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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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    .skp file not updated on save

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    ely862meE
    Same happens to me. I click it until it lets me open it. Usually about three times. As for the recursively creating skb files, I have found out that SUSOLIDS makes it worse. After I removed the plugin that didn't happened that much.
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    Wall Constructions in plan / other detailing

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    Dave RD
    I expect you'll find that people do different things but for standard types of construction, I don't think it makes a whole lot of sense to draw entire structures with all that detail. Nick uses "canned" representative illustrations for those sorts of things. You should consider the time you'd have invested in placing all those entities and the return on that investment.
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    Drawing Bonnet hips

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    Please you solved it. I have done exactly the same. I attach my bonnet tile file. Bonnet hip tile And how it looks in the file with tile materials applied. [image: dGqy_bonnettile.png]
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    SKP materials change color at different view angles

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    Photoshop/Gimp
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    Mac - Materials Folders on Server

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    Sure. I messed about in terminal but couldn't get it to work so I downloaded this tiny service app: 1 - Download SymbolicLinker: http://seiryu.home.comcast.net/~seiryu/symboliclinker.html 2 - Mount the dmg file and copy the .services file into your (Mac HD)/Library/Services (if its not there add it) 3 - Open the SymbolicLinker.services file from the folder you just copied it into 4 - Navigate to your server or dropbox or second hard drive - wherever you store your materials collection 5 - right click on your materials folder and at the bottom there will be a new option saying "create symbolic link" 6 - now select the new symbolic link it just made and copy it 7 - Navigate into your sketchup folders ~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2015/SketchUp/ if you can't see it use; finder->go->go to folder and copy that in and press enter 8 - delete the sketchup materials folder (OR RENAME IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THE DEFAULT MATERIALS) - I've already collected these into my custom folder anyway so I just deleted them. 9 - paste (your symbolic link) and rename to "Materials" All Done! Can do the same for style and components, you can also use these instructions to store other folders on a second drive if you use an SSD.
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    CFileException 5

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    %(#4040FF)[It is on my hard drive and in the cloud. I had that problem becouse file was being updated when I was trying to save it. I turned up automatic update to cloud and the problem dissapeared Thanx anyway =)] quote="Dave R"]If it is on your google drive, that could be a problem. If the file is saved in the cloud, it isn't on your hard drive.[/quote]
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    Deleting name of empty folder from favorites

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    %(#4040FF)[I did that . Thanx! ] @jim said: You could add the folder back and then remove it from favorites, and delete the folder again.
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    2015 CRASH WHEN IMPORTING 2D IMAGES MAC

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    do they import correctly with Vray disabled? what other plugins do you have, are they all new [v2015] versions... just a couple of things worth checking... john
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    Double Line From Single Line

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    JQLJ
    I know... it's just I use it as often as pushpull if not even more...
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    Component Scale - Set Z as X&Y Scales

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    Perfect Thanks! Needed this so many times as there are a lot of idiots that scale oddly in AutoCAD Cheers TIG!
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    JPG file shows as a green rectangle

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    Sorry it's taken so long to thank you, John, for your input. I have not followed our proposals - yet - but I have noted what you have said and will in future if I need to input a jpg file. Thanks again and to all who contributed.
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    No thumbnails for regular SketchUp files

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    hellnbakH
    Well, I've found a solution (hopefully). It's the one I was hoping to avoid. Tomorrow I will receive a new SSD from Amazon, a Samsung 850 Pro 256GB. I'm hoping that installing everything from scratch will make everything all better. I just can't understand why my backup computer and my laptop, neither of which have the 2015 update installed, have not experienced any problems. Anyhow, tomorrow the fun begins . I'll post the results here on the off-chance that anybody cares
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    Edge line quality

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    I've just updated that ruby setting and its such better !
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    Why make groups?

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    pilouP
    Someone never use groups, only components! I believe that is Dave! Call him adventages of this!
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    Plugin bundle installation

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    TIGT
    It should show progress of the RBZ files in the status-bar. If you have the Ruby Console open are there any error-messages ? Can you do an Update or add a new Plugin using AutoInstall ? Is there anything unusual about your SketchUp set up, or user-name etc... What do you get if you try this + <enter> in the Ruby Console. SCF::PLUGINS
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    Slow image import

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    Careful...you could get "dragged and drop-kicked" in here if you don't look out.
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    Can't push pull a box

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    TIGT
    The adjacent 'cylinder' is in the same context and so its geometry prevents the bottom face of the box from being PushPulled - commonly this is seen when a face has conflicting geometry adjoining it. It can be overcome by selecting the cylinder's geometry and grouping it. Now the bottom face will PushPull, because there's no conflicting geometry at its edge. Afterwards, if desired, you can explode the cylinder group so that it merges back with the rest of the box's geometry... [image: R6dS_Capture.PNG]
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    SimFonIA Animation Tools (SAT)

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    duanekempD
    Any further news on development here?
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    Finding groups in large models

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    No need to make it a component. You can also name the group and find it using the Outliner. Another approach could be color-coding the layer of the group. Using a color-by-layer style you could visually find the 'special' group. Only useful if you use a limited amount of 'special' groups and or use a logical system for the colors.
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    Sketchup pro 8 image import lag

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    Rich O BrienR
    thanks google

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