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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    @Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. Now I know that I can share the link with Fredo6 on the Animator thread so he can download the file and look at it (to hopefully identify the problem I have been having trying to generate a video). You might also try generating an Animator video and see what results you get.

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    soloS
    Hey guys I am desperate for very high resolution/quality satellite maps, I use Placemaker and I also use Nearmap but the resolution is not that great, I have tried using AI to upscale but that too does not really solve my issues. Is there another solution?

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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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    Sketchup Render Farm?

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    I have not used this one, but probably worth a try... http://www.renderpal.com/features/supported-renderers
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    Clipping plane needs a fix!

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    @deadtaco said: The only way to fix the clipping issue is to zoom way out and then switch to parallel projection for your camera. Now you'll be able to zoom back in without clipping. Turning off layers/hiding objects has zero effect on the clipping plane issue. The only way to fix it is to completely remove all objects on those layers. I set my F12 key to be my switch between parallel and perspective camera views and it's helpful. I was just having the same problem and the above fixed my issue, thank you
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    Revit to sketcup - curved surfaces?

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    oceanembersO
    There are several plugins that could help you. fredo's bezier spline and thomthom's bezier surface spring to mind, and will give you the functions you need in this instance. Unfortunately, Sketchup does not have any native support for curves, so there won't be a way to bring in the models and keep 100% of the editability they had in revit.
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    Converting components to groups & deleting coplanar GROUPS?

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    Hi Jackson. To speed up your rendering have to tried to simply select the entire model, right click and set everything to Static. You can reset it all back to Dynamic as needed. I work with large city models too and this speeds up rendering a lot. Regards Garth
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    Downloading Entire Collection

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    Yeah I keep a bookmark for the 3D Warehouse on my bookmarks bar - it's much faster than the Component browser - download to the downloads folder then you can clean up the names and sort them into your local components folders. The 3D Warehouse is still weak, weak, but this trick helps a lot.
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    Trouble with Subtract operation

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    You were right sir, I was able to fix the geometry and now the subtract is working! Thanks! Bill
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    Coloring individual lines

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    Dave RD
    Or you can just do it with the native Paint Bucket tool. No plugin required. Set the edge color to By Material. [image: 2yoC_Screenshot-6_5_20159_27_55PM.png]
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    Extension name

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    @pbacot said: This sounds a little like ThomThom's Edge Tools. That's if "extended to its boundaries" means the boundaries of the face. I always have that icon "Split faces into multiple pieces" in my basic toolbar. pbacote understood perfectly what I was talking about, thank you. I have this set on a shortcut and use it so often I forget its not part of native SU. Thanks again for being my memory bank and thanks to ThomThom.
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    Component Names in Custom Libraries

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    So I just tried this: Component name given to library: ~!@#$%^&*()_+-=/*{}[]|\:";'<>?,/ Component name accepted by library: ~!@_$%_()-___{}_______'_____ Therefore, these were converted to underscores: ^&_+=/[]|:";<>?,/ Tried saving a skp file as: ~!@#$%^&*()_+-=/*{}[]|\:";'<>?,/ Result: "invalid file name" Tried saving a skp file as: ~!@_$%_()-___{}_______'_____ Result: ~!@_$%_()-___{}_______'_____ Conclusion: I am bummed-out about losing & and/or + in my component names. Oh well.
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    Strange think with scenes

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    Thanks box All good now Andrew
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    Powerful Computer Required! [Urgent]

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    I did a design for one after seeing it and estimated it to be about 6k in cost of materials I think. I'd have to go find it to be sure. And I considered the same thing. VERY heavy. I bid mine using 4x8 sheets though. And if someone was smart enough to design wisely and to use a CNC to optimize the cutting, you might be able to trim some cost in reusing scraps.
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    Problem with components

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    K
    Thanks for the reply! yes that was the problem that i made component from multi objects into single group, very silly mistake. case closed
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    Snap triggered by a hotkey

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    @slbaumgartner said: @tig said: Actually it's exactly 5 feet [60 inches] expressed in millimeters ! Doh! Looked at my own model info instead of the original posted image and typed too fast. Actually, 5 feet is much more arbitrary - not likely to be the default in a template. Unless of course the user had units set to feet without unit dispaly and entered 5 thinking it was 5mm ! Then layer on changed units to mm, without realizing the length-snap was now ~1.5m !!!
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    Exporting a Single, Combined Texture Image

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    JQLJ
    I heard that Lightup Plugin might help on that. If it's true or not, I wouldn't know...
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    Google Earth gone from Sketchup 6,8

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    Dave RD
    Yes. This was announced months ago. 31 May was the last day. You'll need to upgrade at least to SU2014 to have access to web-based services such as Get Location and the 3D Warehouse. See: http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000177 It's not a bug so I moved your post.
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    Sketchup learning

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    Sketchup component reload not responding

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    thanks so much for the reply! I will give that a go and see if I can reduce the file sizes.
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    2015 OpenGL

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    KrisidiousK
    Could be a laptop thing. I don't think that I'm having any issue though. Just wanted to make sure.
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    Engineering Toolbox Stopped Working **SOLUTION**

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    SOLUTION You guys can hammer out what change could be made to fix this issue but I got a reply from the folks at engineering toolbox. When you click insert and nothing happens you can fix it by refreshing the page. Right click in the page and select "refresh". After that the insert will work. Maybe this can be added to the plugin somehow? But anyhow this gets us back to work. Thank you everyone for your time!! Mark Henry
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    Civil Engineering + Sketchup - Complex interchanges

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    Wow, thanks for all of the great input! I do these models mainly for conceptual visualizations in the preliminary or promo phases of projects. I recognize that a Civil 3D/3DS Max workflow would be better for something like this. But I'm having a hard time wrapping my brain around that stuff at the moment. I wish I could understand French. That guy is doing exactly what I need to be doing. Thanks so much everyone!

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