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    thank You I can't believe I am benifiting something from 2013

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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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  • john2J

    OpenGL trouble or what?

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    @john2 said: ...in favor of AMD with respect to openGL support? steamcommunity. com fast OGL output for 3D gaming and an accurate OGL output for 3D modeling is a different thing. sure, bigger (x64) is better... not. Using the 32-bit version of SU will verly likely avoid issues with the flaky 64-bit OGL support of the AMD Crimson driver... has done it already at least for most other users. but hey, as always, it's up to you... live with the crashes or fix'em by using SU x32... at least until AMD provides an mature OGL x64 support. if ever buying a new device an SU relevant for you, go for a dedicated nVidia GeForce GT(X).
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    Startup Lag

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    It seems that it was my components window. My history had a network location that was hosted on another machine in my home network so it was taking a killer amount of time loading that... i think. Once I removed it from the component browser history, it starts up in less than 5 seconds.
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    How to mold shapes around a curved surface?

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    The most common way would be to use Intersect Faces. Can you share the SKP file so we can see exactly what you've got so far?
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    Creating a flat face for two joining pieces

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    if you find it difficult to align the plane, make a plane by attaching the center points, top and bottom of both pipes, then draw a line from the mid points between the "top" to the same on the "bottom" then push pull the planes either way to get the intersection plane. (Top and Bottom maybe left and right depending on the orientation)
  • sfto1S

    3d Trimble scanner/camera

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    Here's their hand held unit, http://www.trimble.com/construction/DPI-8-Handheld-Scanner No experience with it. Then there is also their full size 3D scanners. Both create point clouds not images, but with the full size scanner, once it's done scanning, you can remove it from the tripod and using an adapter mount a camera and take pictures to cover almost 360°. This will give you images and can be used to colorize the point cloud also, though all in Trimble software of course.
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    Adding objects into a group/component

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    @tig said: Try group.entities.add_instance(other_group.entities.parent, other_group.transformation*group.transformation) other_group.entities.parent.instances[1].material=other_group.material other_group.entities.parent.instances[1].layer=other_group.layer### you can also copy over other attributes of 'other_group' if appropriate other_group.erase! 'other_group' is 'cloned' into 'group.entities' and the original erased - here we also copy its material and layer... Thanks for this. Was useful. Of course, assigning names (variables) to each instance, makes copying layer straightforward; group2.layer = group1.layer
  • JClementsJ

    Photo Match, is there a way to delete matched photo

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    What I usually do is click on the photomatched scene. Then click add new scene. Orbit scene a bit and then click on the newly added scene. The background image will have disappeared. Now switch between the photomatched scene and the copy to see if they align. Hope this helps.
  • syburnS

    Import model axis wrong

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    OBJ is another 3d data file. In Pro you can export in that format. There's an OBJ importer available... http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=obj_importer It has the option to flip the YZ axes as well as choosing units etc... It's slow, but free. There's also a paid importer by Fluid, that is faster. http://www.fluidinteractive.com/products/sketchup-extensions/fluidimporter/
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    Importing a 3d model from google earth into sketchup

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    @dave r said: I finally had a chance to look at the location in Google Eart. It appears the buildings were drawn in SketchUp after all. But the link provided to the model in GE is no longer valid. since they stopped accepting SketchUp models some time ago, it would indicate the model is old. I tried searching the 3D Warehouse for the listed authors but they don't seem to have a presence there. Contact google and maybe you'll have some luck. Thanks, I will try it.
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    Intermittent component placement weirdness

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    sounds like a reversed faces scenario... are all faces showing the 'front' face? john
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    Micro-Geometry Errors..Am I alone?

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    SketchUp have problems creating faces that are smaller than one square millimeter. It has no problem Showing already created small faces though. The solution is to make a component and copy it and resizing the copy. After that you model in the enlarged copy and you will se the correct result in the original component. At last years SketchUp basecamp in London Felix Heuman & Anders Lyhagen showed how they created classic architecture in extreme detail. They worked with columns that were 1 km high to get the level of detail they wanted. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=179%26amp;t=62983#p576780
  • john2J

    Sketchup crashes upon start.

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    Okay, now the situation is that I found an old setup of sketchup 2016 (version 16.0.19912 - 64 bit). I installed it and it ran fine. My plugins folder was renamed as "plugins_latest". Okay so far so good. I renamed the folder back to plugins, and sketchup still started. I closed it and restarted it again. Then it crashed with the same "amd driver has crashed and recovered error" Now I renamed my plugins folder back to "plugins_latest". Now sketchup as usual created a new default plugins folder and now its running fine. I also did registry cleaning with CCleaner. I think the culprit is some plugin that crashes sketchup. What should I do now?
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    Styles Broken

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    Thanks Box, you are a genius. Unticking 'use maximum texture size' worked perfectly. I'll get my Graphics Card updated as well. It's a work computer and tech support is slow.
  • syburnS

    All my furniture components are slowing sketchup

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    PixeroP
    A "trick" I use when I have to have high poly models in SU is to set the view to wireframe select all edges and hide them. It makes it a bit faster since SU doesn't have to draw every edge in the viewport.
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    Bending a honeycomb holed sheet

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    @box said: Another option, depending on the finished result you are after. Use a texture instead of the geometry and apply it to a U-shaped face.
  • jgillickJ

    Push-Pull face not on axis

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    cotty I used the scale tool
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    Questions about soap skin plugin

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    Try this from Sketchup school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcOrlX5wgLE
  • Bryan KB

    Cannot find and delete hidden objects in import

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    Thanks to both of you. I did check those after your recommendations and appreciate the suggestion as this is something I will now be more aware of in the future. It turns out there was a guideline I could not see that off the screen and this is one part of the problem. The other part of the problem was SketchUp itself misbehaving and not properly unhiding everything nor purging unused properly. Even select all was not showing the offending objects. Outliner finally worked properly and I was able to erase the unused. After 5 tries doing all of the above steps, the model was finally purged of unused and imported cleanly. Thanks again for the help.
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    Orbit Plugin Request

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    @box said: Dave, he gave you the link directly to it in his post. Yes, that is what I used to get the plugin.
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    Landscape plugin?

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    Two parts video from winning with sketchup on YouTube, regarding box and rich answer that I just watched today. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjVrL0oetQ

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