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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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    Can I build This Ship?

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    You're likely to become overwhelmed attempting such a model if you're new to SU. I would suggest starting out with something a little simpler (like maybe a rowboat? ). Just a suggestion.
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    Permanently Turning off Scene Thumbnails

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    I'll put it into the SU9 wish list Thanks for your help Gai
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    Uses for SketchUp

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    Hey! That's really cool! Thanks Mark!
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    Sketch Up Tracer

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    GaieusG
    It's a very good software.
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    Tiling

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    Thanks Dave!
  • andrea.biancoA

    How to give edges a thickness?

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    Hi mitcorb, I tried some of them and no one can produce proper result with the situation in the screenshots - they all break where the 3 edges meet. Pipe Along Path is not processing the request , it complains because the edges are not a valid path. It could be I did something wrong when using the plugins, or maybe none of them is intended for this scenario. The best results I got are the ones using Follow Me on various sub-paths and then intersecting and cleaning the mesh, which is still a viable choice if the mesh is simple but it becomes a no-no when things get too much complicated! [image: compedg.JPG]
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    Calibrating displays

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    Thank you Brodie for taking the time to explain a couple thinks to me. I will look into colorMunki. Paul
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    Interesting post

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    mitcorbM
    Those images are amazing. I feel really, really small. The mountain I have been climbing just got taller.
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    Section Cuts in Scenes

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    I have found that the most sure way to make section cuts behave is to make a layer called "sectioncuts" and place your section planes on that layer. Also make a style called "sections on" that has sections active and showing. Now when you make your scene you just make sure the section cut layer is off and use the "section on" stlye. you do this for each scene with the appropriete section plane active and be sure to hit update when its all set. [image: aCRF_Capture.jpg][image: RgbN_Capture2.PNG][image: cpng_Capture3.PNG] [image: GC1X_npr_001_sect_fierplace-01_A.PNG] Hope this helps Paul
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    Sudden ding/chime when clicking mouse wheel

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    TIGT
    You don't always need EVERY script that's written... use your judgment
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    Efficient spaceframe?

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    TIG's method works extremely well. I've used it to create elements for various grilles. I can make a grille of any dimension quite rapidly with just the three components. [image: 5979597868_808f4b6fcc.jpg]
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    Strange - Construction Points visible

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    View > Guides will toggle them on/off without erasing them.
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    Is there a way to bake textures to material

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    if anyone is interested I found another method. This will only work if you have 3dsmax Basically you must bake the texture in 3dsmax but obviously don't have any lighting or shadows checked when you do so This will generate a texture file. Export the 3d model to .dae then open deep exploration and re apply the texture to the model, you wont need to re size just that when you export for some reason it doesn't carry the texture with it. Then export to sketchup and you then are free to delete whatever mesh you have in the middle without ruining your texture. The downside to this is when the texture is baked it is severely degraded, im still looking for ways to fix it. [image: Sydney-1.jpg]
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    Bridging edges / faces

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    Thanks a lot Chris, it worked like a charm. Do you have more advices for similar situations? Are you aware of any plugin for recreating at least some of the bridging tools you find (for instance) in Max? By the way, thanks for your plugins
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    PDF visibility within group or component

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    An Image is just like another group or instance so as it's no part of the current context it is shown without textures/image...
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    Simplify this element

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    I don't mind the 'harsh' comments at all! Like this i know the problem is at the side of AutoCAD and not at the side of Sketchup!! Thx all! Btw Thomthom, that cleanup works excellent!
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    I want to scale scupt brush's selection of artisan plugins

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    Hold arrow keys to adjust radius. Press up+down to reverse displacement vector. See here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/68663595/Artisan-Quick-Reference
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    Specs to run sketchup smoothly?

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    With 1 000 000 faces you'll have a sluggish model regardless of hardware spec. When I get very large models like that I often export parts into components and work on the smaller parts, then reload into the main large file. Also, if you have vegetation geometry with lots of polygons, either replace them with lighter geometry, or at least put them on a layer you can turn off while modelling.
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    Automatic smoothing of edges

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    OK, Thanks ThomThom, Hope that the google team is aware of that. Cheers.
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    How to export sketchup view without matched photo?

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    mitcorbM
    Ok. Just a quick response. There was an alternate in the same topic. Glad you found the answer.

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