@jakemm said: Does the GPU actually make much of a difference to SketchUp itself? I've heard conflicting comments, and I guess with the eGPU it's easy to see the difference as you can just unplug it. I just tested 2 scenario's using the CrowdTest 3dModel from the 3dWarehouse. First: Laptop with eGpu connected (gtx1080) with two large monitors. Biggest Scene(11) runs fine - eGPU 40% used (Task Manager) Disconnecting the eGpu while running SketchUp crashes SketchUp (and Unreal etc). Makes sense though. Second: Laptop running on its own (integrated gpu), only laptop display. Already in smaller scenes SketchUp is showing simplified geometry instead of the people. Big delays while switching between people and the simplified geometry. So for me, and the dual external monitor setup, already in SketchUp it's a big difference. I can just focus on my work and don't get annoyed that much by SketchUp's performance (unless I run a plugin while the Outliner is open, or LayOut is freezing for half a minute while updating etc.) It will depend though on your models. I rarely exceed 500k edges.

Have a look and see if your RAM is running out. If it is - make sure you close all internet tabs, photoshop and as many other programs as you can. Also try and reduce the size of the SketchUp window to as small as possible while the file is opening - to the size of a postage stamp if possible. This reduces the demand on the computer and has helped me open files in the past that were too large. Then after it has fully loaded, you can gradually increase the size of the window and trim some of the file size out by clearing out some of the model and re-saving the file.

Default Layer Geometry by TIG https://sketchucation.com/plugin/1675-default_layer_geometry

@pixero said: Not sure I understand how it would work. Let's say you have three grouped boxes that are made into a group. What would be shown since the "parent" only is a group with subgrouped geometry inside? The parent doesn't contain any geometry. I imagine that if one group with one of the boxes is active, the other grouped boxes (inactive) would be shown as well, because they're also children of the big group that contains all three boxes. Anything in the model that's out of the parent group, would be hidden. I think such feature could be helpful in many situations with complex models where groups contain grouped groups etc.

As you deform your object with FFD before use SubD the parts on the surface will be different!

Follow and rotate was the culprit.

Create a SketchUp template with a "dummy model" and scenes set up to show the desired views of the model. Then create a LayOut template that uses the scenes from your template for the various viewports making sure you don't modify the scenes in LayOut. Set the scale as needed for the viewports. Use the Sketchup template for modeling. When you are ready to create the LayOut document, open LayOut, select the LO template and, in Document Setup>References, relink the SKP file from the dummy model to your project model. As long as the scenes have the same names and are not modified, the viewports will show the project model. Here's an example from one of my LO templates. The template opens like this: [image: pvB2_Screenshot-11_21_201811_56_08AM.png] And, after relinking the SKP file to the project SKP file, those viewports look like this: [image: G7VE_Screenshot-11_21_201811_56_26AM.png] FWIW, the project title is Auto Text. While I'm in Document Setup, I add the title and it auto fills in the places needed.

Hadn't heard of that one before. Has some nice functionality but unfortunately it's not enough for this situation. The Curic align tool can only move things according to their centerpoint or origin point. So with the objects being of different sizes, moving things around based on those points won't do me much good. I need something that will take into account where the previous object ends, and adjust the next one's starting point accordingly. The closest one I've come up with so far is the 2DXY Slick Moves which does arranging items up equidistantly like I want. However I can't seem to influence the distances involved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l39jgyJvDUI

Thank you both @Box - the extrusion tools are there all the time, I just hadn't even noticed this option and there are so great intersction-options as well ! @Pilou - again a good tool tip that I will take into account also

Overlapping entities when you make an array with Move/Copy, indicates you aren't moving the first copy far enough from the original. Your Facebook link is bad.

Seems all that is inside 2D Tools by TIG!

rv1974 Like i said, i use them for years (always logitech, i think since ~20 years now), no problems in SU. I have a G700s. The software of the G300s should be basically the same (Logitech Gaming Software). https://youtu.be/vn7D8O7_d50?t=252 You can define any keystroke you want. I use combinations of two or more buttons for the shortcuts in SU to multiply the buttons of the mouse.

Try clearing the browser caches and see if that helps.

I can't look at the model so I can't tell what data you have or what you do with it. For working in SU (on buildings) I don't think complex meshes are helpful and for creating most work simple planes are most useful. So transferring the input to planes that approximate the existing data is best, as it seems you are doing. Then portions of the mesh might be included for specific uses, in the file later, or in a composite file .

SU works fine with 7xx cards. Try to close all trays (open only needed and then close); Disable: profiles, shadows, 'show hidden'. max. texture, Use layer off to hide geometry you don't need now. Transparency quality- low.

Yeah, there's been discussion that since recent versions of SketchUp all have a 3DWarehouse window it should not be also merged into the Components browser. So far, no change, though.

https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=51441

What I referred to as an 'upstand' [in that it upstands from the 'wing'] is your 'block'. If it's a simple block it should make a simple cut/outline when intersected. Without more detail, or part of your model etc, you are asking us to help you without helping us to do so !

I usually do a mix of modeled geometry and textures. For modeling there are a few different approaches. But generally after getting faces in the basic shape you want the water fall to take, then subividing to allow more detail - Artisan, Vertex Tools & SubD will get a nice shape going. Winning with Sketchup has a cool youtube tutorial on using Eneroth's Fractal Terrain Eroder to get water shapes, also. With Vray, I'll make a copy of the pool water, then change the uv tiling in the vray materal to be stretched in the direction the water is falling. This makes the water look as if it is falling. I use Interactive render with a small render region to help speed up previews. Also, tend to adjust the refraction intensity/IOR, as well as the reflection amount to get things looking right. And of course....always have a nice hi-resolution inspiration pic for reference!

Hi Guys, I'm trying to do similar. Is there a way to write a script that could delete all items that get called in outliner per search term. I am trying to clean up a model for rendering provided by a client. The file has every bathroom, sink, door, light, etc for thousands of apartments. Unless I explode everything I have to delete by each level I have managed to separate everything into. Currently I have to go through each definition X each building X each level. Each time I select and delete it takes like 5 minutes. I have already spent a day doing this. It's getting really tedious. [image: yEC5_Capture.JPG]