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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!
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    From 3dsMax to Sketchup?

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    Brodie, a dae file is a simple text file and cannot contain the image textures (only colour references). You must have overlooked something. Generally the dae file is outside the material folder though (but probably this would depend on the exporter itself).
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    Applying material to the 'other' side in grouped entities

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    hi, thanks for all the answers. i managed to get the result i wanted using this UV Toolkit plugin. TIG: yes, i also thought that painting the group will apply the material to both front and back faces. sadly, this wasn't the case. maybe it could have been a problem with the geometry? my model was actually first generated by script in rhinoceros, and then i exported to 3DS to import it into sketchup for VRay rendering. also, this was a group of groups inside a component, so that my have also been the issue dsarchs: yes, i read about that, but since i do all my renderings in vray directly from sketchup...
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    Importing Google earth Old Images

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    GaieusG
    Not in SU 8. If you have SU 7 however, it always imports what is on screen in GE so if you have a "historic" imagery loaded, you can import that. It's B&W though so you will need to export the colour image from GE and reload the B&W one with it in SU.
  • genma saotomeG

    Is there a simple way to customize the contents of a toolbar

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    genma saotomeG
    Thank you... the first one does all that I need. Very much appreciated.
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    Licensed - Limit Exceeded / Free Version

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    I took Driven's advice and reached the SU folks. They confirmed the direction of this thread: "As you may know, network licenses of SketchUp Pro no longer revert to the free version when you have exceeded the use of your allotted amount of network seats. Each situation is different and there are always different ways of satisfying each individual need. You have the option of adding additional network seats which would give you more room -- as well as more users -- to operate on your existing network. You may also be interested in converted your two-seat network license into two individual licenses; individual licenses allow you to run multiple instances of SketchUp Pro on the same machine without receiving the error message you're receiving now."
  • GaieusG

    SketchUp 8 M2 is out!

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    Very anoying that there was no good warning. I wouldn't have updated downloaded and installed the update. Anyone have a link to instructions for completely removing the updated and reinstalling the old version. Windows 7 64bit machine? the simplie control panel unistall doesn't get the job done. Thanks,
  • genma saotomeG

    Where are shortcuts stored?

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    Here is the link. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/sketchup/thread?tid=2979d2e0f28d0eed&hl=en
  • DavidBoulderD

    NREL releases new version of OpenStudio (0.5.2)

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    Just as an update to this post, we just released OpenStudio 0.6.0 at the end of December. This builds on 0.5 by adding more HVAC templates and also adds gbXML import, and a number of user scripts. Here is a link to a video on the gbXML import. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E5qCqpe8xk&list=PL54FE3146BF7A2221&index=5&feature=plpp_video We also created a new 101 tutorial series for this release. The old one was very outdated (from 0.3.0). https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL647CC3A5AA51AA6B&feature=plcp Lots of exciting improvements coming in 0.7.0.
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    Sketchup 9 progress/launch

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    Not being smart but only Google SU have that knowledge. They don't announce any roadmap so you won't find possible release dates anywhere. I'm fairly sure not even beta testers have that knowledge. Since we've just gotten M2 I imagine v9 is a bit of a wait. Always nice to have something to look forward to.
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    Efficient exploding of faces without exploding curves?

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    hi john2, I'm not sure I'm understanding what your having issues with, but if you want to re-use the same profile somewhere else. click into your group [edit mode] >> 'select' the profile face >> 'copy' >> click outside group >> 'paste in place' >> 'make [new] group >> move it to new location >> copy paste the path into the 'new profile group' >> use 'follow me' not sure if you follow me... john
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    Help: max to skp

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    Thank you mate, that worked great!
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    Sketchy +WINE--A question about feasibility

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    thanks Aerilius! I have uninstalled ati proprietary fglrx and now I'm using open radeon driver and Sketchup+Wine works fine.
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    Strange?

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    Hi folks. See this SU file for ideas. Finding the center of exploded circles or polygons or arcs.skp
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    Help needed on RAM load in large sku file

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    Hi folks. After seeing the kind of model that you make, no wonder that SU is brought to a crawl. I would suggest that you model all those cables and knobs using as few segments as possible for the circles and arcs. Refrain from using the default values of 24 segments for circles and 12 segments for arcs. Combining these with the Follow me tool will create a lot of facets in very little time. Click in succession on the scenes tabs of the attached SU file for ideas. File size dependent on segmentation.skp
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    Draping a texture on to a contour map?

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    GaieusG
    I do not think TIG's plugin would be needed here. It's only needed when there is some complex, textured 2D geometry to be draped. What you do with a single image is actually not draping but projecting (this may sound hair splitting but knowing the correct terms can also let you find answers in the help documentation easier, too). First of all, how large is that jpg image? SU (even enabling max. texture size) will only display 2048x2048 pixel images (and half of that by default). Would scaling the image (if it is very large) stop crashing?
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    SpaceClaim Plugin For Sketchup

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    The lowest cost 3D solid modeler I have found that works well with SketchUp is Alibre. They have a hobby version for $200. I have used the pro version for years doing product design and found it to work well.
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    Catchup Edition 6

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    tnx
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    Materials, Component and Style library location change

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    hi there, i use SugarSync for that kind of purposes. i used DropBox too before.
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    Tufting a Curved Surface

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    HOLY MOLY..this stuff never ceases to amaze me.
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    Have a line, need a curve

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    another one wizard's plugin i've just learnt

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