@gf.greg said: ...In fact I'm thinking that maybe I'd like to generate a new thread based on our discussion here... One focused on "workflow" and how people combine different tools and how they integrate SU in their design process... I think I'll give it a go, might have to repost some of the stuff I've shown here... I think that's a stellar idea. Let's see what people who think 'outside the box' come up with. Architects are welcome. DE

you may be able to reenable the thumbnil using nirsoft shellexview. its a tool for tweaking the windows shell. its a tiny file. download it, run it, and broswe to thubnails. you'll see the "sketchup shell extension class". if its disabled, you can enable it from there. hope that works out. cheers.

@raduzik said: Thank you for answer! But that is not exactly what I need. I am going to explain it again by help of picture which I hope realy helps....... ...... Rado, you asked for chain dimensions and that is what we gave you. What you are after isn't chain dimensioning at all. %(#0000FF)[For all dimensions you are after use the same reference point on the left, starting at o(zero), building up to the length overall.] To do this with Su's dimension tool is tricky. I mean to be able to have them nice looking on screen. The Text tool might help but for your convenience you then need to position your object with its reference point (zero) at the origin (temporarily though). The Text tool returns X,Y,Z and you still need to adjust the text which will not update when you make changes. The best option is to apply dimensions only for showing the value in text at the right spots. So just dimension-text that you can alter (alligned to/color/font/height etc.) (edit: file attached) Wo3Dan Chaindim.skp

yea got a 8800gtx card, got also an intelli mouse. Yea here in SA is this the most common thing in the shops...so we just grab that. But 90% of the time its fine...then one day just come and it gives you this...kinda funny..never ever happened to me till one day...boom. su 7 do the same thing. Havent check my home pc but office wise it looks like it might be only here, thanx will have a look at that

Thanks guys...that was too easy!

Okay... so this is cracked. Reloaded SU7 and it works fine now! I'm blaming it on Bryce who is trying to mess with Sang. Thx.

Thanks Gaieus. I never noticed the 'options' on the import dialogue box. I was assuming it would import using the default template settings. I can send the drawings off now with with no worries. Thanks again.

It's not been consistent. I'll keep observing it and report back.

@ccs said: I have done some research and cannot find any rubys to satisfy my current need. You're right, I don't think there are any. What I was thinking is that it's possible to write a plugin that would clean-up the skb's and either delete them or move them to a backup folder when you quit SketchUp.

And what's more: had I tried it directly in SU I wouldn't have had that problem because the SIN function then sakes degrees and not Radians... doh!

That can also be avoided in the modeling stage, if you know before hand it will be rendered and you want a smoother curve, by setting the curve segments to a higher number.

Have a look at Symmetry 3d website. I guess its what you need.

Hi, I now can use hardware accelerator without having SU to hang So it much faster Template is much easier to save at the right location Dynamic component is a great improvement Layout is much better and more....

Thanks Juju for this tip - I have seen it so much and always wondered what it is really about.

Gaieus -- Agree 100%.

@adrianm said: For some reason they've taken the bonus texture packs off at the moment. They are re-working them to make them even more tilable and adjust to the new image handling possibilities of SU 7.

Thanks Hazza for the heads-up and restoring the solution - and sorry for the crash again.

I later saw Rick's post but well... @kevin_walker said: This won't be a deal breaker for most, however any Chief Architectect users will find v7 files will no longer open in C.A. X-1. Version 6 files will. A work around is to export as 3ds from v7 and import back into Chief with the 3ds file. (I realize this is not a Sketchup problem) Just a note to any Chief Architect X-1 users. I am hopeful for v7 and so far I like some of the new changes. Kevin Kevin, you can always save your SU 7 model in SU 6 format (just scroll down the pulldown on saving). This can always be a workaround with every 3rd party app until they update their importers.

@remus said: Wouldnt want any fence sitting now Stinkie, i think they are working on some big stuff. Bit of a guess really, but i dont think theyre stupid enough to sit around and not do anything about the speed issues. I don't think they're stupid either. I do think, however, that the 'speed issues' are not their prime concern. You remember the concerns Kwisten vented some time ago? You know, about SU becoming a tool (or toy?) for people who want to populate GE? He was right. In effect, Google is smart. But it's not the kind of smart your typical modeling app user will benefit from in the long run.

Yeah, the help is replaced with the helpcenter. Which is a way of taking all the help offered and turn it into an amazing labrynth of articles that dont relate well to eachother...... Chris I'd like a great big PDF with all that info.