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.

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.

@l_breault said: I use dropbox to keep all my pcs with the same files. Same here.

@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.

My Sketchup is 2016 with Vray 3.4 and my operating system is Windows 7.

@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.

@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.

@calypsoart said: I just built this system with a RYZEN 7. Great performance for price. A huge improvement from my previous 2011 first gen Intel i7. The new machine boots in 15 seconds! All software works much faster, AutoCad, Rhino 6, etc. All EXCEPT Sketchup. I don't know what the problem is and if it relates to Ryzen, but Sketchup takes almost a minute to load, as does opening almost any SU file. Once loaded, it functions normally. I've removed Sketchup and reinstalled with the same result, even before adding plugins. Again, I don't know if this is a Ryzen problem and should put it to the Sketchup people. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/KaisoBuild/saved/#view=McfLD3 Hi! Please share your RAM and Hard drive information too.

Hi Sir, Very thanks for you educated explanation Regards

Are these things actually 'hidden', or do they have some 'off' [aka 'hidden'] layer[s] assigned to them ? To see if they are hidden use View > Hidden Geometry > ON... Otherwise, check the layer settings... Check which layers the vanishing objects might have assigned... Obviously, SketchUp should not be deciding to make somethings 'hidden' [in either sense] in an unexpected way... I'm sure we can find the culprit...

Here is the reduced code to export scenes in one go as single images with transparent background. This is not a plugin. Important: Disable Scene Transition, name scenes properly, switch off sky and floor in the SketchUp style used, include the scenes to be exported in the animation Copy the code to the Ruby console and press Enter The images end up in the directory where the model is stored. Sources for code snippets: the above mentioned free plugins from Thomas Thomassen (thomthom) and Rick Wilson model = Sketchup.active_model pages = model.pages original_page = pages.selected_page model.start_operation "ExportScenes" path = (model.path.sub(/.skp/," - ")) pages.each do |page| if page.name==page.label pname = path+(page.name.to_s)+".png" Sketchup.set_status_text("Writing #{pname}") pages.selected_page = page options = { ;filename => pname, ;width => 1920, ;height => 1080, ;antialias => true, ;compression => 0.9, ;transparent => true } model.active_view.write_image(options) end end pages.selected_page = original_page model.abort_operation Unfortunately, the exporter does not work for my purpose, the export of hidden line stiles on a completely transparent viewport. For this I would have to be able to make a Color (White)transparent before exporting. But luckily there are video editing programs that can be used to overlay animations in different styles.

I removed and reloaded Sketchup. It still hangs and is horrendously slow to start up. Even before adding plugins. My Rhino and Autocad are much faster on this machine where SU hangs often. Could this be a problem with RYZEN and SU. Any suggestions?

@calypsoart said: I'm currently finding this to be correct as I do research. However, in the past it was easier to find FirePros cheaper than Radeons. FirePros were never cheaper than Radeons of comparable performance... besides maybe the last time because of the mining hype. @calypsoart said: ...I'm looking at the Quadro P1000 which draws 47w. I'll see if an equivalent GTX 10XX can be had for less. The GTX 1050Ti (TDP 75W covered by PCIe slot) is approx. 10% faster than a Quadro P1000 and available from MSI and Gigaybte as low-profile version (covering 2 slots) starting at roughly 175 bucks (P1000: ~340 bucks).

@pixero said: About the slowness I've read here somewhere before that it is because SU is using the inference engine all the time. I usually hide all edges on imported highres geometry which makes it a bit faster. Exactly. Note that if no drawing tool is selected (only a viewing tool like hand etc.), panning and zooming a complex model already gets MUCH faster. If edges are not shown at all, handling a complex model for me jumps from around 3 jerky fps to a completely smooth ~60fps.

A similar request from 2016 https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=64668&hilit=size+component

I had the same problem and I was placing solar panels on a large roof space. Best way to find duplicates is to edit the component and make the face or shape colour and then change the opacity to half. any duplicates will then be staked and show on the model as darker. then you can simply delete the dark components.

I find that to be common too. Sometimes worse than others (the part about tools not dropping out for example). Also I notice many plugin operations hang for a long time after the action is complete on screen.

I like your light trick. One thing I have done, not wanting to push the render button (cause for me that is sometimes a rabbit hole of time)... for quick "sketches" model views to clients or builders. I take two different shadow version exports, overlay in GIMP, choose a transparency and with a layer mask, run a big fuzzy brush over some areas to change transparency. It can suggest light gradients and even reflection. If you want to geek out you can add ambient occlusion by another overlay or burn tool. I often add a favorite filter to enliven the colors. I think it's faster than adjusting textures. For example I will overlay an interior scene with shadows and one without. I choose setting in the shadow window for each to get the brightness settings I want. If I do it right the process is not technical or time consuming , just some quick adjustments and brush strokes for a better output. Now there's the Ambient Occlusion plug-in that may be a good quick fix for SU output.

Thanks Box, that worked perfectly!

@pilou said: Difficulty of SubD modeling is that you must imagine how your basic form must to be before it will subdivised! ...and for apply a texture http://topologyguides.com 5 pages! https://giancr.com/en/essential-tips-hard-surface-small-details-part-01/ 3 Pages [image: topo-jpg.38626] Thanks Pilou, I'll certainly print these out and have a read through them... applying textures is another question I had so I'll see if I can get through the first stage then work that out after.... Cheers!!