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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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    Plugin that will crate a skin by 'draping' over a shape.

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    Thanks Rich, Great help and can think of a few more applications for this method.
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    Add icon to plugin

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    Thanks kaas. It works like a charm.
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    2017 Selection tool is giving me the "blues"

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    Dave RD
    Now you'll have to find some other reason to sing the blues. Did you dog run off and leave you, maybe?
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    3D Scanning a room

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    I have tried DPI-8 handheld 3D scanner, it is easy to use. http://mep.trimble.com/products/scanning/dpi-8-handheld-3d-scanner
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    2d vector exports that preserve transparency and hidden line

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    @john2 said: I haven't done any of the financial activities as far as the eps or pdf outputs of sketchup are concerned. The output is taken from a software called Adobe Illustrator. everything created with SketchUp, regardless if further processed with another application, is bound to the license terms agreed by you, transfering to another application for the final, commercially used export is obviously a commercial usage too
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    Error when loading Sketchucationtools.rbz

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    It works! Many Thanks, François
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    Workspace - office deployment

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    Dave RD
    Having been through the process of setting up SketchUp on multiple computers, I have a process the seems to streamline it. The first things I do are open SU in the previous version and save the blank template file into a directory I can easily find. Then I make a screenshot of the entire SketchUp screen and save that image in the same directory. Since I use both Mac and Windows, I have a screen shot for each. Next, I install the SCF Extension Store so I can install the bundle from SCF. I also install my extensions from the EW. I've already got my custom styles, materials and local component collections in a directory called SketchUp Assets. I don't put them in the User/AppData or Use/Library/Application Support directories. I open the saved template file in the new version of SketchUp and immediately use File>Save as template... Next, I import as an image the screenshot I made of the old version to use as a guide for placing toolbars and creating the custom toolbars on the PC side. Then I make the toolbars and place the ones I want displayed. Finally, in Preferences, I point SketchUp to the appropriate folders in the SketchUp Assets directory. That Assets directory, the screenshot and the template file can all be copied to a memory stick or to a network drive.
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    Sketchfab Uploader in 2017

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    @alexschreyer said: That model looks good. Have you tried their PBR rendering option (somewhere in the editor)? I find it makes materials more shiny and metallic, which should work well in your case. I took a little simpler model and started trying to learn how to produce a more metallic look to the metal frames in my models. Here is a sample DCW Top Brush Again, your feedback on the process is welcome.
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    SketchUp 2017 DAE Export for Sketchfab

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    Tried those settings and it did not have any affect on the problem. I am talking to Sketchfab as it seems the error might be on their side or that SketchUp 2017 is doing something different. The model shows up as empty on the Sketchfab side. If we get a resolution, I will post it here...
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    Segmented circles and arcs problem - is it solved?

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    Maybe this ? For SU Make [image: cercles_seg.jpg] [image: cercles1_seg.jpg]
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    How to flatten faces to a cut

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    Dave RD
    Leave the section cut faces in place on the model so the model behind the section cut can be seen, too. Make a scene for each section cut view. To show those views, you can easily place the scenes as viewports next to each other in LayOut. As for something more structured, that part is up to you. You just have to develop a structured work flow.
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    Component names

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    Hi Stuart Fuel - only just seen this, thanks for the heads up. I'll give this a try and see what happens. More components to make / amend next week so this info is timely! Cheers
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    Wacom Pen in SketchUp?

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    yes in sketchup zoom function suxxl ; shortcut system is very old; but anyway I like have set [shift]+ [ctrl]+ [alt]+[spacebar] for "camera/zoom" in my wacom drivers
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    Quick way to batch convert .jpg textures to .skm?

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    There is an old one called massmaterialimporter which may work. I'm sure someone can update it if it does not. Edit - it stil works in 2017.
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    Can you substitute profile faces in existing follow me objec

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    Collage ArchitectureC
    I second that! Profile builder can let you easily tweak these profile's shape width/length、placement、mirror、material in one step with one click,very slick!
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    Open street map and sketchup?

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    Beware, I have used this data in the latest version of Lumion and it's not really that great. Seems to have no 3D topo information and the buildings heights are limited or non existent for most areas.
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    Dear Sketchup Team.

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    @otb designworks said: @mike amos said: I also find the additional reference points when drawing to be a thorough nuisance rather than helping. I have to agree with this statement. I feel like the "improvements" to the inference engine over the last two releases have done nothing but make the modeling process more cumbersome and confusing. I agree with both you and Trimble in this regard. More inferences are very useful but things need to be fine tuned to a point that they work flawlessly. I'll add that some of these inferences are, in fact, only visual cues. Those are, imho, useless.
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    Port Shortcuts from windows to mac

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    I need to migrate SU keyboard shortcuts from Mac to Windows. Any suggestions?
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    Curve bender won't bend to correct shape

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    I agree with Dave. If you put the line and curve on the xy plane and aligned with the x axis, it works everytime.
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    Sketchup lagging without any reason

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    Dave RD
    I'm glad that helped. Notifying nVidia may or may not help. They are always releasing new drivers so the next release might take care of the issue. If you didn't manually download and install the driver update before, be on the lookout for it to get updated again. Or turn off auto updates.

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