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    Does trimble still support Sketchup viewer for iphone?

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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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    Single group to multiple groups

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    That worked great! Thanks! Stuart
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    Plugin to fix the face

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    ThomThoms CleanUp³
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    Animation Rendering Software?

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    I recommend the SketchUp plugin MSPhysics as a simulation and animation tool in combination with Twilight Free (Pro approx. 99 €) or Indigo RT (approx. 145 €). Single frame sequences, rendered and/or in SketchUp style, can be easily combined with video software to create movies and superimposed for the desired look.
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    How to use Flowify on Circular face

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    You must make a very tiny seam on the circular form! (center to perimeter or from anywhere to the perimeter) Because form must have 4 "sides" ! So another solution here a big one seam! But you see easily the "4 sides" of the curvated surface! [image: file.php?id=146671] [image: file.php?id=146672]
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    Section Fills in 2018

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    The section fill doesn't create a group on its own. If you use Create group from slice you do get a group and of course it's only the outline. There's no face. It can be difficult to see and select that group if there's a fill and especially if the fill color is black. You can change the fill color, of course, or you could select the group in Outliner. I'm not seeing any issues with the fill updating when moving the section cut. The group from slice doesn't update but then it never did. [image: BuXD_section.gif]
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    Convert meshes to polygonmesh

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    Sketchup to DWG is very easy in free with the fantastic PCon Planner! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-gde3oI1p4
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    Automatic alignment - how to?

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    A very versatile tool indeed! Just a little trick : all Targets must be a same copy component else Source(s) don't follow the different target's orientations! I believe in this one you have Relative size or not! ComponentReplace.zip
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    Copy components in place

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    @pilou said: You've burned already much more time in this thread! But learn many funny things! @rv1974 said: You've burned already much more time in this thread Haha no doubt you're both correct! Still I feel I have learned useful things from both of you in this thread that I will experiment with, maybe I can find the perfect solution in the end, I do a lot of this plans so I think its on of those worth it once you learn how type things. Thank you both!
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    Why am I in a sort of XRay mode?

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    It has assigned the shortcut 'k'...
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    [Q] Adding Road Material

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    Might this be what you're looking for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNt8g6ERUE4
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    Soft furnishing model

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    Hi Box thanks so much! I had breakthrough, what I was doing was trying to modify your model for practice and was drawing lines in "free air" such a newbie mistake . Then I realised that starting with a box and modifying faces and edges is the way to go. Have attached a rough render. Need to work out how to do seems, tufts and other real world imperfections as well as getting around materials. [image: hne1_Roughchair3.png]
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    Shape bender question

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    Ah thanks box and others, am on a mission to do a chair that has to be finished by Monday ( Edited:and I have no idea what I am doing) so have changed methods. Cannot re visit Shape bending, that model does not exist any more.
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    SketchUP plugins for creating walls and to punch windows

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    I use DIBAC for laying out my walls in plan (2D). What is attractive about DIBAC is that it is very fast for editing layouts before the walls are lifted up, either with its own internal tools, or simply with the push pull tool itself. To be able to edit quickly in plan is the key - as I imagine you can agree. DIBAC allows me to do so. Good luck.
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    DELETE COMPONENT

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    Thank you. I figured it out, I guess. Simple really. If I select a component in the list, which seems like the normal thing to do,and right-click the "delete" function is grayed out. But for all the non-selected items on the list it is there to use. This is not very clear at first for, if I don't click on it, the component is not identified, except by where I hover the mouse (even the warning doesn't name the component). I guess I just hate the component window, and will not worry about what's in it or not, and go on avoiding it.
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    Help: Axis Issue

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    I tried that but it doesn't appear to do anything in the 2018 version of sketchup. (EDIT) It also doesn't include groups (only components)
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    Assigning attributes to old components not working

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    I just tested it with a model made in SU2016. It worked just fine for me. After saving the file and quitting SketchUp, I reopened it and the info was still present.
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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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    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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