Hey One component already on the orgin plane this make it easy to do, if you have scaleGroupFloat_dj.rb loaded. target save and move meathod: step 1: Make one component unique. (right click to context list) step 2: 1-time left click of the component you want to change. Save target, via scaleGroupFloat_dj (press ok). step 3: 2-times left click set axes to component and 3-times more edit select the object of the component . Using the Move to target, via scaleGroupFloat_dj.(press ok), will auto aline component to orgin plain. Now select ouside of component now your done. All above steps is shown here [image: ekaF_Movie_0007.gif] If both were non aline to orgin plain then do other with step two and three too. Advance woking of this; just add the axes tool into the mix. then turning object is just a breeze, for those tools that needs to be aline to x-y plain for z axis drops . examples usesages to [Plugin] Color by Z drop sandbox.rb smartdrop.rb TIG-drapematerials.rb TIG-Drop Material onto Instances tt_component_dropper

yep. That is pretty much what I was wondering about......sometimes ya just gotta love the internet......... thanks for the tip!

If there's not enough contrast trying editing a jpg in say Gimp and increase its contrast ?

@box said: I'm not sure what you are asking about. If you are saying photomatch isn't working because the photos are different, then there's not a lot you can do about that. Photos for such things are never accurate, measurements and drawings are a better option. Photos usually only give you a way of checking exactely what is is you are trying to model. I'm working with what I have available. Otherwise, there are options available to create great 3D models from reference pictures, they are just a bit more accurate than what I need for this project. Ironic perhaps, but true. http://www.123dapp.com/catch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsBg-m2hrIM

Thanks Dave, you reminded me of the Transparency setting. I had my Transparency quality set to "nicer" instead of 'faster' and I've got the effect i want. Thanks for your help!!

Got some visual examples?

@unknownuser said: so PLEASE do install over the old software. That I made by chance @unknownuser said: Sorry... no openings in floor Good to know because I made ton of any try possible with no result! Have cool coding!

@unknownuser said: With that video card you should have hardware acceleration active. In fact, it would be a huge mistake not to. In SU - Window/preferences/open GL, you should have hardware acceleration checked. If you don't, SU will be painfully slow. Exactly. If HW acceleration does not work properly for these cards, you may wish to update your video drivers instead of turning it off.

Hi Stuart, This may be of some interest to you as well: http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/36-intermediate/115-internal-external-components#redefining-thumbnails (Read the previous explanations too if it is too "brief").

Yes, it's a known problem. See this sticky post in the plugins forum: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=47371

What you are looking for are DEMs. Digital elevation models. Most cities have ones created be synthetic aperture radar, accuracy about 1 meter, or lidar, accuracy about 1 foot. Rural areas are a lot more variable. The shuttle flew a mission that did SAR from orbit, but the grid spacing is about 30 meters, and the accuracy is awful. If USGS topo data is good enough, I vaguely recall a page on converting topo lines to terrain. Warning: topo data is not very good at the house lot size level. There is typically a semi-systematic error in the horizontal placement of contour lines equal to several times the contour interval. The shape is right, but slope inflections tend to be moved away from the centre of the photographic track. If its critical to get it right, rent a DGPS, and take a waypoint every 10 meters. If the terrain isn't too bad, you can do a hectare an hour.

@slbaumgartner said: I just exported a 10310x6650 jpeg (I set 12800x6650, but SketchUp seemingly overrode the larger dimension during export - perhaps due to the size of the screen?). I tried even larger, but got a popup saying "The export failed or was cancelled". This makes me think there is an undocumented upper limit, but I don't know what it is. Steve Hi Steve, Thanks for your answer. During exporting of multiple files I eventually also got the popup. So sometimes it works; sometimes it doesn't. I have no idea why that is. Perhaps not enough memory. The export dimensions are indeed related to the size of your screen.

i found the proper plugin. this is the link to it.. if someone falls into the same problem.. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12494

see also fredo trhu-paint.. excellent, easy to use, and free..

@solo said: ...tsk,tsk Google! Bing has better maps. Not everywhere. In my place, Bing map really sucks while Google is bearably average. Edit: it does not even suck that much. They must have updated it.

This is a register issure I know for the free this will work HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\SketchUp8 save the old sketchup 8 register key and make 2 copy delete old sketchup 8 reg register now reinstall new sketchup 8 to differnt location move a copy of plugins to new sketchup 8 now it should work for the new and old edit old reg to tranfer back setup infor you want to bring forward to new register. once in a wild copy plug-ins back to old to keep toolbars link

@3eighty said: Duh..Forgot about Mustard..Was looking here..Thank You You're welcome. Not all plugins are here. But if search for 'Make Faces' this link is also good: http://ih0.redbubble.net/image.7888556.8344/flat,550x550,075,f.jpg

Gerrit said: "Plugins are a great way to level up SketchUp." They are. But I feel there is more sense in pressing the SU developers to better the bare SU body in terms of efficiency, functionality, stability and overall performance than sitting and expecting people to spend their own time in making great plugins. After all, it's their program. One more word about plugins. I remember that once (in one day precisely) I downloaded I huge bunch of free plugins. As Jean pointed very well, that's the situation when the SU interface does look like CATIA (if most of them are visible of course). But no matter how many plugins you have it seems to me that SU always starts much faster than those monster programs with million functions and several GB in size. After trying them I deleted the most since I realized there are some that repeat some functions of other plugins and some other perform the same function with more reliability and speed. At the moment there are, I think, several plugins with 'make roof' function. Over the same base (face) some of them need one second to produce a desired roof and some of them ask several seconds for the same action and result. I guess it all has to do with the algorithm applied. And you were totally right when you mentioned knowledge needed for this kind of work. And bright mind, I'd add. It was a pleasure having you here again, Gerrit. Come around any time.

We had some down time today with our server.

Lines2tubes by Didier Bur ? Precision give the number of segments of the tube's section: 3 to 100) Here 4 Of course you must simplify before the model following wished And of course increase size of section! PS I have used Xline (free) by Rick wilson for transform Construction lines / lines [image: zy50_skull.jpg]