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    @dkuucharzak said in Username change: @Rich-O-Brien, I misspelled my intended username. Could you help me change it? I can if the one you need is available. Send a mail to support@sketchucation.com and we sort it out

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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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    Material Flicker & Distort

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    TIGT
    If you were to make your parking-bay as a component that glues to a horizontal surface and cuts an opening then the z-fighting of the coincident faces will be avoided as the face below it will be removed automatically as the component is relocated... However, you would need to place those component-instances again - because they only get their glued-to-face when they are initially added to the model - unless of course you install and use a plugin that can 're-glue' these un-glued selected cutting-components [my HolePunch has such a utility]. Alternatively remember that Images do not z-fight when they are placed onto a surface - so an alternative is to get a simple Image of the carpark bay, edit the original component and erase the face, and then add the image into it, scaling it to the right size, tidy up any unneeded nested faces, edges etc, and now all instances of the parking-bay component should no longer z-fight when placed directly on top of another surface...
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    Building Extension

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    Ok, thanks anyway.
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    Components or groups in a mesh that "stick"

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    oceanembersO
    Sounds to me like the component might be glued to the mesh. Right click on the component, unglue.
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    Sketchup and ArcGis

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    Tahnks Box, next time first I will search then I will speak!
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    Make component unique accross all scenes.

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    BoxB
    Have a go with Honoluludesktop's Make Unique. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=346107#p346107
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    Upgrading to SU 2013/2014, is it worth it?

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    BoxB
    I think it's worth repeating that 2014 has the new version of Ruby and while that has caused a few issues with a few plugins not working, new plugins are less likely to work with the older system. No doubt more and more we will see 'Requires SU2014 and up'.
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    Creating A Carpark Ramp

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    cottyC
    Another possibility: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=79%26amp;t=57658%26amp;hilit=+follow+me+keep#p524527
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    Urgent help!!!!! Pushpull Problem (SOLVED)

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    ely862meE
    Not for me ... ?!?
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    Sofas and armchairs - how to make

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    @syburn said: Wow, There are some impressive sofa renderings from the Magician of a guy called Alvis. But I love all these ebooks that are available these days. Will these ebooks show me similar ways to make tufted sofas like Alvis? http://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/158-how-to-model-a-french-leather-armchair This book is by Alvis. So maybe.
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    Conundrum using advanced Plugins

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    JQLJ
    Couldn't agree more... Specially if you're talking about BIM plugins! They are fast at modeling things that are not really how they are going to be built. I tell you how I feel: The best plugins around are the line tool, pushpull, the group and component, hole cutting components and all the abstract geometry plugins, like joint push pull, fredo scale, curviloft... Then there are those that really really make a difference now and then Section Cut Face being the top one along with edge tools divide face and inspect (I have high hopes on Skalp, but suspect it will make me model differently... I'll take a look at it when there's a trial). Nowadays you can't live without a render plugin too so I'd recommend Thea to everyone. All the other plugins facilitate your life so much you wouldn't consider living without them, but I must admit that every new install of sketchup, narrows my plugin list more and more, and I use more and more the native tools. The only ones that make me run away are the BIM kind of plugins. They make you design their way, not your way, but that's fair though, because for that you have Sketchup already!
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    How do I move objects and scenes to origin?

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    JQLJ
    Well this is not a direct answer to your question but is one that "could" solve your problem. I'm not much into animations, however, I read somewhere here of a plugin that can create a spline for animation path and can importa another spline as animation path. If that is indeed the case, you can generate the path for the first animation, then place it in the origin, and generate the new animation... I hope you're able to fix it and if you do, please share your solution. EDIT: Well there is a path for sure in Key animation, but I don know about generating a path from existing scenes. I don't even know if the Key animation path is actual geometry... Maybe you can speed up your animation recreation with it though... http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=320705#p320705 There are other animation plugins. Maybe one could do the trick. JQL
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    Is This Quality Possible?

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    Thanks again for the help guys, much appreciated. SU should really but an Anti Liasing setting on the Mac version, so users don't have to hack at it in the Ruby Console.
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    1440 p resolution problems

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    i`m connected DVI to DVI, my driver are up to date, and beside this problem everything works fine
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    Creating A Looooong Wall & Railing

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    cottyC
    It may be a nice solution but I think it's not a good start for a beginner to use DC in this case.
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    Shadow issue - really weird!

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    Pulling A Bar Between 2 Objects

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    TIGT
    Also use separate components to contain the 'parts' - this helps avoid overlaid geometry sticking together where you don't want it to - e.g. in subsequent Moves etc...
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    Sketchup Tool Pallette Layout (Bonkers)

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    Dave RD
    I haven't seen it but then I keep all of my SU windows and toolbar on one screen and save the other one for other applications. I've heard of it when a second monitor has been used but then isn't.
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    Importing a CAD drawing

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    A DWF file is a bit like an 'AutoCAD PDF' file, a format that allows others to view, review, or print design information – without these people needing to know AutoCAD or other design software, so no good in SU. I can only suggest saving the drawing as an earlier dxf or dwg format such as 2006 or Release 14 from within AutoCAD.
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    Copy inactive components

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    Hey, thanks for this guess and sorry for my late reply. Could not get the point of the proposed plug that quick.. Seems like this is not the right for this purpose? It helps keeping track of components and updates them from / to external libraries- right? Actually it does not seem to allow me to copy all of those components I'd like to (even if they are inside of some other groups) and keep the original place, so I can insert them into an seperate file? At least I couldn't find a similar explanation in the description and changelogs.. Am I right?
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    Grouping Groups

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    Dave RD
    @krisidious said: If you're doing it in order to hide them more quickly, you can always use layers. You've got a good point. If you wear hat, though... Using layers to control visibility is better than Hide. Use Hide for temporarily getting things out of the way. Also, if you haven't done so, give the Outliner a thorough look and think about what it is showing you. Don't make the newbie mistake of making a group, drawing some more edges and faces, selecting them along with the group and making another group.

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