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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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    Low-requirements render solutions for a Mac?

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    @jeff hammond said: have a look here: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=196062#p196062 Hey, Jeff. Thanks! I had completely forgotten that you can also get good results with straight SketchUp output... And I posted that myself! Speed is not that important. I also have a monster desktop Windows PC if a project requires it. I just want to model in SketchUp and maybe produce a few pretty pictures.
  • ntxdaveN

    TIG's 2D Tools plugin in 2015

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    @tig said: I see no such lag. With creation or editing [an edit is in effect a create as a new definition is made for the instance[s] and the old one deleted from the data-base]. I have v2015 WIN Pro 64bit If anything it seems faster than v2014 ? Do you have any other plugins installed which might be using observers etc to look at created components and thereby slowing it down ? If you manually make a component are there similar lags ? This is the first report of a possible issue... No - I do not have any other plugins that are using observers...... If I do not get the lag when creating components or any other things. 2015 has been very fast for me. I just noticed this today. Do not remember seeing it yesterday or before and have not made any updates........ OK - I just went and tried again with one of the files where I noticed the problem earlier and it worked fine (and VERY fast). Do not know what might have been happening (I have all of the same things opened on my PC). I will assume it is fine but I will watch it to see if it happens again. Thanks for the quick reply...........
  • hellnbakH

    2015 won't zoom when placing tools on model

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    @hellnbak - You do make me laugh! I hope you sort the problem out - I'm loving all the new tricks in 2015. When I can find my camera I'll show you my partners PC - yous can't be in a worse state than his!
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    NEW SCALE FIGURE?

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    ok. now I know what a scale figure is. they should have called it a 'human scale figure'. I thought they meant something along the lines of a drawing scale representation such as 1" = 1'-0".
  • micioneM

    UTC - SU 2015

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    Exactly, Dave. My time zone corresponds to "UTC + 01: 00". Can I set it up, but it is not kept in memory. (As, instead, occurs in the previous versions)
  • KrisidiousK

    So tell me about Quads...

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    I think it's just about usability - as far as I know, the game environment treats everything as tris. SU doesn't export models in a nice, quadrilateralised form, since it was never made with quad-based modelling in mind. A face with some rounded corners, some holes cut, and maybe some arching edges may seem simple in SU, but actually translates to a lot of tris that export in whatever arbitrary way SU decides, making it difficult to edit in Maya, Max, Blender, etc. Quadrilateralising the mesh helps, as it arranges the tris nicely, but even so, they are still tris. The main reasons I like quads: -Easily editable. Dragging vertices around on a quad mesh creates predictable results. ngons act strangely in this situation. -Edge loops. Edge loops are a huge part of most modeling applications, and allow for easier selection, division, and readability. tris and ngons do not produce good edge loops. -Deformation. Quads deform predictably and smoothly, making them much more presentable in an animated mesh.
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    Fillet multiple corners

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    It does work on non rectangular shapes, as you can see in the animation I did elsewhere. However Polygons are a different beast as they are welded edges so it doesn't see the corners. A quick explode of the curve and the sides become different edges allowing the double click to work. [image: Three%20Edges.gif] [image: Poly.gif]
  • hellnbakH

    Still need Shadow Strings Fix in 2015

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    The plugin for 2014 seems to work a lot faster than the built-in one in SU8
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    Transfer Toolbar setup from 2014 to 2015?

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    It would be nice. It's never been a feature in past versions, though. I used it as an opportunity to get rid of some tools that I never use. Since I almost never use Dimensions or the text tools so I freed up some real estate.
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    Plugin Location in Windows 7

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    KrisidiousK
    Nice tip Jim...
  • jcharltoncarpJ

    SU 2015 crashes on statup

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    BoxB
    It's been moved to C:\Users\YouUserName\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2015\SketchUp\Plugins Your system may have it hidden, so if you can't find it turn on hidden files.
  • ntxdaveN

    BuildEdge Plan - SU 2015 64Bit

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    @box said: You should look at this thread too as you are interested. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=59710 I took the survey.........
  • Mike AmosM

    Bugsplat with a circle?

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    Finished the windows update session and the 'problem' appears to have gone. Weirder than politics.
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    V2015 Issues...

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    cheers, I suspected it was an incorrect memory of something I never do... I was doing a rendering test where it may have been useful... john
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    2015 Licensing?

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    maybe there's a clue from this webpage... [web 100%,700:1zuoda1t]http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000078[/web:1zuoda1t]
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    Alpabetize plugins/extensions in the pulldown list?

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    TIGT
    The SketchUcation toolset's Plugins Manager displays your Plugins' files by name order, and its Extensions Manager lists the Extensions' by name order too... To order menus by the items' names is not practicable. The files adding them load in alphabetical order, by loaded folder, but the menu item's name will never follow the file's name... Back in SketchUp v5/6, when there were far fewer plugins, I set up a tool that did the restructuring of categorized plugins under plugins submenus, by renaming their files and editing their menu-loading code, but this is entirely unworkable given the explosion in the number of plugins available, and their complexity and the disproportionate efforts involved in updating any such setup, etc.
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    Smooth models turn to mesh. Stays that way.

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    BoxB
    Plus smoothing the furniture rather than hiding the edges would work too. A simple example of the difference between soft and hidden. [image: bptC_SoftHide.JPG]
  • john2J

    Openstudio installation problem

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    Thanks a gigaton! I've been pulling my hair in frustration for the past two months about this openstudio problem. Then i installed legacy openstudio plugin but got stuck somewhere else. Frustration at peak.. But now, everything is cool... I'm feeling like Tom Cruise of Jerry Maguire movie screaming "Show me the forums . I love SCF people" Thanks from the bottom of my heart..
  • BoxB

    An odd solid conundrum.

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    BoxB
    Excellent, Thanks Tig, never seen the Klein before. Also the shape I made is not dissimilar to a volute I think.
  • Mistro11M

    Any News for Sketchup 2015?

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    @jql said: I prefered the previous numbering and, if they missed the point with 2013 wich should have been 9, then I believe this would be Sketchup 10. Imagine: Sketchup X! Sketchup X with the trimble logo in black! Pretty stylish if you'd ask me! Maybe the X could be the move icon... that's an apple thing https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/ https://www.apple.com/osx/ pretty sure 'X' is out of the name game pool

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