Fredoscale stretching is good for more complex windows. It makes components unique, including nested components which are stretched. Sometimes this doesn't fit with your component strategy. You have to decide when and how to use this powerful tool. Windows and doors are definitely the most use I get from this tool. You've made one and you really don't want to rebuild for all the different sizes you need. The most work is going in and renaming the various components properly so you can use them by name in the future. I've never been able to be truly diligent in this regard. I have seen the tool do some strange things with multiple nested component but usually it handles anything you throw at it.

@joeanderson said: Thanks a lot for your advice and the link! However, is it possible to realise with the standard tools? Hi Joe, I was once resistant to using plugin and exclaimed "why can I not do this simple thing straight out of the box". Once I spent a few minutes working out how to install plugins i did not look back. With the Plugin Store and extension warehouse this could not be easier. I would recommend to give it a go and before you know it you will have more tools than you can shake a stick at.

That is an amazing plugin sdmitch - is Face Pairs a plugin you would be willing to make available (or sell)?

thanks. . .didn't mean to hi-jack the thread. I just hadn't used UV tools for a while. Queen of Hearts does look like she is retaining a bit of water though.

Well, I always thought using duplicated components would create fewer edges/faces than the same number of groups, but alas they are identical and directly proportional to the number of each. I don't doubt that using components (as I do for about half my drawings) has speed/file size advantages, but this probably means that only reducing the number of edges/faces will help the triple-click issue. I know I could reduce detail, and undoubtedly simplify a lot of components/groups, especially those made when I first started this project, but it would take a massive amount of work. In the end splitting the file is a work around, but one I will have to use. BTW the Mac version of SU 2015 is 64 bit only, and checking memory usage SU has elected to give itself 2 GB of Ram and there is no virtual memory in use, and lots more memory available if it wants it. cheers ralph

If your edit creates a new layer you must flatten it before you save.

Thanks for the ideas. My download of Sketchup is legit. It has been only since getting and removing a wicked virus did I start having issues. I tried repair to no avail and will now try the reinstall. Many thanks, WK

... I fact it seems bette to Geo-Locate the model either by way of grabbing aerial location or manually > window > model info > geo locate before changing time zone in shadows. Geo-locating updates time zone in any case. Should work both ways I guess (though a time zone only isn't accurate enough) but least this works.

this might be a little off topic here. but I recently found out the jfmoveit script is the best script for moving objects! http://sketchucation.com/plugin/826-jf-moveit

@roland joseph said: I was responding to a question re Lumion performance specifically I was responding to a question of 'juju' not you. @roland joseph said: ...and as I said used or not the 960 is not recommended. the GTX 960 is highly recommended, for SU.

Well, sometimes things can solve themselves.... Last night my laptop did a major Windows update, and lo and behold today I have been working with sketchup and it's running just fine. Even rendering works without glitches and bugsplash. Sorry to bother in this matter. Laptop is a Lenovo G50, came with a 1 TB HDD, 16 GB ram, I7 dual core 3.5Ghz processor

Ensuite [cadcam-e] is probably the best... But try: http://www.datakit.com/en/cross_manager.php - demo-version ? Also: AutoDesk Inventor ? Online, with free-trial: https://www.babel3d.com/Home/Translate

@ddk said: trying to figure out how to add this rb file, its not showing up in the install list but is in my downloads .... I don't know code so im not changing it.. can anyone help with newb terms? :? there is no 'auto-instal' for any .rb files, only .rbz... notice the 'z', it's stands for 'zipped', so if you 'zip' any .rb then rename it's extension from .zip to .rbz, it will appear in the add extension list... john

Normally SketchUp shades surfaces as if the light source is at the camera. It does not cause shadows to be cast, regardless of settings. The "use sun for shading" instead shades surfaces as if the only light source is at the sun position. When shadows are displayed, this can produce a more realistic look because you don't have shading from one light source and shadows from a different one.

@rich o brien said: @juju said: I hate subscription programmes, I know I'm not the only one... The world is moving towards this model so there's no escaping it. Unless you embrace open source tools. I'm already looking into it. New systems only get adopted if the client base accepts it (or has no alternative, as you already indicated); if it's rejected strongly enough, the new system will not survive.

@davidmreinbold said: Sketchup compatibilty is top priority for me as this is the software that I am earning my living with. adhering to the system requirements seems to have the highest priority then... @davidmreinbold said: Call me old fashioned but I just don't like the idea of having to ... re-learn the operating system... which would be required switching to a Linux distribution... @davidmreinbold said: I am not to keen on the every worsening hidden privacy issues and unwanted data collection side of things either. you can just disable them... and there are already free tools for doing this in one central place. in short, sticking with W7 until end of life (beginning of 2020) is the choice of pragmatism.

I tried to import your DWG using the Options > Units of Meters... It imports. There are issues. because the 9 groups that are created have their origins miles away from their geometry, so the appearance is weird and any orbiting etc is awful - jittery. You have two choices. Either make each group in turn into a component using the context-menu, then immediately change its axes to a sensible corner on its geometry [context-menu again]. After doing all 9 it'll be fine. Or select the 9 groups and use 'Explode' [context-menu again] so their geometry is merged into one context, and their badly located origins are forgotten... Another possibility would be to remake the forms entirely in SketchUp - its some simple 3d geometry for one [pushpull/offset/move] and an array-copy to make the 9... [image: GbGu_WeirdGroupOrigins.PNG] [image: toZy_GoodOriginsAfterExplode.PNG]

Proof of concept... did I say what a clever solution this was? Click the image: [image: TKMP_dashedlinesinsketchupusingprofilebuilder2.gif]

No problem, if you figure it out bring the solution around. This kind of stuff happens in LO to me too, but I've always figured a workaround before...

@sketch3d.de said: @juju said: If you bought SU Pro 2015 before 30/07/2015 you could have had it as the old price, new price is quite a bit higher (US $700 now). owning a SU v8 Pro license already an upgrade (plus reinstatement fee) is sufficent, no need to buy a new full license. @krisidious said: @unknownuser said: *Please note, there's a $60 Enrollment fee if upgrading a SketchUp Pro 8 or older license, or if your Maintenance and Support has lapsed more than 30 days. If I skip upgrading between versions and upgrade to 2015 instead, will I have to purchase a brand new, full price license? No. If you skip upgrading for one year, you would pay an upgrade cost of $120 for single-user license or $200 per seat for network license, plus a enrollment fee of $60. The total cost will be $180 and $260 respectively if upgrading after skipping the upgrade for one year or more. http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000020 aaah, great, thanks for clearing that up