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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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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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    Render perspective without shadow

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    Option one: Disable sun and use only GI for lighting. Option two, what I have used for scenes like the one you posted: Add a surface where the ceiling should be, on the side facing the interior, apply a material. One the side facing the camera, apply a transparent material. That makes it opaque for shadows and external lights, but the camera still sees inside. You then need to place lights inside to light it.
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    Terracotta roof tiles

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    One of our advertisers! http://www.valiarchitects.com/sketchup_scripts/instant-roof
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    Video flickering...

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    Do you have any transparency on the trees? If you do, turn it off and that might help. Atlernatively, you don't have that many trees; could you swap them for low-poly 3D?
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    How can i get rid of these bits?

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    Also try turning on hidden geometry (View>Hidden Geometry). That will allow you to edit/delete portions of the terrain mesh that shouldn't be there.
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    How long for SU Pro 8 upgrade license/authorization?

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    RESOLVED! I received my licensing info only after contacting Google SU via the licensing issues link on the SU website. But, I never got the automated version (wasn't in my spam folder, either).
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    How to modify Styles?

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    Back Edges only works with vector lines. It doesn't work with raster lines which is what all the sketchy line styles are. So you're out of luck on that one. You could get different line colors if you apply materials (colors) to different lines but that won't be a style setting so you'll have to do it for each model.
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    Chair!!

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    A how to would be really appreciated. I do believe you've used artisan. There aren't many good "how to's" for artisan... cheers.
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    14.7 million edges, 7.3 million faces...

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    Well there you go. If I had of seen that thread earlier then I wouldnt have been so surprised about 14.7 million edges. (I am trying to double that atm though ) I'm going to try out the Susan challenge and see what I get as well. I'm still quite surprised though as the card that is running in that machine that I used for this file is actually pretty crap.
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    Curved Railing

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    @gilles said: TIG extrusion tools CF shape bender follow-me some_work.rb You should really decrease the amount of segments of arcs and radius and use components as often as possible ( my model is only 440 KiB and could be reduce). Just for the pleasure. Thanks Gilles..hats off man...
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    Bricscad V12 - direct modeling

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    Ah, that's where the confusion lay. (I know Bricsys is an ACAD clone) Looking forward to the soon-to-be-announced Mac version.
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    How do I model this?

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    Thought here: Orginator created cenetr line for the sections using the arc tool and then used either follow me and keep or shape bender plugin to add the " thickness" along the selected ref line either edge or center ref. BTW using ThomThom's clean up tool helps quite a bite when working the ref model you cited. BTW2 Using the arc tool out in " free space" can be difficult because it may want to inference where you don't ant it to. Drawing some plananr ref surface like a triangle some times helps me. Update 11-14-2011 Firther review seems to indicate this is from a cad file. It is almost impossible to work with it in SU because of the very dense geometry and no layer or components to speak except at the top level The arc like sections are variable and will have to be modeled with a plugin that is " adaptive" such as TIGs extrude tool set
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    Sketchup to 3DS MAX issues

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    Solved thanks again Bjorn !
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    Strange effect....could it be fixed?

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    hi, thanks to all for valuable tips and ideas! best of luck ! note: the metal riser looks like round one, but it´s actually square. [image: zujcp1.jpg]
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    NYC SketchUp Nov. Meeting @ GOOGLE HQ

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    Sorry to respond to my own thread, but NYC SketchUp has breaking news, and I thought it'd be of interest. Regarding out upcoming meeting on the 16th: Google has just given us the all clear to announce that we're going to be joined, via video conference, by John Bacus, Product Manager for SketchUp! He'll be holding a Q&A session for those attending! This should be terrific for SketchUp fans of all stripes. URL is in the first message of the thread, hope to see you there!
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    PLUGINS HELP/SUGGESTIONS???

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    @unknownuser said: for curves and odd shapes, i'd suggest these two plugins by fredo curviloft for creating complex meshes: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=28586 and bezier spline for complex curves: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=13563 that said, those are a couple of the more powerful plugins which will help generate shapes that are nearly impossible to make without them… some of the more useful plugins though are the simple little ones that just make certain drawing processes quicker/easier.. such as the mirror plugin by TIG: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=31410 ..and many more.. basically, your best bet would be to post an example of something you try that takes a while to do in sketchup and see if anyone can suggest a plugin to speed it up.. in other words, find/use plugins that adapt to your style instead of just installing plugins then you adapting to them.. Thanks a lot!!! I'll try to find some old models where I need some modelling help... Thanks again for the help.
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    How to determine the lenght of an arc

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    Hi Simon, Thank you for this hint, it will be very useful, too! Luca
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    CPoints at Bounding Box corners?

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    module ROB menu=UI.menu("Plugins").add_item("BBcpts"){self.bbcpts()}unless file_loaded?(File.basename(__FILE__)) file_loaded(File.basename(__FILE__)) def self.bbcpts() ### paste the main code here... end end Copy/paste the code into a file in the Plugins folder called ROB-bbcpts.rb Usage: type ROB.bbcpts OR pick "BBcpts" off the Plugins menu etc...
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    Export jpegs with scene names

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    This one is free http://www.smustard.com/script/SceneExporter They also have a $10 'better' one... search their site...
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    “SketchSphere” - EVALUATION HELP!

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    Hi Pavan and welcome! I will have a look at the surveys (ATM my wife is pestering me to go shopping with her...)
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    Any idea to create this roof?

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    As for creating spirals,this one might also come in handy: http://www.armanisoft.ch/webdesign/spiralizer/Spiralizer.html

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