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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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    Plugin Store autoinstall issue

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    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
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    Cutlist plugin

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    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.
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    Camera Plane Clipping

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    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.
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    Sketchup Render Engine

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    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?
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    Dark and Light Surfaces

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    in shadow settings click the + then use the sun for shading and adjust.
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    Adapting to 3ds Max from SketchUp Help

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    @unknownuser said: Where is this screenshot, can you show your model and see how i can help, i use sketchup for developing games and it works effectively My bad, I thought it uploaded [image: lDZH_screenshotmeshlab.jpg]
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    Rough edges

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    With a lot of crashes you can try to copy the wheel in a new Sketchup instance by using paste in place. Work in there without the whole model and copy it back. ( delete the old one ) Maybe you can reduce the crashes...works a lot better. Just a try
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    Shadow Settings can not be triggered [Solved]

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    @box said: Sorry, it's beyond my tiny mind then. I love that avatar.
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    Layer assignment of entities within components

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    Thanks Rich, Techdave, and DaveR. After posting and thinking about it some more, I thought oh well let this stand as an admonishment to others in the interest of good methods. I will read the Sketchup Help stuff on Layers again. Still, white jacket, room with soft surfaces, delirious happiness?
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    Suggestions for new building design system?

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    Thanks pbacot. I looked into trying to make the walls and floors of the modules into solid groups in order to use the outer shell tool. But I couldn't make them solid. I assumed it was because I had gluey cutting windows and doors nested into the walls. Does that sound right?
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    Create Face to PushPull along a curve

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    If you see my example above that is exactly the result you want but with another method!
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    Continuous drawing line tool

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    pbacot Well, I have tried your method, and it is working each and every time. So now I have this down pat. Thanks for the help. Ken
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    Orbit with 3 Button Mouse

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    @olishea said: My logitech rbq124 does this. I have to use the side scroll wheel. I've got used to it now, but it really annoyed me. Changed all the settings, set orbit to middle mouse button to no avail. I changed settings in both SU and mac system preferences but nothing worked. Orbit on that mouse works OK for me. If you are not too habituated to what you have now you could try once again... On the Scroll Wheel setup, choose one of the start modes of SmartShift other than 'shift manually between modes' as shift manually uses Scroll Wheel Button. Scroll Wheel Button arrows will no longer be greyed out and you can choose middle click. . [image: ocpr_018.png] [image: dsbH_019.png]
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    Applying photo / image to curving surface

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    Many thanks both, I have downloaded the plug in, looks very comprehensive.. I will report back. Best wishes, Tom
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    Fredo's Round Corner won't work in this case??

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    Also you seem to have some "reversed faces" - fix those too...
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    Creating and Saving Materials into Library

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    Rich's tutorial is excellent and it'll get you on your way. I do the first part a little differently when I create new textures. I create faces in the model on which to paint the images. Then I import the images with File>Import and paint them onto those faces. My textures are almost never square images. I know lengths of them but the widths are generally arbitrary so the rectangles I draw are to the lengths of the textures but random in width. I wind up with something like this in the model. [image: mats5_xl.png] After the textures are in the model I save them by dragging the thumbnails from In Model to a destination library as Rich showed.
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    Dimensioned Cut-List, anyone have a better way?

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    Ah... You didn't specify all that before. I don't know of anything that's going to give you all of that info automatically.
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    Problem importing 3d files in dwg format

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    Solved!!! I just tried inserting with the "inch" unit rather than the "mm". I was thinking that If I change the unit in CAD to mm and scale the object accordingly. It will be imported with the same mm unit. This model is probably modeled in the inch unit (Im guessing). I tried bringing back the unit to inch in autocad and inserted with the inch unit in the import option (though Im in mm unit in SKP) The size matched very well and the model is no longer broken. Thanks everyone for your input.
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    SU 2013 - SLOOOOOW on orbit and group exit?

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    I was troubling with the same issue, but I've found that it was not arise from driver update. By erasing SectionCutFace plugin the problem was resolved. You may try to examine what plugin cause this.
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    Easy windows

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    I found these windows on Youtube that seem to work ok http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI-kBeQjf48 [image: r0mY_highlights.jpg]

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