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    @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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    Scenes Not Diplaying Correctly on Workspace

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    @dave r said: How are you installing Fredo's extensions? I have tried using both Extension Mgr and by downloading the .rbz and installing through Windows>Preferences. Either way errors on startup. I have already gone through all the possible fixes, I'm going to try to install 2018 on my workstation later to test.
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    Deleting .rbz file

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    Dave RD
    The RBZ file is not needed after you've installed the extension. You don't need to keep it and I would recommend deleting it. Extensions you install will be in a user directory that is not affected by uninstalling/reinstalling SketchUp. If you ever do need to refresh the SketchUp installation and replace the extensions, it would be wisest to install the extensions fresh from their sources instead of from old RBZ files you've kept. If you use the Sketchucation Extension Store tool and the Extension Warehouse to install extensions, you won't have any RBZ files to delete except the one for SCF Extension store which you need to download from here to install.
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    Creating a plaid on a chair - cloth simulator?

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    Thanks, Jorgensen! For the link, here is ClothWorks: https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=69485
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    Model size

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    Dave RD
    As part of using components, consider making very simplified proxy components to stand in for the complex components like your columns. If you make the proxies with the same relative origin and axis locations as the complex ones, you can easily swap one for the other using Select Instances and Replace Selected in the Components window. Also make sure you eliminate any unseen geometry. If details you are drawing won't be seen up close, make them simpler. The bead along the length of the crown molding doesn't need to be made of a large number of segments. Eight will probably do. If the insides of closet doors won't be seen, they don't need to be detailed on the inside. It's fun to see the materials as you go but resist the urge to paint as you build. Save painting for the end. By the way, keep up on correcting face orientation as you go. It's a lot easier to fix it as you go along than it is to go back and fix it.
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    Extension: JF Add Layer?

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    Then I won't redistribute them. I guess legally if he did not explicitly allow redistribution, it is not allowed. Still, just removing all plugins distributed over years without leaving a note is pure anti-social behavior in my book.
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    Copy - paste in place error

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    You are using layers incorrectly. Have read here. https://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000122
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    Problem with glued components

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    You are probably right. But I only trace buildings that I have to refurbish/convert, and I always double check measurements on site. The only other scenario I can think of for tracing buildings is for archviz, where that accuracy doesn't seem needed to me. All my other buildings are modelled directly in sketchup. An advice I'd give you if you want to really use CAD imports is to group it and trace over the group with the rectangle tool. That will assure the orthogonal results which sketchup needs
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    Drawing an eroding landscape (sink)

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    Looks like a pain to clean! But I guess if you can afford it you aren't the one cleaning it!
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    Smoothing contour slices

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    Thanks! I'll give it a shot and see how it works. Best, Chris
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    How should I make this

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    Dave RD
    Either way, I'd only model half of it since it is symmetrical.
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    Any chance to fix this .skp-file?

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    @titatonio said: It's very important to me, to be able to restore these files. if older revisions or backup files (.SKB) do exist, you may want try to recover them by using the capable "GetDataBack" recovery software (trial avail.). Don't write anything further to the thumb drive to avoid damaging hidden instances of the required files.
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    How to rotate texture without scaling it

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    @mikar said: Great tips (an so much effort put into explaining)! Thank you all very much! @joe wood said: Thanks Dave! I never knew you could r click again and choose 90*! That'll be very handy! = again a D'oh!- moment for me and I join in these thanks
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    Terrain from Bad Contours

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    This is a great plugin to create terrain in SketchUp. https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=52039
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    Sketchup-RBC智能坐标轴（Intelligent reset axes）

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    百花齊放，百家爭鳴! 翻译你的工具，如果你想要我的钱 提前致谢
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    Installed 2013, then uninstalled, causing problems

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    @juju said: @hellnbak said: I've got everything almost ready to install a new C drive (Samsung 850 Pro, my SSD of choice), I'll tackle that this afternoon. Good choice on the SSD! Please tell me it is the PCIE version and not the SATA version, it's much quicker. No, I'm just sticking with the SATA version. Yes, the PCIE is much faster, but it's speed that I don't really need. I do no gaming or anything like that. Just old-fart stuff
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    Sketchup Pro 2015 Crash on Exit

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    Thanks Dave R. Now that you mentioned it, it could be an outdated extension. I been meaning to do some cleaning in that area. I will start there and see if the crashes stop.
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    Where did my autosaves go?

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    On a PC the model's backup files [named xxx.SKB], and on MAC [named xxx~.SKP] are saved with the model's xxx.SKP file. The model's Auto-Save files usually get put into a default location... This is set on a PC in: Preferences > File > Models - its default is ../Documents/ On a MAC it is always saved in your: User > Library > Application Support > SketchUp NNNN > SketchUp > Autosave ...folder Named as AutoSave_xxx.SKP ?
  • Mike LuceyM

    What's the best way to learn SketchUp Shortcut Keys?

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    Like this: [image: hHvf_Context_Menu_Shortcut.png] open the group/component and select a face only go to 'Preferences/Shortcuts' and filter on 'select'. grab this bar and drag right to view the full menu item name (you can't modify the Preferences window size itself) select the 'Bounding Edges' item from the list enter your shortcut The main thing to remember is that to add a shortcut for a context menu item, you must be in the specific context that loads it into the context menu flyout (you can check that by right clicking and seeing if your desired item shows up in the flyout: if not, you're not yet in the proper context). Otherwise it won't show up as an option in the 'Shortcuts' list. It's not obvious that it works this way, but once you understand how it works it does make sense. Hope this helps. Doug
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    Importing from Blender particles into sketchup components

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    Maybe a method in this order Import OBJ By TIG Loos2Groups By Chris Fullmer Groups to Components By Thomthom Component Compare by Thomthom
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    20/20 and SketchUp

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    You can view the meshed objects in plan, or elevation view and then use the Autocad command "Flatshot" and it will create 2D a block of what is visible on your screen. Then you can explode the block and delete out any little bits that you don't want. It's still a bit of work, but it's way faster than exploding an entire 3D object and sorting through the garbage that happens when you do that. JP. Bernier Draw! Studio @carrye said: The .dwg I have received are not good at all. They are wire mesh and not only do they have to be gutted but smoothed out. I can only smooth them so far or I end up losing too much detail so I go in and hide lines manually after a certain point. Can 20/20 models be exported as smoothly-curved AutoCAD solids instead of meshes? Is it better to export to .dxf than to .dwg?

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