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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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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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  • holmes1977H

    Urgent help!!!!! Pushpull Problem (SOLVED)

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    Not for me ... ?!?
  • syburnS

    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.
  • pbacotP

    Conundrum using advanced Plugins

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    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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    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
  • O

    Creating A Looooong Wall & Railing

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    It may be a nice solution but I think it's not a good start for a beginner to use DC in this case.
  • utilerU

    Shadow issue - really weird!

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    Pulling A Bar Between 2 Objects

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    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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    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.
  • O

    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.
  • H

    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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    @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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    Undo function isn't working properly

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    I seem to recall there was a plugin that commandeered the Undo function somehow. I'm thinking it was an older version of Jiminy-Billy-Bob's Layers Panel. If you've got it and haven't updated it, try that. As for your rendering issues, what rendering application are you referring to? You refer to reflections so that can't be native SketchUp.
  • alexjoA

    Best way to extrude a DWG plan in Sketchup Pro ?

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    @jql said: Might sound funny though so if you don't really understand the objective try it any other way but just remember this topic further down the road. Then you will hear my voice saying "I told you so!" It DOES sound rather odd, not gonna lie lol But, if you mean starting with the tracing the rooms from the inside, then I think I sort of understand the workflow you're referring to. I have seen some tutorials where they start drawing rectangles on top of a plan, but they did include walls. Either way, I'm going to try it and see how it goes. Thanks a lot.
  • Mistro11M

    (Help) Complex Shapes in Sketchup

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    pbacotP
    Nice render and model!
  • Dave RD

    SketchUp 2014

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    No. SU2014 isn't 64bit. Plenty of discussions on that topic here.
  • M

    Curtain Wall

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    Why not use TIG's lattice maker?
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    Large Model / Drawing Options

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    Great, thanks... i turned on 'use maximum texture size' in the Open GL preference so now i am able to import a large png image, however i haven't even drawn a line yet and my file is 7mb. I plan on deleting the imported image plan as soon as i have the base of the model drawn on top if it.
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    3 Newbies Qs Into 1

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    Haha, thanks Dave, much appreciated.

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