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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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    Move copy by distance

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    Okay, here's a new model. I was having issues with it yesterday that caused me to finally reach out and bother you. I spent the last couple of hours working with no issues, but finally ran into some. Like I said, this does not seem to be specific to any model, nor is is consistent within any model. I was finally able to replicate the issue and noticed that it does seem to happen when I am trying to move copy a single line from an edge within a face. I'm not sure now that you will be able to see anything as it took me a couple of hours to recreate, whitecoat syndrome I guess... I use alt because it is the same as the option key on my computer. As-Builts.skp
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    SketchUp to Blender observations

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    FormZ Free laks of Sweeps, Loft, and fillets!
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    2018 - The most unstable version I have ever used.

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    Mike AmosM
    With the variation of hardware and software there is no way any program will have 100% success. There will always be combinations that fail. Add to that different folks making personalisations in any number of settings and I am surprised the results are as good as they are.
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    Hardware upgrade advice required

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    @glenn at home said: and buy a motherboard that uses m.2 ssd hard drives and when you do get m.2 SSD drives, make sure they're the PCIE flavor, else there will be no speed advantage over a regular SATA SSD.
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    Wrap custom shape path around dome

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    @fleawig said: Thanks, that's very helpful. Perhaps if I do the whole intersection operation at a larger scale, then scale down the results at the end--that could work? I'll try it out. (As well as your other suggestions.) That's a good idea, but still the segments have to be greater [in number]. Importing a larger file MIGHT give you better curves, but the dome likely has to have more facets and scaling one up alone won't do that. It may be a good idea to do the trimming at a larger scale because SketchUp has difficulty creating very small faces. It's OK however to scale down larger faces once created.
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    Scenes keep changing after updating

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    Thank you Dave. All working great now.
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    Geolocation 3D toggle feature removed

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    @paolo said: Dave thank you for your reply, I understand your facts but that doesn't mean that I and many others which have been using SU for many years are wrong to be deeply disappointed... I understand that you are disappointed but it doesn't change the facts. Google removed access to their Maps API so versions of SketchUp that used Google Maps for Geo-Location no longer have anything to access. @paolo said: Don't want to be rude but by the way how much will it cost to follow your suggestions for such a basic feature (probably you don't need it if doing "woodworking"). You'll need to check with the Placemaker folks. The extension doesn't come for free and neither does the high res imagery they offer. Digital Globe doesn't supply their data for free. I expect their employees insist on getting paid for their work and the required infrastructure doesn't come out of thin air. You're right. I don't need that sort of stuff for most woodworking projects but I do a lot more with SketchUp than just woodworking projects. If I need high res location imagery I'll use Placemaker, though. Their imagery for most areas is better than Google's offering was anyhow. @paolo said: Perhaps is time to learn Blender or why not Rhino. I think it's a good idea to keep learning. Helps to keep senility at bay. What do Blender and Rhino use for geo-location data?
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    Understanding xyz coordinates

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    Yes, it's odd. I did find there is a Utilities plug in that includes create face and a query tool. The query tool seems to get it correct. I don't think you can capture the data and label the drawing with it, but it does display the xyz coordinates. We didn't get much interest in this topic. I would have thought many would have a problem finding locations in space. Pat
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    Toolbars and Menus

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    Thanks Rich, do you know if there is a way to send Aerilius a message, to see if he is still developing the Toolbar Editor many thanks Dan
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    Location of SketchUp 2015 Plugins Folder on Mac

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    Thanks, I don't know why I was getting an error with them then. However, I found my 2018 license details in my junk mail, so in switching to 2018, it's all fine again.
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    Help with Modelling a Chair

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    @rv1974 said: Alvis, great video! @2.15, why not just JPP (noborders mode) to offset she shell? 2nd question: How would you make (KEPENG A GOOD TOPOLOGY)this groove between 2 parts? Could you add this part to the vid? Thanks in advance Yes It would be a solution to use the JPP. But the toplogy is distorted. [image: KTpm_1.JPG] [image: VhdV_2.JPG]
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    Truncated cone

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    This already solved in your post on the SketchUp Community Forum but for others who come along, Follow Me by itself won't yield the results you're after. You should start with a circular path and scale the bottom to an ellipse. [image: YoMO_Screenshot-1_17_20189_59_23AM.png]
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    Evermotion and sketchup

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    Evermotion models usually come in the following formats: MAX C4D OBJ FBX, with several flavors of Max files, not just for Vray (scanline, mental ray, etc) and you only download the ones you want when you want. I would go ahead and buy the Evermotion set, then download a demos of the Simlab importer plugins for sketchup - obj importer, fbx, etc. and see which ones works best for your workflow. The $100 or so for the Simlab plugins are definitely worth it if you plan to use often and want to build a library of skp objects from high quality Max models. They are fast and do a good job if you use them correctly. Again, install demos of various Simlab importers for Sketchup, then try importing different file formats to Sketchup to see which works best for you. (if you don't want to purchase Evermotion set yet, then you can try downloading free assets of various formats.) Also, the general work-around for doing 'real' 3D work without having a 3DS Max license is using Blender. There will be a slight learning curve, but you can open files, layout UVs and export to different formats.
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    Warning dialogue after re-installing podium

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    @whitelock said: (i have had podium for years and always just take it with me from one sketchup version to another) Maybe this is your problem. That's generally not a good thing to do because there are often changes made between SketchUp versions that require extensions to be updated. It is best to install all extensions fresh from the source when upgrading to a new SketchUp version. At least try that and see if it helps.
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    Difficulty with image wrapping

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    Hi As Dave said, I cleaned (redid) the geometry first (using the axes for the circles or arcs), then clarified the dimension of the inner arc to adjust the texture size exactly to this dimension, assuming that's your intention (?). In addition, I separated the outer concrete shell from the inner (to become painted) surface to get easier access to this face. For texturing I used Fredo6´s ThruPaint plugin then. To make this entire procedure much easier, this can happen at a short section instead of the whole length of the tunnel [image: zzSF_TunnelTestHX.jpg] Tunnel Test HX.skp
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    Defaulting to SU 2018

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    @slbaumgartner said: @sketch3d.de said: Installing SU v2017 again should fix this behaviour anyhow. Although that should work, you really shouldn't need to do an reinstall, just to fix up the "file association". See, for example https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-change-file-associations-in-windows-2624477 It works only in theory. In practice, Windows always opens with the latest exe. @Liam: you should download appropriate file version (<= 2017). then right click on file icon and choose open with Sketchup 2017. Alternatively, if you are not buying v2018, just uninstall it.
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    Suddenly Not Casting Shadows!

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    Yes! I thought that I checked it, but I probably looked from too far away so that the dotted blue line over the sand texture looked like solid... Now when checking afterwards the dotted line really looks quite solid over sand. Thanks!
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    Batch Image Output

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    An update for anyone wanting to create a ’Catalogue’ of skp thumbnails using Mootools 3d Browser. It may not be the best process but it works just great for my requirements. Open directory of thumbnails in Mootools Print to OneNote Save resulting Print file as a PDF Thanks to JuJu for reminding me that I have Mootools. CATALOGUE-DECORATIVE OBJECTS.pdf CATALOGUE-PILLOWS.pdf
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    Push pull

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    One possibility is that if you are "looking through" the hole as you push-pull, the tool naturally stops at the opposite face because there is no other inference in that direction based on the cursor's location. This doesn't happen when you are viewing more from the side so that the tool can find a meaningful distance to extrude based on the cursor position. [image: mDp5_pushpull.gif]
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    Error loading on startup

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    Taking another look, there is a deeper issue in addition to the Gatekeeper quarantine: the extension's code is attempting to load a Ruby 2.0.0 library from the Frameworks distributed with SketchUp, but SketchUp 2018 does not contain such a library, it has Ruby 2.2.0. So even if you figure out the quarantine thing, this extension isn't going to work under SU 2018!

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