Both. I can not get to stay on "All Same". It ALWAYS reverts back to "By Material" as soon as I save the file. So frustrating

No, there aren't Styles in ver 5 Baz. Can't find 'Guides' anywhere. say, can someone explain how I transfer all my old materials into this new SUp? I went to my old machine, SketchUp 5> Library, copied all the jpg and skm, then put them all in the new SketchUp 5> Library folder, restarted SUp but I don't see them.

@leedeetee said: Thanks for the reply - I have tried to model everything and not worry about the parts of the model that will be below the ground, but my contact was adamant. Think I need to set up a meeting with him as it would save a lot of messing about! Please the adamant one by all means! I think I will be doing that until I die.

Definitely subdivision modeling. Which means for Sketchup -> SUbD

Kathryn, it may well be Autosave that's crashing LightUp... if it kicks in during any intensive process it can bring SU to it's knees... ⌘S is one of the best shortcuts to use religiously john

This found that it works fine. Thank you for your comments.

@pilou said: Not exactly about the problem but... http://youtu.be/NZYTZEVj4VI I saw that previously, very cool tool to have if you're doing archviz on unreal engine...

All depends on what you got and what you want. If you are just trying to make flat surface that looks like a road, just make a face and push pull it up. Use one edge and an outline to use follow-me and add curb and gutter. If you want a crown in the road you can use follow me on a curve for the road ss well, but that road will have all one width, and intersections will require other work. Extrude edges by rails can help if your road needs a crown and is variable width, but intersections will still require a lot of work. If you want a realistically made road with proper grading these methods won't make it. You might try skinning progressive profile curves with extrusion tools or curviloft. [image: jDn3_ScreenShot2016-01-25at5.52.20PM.png] [image: VHsr_ScreenShot2016-01-25at5.58.19PM.png] [image: ZyGz_ScreenShot2016-01-25at6.03.22PM.png]

Try the Split Tools by TIG or Add faces by TIG ?

or a funny one very rich in functions! LSS Toolbar! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nv0lV94O5Y

Spherizer by TIG ? (not tested)

You're mixing everything up Box. People carry you carrying the groceries!

good spot!

@airwindsolar said: I should have been more clear on altitude; I mean in the sense of aligning an alt/az mount, so it would actually be pitch. The vertical angle(pitch?) measured from the +Z axis would be Math::acos(nrm.z)

@panixia said: ...can you elaborate this? what is this supposed to do? it opens a 'fresh' version of SU with an empty skp attached... this eliminates corrupt materials, model definitions, etc... If it still crashes, then Plugins or Graphics issues can be looked at next... john

There's no uploaded example Tom! Welcome by the way!

Here you go ! ForForum1.skp

Rich, I can fully understand your position. I was just struggling to try to find some way to make it easier to find the tips and tricks that people post. Sometimes I remember seeing something but cannot find it. The search facility is OK but many times it does not get me to what I am looking for. The other thing is that many times the search engine will point to a thread but what you are looing for is buried in the middle of a big string of posts. I know there is no perfect solution but I was trying to find a way to organize the many great pieces of information people share in this forum. My original post was trying to find a mechanism, like a flag, that would maybe provide a more efficient way to find/retrieve information. I do not know how the backend of the forum engine works but I assume it is a database. Again, in the back of my mind, I was thinking about a facility that would allow someone (moderator or poster) to add the flag which would popup a dropdown list of categories (SU Tools and Plugin names) that could be associated with the post. Then the search engine would allow you to select by those flags so the individual post could be retrieved without having to find it buried in the middle of a long thread. I like your thought of putting together some way (like a vote) to get feedback on whether people would be interested in a facility like that.

Yep, I agree with Thom and most of the comments here. I have had mine for years and only use it for positioning 'cameras' and for getting the view out of walls/tables/the floor when it gets stuck. It is also really fun in Google Earth!

Modified example with a door in 4 positions: The plugin scenes_v2.rb is limited to 4 trigger positions. Scene animation does not work correctly. The properties of the DCs are not remembered in the scenes. They are triggered from 1 to 4 no matter what scene you click on as next and how much scenes you have in the model. With an understanding of these limitations, the plugin should still be useful... door test