Thanks, Box, I imagine much of your best work is done at your work place despite the distractions.

I did not find the plugin directory and I was afraid that it could not work. thank you for the confirmation Flyer50

In the link provided, it suggest searching for 'Materials', but that isn't the best choice... SU should have two Material folders but only makes the 'User' one when you make a new material inside SU... so it better to look for a redundent [still included] folder that has always been placed in the User path... to open it in Finder you can copy/paste into Ruby Console... `open "#{Sketchup.find_support_file('OldColors')}"` on mine that's /Users/johns_iMac/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2016/SketchUp/OldColors In that SketchUp folder add a new folder named Materials [it will not get deleted on upgrading]... add any material sub-folders into there, they must contain skm files to work... once made drag it into the Finder sidebar for easy access [image: TKpz_mac_mats.gif] there are other gif mini tuts about add materials from inside SU... john

Is it possible you are turning them off in the View menu or you're using a style that has them turned off? Are you really still using SketchUp 7?

can you give a few steps to how you got there? also, I am guessing you push and pull on certain nodes once the general shape is there but that results in all different sized triangles. Is there a more rigid approach to maintain uniform dimensions to skin?

With such a geometry is also easy to make it tile. You can also export a background black and tiles white and use this as a mask so you can blend with other textures/grunge maps and you can make your material.

You're welcome. I periodically run into the same thing after I've had Use Maximum Texture Size enabled for a project and forget to disable it again. I rarely need it enabled but once in awhile it comes in handy.

The "first" part worked because the "Name:" was changed. The "second" part changed the "Definition Name:" which is apparently what you were looking for. So just ignore the first part. My apologies, I forgot that SU8 doesn't accept multi-line input. But since you have Aerilius' console, you can save the snippet and recall and use it anytime you need it. Be aware that, as written, the code expects the components to not be aligned with or along the "Y" axis. Otherwise, it should always work.

Ask the developer would be the best option.

Thanks very much sdmitch but Jim PMed me and sent me a copy. And thanks for the rename tool, I haven't used it yet.

Read this thread: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=45473#p45473

@ridation said: another question is : I have to make a 3dsmax export to render it from , because my render guy do not know SU very well . You can simply import the skp directly into max. It should come in incl. all layers, materials, texturing and scene settings. To be able to work on the geometry later in max you should weld vertices in max. In my opinion the easiest way to texture curved surfaces is ThruPaint.

@djh said: @d12dozr said: Select object(s) > Right click > Flip along > Red/Green/Blue axis Thank you, d12dozr. Very easy. I use Flip Along often enough I made keyboard shortcuts.

@studio43 said: DiBac plugin looks promising. Unfortunately, website order form is not in English, so I will have to wait to purchase

Ok, I get it, but to update a scene your saying not right click on scene tab, but use the update button in the scene manage is best.

also have a look at this: http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=as_flatten

Can someone calculate the optimum sinewave formation for each of the individual nine tails used to flog this particular dead horse, please show all your working.

Why I am using a laptop exclusively is a kind of long story but the bottom line is that I am a retired guy who does some part time modeling (less than 10hrs/month) for a company that builds car washes. It is their laptop which is a gaming machine with plenty of memory and a 17" screen. I do most of the work sitting in the kitchen and do not have an external monitor sitting in here for me to work with. If I had a dedicated work environment I would definitely use an external monitor. They recruited me and got me started using SketchUp. I do not have an engineering background and although I like computer graphics, I do not consider myself an artist in any stretch of anyone's imagination. However, all of that said, I am enjoying learning how to use SketchUp and am trying to expand my knowledge base. I like the concept of the trays because they allow me to at least semi organize my work environment the way it is most convenient for me. I tried having the trays docked on the right but the constant flying in and out and having to try to catch the tray sometimes and having it disappear at the wrong time because of mouse movement kind of gets to me. I organized them as follows: Objects - this try combines Entity Info, Materials, and Soften Edges since these are the most used facilities when developing components or working on model layouts. I also use the Entity Info to assign items in the layout to a Layer for later controlling what is visible in a given scene. Components - I put this try by itself because I have build around 200 components (pieces of car wash equipment) that I then use in the layout for a car wash. Scenes/Layers- I combined these two because I use scenes in every layout to show different views of the car wash layout. A couple of those scenes show dimensions and text that tells what each piece of equipment is and is location in feet along the conveyor. By combining the Scenes/Layers into a single tray can easily manage which layers are visible in a scene without jumping back and forth to different trays. Outliner - The only thing in this tray is the outliner. This gives me quick access to the outliner and managing the organization of the layout. I do not use this tray very often but it does give me access to the facility. Styles - I have a pretty standard style that I use for all of my car wash layouts so I do not mess with them very often. I have also added things like shadows, fog, & match photo combined on this tray because I rarely these function. Help - Again, I rarely use this tray but it is there if I need it. Here is an image of my current tray configuration: [image: yxwM_SU-Trays.PNG] I do have this one docked on the right side of the screen and is always there. I have found this to be more convenient for me and the way I work.

@pmolson said: ....... To each his own. I offered some (to some an awkward) solution. But like I said, I don't see this as an option for me since SketchUp gives me the 3D view in real time in perspective. I hardly use parallel projection mode when modeling. To OP: b.t.w. even isometric view is possible combined with the other views, front etc. If you correctly set up a copy instance.

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