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    Make it a component and save it to a component collection, then select and place it from the component panel whenever you need it.

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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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    please up load your model however a simple method is to split a counter into sections with if statements basic handle turn, then door.skp
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  • robertWanR

    Coloring

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    pbacotP
    Because the faces inside the group already have a color. Change them back to Default material then color the group. Usually I don't color groups, but the faces inside. Your faces in the tall group are backwards (blue pointing out). You can select them all and choose context menu "reverse faces".
  • Mike AmosM

    New scketchucation colour scheme.

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    Thanks, it's appreciated.
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    Importing Acad Survey levels

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    Thanks TIG for the feedback - I eventually used a lisp routine to read the text and place it at the correct elevation, then I used another lisp to place a point at the text insertion followed by your point triangulation routine in SU and all done! Could be simpler if the surveyor just used 3d from the word go...
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    Transfer toolbar set up to another machine?

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    @calypsoart said: Is there any way to transfer the workspace from my desktop to the laptop? if Windows you may wanna try our BackUp Prefs Tool for dumping your SU config to file and restore from this file on the laptop... at least if using the same program directory. as always, use at own risk, don't moan if it scrambles you destination installation of SU hth, Norbert
  • robertWanR

    Cutting Boolean

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    Coming back to SU freelance

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    Hey, I also use SU primarily for exhibition design work, so hope this may be useful. For rendering I use Thea, which I've found offers the best balance between quality and speed in a deadline-driven environment. As for drafting, it really depends on the level you need. For knocking out some quickly dimensioned elevations, Layout does the job, but for drafting from-scratch, I found it way too laborious (I do accept this may be my shortcoming, not SketchUp's). For 2D drafting, I've moved over to NanoCad, which has a VERY Autocad-like interface, and more importantly is FREE, for the basic version which does everything I need. Between SU, Thea and NanoCad, I think I've got it covered cheers, A
  • emerald15E

    How to credit warehouse models

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    mitcorbM
    I am wondering if some little gimmick like a mouseover/flyout show credit could work. Of course this may not be the format you are using. That is more like a webpage thing. In the real print world you just provide a Footnote and Bibliography.
  • neetsN

    Round Corner Plugin Problems

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    neetsN
    Remove Lonely Vertices....got it!! Thank you very much for your help
  • BlastfurnaceB

    Help Aligning Objects to different Axes

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    @blastfurnace said: .....When I relocate an axis then I grab a group I want the Protractor (Axes) of that group to snap to the current axes. **(A)**It doesn't always do that and **(B)**sometime it is off by so little between two axes that it isn't quickly noticeable.... (A) I notice that some groups are "stubborn" and keep their own axes to align to. They simply do not wish to adopt to the new drawing axes by use of the 'Move' tool and its protractor. I don't know the cause of this. Your flang group is one of them. (B) Don't snap to axes. Use input 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees after rotating to arbitrary angle.
  • andybotA

    Make a grouped image back into an image entity

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    @tig said: If you have an Image in a SKP and you Explode it into a Face with a Material then it can't be 'undone' That's the bottom line I was looking to determine. Thanks gents, all the other suggestions I already know of and use.
  • john2J

    Migration tips needed - SU 8 to SU 2014

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    Dave RD
    The Plugin Store installs plugins to the correct directory based on the operating system and SU version and, importantly, maintains the correct file structure which historically has been difficult for many people to do manually. Read any of the long threads in the Plugins forum for proof of that. With SU2014 the correct location to be putting plugins is under Users/App Data. The beauty of this is that you don't need to be concerned with the location because it is handled autmoatically The Extension Warehouse does the same sort of thing. Of course with the Plugin Store plugin there's a number of tools for managing the plugins once you have installed them but first things first.
  • JoelM3DMJ

    Lines Vanishing!

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    @joelm3dm said: ....Try this little file below. If I draw a line from one circle to the other, the line vanishes. If I try drawing the line elsewhere and there's no problem at all. ... I can't draw any lines that disappear by themselfs. Neither outside nor inside group's environment. b.t.w. your drawing axes are upside down. Right click on one to reset them. Not that I think that this makes any difference in the "vanishing edges" issue.
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    Warehouse weirdness

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    @mitcorb said: If the IE cache situation becomes persistent, you can, on Windows make a shortcut for "inetcpl.cpl" This is the file for the Internet Options UI. From here, you can clear your cache if you do not use the normal method, or CCleaner. Forgot about CCleaner. That saves me having to actually open IE again. Internet Explorer's motto should be "the most popular browser for downloading Chrome."
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    Finding reversed faces after texturing?

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    pbacotP
    I often need alternate styles while working. I have scenes set up that change the style (and nothing else) so I can look at the presentation of export style, then switch to a style that is easier for working.
  • pbacotP

    The Ghost is Back!

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    @unknownuser said: The ghost never seems to cause any further problems with the model. Like real gosht!
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    SU 2013 Model Info Crash

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    TIGT
    Does this happen with every SKP you try, or a specific SKP that might be corrupted ? If it's SKP related try this. Open a new SKP. Preferences > General > Check models for problems tick Automatically check... AND Automatically fix... OK. Close SketchUp. Now reopen the problem SKP. It should be fixed as SketchUp opens it. Now try Model Info... again... If it occurs with every SKP then you need to use Control Panels > Programs and Features and Reinstall/Repair SketchUp v2013 - something is wrong and needs fixing. Failing that, try uninstalling SketchUp and reinstalling from scratch... Any custom files you have [e.g. Plugins will NOT be deleted by a proper uninstall using the system-uninstaller]
  • dereiD

    Need advice how to model this

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    Derei, By the way, you could remove the up and downs by duplicating the wave profile at 1/4 and 3/4 distance, and then use Curviloft, Loft by Spline, as shown below: [image: tXgY_Derei-Wave-Curviloft.png] Derei - need2extrude.skp Fredo
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    Volume Models get destroyed by some volume functions

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    thank you a lot @ all who have tried ans especially Dave R and kaas! Upon another close inspection I found out that one edge consisted of only 10 faces while all 3 other "rounded-edges" had 12 rounded faces...strange. Plus I could clearly see those "precision related errors" Dave was speaking about, I must clearly have messed something up big time unintentionally by being a very few mm off without noticing it! The red-axis for example does not run parallel to the objects outer edge. maybe it is so slightly off, that it is "ok" for the object as it is, but once solid-actions are performed it just looses it. Anyway. Am happy to have a working clamp now and will pay even more attention to those little details in the future. thanks again to everybody who wrote in this thread. best regards, Alex
  • ANBenderA

    Importing STL into Sketchup

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    Jim, Thanks so much that worked! I just did not know "STereo Lithography was STL and did not look close enough.
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    Controlling the stamp tool

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    Thanks TIG, that worked perfectly.

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