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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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    SU2017 odities & update?

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    Dave RD
    Did you install fresh copies of the various plugins and extensions or did you copy them from a previous install? If you did the latter, you shouldn't have. Install fresh copies. Maintenance releases don't overwrite things like toolbar locations so don't worry about installing the new release of 2017. Just do it. Major version releases install as a separate program so you have to set up toolbars and such almost as if you never installed SketchUp before.
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    No shadows on Photomatch

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    Dave RD
    The shadows are missing because the foreground aerial image is in the way. Note the settings in the two screen shots. I turned off the foreground image in the second one and the shadows show just fine. By the way, it has nothing to do with the background image. I just made the background image lighter in the first to make it easier to see where shadows are being cast. [image: IT41_Screenshot-11_30_20164_45_24PM.png] [image: sECr_Screenshot-11_30_20164_46_01PM.png] Here's an image export from the file with the foreground image turned off. I also turned off shadows on ground. [image: xNJl_TechHelpFile.png]
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    SketchUcation Tools in 2017

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    It has already been reported... Unfortunately 'they' changed the way that Extensions are 'switchable' in the newest versions of SketchUp - we have yet to get a reasonable workaround... At the moment the best we can suggest is that you set up a collection of Extensions that you might have normally loading - set all of those 'active'. Then note their 'loader' RB files - from their description available in the SCF Extensions Manager - then if you use the SCF Plugins Manager - you can enable/disable/load-per-session those loader RB files [aka Plugins] - using 'Sets' as desired... When you restart SketchUp any disabled Plugin will NOT load its Extension - but any enabled Plugin should activate its Extension - IF that Extension is preset to auto-activate on start up... Depending on how the Extension and its related Toolbar code is configured, then you might need to either reactivate the Extension or relaunch the Toolbar [often both might auto-activate] when SketchUp restarts...
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    Arrrg! what did I do? Error!

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    More than likely, you are not running SketchUp 2017 as an administrator. In order to make a directory anywhere under the Program Files folder, you must have admin rights in Windows. In general, storing user documents of any type under Program Files is discouraged by Microsoft. We finally corrected where SketchUp reads and writes content files (like materials) in SketchUp 2017. If you are going use a custom Materials folder other than the SketchUp 2017 default, I would suggest placing it under your Documents folder where you have read and write rights, even if not running as an administrator. Hope that helps, Tyler
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    SU 2017 M1

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    Dave RD
    Thanks for the heads up on that Tyler.
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    GROUP NAMES APPEAR AT CAD ORIGIN

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    True
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    IFC Labeling For Export

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    Ladies and gentlemen - no idea?
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    Trying to learn materials

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    Thanks Juju I will have a close look at those. I have used Pro for a couple of years at work. I have Make at home though. Cheers
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    Wire Frame Render

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    Hello there Toon Material might be helpful if you want a clay render with wireframe However,in 3.4 beta you can have another option called edge texture might also be helpful Regards
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    I just wanna say

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    Opens more quickly than previous versions and seems to handle hi-poly a bit better. That's just an impression tho.
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    How to transfer Sketchup settings from regular user to admin

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    I solve the mystery! Thea studio itself was set to run in compatibility mode. So, when I changed that to normal, it works from SU. Thank you both for your helping me clean my mess.
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    Sketchup 2017 extensions:

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    @harnstein said: Except for some specific plugins in most cases you can probably just copy the "master" plugins folder over to the two "slaves" folders which will at least save extra searching time. Won't work for some plugins related to third folders data though. And some plugins store local information (settings, custom data) you wouldn't have access to from the two "slaves" computers. never copy extensions any longer, that's asking for trouble Rather use the extension warehouse features, or the sketchUcation plugin manager, or Smustard's "My Plugins" or a combination of these. Also take a look at Rich O'Brien's CloudUp...
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    SketchUp 2017 - Warning Dynamic Components

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    Hello Dave R The SketchUp 2017 installation should automatically update the "Dynamic Components" plugin, in all versions of Sketchup installed on the computer. This would avoid this kind of very unpleasant message. Here is the video solution with a little ambient music: https://youtu.be/QRt0ih_GEkM
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    Minor issue: Skp files not always in Recent Files list...

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    Thanks for the thought, but that is not the case here. It happens on both my setups, one which runs two monitors, and one that is a single.
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    2017 Fails Installation

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    in connection with an integrated/shared (= lame) intel HD series graphics subsystem - which btw was never made nor thought to use with an OpenGL-based 3D modeler - a driver version higher than 10.18.10.4061 needs to be installed to run SU 2017, otherwise the required OpenGL functionality (as e.g. advanced transparency) is not available or faulty. You may want check if your system is compatible with the new SketchUp 2017 CheckUp tool. Check for the latest driver too by visiting the Dell support webpages resp. running the Dell System Detect support application. If no recent version avail you may also want to check if the recent orig. driver form intel can be installed... which often fails because of mods concerning power saving resp. heat emission made by the notebook maker.
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    Sketchup importing properly with textures:

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    @juju said: @andysvision said: @juju said: @andysvision said: C'mon at least tell me any tip how to import only the 3d model without taking match memory, the last time i did only this furniture went to a 1GB file.... show me some good tips how to lower the meshes and polys or how to import the proper manner ... SketchUp doesn't do well with high polygon count meshes. It's best to optimize the model / mesh before bringing it into SketchUp. Take a look at Mootools as a starting point. Keep in mind that some rendering apps is able to reference external meshes and replace it in the renders from SketchUp. very expensive software this ones.... any other option? With a bit of fiddling you could probably do much of the same with Blender. Also take a look at Meshlab. You'll probably have the best results from Mootools though, maybe they have a Black Friday deal coming up? I know a while ago they had it available at a discounted rate as well... Hint: first download a trial version, sometimes you'll receive an email offering you the software at a special price. In the end it boils down to how often you do this and what your time is worth to you. Many thanks my friend!
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    Validity check

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    Thanks Dave for your reply, There is not any imported 3D object. The file saves ok but displays the error. I did a saved as, under a new file and still got the same error. I decided to just ignore the error and gave it the weekend too sort its self out. By the power of the unknown ( although MS seem to be updating my machine quite regularly at the moment) I have come back after the weekend and started up my machine and I can not reproduce the error in either file. Many thanks
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    Thrupaint - Copy & Paste ability?

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    Hi Fredo; Yes, I realized this late last night after I posted here and I gave it a try. It works perfectly, just as predicted. Thanks so much for the assistance and the excellent plugin.
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    How to make plugin bundles in Extension tools?

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    You can only delete bundles that you created/cloned. All other bundles are named after the device they are associated to. The Bundle name works like this [Device Name]:[SketchUp Version] so for me I have RICH-ASUS:13 Find the setup you want to clone and use that as the master installer for other devices and SketchUp versions. There is always an element of management when dealing with multiple devices and multiple SketchUp versions. For me I've 20 bundles listed going back to SketchUp 8 on a device I don't have anymore. We don't support device bundle deletion because the next time you start SketchUp on that device the bundle will be created again. We'd happily listen to feedback on how to improve it though. We added this bundle feature to see what would happen. We haven't spent too much time refining it.
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    Disable popup notification

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    @box said: Look here http://www.ptfbpro.com/ Thanks, I'll try this application.

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