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)

Brodie, See this: http://www.smustard.com/script/SceneExporterPro An invaluable tool - I'd be lost without it. Pro version well worth the $10 - HIGHLY recommended. ........ There is also a free version. ........ I've found: For everyday images (eg for use in MS Word / other applications or for A3/ A4 printouts) you can export out as jpg's. For large (eg A0 / A1 size) high quality images, export out as png's (eg 6000+ px wide/tall ) - they come out really well - very sharp / crisp. ......... Hope this helps Regards Howard L'

Look forward to seeing it. Love to hear any tips you have on the photoshop trics as well. -brodie

joscha We are good but your cryptic clues are not clear. Can you attach images [or SKPs] of what you get and what you want ? It might be that you actually need to do some work making this form and that plugins will only help you a certain distance along the road. With a little more detail I sure we can advise you how to do this...

@jarynzlesa said: Brilliant idea tallbridgeguy . Nice animation. Have you patented it already? If not, I'm going to do that . Thanks! I think if I ever build it I will probably need a full time lawyer to cover the accidents! s

Thanks everyone. I got Loft by Spline to work. That's exactly what I needed. I appreciate all the help.

you do need to, select color, adjust 'opacity', apply color then re-adjust and re-apply to see changes [image: 2Fsl_opacity_Mac.png]

Autodesk Alias? It can import .obj files as far as I can remember.

I have had no issues with weld.rb Maybe Recurve is conflicting with weld? I have not yet used Recurve, I will check it out.

Yes! - thats it. Thanks so much cheers rabbit

@unknownuser said: it's that your rectangle is the inside bottom face of an object you haven't yet push/pulled. So it must be reversed to form a correctly orientated box. Either that or voodoo? Thank you, Rich. So no voodoo.

The difference between the two is probably best explained on a simple cylinder. [image: EwXZ_soften.jpg]