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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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    Mudbox & Maya to Sketchup

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    Exporting to DAE or OBJ doesn't preserve components. Anyone know if there is a way to do that??
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    Map a road to sandbox

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    Thanks Alvis Really helpful info just need to study the plugins.
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    Export Selected Only...

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    Off to the Duh Thread - thanks TIG.
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    Help please curved edge

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    No worries. Sometimes it's easy to get stuck because you are thinking about how to subtract geometry rather than to not make it in the first place. Sometimes it's the other way around.
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    Teaching SketchUp (as a source of income)

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    I have taught SU at a Local college as a side gig and I really enjoyed it. I had to quit due to time restraints. money-wise it wasn't worth it, but it was loads of fun and very satisfying. I wouldn't look to it for income-making --but if you just want a pay-it-forward kind of experience. . .it's great. My students often got better than me after about . . .oh. ..20 minutes.
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    Sketchup file crashes

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    Having fixed it try Model Info > Statistics > 'Purge unused...' As well as the 'Fix problems...' button... What are you doing when it 'crashes'? What is the manifestation of this 'crash' ?
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    In fill photo

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    @niclasbladh said: Perfect! Is the possible to render that setup in for example Maxwell Render? I do not know about Maxwell but it is generally possible to render a model image and layer it on top of the original photo IF the renderer's camera is perfectly matched with the SU camera. @unknownuser said: Any ideas where to find good quality HDRI's? There are lots of good resources - see this news article for instance: http://sketchucation.com/all-news/336-free-hdri-resource-at-hdri-hub Of course all depends on what environment you actually need.
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    Default material replacing problem

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    Yeah cheers i will keep that in mind when i try & create a my own default style
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    Custom templates. Where are they stored? Mac & PC

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    On a Mac, they are stored in a normally inaccessible folder. Here is how you find that folder quickly: Step 1: Click File/New (it doesn't matter what template this opens). Step 2: Click File/Save as Template. Step 3: In the dialog box that appears, enter any word you like in the "Name" space. Doesn't matter. Step 4: Now look at the "File Name" space below it. There is a magnifying glass icon to its right. Click on it. Step 5: The folder with all your saved customized templates appears. Step 6: From this folder, you can drag old templates to the trash, add new ones, or do as you please. It's that simple.
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    Components vs. groups

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    Thanks for your replies. @Dave R @unknownuser said: It would be better to teach them about how editing one component edits all other copies in the model You are right, it's probably the way I should choose. @Gaieus @unknownuser said: In fact, if you build up more complex components I think the pupils are fine with "simple" components. See also the SKP-File below. @Wo3Dan @unknownuser said: They can even scale them etc. But each time the try to enter them for editing, they will get a warning. A very interessting approach. I will keep that in mind and run a test. After I wrote the initial entry here I created a "brick builder workplane". The primitivs (groups)are placed on a "sidebar". Each group can be pulled from there 10 times. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/download?mid=ddd420a760b0580ab121301160291f7d&rtyp=s8&fn=SUStart&ctyp=other&ts=1366102577000 [image: ZMFO_SUStart.png]
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    Rotate copy multiple

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    Seems Radial Lenght by TIg makes that!
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    Exporting Sketchup Camera into other programs (Modo and Vue)

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    I use SketchupPro 8. That plugin doesn't work with this version of Sketchup. On a side note, Solo I've seen some of your working using Vue and I'm very impressed. I tried rendering using Vue and I was unsatisfied with the long render times and poor quality end result therefore I have yet to use it for a commercial project. Can you provide me some do's and don't s when it comes to lighting an exterior scene in Vue. I want decent quality and reasonable render times. I'd really appreciate that. Thanks
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    Plugin measuring Arc or curve line length

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    If you Select a single Arc then the 'Entity Info' report is its 'true length'. If you Explode an Arc into separate Edges, or if you have a welded 'Curve', then 'Entity Info' reports the total length of all of the individual 'Segments'. So an Arc and an Exploded Arc will report slightly different lengths - the exploded version is always going to be somewhat shorter because each segment will 'cut a corner', whereas a true-arc has a summation of a 'infinity' of 'tiny-tiny' edges [2Pir*included_angle/360] - the effect of Pi is to give a result that can be refined more and more, but never quite gets to an unchanging value, as it can always be improved upon - of course in practice these tiny fractions of an inch are unimportant and so we 'round-up'... Depending on the accuracy of what you want to measure/buy/cut etc the 'segment summation' will probably do, because only a few mm are involved in quite large objects between true arc-lengths and summed segment-lengths...
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    Translucent error

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    You also have some reversed faces going on, you should be aware of them or you'll get problems there too.
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    Field of View is vertical, I want to specify horizontal!

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    Here is a quick method of calculating the required angle with SketchUp tools. It is accurate enough, as the FOV can only be input in full degrees. [image: vLIx_Capture.PNG] Anssi
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    Ad blocking add ons

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    I was able to download finally using Chrome. I still don't know why it suddenly won't work with IE9 I tried setting my security way down. The pop up blocker was off. But at least Chrome worked.
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    Reducing Sketchup file size.

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    I think a lot has been said already on how to reduce the poly-count of a model. 1.using a lower size eg.sides 12,sides 8 when drawing a circle or arc 2,Using components(especially for windows ,doors etc that repeat quite often if you are modelling a building. 3,Importing models with small polycount especially trees.Using trees with very high detail will slow your computer down considerably.You may want to use trees that are "face-me component instead. 4.If I have to use a texture image bigger than 1MB,I first open it up in Microsoft picture manager or paint , reduce the pixel size and save it as a Jpeg File.An Image file of 5MB can yield 602kB through this process.You can now use the Image with its reduced file size on your model thereby reducing your polycount. 5.You shouldn't also forget to purge your model of unwanted/unused materials and component
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    Face Issue

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    @luisfernando said: Wow! I don´t understand why the hell sketchup does that. I mean, it creates a half face in one layer, and the another half in another. There´s no sense. Thanks a lot guys, mainly Thom for the quick and eficient answers. (Dave too). Actually Sketchup doesn't do that, you did. Always draw on layer 0. Once a layer is selected, all lines and faces created are on that layer. In this case you must have selected the layers or copied something from another file set to those layers.
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    Importing New Font for 3d Text

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    But what file type? OTF, TTF, etc.
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    Did Google Earth Just Take away all Models?

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    Thank you Gaieus! That is exactly what I need.

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