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    thank You I can't believe I am benifiting something from 2013

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    BlenderGIS can get you pretty good images.. you do need an API key to get set up but it's all free and you can even generate 3d geometry based on the elevations in the satellite images.. it tiles in blender so you the more you zoom the better the image quality to a point.

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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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    Importing SKM files into sketchup Library

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    Your Preferences for File locations should include a Materials folder. Don't use the shipped-materials folder, make your own. It could be anywhere - e.g. your 'My Documents' folder, or more normally in: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2017\SketchUp subfolders - same place as your user's Plugins folder... I have all of my custom folders/subfolders of Materials, Components, Styles, Templates. classifications etc in there... Once you have the folder made and linked in Preferences you can see and export any material SKM from the model or a collection of all material SKMs from the model. To show up in the Materials browser they need to be SKMs - image files aren't listed...
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    3x3 grid overlay for better view?

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    @dave r said: @john2 said: But this grid will have to be changed every time my workspace changes. Maybe if I have scene tabs on or not,the width will change etc. Isn't there a plugin that creates grids matching the screensize? What do you mean? Why would it have to be changed? If you set the watermark to be stretched to fit, it'll change if you change size of the model window. Here are three different workspace sizes. Same watermark image. [attachment=2:2nfbqww2]<!-- ia2 -->Screenshot - 8_4_2018 , 7_32_35 AM.png<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:2nfbqww2] [attachment=1:2nfbqww2]<!-- ia1 -->Screenshot - 8_4_2018 , 7_32_56 AM.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:2nfbqww2] [attachment=0:2nfbqww2]<!-- ia0 -->Screenshot - 8_4_2018 , 7_33_30 AM.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2nfbqww2] I don't know of any plugins to create a grid but I perhaps you can write one if you still think this won't work. You could at least give it a try. Oh...cool! Sorry, my bad. I was mistaken.
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    Skalp page - Warning

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    Without republishing their site the quickest way for them to go secure (https) would be to enable Cloudflare on their site, it can route a std http site through their servers to produce a https one. https://www.cloudflare.com/
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    No Import OBJ

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    If you are ok with spending a few bucks, FluidImporter Lite imports OBJ and works really well.
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    Complete model is upside down -- how to fix?

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    I guess next time...
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    Turning Curved Surfaces Back Into Grids

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    @tig said: To see the surface's edges you could use View > Hidden Geometry > ON They'll then be visible but dotted, and the facets forming the surface become 'separate'. Any smooth/soft/hidden edges can be seen dotted, and selected/edited etc... If you want them as solid edges... To change them all to solid edges [with the setting View > Hidden Geometry > ON], use the Smooth tool [context-menu] and set the slider to minimum, all edges should turn to solid. If some do not change the original author might have also 'hidden' them. To fix those select all of the edges and context-menu > Unhide... Now all edges should be solid, dividing the surface into its facets. All smooth, soft and hidden behaviors having been removed Thank you!
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    Furniture Modelling

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    Post moved to SketchUp Pro & Make Discussions. The Tutorials forum is reserved for tutorials already created.
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    "Failed to Save" during "Autosave"

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    It starts to be a real issue. I experienced this in a bunch of diffrent projects on several PC's (win 7,10 x64) SU2018 fails to perform autosave (no matter it's office server or local drives). I have a series of unreadable .tmp files (approx. 1/4 of original file size). 'Save as'\purging\saving in previos version won't help. The only workaround (if you are lucky not to miss the moment the mess with tmps has begun)is to copy-paste portion by portion to a blank file. A side observetion: all those files had a number of acad drawings for reference. It never bben an issue in last decade though.
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    Floor plan from google earth image

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    Sorry. I don't use Vray.
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    Non-solid objects (Plugin: Solid inspector)

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    We're all guessing, add the model and we can check it.
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    [resolved] Where are native images...

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    @Dave Cool ! Very practical one by one! Another trick is to export 3D in .kmz rename .zip Unzip you have all textures in one time in a folder (but they are renamed texture, texture_0 etc...) Not so bad!
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    How to increase 3D Text segments?

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    In 3D Maybe use Artisan or SubD for subdivide them but you must have principally "Quads" In 2D you can use some Fredo tools (Beziers SPlines) for subdivide curves! Then Extrude with JointPushPull for some variety of 3D results
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    Importing DAE files?

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    Nothing, huh?
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    Forming 3D object

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    With two triangles connect the vertices directly across (bottom to bottom etc.) from one triangle to the other with edges. Then connect a vertex of one to a different vertex of the other and so three times. This way you create triangles that should form faces. You form the shape with 6 triangles altogether. Use smooth/soften window to hide the edges you don't want to see.
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    Any easy way to make free/weavy/fluidity shape?

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    You should check out Artisan...modelling plugin for sketchup. I think it's going to be a help dealing with curved surfaces (TINS). I dont' know any "easy" way to generate that stuff you showed. the only thing I could say is that if it's just "eyecandy" and no bearing on reality...you could just make various curved amoeba shapes...extrude them up. Stack a bunch. Generate various curved surfaces on more-or-less vertical plane...and then intersect them with the flat extruded shapes you made. Delete the extra stuff and you'll have some odd 3D shapes.
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    Components Library

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    @l_breault said: I use dropbox to keep all my pcs with the same files. Same here.
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    Combination of Ryzen+Nvidia for ArchViz?

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    @john2 said: I am on a limited budget of 45000 Indian Rupees. ... Autocad 2D, Illustrator, ... V-Ray .... Revit, Rhino and Grasshopper ... Photoshop ... Adobe InDesign ... Adobe Photoshop ... Adobe Premiere. impressive vector based applications as CAD systems or graphics applications do typically not benefit from multiple cores, raster based applications can. The modeling performance of SketchUp, AutoCAD, Revit, Rhino does rely on the single-thread perforamnce of the CPU, compare it here.
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    PLEASE HELP! Error Loading File vfs.rb undefined method `fil

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    My Sketchup is 2016 with Vray 3.4 and my operating system is Windows 7.
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    SU extremely slow. Could RYZEN processor be responsible?

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    @calypsoart said: My machines do not have multiple users or accounts set up. I believe I am the administrator. right, the Windows default user has administrative rights. Important is, not to install under an other user account but the same which should be used for SU. @calypsoart said: I am looking at trying a GTX 1060 or 1060. which is the same? Everything from a GTX 1050Ti (or better) is typically fine, the GTX 1060 does have a pretty good price-performance-relation. V-RAM dependend on screen resolution, better more than regretting later. Be aware, that higher screen resolutions (e.g. 4K) do have an impact on the screen output performance, i.e. need more GPU power. P.S.: don't full quote, thanks.
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    Controlling line width

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    @involute said: I'm on SU Pro 2018 on Win10. Please update your profile info. About your query, unless you thicken the lines out manually (or with the help of some extension), I don't think you can do what you require straight from SU.

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