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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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    Select based on Entity Info

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    Thanks TIG. I agree with the "right way" comment, but when you are bound by something, you are bound by it.
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    Belt seam

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    pilouP
    Seems you can with the Shape Bender by Chris Fullmer It's not for a belt but that is same process [image: file.php?id=50706]
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    THEA Render Question

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    Used lighting makes the model flat. Like Rich said, I'd use some suitable studio HDR, like zbyg's HDRI packs 1-3. Also material do affect a lot. As model if fairly simple, you could try some sss material. If your model is sized 10-20 cm scale, you can use these 3D printing materials (just change color to your need and maybe extra coating layer if needed).
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    Trimble's Forum

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    Mike LuceyM
    Yes TT, all as per normal David, try using one of these [image: big-wooden-spoon-36-cm.jpeg]
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    On Inferencing parallel to edge

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    TIGT
    If the group hasn't been 'transformed' [rotated, scaled etc] then the inference will work 'externally'. However, if the group has been changed the inference won't work. You'll just have to draw some guide-lines...
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    What's this called. Showing my ignorance

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    gillesG
    A good place to learn about those shapes: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/GeodesicHelp A good plugin to make them: http://rhin.crai.archi.fr/rld/plugin_details.php?id=156
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    Subdivide and smooth problem

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    ely862meE
    Well if you want to go with busts modeling I think things are not that different, after all you still have to model a base geometry and then subdivide it . Some time ago I tried to replicate a human figure. It worked pretty nice but as I am not an artist I couldn't make it outstanding and it was a bit disproportionate too . For a start I think it is pretty cool . Also you can find there some of Solo's attempts which are much closer to reality than mine . Here's the link . Hope it helps ! Have a nice one !
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    Premium Membership?

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    cottyC
    Hopefully the SU masters share their work with beginners as previously and not only in the shop for money...
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    SketchUp 9

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    Dan RathbunD
    I predict that SU9 will have noticeably new UI features. Did ya'll miss the import of a SketchUp "teamer" posting a "Show us your SketchUp UI layout" thread ??
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    SketchUp +

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    I'm surprised it made it into the app store, but then Apple and Google aren't exactly pals anymore. Apple: Oops, how did that app get in there? Yeah...we must've missed that somehow.
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    URGENT - Missing model but filesize remains the same

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    Because you gave us no clues as to what should be there, here's my best guess... You've deleted a component major... but it's still in the Component Browser... Let's guess it's BLU_PHARMACY...[image: AL5a_Capture.PNG] To fix it just [re]insert the missing components back into the model. If that's not it... then do you have a SKB file - the auto-made previously-saved-version of this SKP. If so rename then you can it, with a new SKP file-extension, and open it in SketchUp, and look in it to see if what's missing is in this earlier saved version... If not then the only thing you can take away from all of this is to learn to make backup copies at every major turn... protect your data !
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    SketchUp 8 will not open as free version anymore

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    Hi guys, Please contact SketchUp Support for solutions to your single user network licensing issues. These changes were made in SU8m2, released last december- you may want to make sure you have the latest release installed as well- we're on SU8M4 now. john .
  • hellnbakH

    Steering Wheel Jaggies

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    hellnbakH
    Wow, just two more posts and I hit the magic 1,000! (well, one more after I post this one) And in a couple of weeks it'll be my two-year anniversary here at Sketchucation. Seems strange that I've only been doing this for two years, seems like maybe ten.
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    Autosave issue on Mac

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    Thanks, Shall consider Mountain Lion & run the suggested tests for Autosave. Normally do rename files etc but will be a little more diligent in the future! Much appreciate the level of input.
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    [Poll] What do you think of the new SketchUp logo color ?

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    Dan RathbunD
    Hurray! We hit the century vote mark!
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    Help Making a trestle base for table

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    Hi Dave, hi folks. To avoid the problem of multiple images I choose the multi scenes skptutorial files. This means that I have to upload only one file. Just ideas.
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    Weird jaggy command trails

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    @hellnbak said: No Dave, I'm not saying that purging is a replacement for ensuring that your hardware is up to the task. All I'm saying is that when I'm working on a model and the textures start disappearing when I move or orbit it, or movement gets sluggish, even if I have changed nothing in the model and have done nothing since the last purge but move the model around a lot, purging does alleviate the problem. Not permanently, but certainly long enuf for me to get on with my work. yeah that's happening to me too! ditto
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    General Sketchup performances

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    ely862meE
    Unless the components are not that big, I doubt is anything wrong with any of them ! Sketchup is not a big performance eater (it works only on one cpu and not more than 3gb ram) .Sketchup is also known for his slowness regarding copying big stuff ( http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=47739 ) . There are some kind of performance tests here( http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=20076 ). I don't exactly know how accurate they might be ! Hope you can figure it out somehow !
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    Poor performance on new computer

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    Its part of information theroy. Have you ever heard of Shannons. Becuase of coding and the confusion of symbols vs bits the community stated to note a different. You don't known what the probability of occurrence is but information on a particular guess is related to 1/p which means an occurrence happening that has low probability carries much more information than one with high probability and if you know that that one can structure the guess to max the information aka entropry and minimize the number of guesses one has to make. Therefore max entropy guess in general , binary search for a specific cases. Actually you are not correct. Only in the case all the probabilities are equal and is the reason I always use the general case.
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    Why does this intersection fail?

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    Coplanar things only intersect if "intersect selected" is chosen. You cannot (obviously) select all inside the group context AND outside of it. Try with this file (created in version 6 where "auto intersect" was not introduced). Select all and perform an intersect with model. Nothing happens. Now select all and intersect with selected: it will intersect the two rectangles. intersect.skp

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