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    @Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. Now I know that I can share the link with Fredo6 on the Animator thread so he can download the file and look at it (to hopefully identify the problem I have been having trying to generate a video). You might also try generating an Animator video and see what results you get.

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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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  • kenK

    Raster to Vector or Sketchup importing SVG

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    Scan2Cad, http://www.scan2cad.com/ has been around for a long time, but its current release Release 8.3 is not cheap. It might suit some peoples needs though, & there is a free trial. It recognises and can edit text in images and supports batch processing. Its probably one of the best available bits of software for complex raster conversions out there. It's a few years (10 maybe) since I used it but I remember it as a highly competent program. As far as I remember AutoCAD Map had raster to vector functions built in, so our office switched to that on cost grounds.
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    Inteligent HATCH

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    jolranJ
    Hatching in LO is texture/bitmap. That's the con.
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    I'm still waiting for my License

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    jo-keJ
    Now I recieved your mail. Thank you
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    Consistent Crashing - Caused by plugin?

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    So far, RoundCorner seems the be the biggest crasher for me with VR 1.6. I just work with it disabled until they find the bug that's causing it. They are working on it feverishly.
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    Gfx - outliner trail

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    Dave RD
    I'm not sure what you mean by the position is altered but it sounds like you've got it now. Just in case, here's an anaolgy. When you make a component it's kind of like wrapping the selection in clear cling wrap. Think of a sandwich wrapped in cellophane. If you want to make a change to the sandwich you have to open the wrapper. In the same way, if you want to edit a component, you have to open its wrapper first. Now, if you have two individually wrapped sandwich components and wrap them in another piece of cling wrap, you have a nested component like the Shapes component in my example. If you want to wrap a pickle (the cylinder) up with the sandwiches, you have to take the pickle from where it is and place it inside the wrapper. In SketchUp Edit>Cut and Edit>Paste in place do that. So does grabbing the pickle and dragging it over the sandwiches in Outliner. Outliner is opening the wrapper automatically when you hover over it's name and it highlights. And of course because the wrapper containing the two sandwiches is a component all other copies of it get the pickle, too. All of this can be confusing until you have a really good picture of what's happening. Then you'll find it is all incredibly powerful.
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    PDF to DWG and then into SU

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    sometimes a pdf doesn't contain real vector lines but an image of vector lines instead. Maybe that's why the conversion generates 2 files and you get the error. If that's the case you can try some image2xdf programs or trace them by hand.
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    Cleanest way to import FBX?

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    TIGT
    Try these direct download links: http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/fbx20132_converter_win.exe http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/fbx20132_converter_win_x64.exe http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/fbx20132_converter_mac.pkg.tgz Previous versions are at: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=10775920
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    Sketchup Components to 2D CAD Blocks?

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    Kentucky, I export to dwg regularly. The difference is that I am looking for a 3D model in Autocad (I export to 3D). If your parts are groups, solid groups or components, they will come into Autocad as blocks. Unfortunately, each piece will be its own block. Not really what you want. I'm not sure that what you want to do is achievable. Kris
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    Import iphone 6.0 3d map in to Sketchup?

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    DavidBoulderD
    You could always import it as a background watermark and try to manually match a camera view to it. Not sure if the perspective would work for match photo scene.
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    Searching for SU and Build of WW1 Fighter

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    Was this the link that you are thinking of? http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=49686 I have the original prototype flying and I am now finishing up the second prototype with changes. Here are some photos of some of my buddies test flying the prototype in Cincinnati, Ohio. Larry [image: 2RoG_100_3685_C_zps996d27a9.jpg] [image: xcMU_100_3687_FC_zpsb42b2fc4.jpg] [image: Rq3A_100_3692_FC_zps5fd3f74f.jpg] [image: 3FYh_Gear3.JPG] [image: 6jpi_Gear10.JPG]
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    SketchUp 2013 Maintenance Release 1

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    yup, my bad. actually, I did update most plugins and unloaded a whole bunch I never used... but it is odd that friday, before M, I was doing fine, hého, mine is not to reason why ! BTW 2013 is otherwise a great improvement & Layout has become usable without driving me back to smoking ! (the previous versions were so slow that I nearly started nicotine again & went back to bricscad instead) & no, I still have the same machine as before, so i imagine that on a super-duper machine with a vavavoom graphics card it would be even better. thanks
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    Illustrator to sketchup

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    Nice drawing. Wonder if turning it into SU edges is of use. How do you intend to use it? could it be better used as a texture or in post-pro? I assume you aren't going to make it 3d...
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    Restore Toolbar Position? SU2013

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    jiminy-billy-bobJ
    Except when you change icon size...
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    Revizto & Sketchfab

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    @box said: Does revizto have this capability. Simply put, can I use your excellent program as a way of viewing and manipulating models on an Android Tablet. Revizto Using Android or iOS you need to download our free vewer from App Store or Google play. This vewer is working with local projects on your tablet, downloaded diectly from Revizto gallery onto your tablet. You may view and navigate your scene. At any time you may connect your tablet to internet(Revizto) and using your 3D scene set new markers with comments, sync with cloud - other members of your team or your customer will see these markers as well, even they would connect later or connected in real time. Using tablets you will see the scene with almost the same quality like I posted above, however theare still present some limits due to limited power of tablets. Currently the main limit for Android and iOS is the size and complexity of project (as well as how accurate it was done in SU in terms of 3D modeling culture). There are not web viewers for Android or iOS devices. Revizto web viewer is working only for PC or Mac.
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    Topology (again) & Land Surveys

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    Some good suggestions, thank you all very much. I will try following up to see what works best in my situation, although I feel I will end up with a laser level and quite a few batens hammered into the ground to pick up levels from.
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    Retaining tool setup in skp file when sending to others

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    JQLJ
    TIG is right of course but With Dynamic Components you can do almost everything you want to do. Try opening the Dynamic Components toolbar, (view > toolbars > dynamic components) select the hand (interact tool) and click on the guy that shows up when you open Sketchup 2013 (Derrick). Then go activate view > hidden geometry and click with the interact tool again and see what happens. Insert some more Dynamic Components from the component browser. Insert some more DC's from the Google Warehouse. Search about DC's here or at Sketchup website. Try a lot, fail a lot and you'll succeed! Best regards, JQL
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    Extensions and rubies doesn't load [Mac] [solved]

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    TIGT
    The resetting of your MAC's plugins folder's permissions to FULL Read/Write has been covered many times in the forums... Here's a good one http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=468689#p468689
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    Piping Plug-In Beta Test Volunteers Needed

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    PipeDraft, Yes, it Bugsplats before I launch anything. In fact, it Bugsplats as soon as Sketchup opens and the toolbars show up. And no, I do not have any of the quarantined plugins installed. I will try it again later and report back. Thank You, Paul
  • Mike AmosM

    Weld rb

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    Mike AmosM
    Just had a complete evaporation from using the explode command so I think there is more than meets the eye going on here. I will try the test you described on sunday when I am no longer tearing my hair out. Pain in the proverbial. V8 is the vanilla of choice now and this is going poof too so the model itself may have some gremlins in the drivers seat I suppose. Sod.
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    Escaping Out of Eraser

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    Dave RD
    It works as TIG described for me.

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