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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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    Over rotation with the Follow-me tool

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    Very cool. Thanks for sharing it.
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    Ability to enter a value for FOV or the eye height in 2013?

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    Thanks make that fixed it for me regarding dof circle & arc sides etc. I really thought i was going mad or that sketchup now was different. I was even hunting for a guilty plugin. Let's hope an update patch will soon fix this.
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    Follow-me tool along split path?

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    I apologise for going AWOL, i posted this in work (while looking for the solution) and then went and took an extended weekend. Anyway, you guys are incredible - Pilou, your method is perfect for a gentle column angle and Takesh h, your method of using the intersect curve from Round Corners.rb will prove perfect for more acute angles and Box, your advice about trying to take a component and re-use is well heeded. Your collective enthusiasm to help us mere mortals is inspiring. I admit I was hoping for a quick fix plug-in (since I have about 25 unique geometry columns to model) but both your steps are very clear and reproducible so shouldn’t take too much time… as long as the scheme doesn’t keep changing like it did today Oh, and Rich O Brien, the Blender demo makes me wish we used something more advanced than SK in my office. Cheers all!
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    How to erase the box of line in group

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    Use the axis tool to localize ea line before making ea group (to fix - explode -make axes along the line - make group - repeate for ea line) Boxes should be gone.
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    Anyone interested in an IRC channel?

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    @mike lucey said: @willpittenger said: @hellnbak said: Ah good, another chance for me to demonstrate my ignorance. Could somebody please explain a little what you guys are talking about? IRC is Internet Relay Chat. Like the forums, but a bit more real time. The link is for the Wikipedia page on IRC. Its an interesting read Will. It also cast some light on my ignorance Could you bullet list the main advantages of such a system of communication? Mike Compared to the forums? Well, there is one main advantage: How quickly you get a response. We are talking about near real time. That might or might not happen here. Also, I used to use the forums at space.com. Those are long gone. But the space channel at Freenode has been there for 8 years and and still going strong.
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    Modeling a Sculpture

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    Thank you all very much! You've helped me a LOT !
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    Sketchup 8 crashes when opening MAC 10.8.4

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    hi not enough info really. can you open any other models, [double click on a another skp] which exact version on of su v8 can you post the skp? john
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    How many of you have updated to SU 2013?

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    @frederik said: I wonder if Jason Maranto decided to upgrade or just leave it... I haven't changed my POV -- I still have 8 Pro and use it occasionally, but I will not pay for any more SketchUp until there is something released which is worth paying for. That said, since nothing is new with me, and I've already said my bit on the SketchUp 9 subject, I've refrained from posting until such a time as new news is forthcoming from Trimble. In the meantime I've been focusing on other software. Best, Jason.
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    What's the difference between soft and smooth edges?

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    Well, a car might be smooth, yet technically hard... but a pillow may be soft and not hard yet still smooth... Too literal?
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    Mucked up my environment?

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    Downloaded it and couldn't find any problems. Some suggested corrections/changes: the meeting rail on the upper and lower sashes should align (on a traditional window, the are narrower than the other stiles and rails. Likewise on traditional windows the bottom rail on the bottom sash is wider than the others. But I noticed on most vinyl windows this isn't the case.) Create a generic color such as "window frame" for the frame and sashes so people can simply edit it to get the desired color, without having to repaint the components. Likewise with the window glass.
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    Is there a way to turn off the Start Dialog in 2013?

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    Can you make an html page that opens and immediately closes itself using js ? Something like... <html> <head> </head> <body onOpen="window.opener=self; window.close();"> </body> </html>
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    Did the Create Face tool become a Pro-only feature?

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    @dave r said: No. It didn't become a Pro only feature. It is part of the Utilities Tools which, although no longer packed with SketchUp is available from the Extension Warehouse. You just have to go get it. Thanks. That helped.
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    Need advice on using Artisan

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    @hieru said: Kaas, I think you would still get good results using your approach if you further reduced the number of circle and bevel segments. The trick here is to use just enough segments and make sure that the block doesn't intersect with the tube along segment edges. Hieru, Thanks for your reply and the trick you mention. I'm going to test it soon.
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    Drawing 3D Star using compound mitres

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    I sent you a PM so take a look at that. I expect on the wedge in my model you aren't clicking on a component when you move it. Instead of trying to tilt the component into position, draw it in place at the correct angle. I can show you that. As for making it easy to measure from it, when adjust the component axes correctly you'll be able to drag a copy out from the In Model components library and it'll sit flat on the ground plane.
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    Is formfonts down?

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    Has anyone seen my wallet?
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    How to draw arc with three points

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    You have the new plugin by Arcs Circles+ by Didier Bur today!
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    Sketchucation Website Access

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    Working now. Thanks Rich!
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    Component cut issues; Are these known bugs?

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    It's just the way SketchUp appear to currently work.
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    Paste in place is ignoring layers

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    There's already a ton of power there for controlling visibility. You can associate the parent component with one layer and the child components with other layers. This gives you all sorts of options for controlling what is visible and what isn't.
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    Weird Gradient faces

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    Nope, not a bug. Here's another example. I just softened the edges on the cubes but on the right I first made offsets on the three visible faces. After softening the cube edges, I hid the offset lines and you can see how that affects shading. [image: 84MB_shading.png]

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