Can you eliminate some contours? Try using only the index contours (ie every 5'). If it absolutely has to be accurate to the 1' interval you might need to look at a different program like Simmuterra. You could also try using ThomThom's edge tools to simplify the contours and possibly eliminate some of the triangulated faces. Or use Cpoint Drape to retriangulate if the mesh is too dense. Or block out the detailed detention pond area, complete the rest of your modeling, and bring that area back into the model at the very end.

Yeah, I did almost the same thing before uploading...I drew a cube around 2 of the problem faces, intersected with model, then deleted the rest of the mesh and got a solid with out touching the red faces. When I tried to paste the now corrected face back in the original model, it reverted to 'not solid'

So that works? Nice example, Eric.

Thanks. I have searched for "Clay" but it didn't just pop up for me.

I did some comparisons by generating terrain meshes using various other methods including the from scratch sandbox tool and the strange speckles were present in all of them. Thinking it might have something to do with my computer, I tried it on two other machines with different operating systems with the same result. I turned on hidden geometry and zoomed in as close as possible with the aid of the screen magnifier and was able to determine that it only occurs when two lines come into contact with each other on a parallel plane. As the model is rotated or moved and the lines come apart again, the "speckles" vanish again. It appears to be a Sketchup bug of some sort.

It is also possible to make a plugin to switch templates quickly. I made one a long time ago for SU6 before similar features were included by Google. http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/08/plugin-template-utilities.html It might still work in version 8, but I need to check.

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just chucking in that this helped me with something I was stuck with too so Cheers

Try this http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=199643#p199643

Have a look here Mac HD - Library - Google Sketch Up - Sketch Up thats where mine are

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27784&p=241632

Thanks Jeff!

Yes, definitely scaling issue. There is something else however - why are you applying the texture on the component and not on the faces inside? It is quite indifferent at the moment however this way you give up the opportunity to accurately position your texture.

@whiskeytangofoxtrot said: @gulcanocali said: Hmm.. That is weird... Could it be a scale issue? Did you scale the model properly, i.e. assign a distance between any two points, before exporting to SketchUp? SketchUp does not behave well when objects are very small. I thought it was, because the orbit tool was behaving the way it does when you are zoomed in really tight to the origin. I went back and scaled the model in the calibration program, and brought it back in. It didn't seem to solve the problem. One thing I did notice...the orbit problem only happens after I re-align the axes. I almost want to say it's still orbiting around the original origin point. I don't know, I'll have to play around with it further. OK, I am at a loss about the orbit problem you are experiencing at this point. We will continue to look further. It would really help if you could upload your model for us to take a look. @whiskeytangofoxtrot said: @unknownuser said: The quality of calibration is important as well, I am not sure if it would cause this problem specifically, but things sometimes do behave strangely if you open a badly calibrated model in SketchUp. Did you check the "point errors" tab in the Tgi3D SU PhotoScan Calibration Tool before exporting the model? Try to make sure that all the point errors are less than 1-2 pixels. Wow, 1-2 pixels? I was off by several, but I thought that was still good...before I got my camera issue straightened out, it was like hundreds to thousands Is that still realistic for big wide shots of buildings? The better the calibration the better the model matching the photos of course. But you can run the calibration with "Create calibration uncertainty information" option. After that you can check the distance between any two points and look at the uncertainty range provided. If the uncertainty range is acceptable for your application, you can use that calibration.

Curves don't exist inside Sketchup, that is only small straight lines or small flat surfaces! So the Tools on Surface of Fredo6 is perfect for that Your "false" real curve will be match your false "real" curvated surface That is not a nurbs modeler! If you want real curves and real curvated surfaces you must have for example a Nurbs modeler in the spirite of ergonomy of Sketchup Try Moment of Inspiration : Moi It's a true gem! You have an infine demo for training

@jim w said: Hi The SketchUp dimension tool has limited arrowheads. Is there a plugin that would give us a better dimensioning tool with more options available? Thanks Get v8 Pro and use Layout ?

Hello Guys I found the solution to my problem. The model was imported into Sketchup too small. Windows were only 1.1 mm high. The model displayed Ok when I enlarged it by a factor of 1000. That is, clipping plane and two tone display are now gone. Thaks for your help. Walter

I like this tutorial by Earthmover... I guess you could tell by my posts there. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=14565&p=110238&hilit=curved+wing+wall#p110238

How about just arranging multiple copies of this in a complete circle?

fwiw, you can also select - > right click -> unhide you can select a bunch of faces along with the hidden lines and it won't matter (ie- window selection etc is ok).. but the real way to avoid it is not to hide any lines in the first place (well, for me at least.. i just never have a use for hiding lines as opposed to softening them)