@rob d said: I guess I missed the announcement to that. So what gives chaps? I'm not criticizing, though it's quite an unusual move for a forum to make, so I'd like to understand the benefits to me of joining in. Hi Robin, "So what gives", thanks for asking this question in plain language I'm sad to say that very few actually are 'givers' when it comes to participation on the SketchUcation Community. What keeps things afloat are the few that actually give 100%+, the Moderators, Top SketchUcators, Ruby Developers, regularly Contributing Members also Management and of course our valued Sponsors. Premium Membership has been introduced as a means for members that wish to support SketchUcation but do not have the time to make 'time / support' contributions. In return they get free content and discounts that far outweigh the cost of their support contributions. Also they are offered the opportunity to sell their content / services via the SketchUcation Shop system. I trust these few lines explain matters. We are also 'all ears' should anyone have a better solution for keeping SketchUcation afloat and thriving. Mike

Can't really get it working with errors. Just took S Shepherds test to use it in my project for the moment. Thanks!

I'm using a Razer Naga 2012 and I'm verry happy with it, all the buttons have a function in skecthup, the lowwer numbers are the ones that I use the most. For a 2 handed person is it a dream to use this in combination with a spacenavigator.

When talking about BIM you need to ask yourself what you're looking for. Take the words "Building Information Modeling"- What does it mean? It means Information about a Building through [the interface of] a Model. By that definition, SketchUp is BIM software. Software companies like to confuse the issue when talking about features of their software, such as parametric modeling, room areas, scheduling, etc. They give the strong impression that anything else is not BIM. This is total deception. Don't get me wrong, these features are hugely advantageous for massive greenfield modular projects, but where one-off buildings are concerned you need to seriously question the return on investment where your platform requires you to create bespoke parametric elements for every single object in the model. How is SketchUp BIM? Surfaces contain area data. Groups & Components contain volume data. Objects can be programmed (including parametric and other features) SU exports data to spreadsheets. SU supports energy analysis, cost analysis SU Pro creates construction documents (when you know how- Nick is a great exponent of this process) There are a vast and growing number of automated plugins for ease and speed of virtual construction (e.g. 1001bit tools, Buildedge, etc.) SU files are now accepted by Tekla BIMsight. SU interacts very nicely with Google Earth. There are several add-ons for rendering SU models. I don't know what your requirements are and maybe you are right to go for the above packages- but I just question the need for parametric-only software for bespoke limited/ one-off building design & construction.

I'll will take a look, thanks Chris.

The T100 was primarily for my wife so she doesn't hog my PC. Putting SU on it was for when we travel and then I can keep my brain and fingers active. Can't do SU on my Blackberry phone. As for the T100 small screen, well, my PC is a dual screen (24in primary, 19in secondary). I keep most dialogs (materials, components and layers) active on #2 and only toolbars and Entity Info on #1. That gives me a huge work area. Dual screens also allow me to keep an Excel spreadsheet open on #2 when I am doing calculations and other stuff. Sorta gotten used to that so a postcard screen was a shock. I knew it would be small, but did not expect that to be so intrusive on using SU effectively, till I tried it. I also have a USB 4 port hub attached to the single USB3 port on the T100. To that hub I attach a tiny USB mouse and my USB Thumbdrive for PC <-> T100 files transfer. The T100 also has a micro HDMI port, which I have yet to try.

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@rdx007 said: Hi all, I have a skp file which displays different parts of a design using layer manager. I want to make a form with drop down boxes in webdialog which is user friendly and performs the same function as layer manager . Is it possible to do so? If yes please let me know how go about it . There are numerous plugins that do things such as you seek. Search the Extension Warehouse and the sketchUcation plugin store for "layer". Steve

Just remember if you use two different versions of a material (horizontal and vertical), you increase the file size and potentially reduce performance and speed. If you have to edit the materials, you have to edit them both. You waste even more time that way. Applying and aligning a material isn't at all difficult to do in the model and once you've set it to each required orientation, you just sample the needed orientation when applying the material to other faces. Still, as with most other things in SketchUp, you can choose how you want to invest your time and how much to invest.

Hey Thanks a lot guys, Box, those ideas worked like a charm. Hadn't realised I could convert lines into poly-lines. Gilles, that plugin is epic thank you very much, and ill remember to save out in sk8 for next time! Thanks again

The manual way of doing this is much faster if you have already a model with all scenes. 1 - You save 3 copies of the model that has all scenes. 2 - You delete everything in that model 3 - You open copy 1 and import model 1 4 - Do the same for copy 2 and 3 and you now have all models with same scenes. If you haven't got every scene in one model you can copy only the scenes you need from other models into the model with most scenes and save some work, and start from line 1 after that. Besides Eneroth's plugin, if you install Thomthom's "camera tools", you can also easily copy camera properties from one model to the other. If you use a plugin to copy camera positions between scenes you can, after that, copy properties between scenes by ticking/unticking the scene properties boxes on SU native scene manager. I hope this helps. JQL

@flenn said: I've reported it many times but still the same, is there any other recommendations for me about another plugin that has the same or similar functions Never write this here: @flenn banned said: hello all .... I need a little help .... I use artisan v.1.2.1 with crack but every time I want to subdivide and smooth artisan its always bug splat and SketchUp automatically closed.... please help, I'm using OS: Windows 7 Ultimate and sketchup pro 2013..... @rich o brien said: Banned again I think you should buy the regular version.

Components dropper (works also for groups) by Thomthom

How do you know it is a component near the origin? CutList doesn't report coordinates.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHsRRLCAOm8

Thanks you all!! really thank you guys for the help. I really mean it! wow you guys are awesome!!!!!

I did several searches but obviously not in the right place. I didn't realise there was a forum for the Plugin Store. Thanks again

I cannot see a reason for Dave R to make his e-mail address public, not when spamming has bacome so prevalent and phishing a way of life.

I've had what sounds like a similar problem over the years. Mainly when I zoom in close to an object. Large file size makes it more likely. One fix appears to be: Zoom Extends. And then reset the field of view. The problem is more likely with wide angle of view.

It looks like you need some anti-aliasing. This seems like an issue for someone well-versed in Artlantis. Do they have a forum you could use to ask your question?