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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    BoxB
    Make it a component and save it to a component collection, then select and place it from the component panel whenever you need it.

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    soloS
    Hey guys I am desperate for very high resolution/quality satellite maps, I use Placemaker and I also use Nearmap but the resolution is not that great, I have tried using AI to upscale but that too does not really solve my issues. Is there another solution?

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    please up load your model however a simple method is to split a counter into sections with if statements basic handle turn, then door.skp
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    Hide component show shadows

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    Thank you very much!!
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    Stacking cylinders of different diameters on the center axis

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    Dave RD
    If the cylnders are made into components, their axes can be moved such that the origins are at the centers of an end. Then the components can be brought in from the In Model Components Library. You'll have hold of them by the origin of their axes and can use inferencing to place the cylinders. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8294157@N08/3755831438/
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    Area of Materials grayed out

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    thomthomT
    Yes, it's a built in feature. But the menu in the Material browser is bugged. And SU's Area calculations are wrong if the group/component is skewed.
  • Al HartA

    Displacement Maps

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    GaieusG
    First of all, I'm not a rendering guru somy thoughts on the differences between bump and displacement maps may not be relevant. So if you understand the difference a rendering engine is using them for, you'll realize that a bump map will only affect the way (and "imitate") the shadows cast on a rough surface. Therefore (if both maps are used), a bump map should include the finer surface details rather than big, elevation differences (think of "spanish" roof tiles for instance). The displacement map then should include these "big" surface differences instead. Certainly you could achieve everything combining the two maps and only using it for displacement but I suspect that it would considerably raise rendering time.
  • BurkhardB

    Dwg landscape

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    Take a look at any of the YouTube Videos Daniel Tal has done. I would start with this one from the 2007 3D Basecamp it should get you going. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHCEXlEZlo4&feature=channel_page He has also published a book that covers the full range of terrain modeling tip and tricks with SU. SketchUp for Site Design - Daniel Tal http://www.amazon.com/Google-SketchUp-Site-Design-Architecture/dp/047034525X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248376011&sr=1-1 Hope this helps out. JP
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    Plugin index

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    GaieusG
    Ehm, guys... There is a (quite) complete and mostly up-to-date "Extensions index" on the main SketchUcation site. Please, use it as Jim has worked his @ss off to make it as usable and useful as possible with a lot of ways to search, copy forum topic links ("ready made with the insertable bbCodes") etc.
  • ashscottA

    Making SU files smaller

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    GaieusG
    Still it's not the same which render engine you are using for ray tracing. It all depends on that engine as it may or may not support high poly count, SU components and such so your "strategy" should be up to that renderer. Anyway, if you use any external renderers, AA should be set there (if needed).
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    Strange Behaviour (only on Mac?)

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    kmeadK
    I believe this is a fault with the Logitech drivers. I use a Logitech mouse on all my Macs and do not use their software and never have this problem. As for the Apple mouse (which I personally hate but I am glad someone likes them ) I would look at what the settings for the mouse are in the Apple control panel. I recall there being a setting for chording (multiple buttons pressed at once) as well as settings for individual buttons that can be set to specific actions.
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    Lines cannot be intersected?

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    @dave r said: EDson, I just tried intersecting contours with the sides of a box like you showed in the beginning. I selected the contours and the box and then used Intersect>Intersect Selected. For the example, I had no groups or components. If your contours are inside either a group or component, put the box inside with the contours before doing the intersect. strange, because this exactly what i did (or al least I think i did). perhaps one of the two elements was still a group. thanks anyway.
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    Intersecting complex parts inorder to cut out section

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    Can you post an image?
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    Extracting texture from curved building photo???

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    There are some specific programs to do that. Probably you are on PC and I'm mac user but specially many photo-stitching softwares have the hability to correct linear and non linear perspectives automatically. The Photoshop method described above is OK too but with a little more of hand work. You can take a look at some topographic GIS software too. There are a lot of open source programs to make orthographical corrections to aerial photos and perspectives that needs to play with earth curvature and camera views like you described so may be capable to transform cilindrical distortions. In fact, Google needs this kind of programs to construct most of their 3d maps. If you will need to replicate this process many times I think it could be a good solution as you can even process many buildings at the same time.
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    Shadow simulation

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    Dave RD
    The image I posted was a JPG export. I didn't have the plugin here on my computer at work so I redownloaded it and installed it a minute or two before making that image. If you get the Smustard toolbar, you should be able to update the plugin after clicking on My Smustard. Dave
  • Al HartA

    SketchUp Blogs

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    Thanks Al, @unknownuser said: The new URL works fine Also, after emptying the cache, the old URL works fine too Ditto for me. Both URLs working fine at this point. August
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    SU Start to Finish

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    Yes, this "when and where" to use SU work flow is the issue. I am assuming that these drawings were NOT done in SU/LO if so, this is what I would like to emulate, and do the detail key numbers "limk" to other locations on the model? aloha red
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    !Help - Wireframe Contours to Mesh - Sandbox ?

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    my workflow : Import cad lines to adobe illustrator ... then select all, object/ paths/ simplify ... play with settings Export to dxf/dwg from adobe illustrator open the new cad file in autocad ... check the scale as it will probably open up in different units, or if you know a particular dimension then you can just scale them once inside sketchup with the tape measure tool
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    Searching for plugin

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    Never though of that, thank you very much Pixero,
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    SU Material Plugin?

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    J
    PERFECT!!!! Thanks Massimo
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    How can I make a Helical dome shaped like IceCream?

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    sketch3d.deS
    @nohd said: too bad i only use PlugIns that are free to download. ah, private use. btw, which plug-in? N.
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    [REQ] Wheels

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    Thanks! this helps a lot. but how would you made the bevel wheel?
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    Migrating SU and license

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    W
    Awesome. I knew there was an easy solution. Thanks for the help.

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