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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    Rich O BrienR
    @dkuucharzak said in Username change: @Rich-O-Brien, I misspelled my intended username. Could you help me change it? I can if the one you need is available. Send a mail to support@sketchucation.com and we sort it out

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    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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    Hey Mike, I'm sure you figured this out already, but when you first create the attribute type a number with the inch mark like 0" or 0' in the value box and hit enter. This will set the unit for that attribute to inches. This only works for the first time a value is entered. After that first initial value, you will need to use the attribute info dialog to make changes. In addition, you can use 0 to set it to text (not "Default: Text") and 0cm to set it to centimeters. If anyone knows a shortcut for setting the unit to Decimal Number, I would love to hear it!
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    .rfa file extension

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    Thanks Rich, I have a friend who is learning revit. I'll send him the file and see if he could export to something usable. I'll post results here when I find out.
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    Video Card Question

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    @joe wood said: ...except for the video card and even that is slowing my SUp only a little bit... so, I'm a little confused about which card to get, could I get a link to a card I can just order? the CPU is the crucial issue for speed in SU. The video system needs to provide reliable OpenGL support first, which automatically means a dedicated and therefore capable video card to some extent. The best/fastest/latest GeForce for ol' systems w/ AGP slot is the 7800 series. You can buy a new (expensive) GF 7800 GS at Amazon... or do a fall back to the cheaper and less power consumpting GF 7600 GS. Good Luck again, Norbert
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    New laptop and old laptop

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    sketch3d Thanks for your reply. That what I did. I have 2013 so I hope this will work. Not getting rid of old laptop until I know I am good to go. Thanks again Ken
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    Export sketchup to 3D pdf file?

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    Hi to all. A very good companion for Sketchup is Designspark Mechanical also with 3D pdf output. It is based on Spaceclaim and it is free! Giovanni
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    UK Ordnance Survey Imports

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    I expect the issue is that the CAD import is only edges, no faces. That's normal for a 2D CAD import.
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    Cleanup registry?

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    Thanks Guys. That did the trick.
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    Line pointing North

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    daleD
    As a quick reference, if you zoom in on the axis lines, you will notice that the Red and Green lines are dotted on one side of the vertical axes, and solid on the other. The solid green is north The dotted green is south Solid red line is east Dotted red line is west
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    Sketchup on 3D screens

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    The problem is the UI in sketchup, it was designed to be used on a 2d screen, to model in Real 3D using sketchup Trimble will need to redesign the UI for use in 3D, can it be done, yes of course, are they doing it? unfortunately not
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    How a Pro Builds a House in Sketchup Part 3

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    Hi Kris, what a disapointment I thought you were teaching How a Pro Builds a Hose... Nice one I'll be sitting here waiting for those 4 years to come!
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    Model exported as OBJ has duplicate geometry?

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    You may turn off "export 2sided faces" during export (theres an options button allowing you to specify some settings).
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    Newbie returns - sketchup 8

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    You don't have to upgrade if what you've got is working for you. I would make sure it's the latest version of SU8, though.
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    Ctrl C copying

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    @box said: What you are experiencing is not normal behavior. Yep, I know, seems I am continuing heading down hill with this computer. I was just curious, going to hope an upgrade on the operating system will help. Righ now I am stuck with IE 8. So this could be some of my problems. Ken
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    Shortcut Keys

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    thank you for that. I did not know it was possible
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    Want to be part of my next collective book on SketchUp?

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    Hi SU Power Users, You've got less than two weeks left to send your candidature to apply for the book. I've already received some great case studies about many uses of SketchUp but there's still room for a few more, including in architecture and interior design. If you think you've got great advices to share with the readers, don't be late ! Send me your candidature to contact AT arch-image.com or by PM. Best Regards, Laurent http://www.arch-image.com/tag/sketchup/ (in French)
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    Fragmenting(?) issue...

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    @dave r said: Try using TIG-weld or Recurve to weld the curves. Thanks! I will try those.
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    Question about rich o'brien's material tutorial

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    Thanks for that. It worked but with some drawbacks. The original image I was using was an Arroway texture so it was tiled. Painting a rectangle with the edited version and then saving it and reimporting loses the tiling. Also, for some reason the original wrapped itself around the tree trunk cleanly, showing little of the faceting that occurs when wrapping a cylinder with a texture but the re-imported image breaks up along the facets. Not sure why. I guess the answer is to go back to the original image, save it under a new name and make the necessary changes in Photoshop. But I find that to be unfortunate because, minor though it may be, SketchUp's material editor seems to always give me exactly what I want, whereas Photoshop tends to feel like taking a battleship out for a Sunday boating on the lake. Anyways, thanks for your reply, I'm sure the technique will prove useful in many situations. Have a good Sunday ...
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    Beginner here 2 Sketchup 2013! How long to self teach?

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    And show everyone what YOU are doing. A week or two and you'll get an idea, I hope, of how your own progress will go.
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    NEED HELP WITH MODEL ASAP!!

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    @solo said: I'd like to know what it is, maybe it can be modeled fast and easy from scratch. It is going to be an inhabitable structure that floats on water (organic pier)- similar to zaha hadid or a frank gehry type form. It will eventually have material, structure, and curtain walls however at the moment im just trying to get a shell of this structure to make a physical 3d model of just the form
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    Help with corrupt skp file

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    Hi, Tnx, yeah, I know, I don't have it. But - problem solved. I found a working version on an external drive. I think in general there is no way to solve this fully if it happens.. Tnx anyway.
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    SketchUp VS SolidWorks

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    I use both for work. SU is like bringing a knife to a tank fight, there is really little comparison. Although you can use SW to make quick models they are a mess and are very difficult to rework. Where it is incredible is getting to the exact thing you wish to produce that is very complex and requires high precision between them all. SU can do many things, including making files that can be 3D printed just like any other 3D CAD program. SW does not own this domain in any way, lots of students may use it as well as those who work for well heeled companies but if you are not doing complex assemblies with critical relationships, it's not worth your money. I print and machine parts from both programs, they look identical when they are done regardless of which program they are drawn in. Autodesk has a suite of free programs you can use to make files for printing you may wish to try. A well drawn part in SU will print just fine, you need to ensure its a solid to not have problems. Use the least geometry possible and you will be much happier.

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