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

@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.

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!

@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.

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

@bkjernisted said: Is it possible to collapse vertices or points in Sketchup as you can in Cinema4d. Merge all selected vertices to a point? I added such a feature to Vertex Tools 1.1 which I will release soon. It also has a function to merge vertices within a given proximity of each other.

Rhots: There are some concepts which may help to understand what is happening: What is printed is the screen image and not the model. The display nor your printer under stand model size. They work strictly in pixes / dots per inch; For the fit to page print what you see for page size is not the model but the screen size SU has calculated based on its knowledge of the model ize and the pixels size of your screen settings; SU then uses that information and the printer settings to determine the scaling it must a apply to print the screen to your specified paper size and thus the scaling you see in the left scaling box. BTW I would suggest you toogle the use screen extents several times until the the page size report is consistent. ( I think there is a bug here because this and the zoom extents in the SU window give different results. ) In addition related to your comment about dimensions disappearing check what you have set in the expert dimension dialog box. There is an option of not printing when they get too small. I would suggest you make a simple rectangle model with an aspect ratio consistent with you screen (2d) and then make its size very close to the paper size and check out what is happening including change of print format. Just some thoughts based on what I think I know

I tried the solution they posted, but the results were even more messed up. My account on Chaosgroup is new, so I can't even post any questions there...

@Mrosk Huh... lol that got it to work. which is odd considering i could have sworn i was in parallel before XD Thanks a Bunch! @ Jeff I'm running Win 7, though mrosk had the solution. Thanks again guys! I appreciate it.

Thanks TIG i simplified the object and followed the instruction, hey pesto it worked perfectly again thanks alot Tig all i need to do now is to work out how to print a scale version

IIRC, there is something along those lines among the "Solid" tools of SU 8 Pro, too.

Great idea to break it by rooms. I didn't think of that. FYI, as 3D printing is getting larger, it would be great to have a plug-in that allows you to bind the model as a complete unit, then chop it up however you want. Just a thought. Thanks for your help.

Tim, many thanks for the prompt response. I noticed that too but was a little confused as I have not imported any .dwg's. Also, I have noticed that on other occasions, the error report states that is SketchyPhysics or some otherplugin that has crashed. I am going to have a drink and go to bed! This is frustrating! Cheers...Scotty

Is this SketchUp use or abuse? Just kidding.

Thanks Csaba, here's the link I intended to post. http://sketchupdate.blogspot.com/2012/03/product-connect-makes-it-easier-to.html

Tig, your answer are so amazing, specially the once related with your work (plugins). I've bookmarked all your post regarding with extrude thing, because is so dificult for us normal mind to follow the use of your plugin. They are so versatiles that we don't know how to use it or when (at lest me), but you are doing a good work "tigging" us your plugins. I barely give my answer but I give you my

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ThruPaint looks very useful, of course. Perhaps PaintThru? And don't forget PaintThru For Dummies.

I don't think so. The 3d version has an option to include guides though...

@mitcorb said: Hi, Fredo: I know you are not ready to release, but the gif sequence is too fast in the first "frames"? The first frame is an artefact. No special meaning. I updated the video anyway. Fredo