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?
@tig said:
Lately gmail and its derivatives have blocked most kinds of 'compressed files'...
So RBZ, Layout, SKM files and possibly others can't be attached to emails [e.g. ZIP].
Even if you use another suffix and tell the recipient to rename it receipt, it gets spotted !
The 'header' is read of every attached file.
Perhaps SKP files are now subject to similar draconian measures ??
Use DropBox or something similar...
Well that's weird as I just sent my yahoo account a zipped skp file. Something else must be going on then.
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SketchUp is not geared towards that level of intricacy.
Not impossible just labour intensive, especially for furniture.
I still think texturing is the way to go. If it's for presentation then its more visual than accurate.
Please don't SHOUT at us !
Typing everything in capital letters is considered to be bad-manners...
Now to answer your question...
Layers [Tags] can have colors set manually from your model's materials - including transparency and textures...
But only their colors are accessible [get/set] through the Ruby API - i.e. not transparency or textures.
SketchUp can have materials which include simple colors and textures - with or without transparency.
So if you want to 'extract' your layer/tag colors with Ruby it is possible, then you can use the color' RGB data to make a new material in your model [perhaps named after the layer/tag name ?].
However, although it's possible, it's not simple !
There have previously been several threads discussing this... try searching the forums' posts...
There are working code examples...
Normally it will directly render your SKP file...
Free to you to change anything if you want!
simple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVSH6_yqY1I
or a little more tricky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GynbluSJHOQ
@dbur33 said:
msg_validation_error
Request to Sketchucation = ERROR_F09
Error F09 indicates a plugin name mismatch. Is it possible you are trying to license Round Corner using a license for FredoCorner? Or the other way around?
What version of SketchUp are you using? Please complete your forum profile.
Hi Dave,
It wouldn't surprise me, as I mentioned, this model has been a WIP for the past 3-4 years. I think back then I broke my own rule of keeping it simple, I might investigate further this weekend. Unfortunately, I have too much time invested in this model to start all over, as much as I would like to.
Thanks for help Dave, very much appreciated.
Stan
I would guess the odd behaviour is targeting only you I'm afraid.
In Windows you can change the Open dialog dropdown behaviour via the Local Group Policy or the Regedit.
But its so deeply buried that there's no way you managed to do so without knowing.
Bizarre.
The most efficient way is have your materials stored somewhere other than the default library location.
This saves you pain if/when you upgrade to major releases.
On Mac go to SketchUp > Preferences from the menu bar and set the path to where you will stored you materials.
Place your materials, typically folder separated based on category/type, into that location.
https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/setting-software-and-file-preferences
https://help.sketchup.com/en/sketchup/adding-colors-and-textures-materials#manage-material