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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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    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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  • pmolsonP

    Texture mapping?

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    @panixia said: nice vid! and nice house.. +1 Many things in your video that I need to learn (like how to do the terrain with a model like this).
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    Yellow bounding box

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    @susteve said: thank you - yes it is yellow. I wondered if it was anything special about the model but it isn't thanks again The 'Selected' color can be changed as mentioned above and will also be saved per scene, much like different 'Section Cuts' colors.
  • john2J

    Getting in a component by axis click

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    @dave r said: So the issue is that the component's axes and origin are not within or close to the geometry contained in the wrapper. There isn't any way to click on component axes and get the component open for editing. Perhaps, instead, maybe you could select the component from the Outliner. You'd at least be able to sort out which component axes belong to which component. As you already recognize, the problems you're trying to sort out are due to sloppy work on the front end. Maybe you should consider that there comes a time when you need to cut your losses and start over. You've been chasing this axis thing since last week, I think. Perhaps it would be faster, easier, and less frustrating to start over from the beginning with clean modeling. Or maybe at least you can go back and fix the original CAD file instead. Just a thought. Absolutely true Dave sir. That's what I'm doing now, thanks to thomthom axes tools. I am now building the entire model from almost scratch and manually choosing the axes tools plugin to centrally place the axis. I've been using sketchup since 2006 and never faced this problem because, my architecture site never exceeded the 11 acre mark. Now, I have made serious mistake for the first time and learnt a lot from it. P.S. You're speaking like my 60 year old dad.
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    Lines won't break a face

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    @youngosg said: @tig said: If the face[s] and the rectangle that won't 'cut' are indeed coplanar select them both and "Intersect" them. they will now break... [it works I tried it... ] if i want use sketchup api to do this,how should i do? thanks! http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/entities#intersect_with Read up on it - it is one of the most complicated methods. You need to get transformations and get/set containers etc... However, there are many example scripts to crib from...
  • david_hD

    Uninstall an exension

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    thanks. I have the latest from Smustard, but It wasn't working , but I will just give the "rip out all the cords" try and see what that does. D
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    Viewing Coordinates - Again

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    Thanks Fredo
  • john2J

    Component axes problem

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    @jim said: The Axes can be fixed using this: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30508 Thanks a lot for this great advice. My headache has been cured finally . I hope this is an evergreen feeling and I wont run into this section cut zoom problem again. And thanks everyone for the advice. I also need an autocad to sketchup workflow tips and tricks so that such headaches and others can be prevented. Is there a complete guide available from autocad to sketchup?
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    [Q] Preferences/File Locations

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    TIGT
    As Jim says - these folder-paths setup the starting folder presented to you in the 'Save' dialogs when you save/export one of those types - e.g. Component > Save... should start in your specified Dropbox folder... SketchUp will always include the default Components folder's contents in the Components-Browser dialog. You can add additional folders to your listed Components setup... These should be remembered across sessions ?
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    Is it possible to generate this over terrain?

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    @pilou said: RayTracer by Thomthom Despite of the name, it's a strong falling objects on the ground! [image: file.php?id=53900&t=1] JESUS CHRIST!! Seriously, some of these plugins are so great I can´t control myself. Thank you
  • john2J

    Wavy bench in sketchup

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    @3dita said: @john2 said: thanks . And how to give a vertical incline as seen in the photo? Try skewing the vertical lines after cutting and before shape-bending (use Fredo scale Oh yeah! Thanks, So many plugins I have but not the wisdom to use them .
  • soloS

    SU 2014 toolbar catastrophe.

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    TIGT
    What's probably causing it is this: C:/Program Files/e-on software/LumenRT 4 Studio/LumenRT/Export/Skp/Ruby/extend_string [The string might be curtailed by the error-report ? it probably ends with .rb or .rbs ??] Which is probably failing to load in a 'require'... Does it exist ? Is that path in the $: ? What plugin is trying to load it ? Do you have a 'LumenRT' plugin/extension loading from one of your Plugins folders ? - if so try Disabling it in the SketchUcation Manager and restart SketchUp... The Extensions Manager has a combined list of all Extensions, irrespective of their loading RB's location. If you have multiple Plugins folders setup remember to use the dropdown list in the Plugins Manager, as these are listed separately 'by-folder'... Can you type $: in the Ruby Console to see the array of available folders, from which other Ruby's can 'required'... If the C:/Program Files/e-on software/LumenRT 4 Studio/LumenRT/Export/Skp/Ruby folder is NOT there it cannot require/load a file like ' extend_string.rb' Have you recently messed about with the LumenRT installation ?
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    Help with solid tools please

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    Fantastic! Thanks you so much TIG. Most helpful and informative. New rules to work by
  • MsketcherM

    Unexpected behavior saving styles with scenes

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    @dave r said: I did miss that. What happens if you turn off Auto Render in LO? Auto Render in LayOut isn't really the right answer to the problem. If you simply switch to a different style in SketchUp, or "reload" the style you're on, the temporary style changes are forgotten and you're good to go. It's just that if you make temporary changes to the style, and save your model as-is, you'll get into trouble. It's a good trap for people who don't know what's happening. Because once you open SketchUp again to check your model, your first instinct is to go click on the style to make sure the settings are correct, and sure enough, they will be. So it's confusing.
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    Have trimbled disabled "Add more imagery" in older sketchup?

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    I hope you can get it sorted out.
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    Autosave error Sketchup Pro 2015

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    @pbacot said: ... I've never seen a cache of files like SU produces. I think it's based on the windows concept, but they have never fully explained it... If you do a save at the wrong moment, SU appears to update current model, update the backup and update the Autosave all at the same time... that can easily cause beach-balling... that's why I abandoned it... john
  • hellnbakH

    Getting rid of "herringbone" pattern

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    @hellnbak said: Well, I gave it a try. Exported it at higher resolution with anti-aliasing turned off, and it really looked bad. the fence and tower were all screwed up..... I should have said you need to export at least 4x the desired resolution if you have AA turned off, 6 or 8x is better. (and png format is preferable - jpg has pretty awful compression from SU) Glad you figured out your video card settings, much simpler solution
  • brodieB

    Can't delete materials

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    This problem has been driving me nuts for years, in my largest models it was impossible to right click and delete materials from the SU Material Editor. A real pain when SU automatically creates solid colour materials for imported dwgs. Digitalmarley's trick above works! I had to change my Windows 7 theme to Classic (Basic didn't work), and SU stills hangs for about 20 seconds (for each material!), but finally the right click context menu comes up and I can choose delete. Thank you Digitalmarley! Trimble really need to sort out how SU handles materials, it's a terrible bottleneck. /Jackson
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    Making guide points easier to find and hit

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    The OpenGL settings unfortunately didn't really help. Just as I figured, a style change might be the best thing available currently. I whipped up some styles for my main template and a few plugins that switch between a normal display mode and some construction modes, that's gonna have to do I guess.
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    My water slide becomes a death trap

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    Ah! The first thing I did was start to filter by author but did not look further than E
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    How do I subtract this?

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    "So for you example above, one way is." I found out what I did wrong when selecting the section underneath. Now I only had to delete a couple of lines.

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