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    Rich O BrienR
    @dkuucharzak said in Username change: @Rich-O-Brien, I misspelled my intended username. Could you help me change it? I can if the one you need is available. Send a mail to support@sketchucation.com and we sort it out

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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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    Make component BUG??

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    thomthomT
    @mental said: As we know Glue+Cut Opening Option in the Component settings effectively hides the face of the underlying object, replacing it with the Component. Is there any plugin/trick which would let one hide the linework within the opening as well? Hide the edges. Simple as that.
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    Orbit tool and shadows

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    Dave RD
    Allison, this is normal behavior. SketchUp can temporarily stop showing shadows and textures while you are navigating in the model to improve navigation performance. If it didn't, it would have to re-render textures and shadows many times while the camera is moving which would slow things down a whole lot.
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    Curiloft plugin help

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    gillesG
    You could try Sandbox then Jointpushpull. [image: dwPn_.png]
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    How to PushPull along angled, curved path?

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    pbacotP
    FMAK is pretty awesome, and it works alright, but I guess a lot of small segments are a pain. Actually the profile should run perpendicular to path. FMAK is probably an OK fake in such a case. Extrude edges by rails is more accurate. When I did it it looked good, and the profile was the correct cross section as it continues up the stairs. [EDIT: I made two paths based on two planes. There was a minute misalignment with the stair wall, which was fixable, and may be due to operator error, making the paths.] [image: fVbu_Screenshot2012-11-13at2.26.23PM.png] In the end. what do you use? A Flexi-molding which is of course not geometrically perfect either.
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    Two units of measure in dimension tool text

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    TIGT
    You can't access most of the Dimension's properties in Ruby API code. Its 'text' is one of those that's inaccessible - so it's not achievable 'in code' either You could write yourself a new 'PeteDimension' object in code which would do this... BUT it'd be so convoluted that it'd not be cost/time effective... Manual edit keeping the true dim with '<>' plus your new text is the only sensible way, I'm afraid...
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    Textures split into thousands

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    cheddaC
    Okay i aborted that try. Instead i triangulated each book individually over 100 ! Still no joy 10 textures become 4000 ARGHHHHHH SATAN NO !
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    Problem with materials and groups

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    fredo6F
    If your scaling is 'natural' for a Dynamic component, then you can use FredoScale, which does not activate the Dynamic attributes of the components. Fredo
  • CarrozzaC

    Shading issues

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    CarrozzaC
    Mamma mia, it was that easy! Thanks a lot mate!
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    Advanced polar array

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    thank you so much, this is great!
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    Fake chrome material

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    olisheaO
    It really is as simple as click, click, render. Any help you need just ask here or at twilight forum.
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    Reason why Sketchup 8 may crash

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    @tig said: @kachupp This tool requires a not inexpensive 3rd-party add-on to Windows to be usable... Can't it be done in a normal cmd/bat format ? Yes I have found a way to do a .BAT / .CMD style way very simple indeed It appears just by deleting two specific keys instead of all has the same effect as resetting the DAY one toolbar option. Then re-instate the deleted keys restores the two deleted entries without duplicate errors. These re-instated keys do need the correct data not a problem will get to the bottom of it. "reg import whatever.reg" quick fix It shouldn't in theory matter if you have thousands of useless keynames but it does because of a possible bug that's known. TT said so, I take his word as the truth Love your work Thomas Will get back soon.. But the two keys we are interested in are ToolbarsUser-Summary / ToolbarsUserCustom-Summary if they don't window each other its a problem. The data stored in those keys isn't hard to comprehend.
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    No thumbnail previews of Sketchup in Adobe Bridge CS6

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    pietervP
    I have found a solution to my problem and I've written it down in this topic: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=16015
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    3DS Import Material Problem

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    thomthomT
    Moving this to the general section as it's not related to V-Ray.
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    Move tool frustration

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    arail1A
    Thanks for the quick replies. I wasn't aware of the bounding box centers and now that I go back to the model I see that the center of the object that I'm using to position is also the center of the bounding box - thus the difficulty I was having. Now, being aware of that feature, I can easily avoid it. Thanks again.
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    Array to or from objects

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    TIGT
    It works on a selection so you need to select some objects before running the code. Incidentally, I recommend that you do use a component for the marker, otherwise a raw geometry circle will have many 'parts' [face+all_edges] that with each return a 'center' ! Were there no messages in the Console? It probably said 'true' when it immediately finished processing the empty selection ! Try as I say and report what happens... It works for me. here's the line with the 2 'center' methods added... m=Sketchup.active_model;a=m.selection.to_a;m.start_operation('x');a.dup.each{|o|;g=m.active_entities.add_group();e=g.entities;(a-[o]).each{|i|e.add_line(o.bounds.center, i.bounds.center)}};m.commit_operation
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    Studio Lighting

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    Dave RD
    I'm no expert at rendering and those links will give you good info. I go into my studio photographer mode when I am setting up lights for Kerkythea. I also consider adding reflective surfaces to bounce light back in to the model and sometimes I add gobos as well.
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    Search Results in 3D Warhouse limited to 2500?

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    Yes, after that. I added 1 more modle to the keyword 3D "Making it 2501", but only 2500 shows when I cycle through the results to the end. @aerilius said: Have you ever browsed through 2500 results? It could have technical reasons. A google search with reasonable criteria can also give some statistics.
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    How do you model fillets between surfaces?

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    I've made some progress. I learned how to import a real airfoil with a non-zero thickness trailing edge (NACA 0006) and loft it into a simple fin shape. Then I used the technique in the video to make a fillet. It's pretty good and I'm going to close this thread. Thanks for the help cotty! [image: XWcR_FinfilletalaCurviloft.png] Fillet 2(v6).skp
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    Modifier for keeping planar ?

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    thomthomT
    If he's trying to keep the face planar there should be no triangulation. That only happens when you make it non-planar. I'm still not exactly sure what the geometry and deformation he's talking about though. It'd be nice to see screenshots or a sample model.
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    RoundCorner v2.3a missing toolbar...help

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    TIGT
    The missing file hints that your 'plugins' folder hasn't got the correct access-rights - these should be Read AND Write for everyone ?

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