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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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  • EdsonE

    10 years with Sketchup

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    I started using SketchUp in 2001 or 2002 when I went to a ten week course in SketchUp and AutoCAD. I did all the beginner errors but slowly built my knowledge of the program. It's mostly been a pleasant journey but I still think it should have been developed more into a professional tool but I won't go into that here...
  • Joe WoodJ

    Jaggies On The Web Page

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    I tried that same beam connection skp and got 56k too, so my other elevation file must have more 'data' on it.
  • Joe WoodJ

    Motivate A Web Developer?

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    Do you think he is being truthful or not? By showing your version of the picture we respond to your vision of the story. Does his version hold any ground? Doing what Baz said could either ruin his carreer from the start if he is starting. This kind of delays are typical from someone starting on his line of business, or typical of someone trying to con you. They could also be related to many other things... What do you think it's happening? Going social will probably cause great havok to him, but it could also turn against yourself. Could you show up at his place of work and try seeing his work? If so, I would do what Paul Russam suggests, as I believe your entitled to, but I would also try solving this face to face, giving him one last chance for redemption. But I know nothing more...
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    Push Pull Tool

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    I found the problem: the problem was that SubD plugin. under Extensions-subd-preferences ............... I have to uncheck replace push/pull tool
  • Joe WoodJ

    Graphics Programs Question

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    @joe wood said: On my old computer I had Corel Draw and I would mainly use it to create full sized pdf templates of various parts of my structures. I'd export dxf, bring them into Corel, and then 'Publish' them to pdf. You can take that pdf to a printer and get a full sized template printed. I need a similar program on my new computer, so what should I get, Adobe Illustrator, stick with Corel, or something else?? I don't know graphics very well. If you prefer to stick to your previous workflow, have a look at Inkscape. It's open source, you can import dxf files. Install a pdf printer and you're done. Of course, you would be missing all the benefits of having a real-time link between a sketchup model and Layout. So if you want to improve your workflow you might be better off investing time in Layout.
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    New Graphics Card .. Now Have Warning!

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    I think you folks have resolved this issue .. what a crew! I've never just dbl clicked in open space, I've always anchored it and hidden the leader, and no, didn't select Hidden I don't think, thanks for the help with this Major problem!
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    Speedtree - efficient trees for SketchUp?

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    I remember seeing a YouTube video from a guy using LOD trees in Blender Game engine. The video wasn't great but the workflow show lo poly tree generation.
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    Plugin to generate Stereo Panoramas in SU?

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    i've been wondering the same thing hopefully vray will support that on its next release
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    Let's Talk About Export Graphics: PNG, JPG, TIFF...

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    @blackdogsketch said: ... It doesn't seem that YOU are doing it to reduce image export time. if it was too me... overall, you reduce the export time mainly by splitting out the shadows from the textures and any raster line work... here's a realtime export of a simple model... ignore the fact it's crammed so small for the gif, the shadows were 4000px wide, line work 2000 and 3000 texture 2000 ignore the plugin resizing the window, I just added my code in it to save some time coding... I also used a vivid background because I was doing all the post in code and it made it easier... but the principle is the same for manually making these... have x number of style and one scene per view... for each scene export an image, sized depending on the style... i.e. shadow style was biggest because I wanted the most control over it... [image: AURf_vpr_pages.gif] john john
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    Looking to pay someone to draw log cabin plan

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    Old script Stroim_dom_ builds log structures SU v5 http://www.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=414 dtr
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    Impressed by capabilties of 3d modeling on Ipad Pro

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    Some of those capabilities would be nice in SU. Impressive indeed.......
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    Missing faces after save

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    Hmm, ok, good catch! Thanks, I'll poke around with it tomorrow.
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    2D export, smooth lines missing

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    Thanks for this tip! I'll surely try it
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    Import textured models in SU 2015 Pro

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    Thanks for the explanation, TIG. Now I know what to look for if the model is not imported correctly. In this case, No Image-file was included in MTL-file of the model I tried to import. Once again, thank you very much for the explanation.
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    Significant Issues with Exporting 2d Graphics

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    @blackdogsketch said: So when I disable hardware acceleration, is the GPU still doing all the graphics export work? no, the rendering is then done in software by the CPU. Depending on the horsepower of the CPU this may not be much slower (or faster) than the GPU, especially in connection with integrated/shared low-end solutions like the intelHD series of many notebooks.
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    HELP error message

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    andybotA
    does the popup go away if you disable skatter from loading at startup?
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    Animation question

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    An orthographic camera has no field of view unlike a perspective camera. So if you transition from a orthographic to a perspective the shift is because the field of view introduces depth to the scene. [image: 8WPW_ortho-pers.gif] If you transition back to orthographic from the perspective scene you'll see this increased as the camera removes the depth.
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    Model Out Of Plumb?

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    Dave RD
    Perhaps you did get the axes moved slightly by mistake. If you want, send me the file and I'll have a look.
  • Rich O BrienR

    [Solved]DC Dialog troubles....

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    good to here... john
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    Automatically display Entity info of group

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    I was thinking of a leader but I think it will be a lot of extra manual work. if it was just a few items I wouldn't mind too much. holding the cursor over to get the info would be a start but I would need it visable for printing. essentially what I have been asked to do is take someone else's blueprint (hopefully autocad file) and trace the walls to make a wall framing key plan for the framer. I would then label the walls to be visable as to where they are going then copy the walls and line them up to add dimensions to them for easier framing. If it was a house or small multi-family complex I wouldn't mind but this is 2 large 4 storey condo complexes totaling about 180,000 sqft so that's a lot of walls to both name and label.

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