I was going to say that the site might be down again for a few hours while the hosting company reconfigures the sparkly new back-up servers...but it looks like they may have already started.

Bump maps would be very, very useful for representing rows of rivets without a hugeamount of geometry being retained. Same could be true for nuts and bolts. For those sorts of things being able to create bump maps would be really helpful.

@cuttingedge said: Anyways, I just learnt that split donut work on multiple selections. That was new to me too, nice!

@chris fullmer said: Any plugins you have that might be tracking scene names? Good question. That might be it. I have a plugin or two that works with scenes.

You probably ought to take a look at Nick Sonder's videos. You can make section cuts already, add faces to the section cuts if you wish and you can apply materials. You don't need any other plugins for that. Symbols and other text are best done in LayOut, not SketchUp.

Implementing grouping and layer assignment from the beginning is very important for the workflow. When I start a home, I immediately create my layers - Foundation, First Floor, Second Floor, Roof as the initial basics. Once I draw a particular floor (always draw on layer 0), I group it and assign it to the appropriate layer. Then you can draw on top of that layer to create the next group. Repeat the process and you will have a clean model with easy control.

Thanks for the replies folks, I have been pondering this, perhaps it could be an option in some future version of sketchup. I very much appreciate the time taken to reply and there is a fair bit to think about that will make things easier. On it.

I've decided for topaz denoise

I get the unsoftening when I maximizeor "restore down" the SU window. But not every time, I think. And the Edit menu then contains an "Undo Soften..." option.

hi you can read the file from the confort of SU's Ruby Console using `defaults read -app /Applications/Google\\ SketchUp\\ 8/Sketchup.app 2>&1 | grep "ShowInferenceTips" 2>&1` that will return "SketchUp.Preferences.ShowInferenceTips" = YES; or No you can change it from here as well with `defaults write -app /Applications/Google\\ SketchUp\\ 8/Sketchup.app "SketchUp.Preferences.ShowInferenceTips" YES 2>&1` if you want to read or change any preferences, you can read all with the bit before grep, the 2>&1 just sends error messages, to check it's working... after you can restart from 'Ruby Console' using Thread.new{`sleep 5 && cd / && open Applications/Google\\ SketchUp\\ 8/Sketchup.app`}; Sketchup.send_action('terminate;') you can change 'most' things from here without them being overwritten on close or open, and you can check on re opening and use Terminal.app if it fails to stick... [slightly different code, report back if you need it] john

I realize it is not totally accurate and the alignment may need some adjustment after (Where it gets out of alignment, group those sections and realign the pattern with the next section) Regards, Peter [image: hWv6_roadtexture.png]

There is also the problem that a downloaded file might be "blocked". To fix that, right click on it and go to Properties. One the General tab, sometimes there is an option to "unblock" (or is it unlock?) something like that anyhow. Click that and that can also help make it so a file will begin working.

a 2d elipse or circle like you said int he first post is a VERY different beast than a 3d shape. Please try to not leave out important details like that There are scripts that will subdivide 3d shapes like artisan or subdivideandsmooth. You could try those. Subdivide - Free http://www.smustard.com/script/Subdivide Loop Subdivision - Free http://www.guitar-list.com/download-software/sketchup-loop-subdivision-smooth-plugin Subdivide and Smooth - $15 http://www.smustard.com/script/SubdivideAndSmooth Artisan - $29 on sale right now http://artisan4sketchup.com/ Though frankly, I'm not sure that subdivision will automagically make your model better. But it might be worth trying! Chris

This is not a bug and I've moved it out of the Bugs forum. It's also an old thread so it may have been solved for "rvdruk." Cotty is on the right track. It has everything to do with the export size of the image. The style the OP applied uses raster images of lines. These lines have some specific fixed width. The lines will thus appear wider at smaller export size. This can actually be used to advantage to change the appearance of line styles. I've shown this example before which demonstrates. [image: Jz8N_export.png]

It's Perfect, thank you.

another precious edition.thanks alot

Looks Great ! Very useful enhancements

@dave r said: Well, it was worth a try. You haven't found any other solution yet, have you? I was just trying to help. No, I've pretty much given up on this. Just adding another volume to my Sketchup ScrewUps collection, soon to be available in handsome leather-bound 7-volume sets at your local Barnes and Noble. I very much appreciate your help. Have a nice holiday.

Could you post the model so we can see it? You might try importing the location again into a new SketchUp file and then copy and paste the building from the old file to the new. Maybe you managed to corrupt something when you were working with it the first time.