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    V8.0 is released https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=2Dtools Or via the ExtensionStore dialog. It fixes a glitch with v2026 whereby some MAC users could not get the TAB key press/up to work to open dialogs in some tools, and some PC users had to press/up 4 times to make TAB work. But <=2025 users had no issues. I've now improved the onKeyUp methods to optimize TAB use in v2026, but it can still be flaky for some users. including me needing 4x press/up! So as an additional option I've added one press/up on the Shift key which will also open the dialogs, in certain tools like LineStyle and Hatching. The Help pages explain this dialog opening more fully. Please try and report back issues...

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    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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    ALienware x51?

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    As others have mentioned, Alienware is overpriced. If you're a gamer without much of a budget, you don't want to build your own PC, and you like your PC to have lots of lights, it's the way to go. Otherwise, choose another option. You can build your own, spec out a dell, etc. If you don't see the options you like you might also look into CyberPowerPC. I ordered a machine from them for someone and it seemed to go well and they provide lots of options at a reasonable price. Like Alienware they focus on the gamer market but you have a lot more options. It's much more like building your own PC but you don't have to fret so much over compatibility, how to install a motherboard, and you get a warranty. I built a ShuttleBox PC awhile back. Also a good experience but the small case sort of limits your options a bit and can get kindof warm if you're doing renderings or intensive CPU processing. -Brodie
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    [tutorial] Sketchup Macros (OSX)

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    @wind-borne said: Thanks, I had tried moving script between Screenshot and Finder section. tell application "sketchup" to activate needs to be tell application "SketchUp" to activate Works now. I was trying the " Watch Me Do" to automate pick window, didn't work how I tried. yeah.. watch me do doesn't work out as good as it seems.. super slow and whatnot.. i'm now messing around with the idea of getting the icon image via ruby instead of a screenshot or GUI scripting sketchup.. ruby confuses the hell out of me though ..i'll make a post in the developers forum real quick.. those guys will help me sort it out..
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    Printing the Drawings

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    @mike john said: I have a toy car I have designed and I want to give the plans away free in pdf. I printed each part of the car on a separate page from scenes using Sketchup printing to pdf. That gave me 17 pages in total which is fine. I end up with a file about 1mb which is too big for my needs. I then used Word to assemble the drawings using screen dumps of the drawings and Photoshop and got a much better sized file but the quality is not what I want. How can I produce a file like the pdf attached but better? What software can I use? I can't afford Sketchup Pro just yet. Also, about three of the drawings are full size patterns and this makes it harder for me. Sorry if this has been asked before but I am new and searches failed. Quite frankly I don't know what to search for. Mike John what do you mean by 'screen dumps' ? if you're referring to a screen shot then this is where your quality problems are coming from.. i think the best thing to try (without spending any $) would be to export from sketchup as 2D jpgs then bring those into word to compile.. an extra step you could do for even better quality would be to export from sketchup at a larger than necessary size then resize them in photoshop (or other) prior to bringing them into word.. for instance, say you want the final image to be 1000px wide… export them from sketchup at 3000 px wide, with antialiasing turned off, then resize them to 1000px in photoshop..
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    Splitting surfaces into grids/segments.

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    There is also the Sketchup Sandbox tools to create the grid.
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    Import .max format?

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    Well, I was "hopeless" Anyway, thanks guys for the advice to me. Someday I will install my 3ds Max 2012. I just left it zipped because I'm still not using it (that I'm using Sketchup)
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    Image Files

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    If your pdf is vector based and you've imported it into Corel you ought to be able to do a deal of pre-processing there to make it SU-friendly. This includes converting any bezier curves into straight line segments. Use the Add Nodes facility to get an acceptable number of segments on each curve, before converting to straight line. When you're done, export it as an early version dwg...like R14, or even R11. This ought to ensure that any overlooked beziers get converted to straight lines too, rather than simply vanishing. Then import into SU. I wouldn't recomend actually using the import as part of your mesh, but you will be able to inference off it very nicely. Pre-processing the beziers ensures that you end up with an sensible number of segments on each curve. You could simply export the whole thing as an early version dwg...but then each curve would contain 1000s of tiny segments instead of maybe a dozen or so.
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    Front Face

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    Incidentally, if you want to apply the same material to all backs then replace the text back_material=nil with back_material="MAT", where MAT is the name of that material inside "". So for example, if you wanted all selected faces' backs to be 'invisible' you make a material using a fully transparent PNG as the texture and 100% transparency, use that as the backs' material and you can see through walls/ceiling etc when outside ! Soit dit en passant, si vous souhaitez appliquer la même materiau à tous les dos des faces, puis remplacer le texte back_material=nil avec back_material="MAT", où MAT est le nom de ce matériau à l'intérieur "". Ainsi, par exemple, si vous vouliez toutes les dos des faces sélectionnées d'être «invisible» que vous faites d'un matériau en utilisant une image PNG totalement transparent que la texture, et 100% de transparence, l'utiliser pour les dos, et vous pouvez voir à travers les murs ou au plafond , etc quand on regarde de l'extérieur!
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    Rendering Extentions &amp; Multicore

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    @blazin8s said: How many cores do most of the Rendering Plugins cap out at? Not sure if they impose any limit. I'd be surprised if they did. @blazin8s said: Also, does Video Card affect rendering speed at all? Depends on the render engine - some support rendering with GPU - some doesn't.
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    Videos on forum

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    Thank you Pilou!
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    Latest Version of Sketchup

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    @earthmover said: I was still having major issues with grayed out menus even with the latest update. What fixed it for me was removing all of the CadFather toolbars. i.e. Archiland, SCF Power Bar, etc. It appears there was a conflict somewhere in those. I just use the plugins I need from them separately. Haven't had a single gray out since I removed them. Figured I'd mention it in case it helps someone else having a similar issue. It's probably that removing those you came under the limit - not that any of them individually caused problems or conflicted with each other. SketchUp has a limit to how many UI::Command objects it can address.
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    Hardware recommendations

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    a Xeon doesn't help much (SU is not aware of), 8 kernels don't help much (SU is single threaded), a Quadro FX doesn't help much (SU uses OGL v1.5), 16GB RAM doesn't help much (SU is 32bit)... simply because SU is not taking advantage of it. the fastest i7 (in the sense of clock frequency) and a mid-range GeForce delivers the best bang for the buck, nothing else. Norbert
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    Subdividing causes Bugsplat

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    If you use Windows > Model Info > Fix Problems you'll get the results from the previous posts. When things splat there's normally a good reason for it. Your mesh is not a mesh that can Subdivide. Turn on hidden geometry. Look at the number of edges around the perimeter. If you select all the geometry look in the entity info box. There's 1221 entities which the majority are at the boundary. When you subdivide you're dividing each triangle that are very close together. It won't work. You need a simpler shape that needs less think time. Large areas of your mesh triangles meet at one point which makes the subdivision very difficult. You should watch Dale's Panton Chair tutorial on YouTube. It's shows how to start with proxy model in 2D and progress to 3D. Very educational use of SDS. Holla back if you get stuck.
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    Color Going From 0% to 100% Opacity

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    There's no access to many aspects of 'materials' through the API or DCs. So 'projected' is not one of them... You do not need to project the texture on the cone. Indeed, you need to apply it as desired onto one face and then repeat the mapping around the remaining facets. As Gai says once made the material should 'scale' with the object... How would you 'normally' apply a material to any part of a DC ? Wouldn't you have it pre-applied to a cone which is then shown or not ? You can't apply/map a material in a DC [at least not without some arcane/convoluted new 'functions' being added to the DC, via Ruby and not native DC coding - which then means DC users need the .rb loaded too]...
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    Edit/new styles

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    Thanks all. It was the last click on the thumbnail version of the style to actually SAVE that I was missing. (Mac OS, fwiw). Onward!
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    Sweep Issues

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    . ..and also, attach the .skp to your post if you don't mind.. depending on your desired results, you may need a plugin to make this a lot easier than using followme.
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    Help with terrain

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    Hi guys, Thanks for your input on this, looks great. SSB too! Of course! Another great solution! Much obliged.
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    Problem When Building

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    @mitcorb said: Read this: http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=36261 See if any of that might be your issue? Ahh amazing thanks mitcorb.
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    Style warning dialog box tick in Preferences not working

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    I figured I was overlooking something. In any event, thank you both for clearing up the issues and thanks for the script reference. This is the best modeling software!
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    Dimensions of small holes

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    @arcad-uk said: Csaba, good tip, but I regularly hit "Delete Guides" to quickly clean up my drawing, can you stop the marks being deleted? Unfortunately, no. Even when you put them into locked groups, they are deleted. You can copy and "paste in place" your needed guides into an empty file though and when done with all the modelling, do the same to get them back.
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    Moving, scaling and rotating normals

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    If you mean UV[re]mapping of textured materials, then there are several scripts to do this... Search the 'Plugins Index'...

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