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    @dkuucharzak said in Username change: @Rich-O-Brien, I misspelled my intended username. Could you help me change it? I can if the one you need is available. Send a mail to support@sketchucation.com and we sort it out

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    soloS
    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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    Groups

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    Dave RD
    Going forward, I think it would be a good idea to make sure you create a group or component of the geometry you've drawn before moving on to the next part of the model. This way you can prevent the problem you've experienced from even happening. Be systematic in your drawing. If you are drawing a trailer and then the ramp, make sure the trailer is a group or component before you start drawing the ramp. Or if you are drawing the individual parts of the ramp, draw one part and make it a group or component before moving on to the next part. Use components at least for parts that will have multiple instances or that you want to save for reuse.
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    Lofting and Section Cut Help

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    TIGT
    You need to 'extract' the profiles/rails into a separate group and then do the EEbyRails. Get the same number of segments in the two rails and profiles. Split the top rail with the straight edge, then divide it so its segmentation mimics the curved edge rail.[image: xhWk_Capture.PNG]
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    Is there somewhare I can set focal length in SU views?

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    pilouP
    And if you want some infos of 180°, 360° images go to there From Paris.com a crazzy site made by a French guy but it's in English!
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    Ctrl Toggle no longer working for Move tool

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    Chris FullmerC
    Wow Chipp, that is a crazy one! How peculiar. Glad you figured it out. Don't stay up too late working now Chris
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    Plumbing & electrical layouts in sktp???

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    will try it out... thanks
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    Cobwebs in selection window

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    I had the same problem and I solved by turning the aero off on windows 7. For some reason, weird things happen when you turn on all the windows UI fluffy stuff.
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    Shape bender error

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    TIGT
    If you run it with the Ruby Console open there might be error messages ??? Here are the main causes of issues with this tool. The 'red' line and the arc/curve cannot touch any other geometry, or each other. You must have the Smustard.com "progressbar.rb" installed. The object to be bent cannot be very tiny [OR gigantically large] - Sketchup/OpenGL have issues creating very small facets [<~1mm or 0.001sq"]. BUT you can scale the object x10 or x100, bend it, then scale back to suit - you will find that very small [or large] geometry can exist BUT it cannot be created. So if the object you are hoping to bend is the size of your fingernail [or a town] then you must look to scaling to save your ass... Post in the main thread to get better help
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    Triangle or no triangle?

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    TIGT
    Could you use the ideas in the 4 points made from my 'quadded' triangle example [you don't actually divide the faces! just find pt 4] to map the UVs onto the triangle this would take the edge shared with a quad for one alignment automatically as the pt 4 is always centered on that shared edge and offset at a right-angle giving the other alignment, with the other aligned to a joining quad edge?[image: z4ac_Capture.PNG]
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    Revision control

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    Since SketchUp is not a parametric modeller, saving snapshots is the only way to get back to specific version of a model. A simple approach using a plugin - such as prompting the user for a few notes and saving the file; combined with a history browser that displays the notes and thumbnail might be enough for most users. Possibly introduce the idea of branching (the concept borrowed from software version control systems)
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    Hook Model will not form a solid. SI says OK

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    I just discovered how that errant group may have formed within my hook tip. Curviloft; when it fails to form a surface, even though it shows a black pre-form surface, still generates an empty, or perhaps an almost empty group that SU interprets to be as a non solid. SI will correctly say it finds no errors, but SU will not see it as a solid. The only way out, is if you know you do have a valid solid after a Curviloft fail, but SU says not, then edit the solid and do a sweeping left select to select everything. Using TT's selection tools, select only groups, and there it is. Just hit the <delete> key to get rid of it. You cannot select just that empty group. If you have other valid groups in that selection, then deselect them first. I'm posting an edited version of this in the Curviloft thread.
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    What Font?

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    For iPhone users: http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/iPhone/
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    Explode Everything?

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    Rich O BrienR
    Good name I'll try it myself with TIG's posted code
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    Sketchup Spotted

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    HieruH
    Is that Sketchup & Lumion?
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    Sketchup Align Axis setup

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    Dave RD
    Glad that helped Rob. Keep in mind that a component's or group's axes are aligned with the global axes upon creation of the component or group. If this axis orientation doesn't align with the geometry of the component, as would be the case with, say a rafter drawn in place or a window drawn on an angled wall, Change Axes can be used to modify the axis orientation as well as change the location of the component's or group's origin and thus the insertion point. Of course this is useful if you want tools to align to the axes when editing. If you are using interested in generating some sort of report indicating the dimensions of the components or groups in your model, alignment of the axes with the geometry is critical. Those reports typically report the dimensions of the bounding boxes. If the component will be used in the future, setting the orientation and location of the axes can greatly improve your workflow, too.
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    Group/Component axes always visible

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    Ok, so it's not a bug but I could not find the option any more. Thank you very much!
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    How to kill all faces in a model?

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    TIGT
    These are some 'one-liners' that manipulate selections etc - Copy+Paste into the Ruby Console + <enter> To select just Faces and Edges in the active context m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;s.clear;m.active_entities.each{|e|s.add(e)if e.class==Sketchup;;Face or e.class==Sketchup;;Edge} To select just all Faces in the active context m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;s.clear;m.active_entities.each{|e|s.add(e)if e.class==Sketchup;;Face} To select just all Edges in the active context m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;s.clear;m.active_entities.each{|e|s.add(e)if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge} To select just the Faces and Edges in the current selection m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;s.each{|e|s.remove(e)if e.class!=Sketchup;;Face and e.class!=Sketchup;;Edge} To select just the Edges in the current selection m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;s.each{|e|s.remove(e)if e.class!=Sketchup;;Edge} To select just the Faces in the current selection m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;s.each{|e|s.remove(e)if e.class!=Sketchup;;Face} You can expand this idea to quickly select/deselect all manner of things
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    Unexpolding a curve

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    thanks, I have that tool! it got buried in one of my replacement plugin menus
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    WIP and edge export question

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    mirjman, These are the nicest images i have seen in a while. i'd love to hear about your process to create these, a tut?
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    Extend object

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    @Gaieus Thanks! Very powerfull tool. First, i have some trouble but when i find context menu, everything it's ok! Thanks again!
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    Trying to export a view with curved lines

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    Just put profile lines on with a thickness of 1. Styles/edges

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