector... select the bottom edges and resize them... that would also create a skirt.

@pbacot said: You should post a picture. +1

TIG, Thank you very much, first, for the very quick feedback, and second, for the solution, it works perfectly now ... I'm always amazed by the efficiency of the community support here on Sketchucation. It's a great pleasure to know that such a place exists. Thanks again !

I'm looking at a whole building. It's a component and all the parts are nested components and (don't tell Dave) groups--especially windows that might be nested components from the assembly down to the glass. I want to work on something I see. First approach I can double click and double click and watch redraws until I finally get to it; or I could use the Outliner. Instead of the Outliner, with some plugin I wouldn't have to guess what component (might know but not always) or group (won't really know) the object is in. Wouldn't have to find it in the Outliner. Just pick plugin (key shortcut) and click face or edge: then ready to edit, no matter how nested it is. I would be inside whatever component that contained the entity.