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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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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!
  • Import csv data using ruby

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    That's fantastic, thanks so much.
  • Multiple views - building a house from top, left, right (etc

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    Many ways to skin a cat! Here's what I do: Draw the floor plan or import it if you use ACAD. Extrude the walls to the desired height. Set indidual level (floor plan and walls) as a group and assign its own layer. Repeat the same for other floors Draw the roof and repeat the same steps. That gives you a basic model I never draw in different scenes. I always draw in 3D and stick to one scene that is labeled "working model" You can name it whatever you like. I keep this scene simple for speed - no shadows or fog. Now you can go in and edit individual floors, adding windows and doors without affecting geometries of the other floors or roof. Just use layer control so you can easily isolate the group you are working on or you risk accidently erasing one of the other groups. The other thing you need to watch is that you are drawing in the correct layer, or verify after you are done.
  • Merging geometry on a hidden layer

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    That video should almost be compulsory for SketchUp users. This sort of thing comes up all the time.
  • SketchUp name infringement ?

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    I didn't think people would watch it completely (I hadn't watched it to the end). That's normal youtube, so either there is a problem in youtube or with Flash player. Back to the topic: I had also discovered that Sketch Up app. I'm sure that the SketchUp team has the name rights (at least in the US). Either Google doesn't care about this App in its own Android Market (!) because of the space in the name, or this indicates that Google still have no plans for a SketchUp mobile app. (At least they would care as soon as they have their own SketchUp app).
  • Do This Right Now!!!

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    Another vote here for "carbonite". Very cheap for the amount of storage you can get and its been a life saver for me on a couple of occasions. Also a handy feature is that you can remotely access all your backed up files no matter where you are in the world. Handy when you realise you left that all important client presentation back at home when your a thousand miles away!! Data recovery specialists seem to be a licence to print money. I've never known anyone that has been able to recover data from a wiped/trashed hard drive. All you ever get is a large bill!
  • Smooth moving by pressing alt or smth?

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    @jean lemire said: The apparent jerkyness of a movement is irrelevant as long as the object being moved end up at the intended position. However, this jerkiness can be minimized if SU has less geometry to show. In other words, try to minimize the workload on the GPU (Graphic Processor) by using less demanding rendering mode like shadedinstead of shaded with textures, no shadows, no fancy edge styles, etc. You can memorize rendering setups with scenes. For example, using Styles, create a minimalist rendering mode for work that you will use when modeling including moving and then create another mode that have all the bells and wistles. Create two scenes, each one using one of these styles. Disable, however, the camera position memorisation for these scenes to avoid loosing a crefully orbitted, panned and zoomed view. Once that is done, you simply click on the minimalist scene tab to work. Your model will the respond fluidly. when ready to see it in its full glory, click on the other scene tab. Note that with a relatively simple model, you shall not experience such jerkyness unless your graphic card is not very strong or you have disabled fast feedback or hardware acceleration or both in the Open GL preferences. Thank you sire for the reply . i'm using the thinline mode with no colour..[purple and white faces mode] i have disabled only hardware acceleration because when i make a selection window, the monitor goes black with lots of coloured rectangle pieces scattered over it. i still have to find a graphic card driver update. i have a gigabyte brand motherboard, they still haven't released new updates
  • Heaviest SU model??

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    The biggest problem, I think, are the save/load times associated with SU and large files. They become unbearable for me long before I have any major crashing issues. 3ds Max has comparably incredibly fast save times, I suspect Rhino is similar. -Brodie
  • Dockable tools for Sketchup

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  • 360 Degree Renders?

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    hi, 'SketchUp Web Exporter' available from the SU download site. or there are tweaked versions/alternatives kicking around, do a forum search. john
  • Reduce number of Segments in Arc

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    Ahh... that would be why then - I have extruded the face up to create a 3D shape. Thanks for your quick reply!
  • Help with weld

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    Using my "special psychic powers" I'd say that you perhaps have three or more lines meeting at a common 'node'. You are selecting two lines and trying to weld them into a curve... but of course the other unselected line[s] instantly breaks the curve where it's touching [just like what happens if you draw a line onto an arc, it 'splits' the arc!] = failure !! Remember that you can only 'weld' a 'curve' from a set of edges that are continuously joined end-to-end, and which have no other edges touching them [except perhaps at the very ends of this potential 'curve']...
  • Trouble with push/pull and follow me

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    @involute said: Large files is the price. And potentially holes in the model.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences

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    As with other items that appear in the Context menu, Explode only shows in the list of commands for shortcuts, when you have selected something on which Explode can be used.
  • A Shadowy Question

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    Found it, used it, it worked Thanks
  • The PREVIOUS command like AutoCAD ??

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    Allrightallright - for the Windows people: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=42469
  • Need helix help

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    Yeah. I did a google search for "spirix.rb" and found the web page. I printed the complete instructions and explanations for further study. Evidently this author has a sense of humor and he has a nice collection in the warehouse. I wish he would place a date on that web page to somehow indicate when he updates so as to give it some feeling of activity. He has three categories under construction with a completion date back in 2010. I would commend him for his talents and generosity, if I could. I don't have much presence on other websites, needless to say.
  • Quadro fx 3800 upgrade

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    yea, that's what i though. and that is what im doing now. is there ANYTHING i can do to improve performance? why is this lag happening anyway? running out of RAM? if its not video card. is it ram? cpu? both? i know its a 32 but program and can only utilize 4gb. but what if i up the cpu? thanks for the info
  • Sorting layers alphabetically?

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    @alan fraser said: They ought to sort themselves automatically, as they are created. If not, try clicking the (faint) arrow on the layer name tab a couple of times. This has pretty much the same effect as when you change the sort order in a Windows folder. It seems like layer 0 is immutable and always stays at the top, though wow!! thanks
  • Deleting materials from Entity Info

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    @dave r said: I don't think you can. I suppose you could rearrange them by editing their names. That only works in the materials list, not in Entity Info. Entity Info seems strictly sorted (and remains static) in order of initial application from Materials into the model. If you import a component or model from some other library, their colors are added to the list unless they have exactly the same name and color/shade (RGB) and that is why a lot of duplications exist. In one model that used a lot of imported components I ended up with 7 "blacks", all RGB=0,0,0 but the names were slightly different; ie: "00black, black-2, <black>" etc. I haven't played much with textures/colors to see if I have any control over that.
  • Plugin for orienting faces??

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    are you on the chaosgroup website? If not, you should be - as you can read any of Fernando's (user name fpedrogo) posts and you will come away knowing more. You really should watch some of his tutorials, valerostudio has pointed them out already. edit: added user name

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