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    thank You I can't believe I am benifiting something from 2013

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    BlenderGIS can get you pretty good images.. you do need an API key to get set up but it's all free and you can even generate 3d geometry based on the elevations in the satellite images.. it tiles in blender so you the more you zoom the better the image quality to a point.

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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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    Changing Dimension Type

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    Ah yes, that was it! Had it set to architectural, not fractional. Thanks!
  • pbacotP

    Place on layer --slower in 2015?

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    Oh my. Glad I looked at this. It appears use of the contextual "Put on Layer" is moving all nested components and RAW geometry to that layer! Really? I never... So this contextual place on layer is a plugin by Dik Harrison. I don't recall ever having loaded this plugin. But I have always had it... (I freshly uploaded plugins for 2015, one by one) The SCF manager gives the plugin a date in 2013 (too old) but the info is all older than that. I'll just stay away from this.
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    Unable to properly import dwg file in sketchup

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    I can open in CAD but not SU. When I import from CAD to SU the process is very slow and the scale seems off. That may be the issue, the CAD file scale might be off. the trees drip line looks to be 98 fee across--but I have no knowledge of the original file or units. Check the scale in the CAD file. Anyway exploding the blocks is a good idea.
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    Wrong rotated textures

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    @dave r said: Still struggling with those screwed up axes from your poorly created CAD file, huh? Yeah, I was running out of time. It was too late to make a fresh cad file with all the axes correct and then do Sketchupping again. That's why I was desperate for the plugin. But phew..I'm done with the work. I made a sketchup model for a 32 acre site which was the largest one I've ever worked upon. The funny part is that I never cared about axes in Autocad for 8 years or so (the same time I've been working with sketchup). And things went really well in sketchup. But now in 2014-15 I faced this really big trouble.
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    Free Hi-Res HDRIs at HDRI-Hub

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    thank you
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    Curved Surfaces - organics!

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    Extrude Edges tools by TIG (despite the name it's useful for curvated surface! ) Ferrari idem Soap Skin Bubble idem What learn ? All! They are complementary! PS If you look the avatar of Fredo6 you will see a Sketchup boat ! So take Fredo's plugins first! [image: file.php?avatar=133_1370445374.png]
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    PLZ HELP! Sketchup 2015: is not a valid W32application

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    @Miguel There is Service Pack 3 to suit v2015 64 bit, http://www.vray.com/vray-for-sketchup/buy-vray-for-sketchup.html Have you these latest files installed ? Have you contacted the Vray support guys ?
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    How to delete a model imported from *.dae file by ruby.

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    Start off by clearing everything, by using: model = Sketchup.active_model model.entities.clear! then purge the model using: model.definitions.purge_unused model.active_layer=model.layers[0]; model.layers.purge_unused model.materials.current=nil; model.materials.purge_unused model.styles.purge_unused ds = model.attribute_dictionaries; ds.to_a.each{|d| ds.delete(d) } if ds Now you have an empty SKP. Try doing the import AND export within a model.start_operation(...) block, BUT do not ' commit' it, rather you need to ' abort' it after each one. That way the import happens, the export happens but the changes to the model are undone by each ' abort'. The exported file is NOT undone by the ' abort' !
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    Best Practice for Altering Project Components w/ Ruby API

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    Read the WebDialog pages in the API... There are also many freely available scripts in the PluginStore etc, using WebDialogs, where you can read the RB, HTML and JS etc, to see the 'callback' code format...
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    Question Generate Report

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    The building of which I try to make a reports [image: DrmD_building.png]
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    Dimensions

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    Yep, that was the Point!! Many thanks!
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    Delete a Photmatch photo WITHOUT deleting the scene

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    Digging up an old thread... The reason for this is that, like with forced 2-point perspective in sketchup, when you zoom in on a matched photo it is not a true 3d zoom like in a normal view. In order to keep the perspective the same, sketchup is effectively cropping the view. If it let you zoom in normally, it would change the perspective (the zoom tool effectively moves the camera towards whatever you're zooming in to). The way round this would be to 'zoom in' in the sense that a zoom lens on a camera zooms in - by changing the field of view. This can be done by typing in a focal length in mm into the input box when you're in the zoom tool, or by holding down shift and then zooming. Give it a try, let me know if it helps!
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    Yep i did not re-save

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    @juju said: thinks to myself maybe Box should apply for moderator status, or else try to phrase things in a friendlier way Box is a Top SketchUcator.. he just doesn't wear his badge adding- this actually could be a bug.. not likely but there's still the possibility. he's saying autosave is set to 10minutes but there's no file?
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    Big problem (sketchup 8)

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    @box said: Fire wall, anti virus, windows updates, adblocker, popup blocker, internet security options, adaware virus,caches, cookies, so many possible reasons......mostly related to PC maintenance/house keeping. Difficult in any language. Have you any advice about the most common problems?
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    Corrupt SKetchup file

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    Thank you I've managed to open the file by renaming it, and I've purged it and checked for any problems (there weren't any) its a 27mb file and its still abit slow and whenever i put shadows on it crashes, is there any way around this? all repeated objects are already components.
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    Import Sketchup file into Artlantis

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    Walter Use SU version 2014 and get SU2Atl plugin from ATL. This will NOT work in SU 2015) (found in "older" section of ATL downloads)
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    Toggle On/Off Unit Increment Snapping Possible?

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    1: ToggleUnits http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=81391#p81391 you only need to assign a shortcut to the the precision +- pair...
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    Photo match problem

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    Thanks DaveR all good now Andrew
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    How to slice geometry without sections?

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    Awesome -- Zorro (now that I understand how to use it!) did the trick. TIG's method is a bit more elegant - but a lot more work!
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    From evermotion to sketchup

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    http://www.scriptspot.com/3ds-max/scripts/vray-material-to-standard-material I use for SU this method to convert model from evermotion http://blog.turbosquid.com/2013/08/29/converting-max-vray-materials-to-standard-materials/

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