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    Rich O BrienR
    @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 spray gun??

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    Thanks for the help....GIVE ME A BREAK...
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    Intersecting Faces of Components

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    Dave RD
    I have heard of diffusion but never a slice of tomato diffusing though a layer of cling wrap. Well, at least and still being a slice of tomato on the other side.
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    Help fast!

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    KrisidiousK
    paste it first and then rotate that section after you have pasted it.
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    Mouse with Mac

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    @bernardobaldissera said: @unknownuser said: which mouse do you have and did you install any accompanying software with it? I have a Microsoft Mouse 3500. It has a software, Microsoft Intellipoint, but I can only set up generic commands to the central button. Even if I configure command + control as the function of the central button, it doesn't work out. hmm.. yeah, i don't know about that mouse or the software.. sorry pbacot's suggestion of using SteerMouse is probably the way to go if you want to have mouse software other than OSX (which i what i use-- the regular osx mouse preferences.. i don't use any additional software with the logitech mice i use-- but then again, i don't use the middle button for orbiting.. i always use a 5+ button mouse then a thumb button for orbiting in sketchup)
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    Stamp on User Interface

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    works great - thanks for the super description!!!!
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    What happened to "Upright Extruder" topic?

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    Probably just better that way, won't have to worry about saying something stupid.
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    About Components

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    @dave r said: Do you want to leave the outer component basically as it is? Open that component, select the inner component and hit Edit>Cut (or the appropriate keyboard shortcut), close the component by clicking out in space or via the right click menu. Hit Edit>Paste in place. The component you cut from the bigger component will now be outside the big component but in the same location. You could also do this via Outliner by clicking and dragging the component name from inside the bigger component to outside of it. Thank you! Very helpful.
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    Unrequested process.

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    tt_suT
    Well that bug has been a big pain in my rear end for years when modeling.
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    How to create a Conical Log Spiral?

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    Hi everyone, Thank you for your responses. Scott gave me some insight on how to construct the equiangular spiral manually, in segments. It's tedious, but works very well to create the desired shape. Thank you, Scott! In the meantime, I found the Spirix plugin, which can generate true LOG10 conical spirals, among many other shapes, very quickly. https://sites.google.com/site/spirixcode/home It has a lot of interesting parameters to generate complex coils, twists, etc., with mathematical precision.
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    Curve Stitcher not stitching correctly

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    Dave RD
    I wasn't suggesting Sandbox at all. I described the process in one of your previous posts and Cotty has done described it as well. Plugins are great but you do yourself a disservice if you choose to use them instead of learning how the native tools work. It's good you got the path direction sorted.
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    How to Use FollowMe on path?

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    Dave RD
    TIG beat me to it but since I did it... It works just fine for me. I imported it in inches because that was what the importer was set to. If it is supposed to be in mm, TIG has hit on the reason for the problem. [image: GTxP_Hook.png] Hook.skp
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    Last update sketch up_huge problems with opening files

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    The problem is VRay. The latest version of VRay is not compatible with the latest version of SketchUp. That's why the software crashes. It will take from 1 to 3 weeks before a compatible version of VRay will be released. This is absurd. Why releasing an update of Sketchup if not compatible with VRay? At least, the risk of problems after the update should be mentioned. Considering that I have SketchUp both on my laptop and IMac, and considering that I want to keep the latest version of sketch up on my laptop, is it possible to install Sketchup 8 on my iMac with the same licence? Is it possible to have one licence and install two different versions (SU 2013 and SU of SketchUp on two different machines without creating conflicts? Thank you. I.
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    Well Hidden Geometry

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    Thanks TIG, I tried those out but didn't work. After an hour looking and continually updating my Lumion model I discover it was attached to the ground floor wall component. I exploded it and re created the group now its gone. Pretty weird, haven't had that happen before especially when it wasn't on outliner as well.
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    2013 Slow

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    tt_suT
    What are your OpenGL preferences in SketchUp?
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    Calculate floor area in multi level building in groups

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    Rich O BrienR
    http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=40025#p354050 http://sketchucation.com/resources/pluginstore?pln=FredoTools
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    Can't even make half a dang dome

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    Wo3DanW
    @hellnbak said: Just another old fart's brain fart. Anybody know of a cure for cerebral flatulence? Don't know,..... but keep distance from any 'Explode' tool!
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    Dynamic Modifications of Components

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    Thanks TIG, this sounds great, I will give it a try.
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    Model of earth with cities

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    Thanks for the response. Most flat map projections of the earth are unusual projections. Such as mercator or divided near the poles at the latitude lines. But, yes global maps with cities are pretty easy to come by. I've attached a good one for the use. Can you point me in the direction of wrapping it on a sphere? Funny thing is that I would think that this is quite common - such as news bureaus would need a global 3d map with cities. But I guess most of those use google earth now. Sorry for the size of the map! Thanks [image: cTmI_mc-eur-072945_150_ai_2.jpg]
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    How to create a simple vase with thickness

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    @shannakae said: Also, i did not know about the Tab button for options.. is that true for all of Fredo's plugins? Yes another good example is with FredoScale
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    Shadow without object

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    @aerilius said: But: SketchUp does not recognize the opacity in transparent texture images (because it's separate from the opacity slider), so you could apply a material with a completely transparent png image to all entities of which you want to see only shadow, like in this example. I have the exact same problem with pipogianni, I am trying to get some tree shadows from png tree images (with transparent backrounds) in my model, without rendering the png tree plane itself. I only want the shadows, so I can add the trees later with photoshop. The example that you posted here seems to manage exactly that, but i can't figure out how. ! Can anyone please explain what am I looking at in this model? How are the two lateral shadows created without the smiley faces being displayed?

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