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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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    Error loading sketchapps.rb

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    thanks that seemed to do it. Something I was never aware of is that directly opening a model from the warehouse gave me this error and the DC functionality did not work. However when I loaded the same model into my existing model it worked fine. Seems like a significant bug to me. I prefer to open a model by itself and see if it is worth using before I import all the junk layers.
  • hellnbakH

    Separating shadows from model

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    I use this great plugin: http://rld.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=112 Outputs several different "passes" to be combined in Photohop or what ever you use.
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    Front and Back faces on the same face?!!!

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    Dave, thanks for the response. You are correct. The problem is hidden geometry. I had show hidden geometry on but, for some reason, SU was not showing it. I reloaded SU and problem was solved. See,it would have been a waste of time uploading the model. You answered the question easily without it!!!! (Actually, it was too large). Many thanks for the help. Cheers...>Scotty
  • Dan RathbunD

    [Poll] What do you think of the new SketchUp logo designs ?

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    If it was made using Sketchup any old doodle would do. If it was handed over to their corp artist and made elsewhere? Says a bit about the union. An intelligent CEO would have his artists embrace Sketchup as the sole tool for this.
  • Rich O BrienR

    CatchUp Edition 14 - SketchUcation 2.0

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    @dan rathbun said: Yes I can, but sometimes it's tricky, it selects move leader instead. Often takes a few trys, or zooming in a bit. @tig said: Click+drag on the text-leader's arrowhead - i.e. hold the left-mouse-button down and drag the cursor [now attached onto the arrowhead] to a new position for the arrow, snapping the arrowhead onto any new object - resulting in a modified piece of Text that you would have otherwise needed to recreate from scratch... 8 attempts didn't work, the ninth was successful. Thank you!
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    Line intersecting wall and floor

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    Don't get me started on this!!!.... oh well, ok. Outliner should be merged with Layers to be able to 'nest' layer sets. If we continue to model on layer 0 and organise groups and components on layers then with each nested group or component would give a prefix of the parent layer. This way visually manipulating groups [or components] in part or in full would be all too easy!!! It can't be more simple than that IMO.
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    Can't see my model

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    This discourse could inspire a request for a script. One that would highlight or put a target on widely scattered stuff, and the target would scale relative to the camera distance from the objects, so that you could inspect, edit, delete, move, etc. "Highlight remote objects", or "Mark remote objects". You can do this in Autocad, because the blue "grips" scale with the camera.
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    Jagged Lines with new Video Card

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    I opened them both up in Photoshop (instead of the scaled down version on screen) and looking at a 1:1 crop and even a 4:1 crop, i think your new card looks way better. so, i actually disagree with you i think the new card looks better. Not sure what to tell you
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    DWG import problem - Windows 7 / SU 8

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    80% of the time, if I selected Sketchup Pro 8 "File -> Import...", I immediately got the Bugsplat, and Sketchup would close. If I kept relaunching Sketchup, and selecting Import, eventually the Import Browser would remain open and allow me to import the dwg or dxf file. I figured it might be due to my Autocad 2006 program (which is technically incompatible with Windows 7, even though it does seem to work okay), so I uninstalled Autocad 2006. Now I no longer get the Bugsplat. I installed Autocad 2006 on a different machine than the machine that I run Sketchup on. Of course, that solution is also a work around, because it would be better to be able to run both applications on the same machine. I have been looking around for a newer Autocad version (Windows 7 compatible) to see if that will help, but it sounds like you all are saying that the Bugsplat will still occur, and that Trimble (and Autodesk?) will need to fix the bug.
  • halftonejonesH

    Exporting SU model (w/ layers) into PDF layers

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    Could you post one of the pdf's you've been able to make so far? Are you exporting out of Layout or SketchUp?
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    Rotating Componants and Pro8

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    thank you for your help.....i'll try it
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    SU Podium problem

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    Ok, thanks, will try there...
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    Sketchup are slow after 3-5 mb

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    I have never had good results with shadows on in any model. Maybe I am doing something wrong. I never understood why people insist on working with shadows on anyhow. Every model I have downloaded has shadows on! Its kind of annoying.
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    Some vertices are not highlighting to add elevation points

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    Vikkram, Welcome! People probably need to get a step by step description of the technique you are using. Working with terrain, one thing I can say is, you may want to get some plugins such as Vertex tools and Artisan. Are you using the Smoove tool and the selection of vertices is incomplete? Is it possible to make a screen shot? Peter
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    Solid 3D Objects from SketchUp.

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    Almost all 3D printing machines use STL as their input files. The software that coverts the STL and drives the machines (mostly by G-code) is almost always proprietary and is supplied by the machine vendor. The meshes of complex STL files often do have flaws which need to be repaired, for this there is netfabb which is free for the basic program. hth, Norbert
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    Poser to sketchup?

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    here's an example: room modelled in su and rendered in twilight. person rendered in poser. merged together in photoshop [image: Q8b1_abl-001.jpg] [image: CWkT_abl-002.png] [image: XBbV_abl-003.jpg]
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    How can i create a spline in SU?

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    Oh awesome, thankyou!
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    Can a Pepakura image be reversed engineered in SU?

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    olisheaO
    haha thats mint!
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    Two different Face Styles at a time?

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    Here's what I ended up doing..[image: pYSZ_speaker.png]
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    Anyone know how to move a section plane in set increments?

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    Dan RathbunD
    Yea.. I looked at TIG's slicer plugin, and that is exactly what he needs. Whoopsie! Only manifold solids? hmmmm... Then a new script will need to be written, or TIG will need to modify that one. Sorry.

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