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I'm running Windows 10 and I have Sketchup 7 through Sketchup 2016 installed I was using Sketchup 8 for all my developmental work. Now I use Sketchup 2016 as I like a lot of the new features. More ways to draw arcs, better tool bar handling, trays, better info when working through bugs. The other versions are simply for testing my plugins. I use a strategy where my plugins go into a shared folder that all versions of sketchup use. So I can configure a plugin and then test it on all versions of sketchup. This also makes it much easier when upgrading. When Sketchup 2016 came out all I had to do was drop a 2 line ruby file into 2016's plugin folder. All plugins loaded without having to install them.

Usually, if you align view to a face, the clipping is harder to occur on it. Clipping is related to where your camera is in the model and how big it is. If your project is very big, probably you'll only solve it by splitting your project in multiple files or scaling it down.

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@dave r said: Do they have to be PDF exports? If you have a scene for each image you need to create you could use the Image Set export under Animation. I don't know of a plugin that would do what you're asking but you will likely be limited if you are still using SketchUp 6 as indicated in your profile. Yes the exports need to be pdf for import into illustrator so that they can be edited and then final export from illustrator to svg. I'm playing around with a couple of scripts 'export layers' and 'export scenes' but if they could be combined then bliss ...

@hornoxx said: @dave r said: ...Then drag the thumbnail for the In Model texture to the secondary pane. Presto! Material saved. hey Dave - great and thank you !!! This is a "Duh!" thread information to me! The same thing works for styles and components, too.

THANKS. I TRIED IT.

@box said: @unknownuser said: Or simply select top view, then Cmera, parrallel projection, zoom extents, save scene. That would give you a plan view of an angled roof distorting the relevant sizes, whereas align view would give you a "parallel projection" of the actual size. Here is the same roof from overhead and align view. My apologies, I didn't read all the way through. In your case then: Select face, align view, camera, parrallel projection, zoom extents, save scene. Saving the scene allows you to not go through this each time.

@wimve said: When I search for Draw Helix in the PluginStore and in the ExtensionStore (3.0), I only get one result: John McClenahan: SU Draw Parametric Shapes v2.5.3. This doesn't seem to be Draw Helix. The SCF Plugin Store and Extension Warehouse are not the only resources for plugins and extensions. As for your success after turning the helix on end, Upright Extruder was intended to deal with the twists that occur around climbing paths as typically happens with Follow Me. It was shown in the tutorial.

My work around for now is using UV tool on a simple plane and export this as OBJ. The tex file will be set aside of the OBJ... Voila! Eat this SU! id did add this URL as file name, some windows path of the original builder. Perhaps this causes issues. I think those forward and backward slash at the beginning cause problems on mac "C/\Users\Adam\Documents\Adam Models\SpringLeafBoxwood01.png"

I use this one... http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=ene_texturepositioning_v1.0.2_0 It comes with a rotate 90° tool (right/left) and you can assign shortcuts. The other tool i use a lot is the "align texture to edge". Very helpful!

Thanks Charlie, I know about the difference between 2d and 3d DXF export. The problem is different. In the attached image you can see what the problem is I encounter. The DXF export does generate true arcs (non segmented) code, so far so good, but... In both the DXF to G-code translators I use (free ace converter and USB CNC, the last one a professional program), the G code based on a DXF file generated by sketchup pro 8 results in a mirrored output. [image: KbBS_dxfexportbulgeincorrect.PNG]

You can use Follow me for the outside edge and Curviloft for the main body. q.skp [image: Zp9r_q.jpg]

http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=63338%26amp;p=580075#p580067

I believe that translation is your model units from Sketchups orgin at 0.00, 0.00 based on the lat/long of the location you selected, hope that makes sense, not sure if I explained myself clearly

Maybe something strange in your files going havoc with Preferences - General - Automatically fix problems when they are found (checked) ?? Just wildly guessing here.

Thanks Dave R

@pbacot said: Don't you have "Geolocation / Add location?" Is that a Pro only feature too? Get Location is available in SketchUp Make but manually setting north requires the plugin from the link and it is only functional in the Pro version.

When you say you install SketchUcation toolset from the RBZ, and up pops the SketchUcation dialog, do you mean the large main-dialog listing various plugins, OR the smaller toolbar with three icons [red/blue/gray] ? The SketchUcation toolbar is automatically active when the SketchUcation Extension is activated. You can deactivate its toolbar it by using the Extensions > SketchUcation submenu entry to toggle it off/on, or use native View > Toolbar-dialog to deactivate the SketchUcation entry, or simply click on its close button... [You'll then need to use the View > Toolbar-dialog, or Extensions > SketchUcation submenu entry to reactivate it (toggle)] You can deactivate the Extension itself using Window > Preferences > Extensions and un-checking the SketchUcation entry. You previously said the SketchUcation dialog was opening when you used File > New - I now suspect you really meant the SketchUcation Toolbar ? It should stay off when deactivated as outlined above... If NOT, then can you please provide a screen-shot of the flaky behavior ? Assuming the main-dialog is being flaky... Whenever you tell us the install SketchUp you skim over the part about 'as admin'... If you do NOT select the SketchUp installer-exe icon and right-click > context-menu > Run as Administrator - then SketchUp will install with potential weird happenings stored up for later... Simple being a user with admin-powers is NOT the same, so double-clicking the exe or using context-menu > Run, will NOT work properly and result is weird issues... Thousands of users of Win 10 and v2016 AND the SketchUcation ExtensionStore plugin have no issues like this, so something is adrift with your set up... That's why I suspect a faulty SketchUp installation, resulting in subsequent flaky extension installations/operations [not just SCF's] If you have NOT installed SketchUp by running its installer as the administrator, then I suggest you do the following... Close SketchUp. Ensure you have your SketchUp 2016 installer-exe at hand for use later... Right-click Win 10 icon bottom-left of Windows toolbar > Control Panel > UNINSTALL SketchUp 2016... When that is complete, use 'Run as Administrator' on the installer-exe icon as explained at the start of this post. When that's done, reinstall ALL of your extensions/plugins. The earlier uninstall will have left them intact, but in case the flaky SketchUp has damaged permissions etc, I recommend you start afresh. Install them a few at a time, and test to see if there are issues... Report back... If should not be so difficult

It installs a hidden plugin for each version of SU it finds... if you installed it before you installed v16, then it couldn't find it and won't function in v16... A complete reinstall of the driver does insure v16 gets a copy of the plugin... and as your not on a mac, it shouldn't crash and burn your computer like it does on mine... although, Box has had a few problems on his PC of late... john