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    @Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. Now I know that I can share the link with Fredo6 on the Animator thread so he can download the file and look at it (to hopefully identify the problem I have been having trying to generate a video). You might also try generating an Animator video and see what results you get.

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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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  • andrea.biancoA

    Offset Tool problem

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    Tig's explanation gives the logical reason for the behaviour...but of course things aren't always logical. The sides of a road wouldn't bend like that, for instance. I thought some time ago about requesting a new feature for the Offset Tool, activated by holding Ctrl down, but thinking more deeply, it's one of those situations in which the software can't read your mind; it has no idea which lines you want to remain parallel and which to 'doctor'. Mostly, I do what Tig has done and simply delete the weird bits (much easier with the last couple of versions that allow edges to self-intersect) If you really do want to maintain some kind of predictable curvature on the offset, having exceeded the centre of curvature of the outside corners, then use the maths demonstrated in the diagram. This effectively shifts the centre to the middle of the square...so you can run a number of concentric offsets with uniformly smaller corner curves. The easiest solution is, of course, to work from the inside and offset outwards...then you don't get any of these problems and the corner curves will remain mathematically parallel...but probably more rounded than you want by the time you reach the exterior. [image: h7z3_fillet_thumb.jpg]
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    Odd appearance - how do I get rid of this?

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    jsax Instead of playing a thousand and one question why not upload the model to the 3 d warehouse so it can be looked like in detail. That would probably save a lots of time?? The model size seems very large 55MB vs what appears should be simple and looks like aliasing but not quite. Make sure you purge your model and get rid of all extraneous things not in the model or I would even go further and get rid of all materials , cleanup removing stray edges and see what happens when coplanar faces are removed although will probably break your model. At that size you may need to zip it to upload if it will compress far enough. For such a simple model why not re draw and see if problem comes back?? What does this look like in just 2d with out the extruded thickness?? Is there any hidden geo causing the large file size? Have you tried w/o hardware accel? Have you tried adjusting the anti alias?? The more I look at image the more I am thinking it is a small size issue. Can you explain why the apparent break across the dia. Use the create. face tool that comes with SU and select the edges of one of those a see if you can force face formation. Is the large file size from other portions of the model you are not showing in the image? BTW way you are around the corner, Littleton here
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    SHADOW SETTINGS DIALOG BOX

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    GaieusG
    It is ghosted out until you turn on shadows at all.
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    Advance Camera Tools now available via Google for Free

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    ah ok... thanks! i'll look into it. i hope this will fix it
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    How would you model this?

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    @unknownuser said: Here is another one I tried to find this past weekend but could not. It was bookmarked here at the office. http://freemusicarchive.org/ Thanks Eric, much appreciated.
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    Still looking for a good drafting companion for Sketchup...

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    I've lost count of how many CAD programs I've tried over the years hoping to find a good layout tool to go with Sketchup. Just recently TigerCAD, TurboCAD again after many years, DoubleCAD, FelixCAD. Bottom line I think DraftSight is it. I thought it was 2D at first, but scanning the manual it is actually 2.5D! and it opened a 12mb dxf model from SU perfectly with layers. It makes nice vector PDFs and .dwgs that open well in other programs. UI is different and still figuring it out. Also imports images and you can reference external files. All the stuff required to do layouts and drafting. And it's free. DoubleCAD imports the skp model but you can't actually do anything with it, too clunky and slow. My two cents. I normally use ArchiCAD by the way. EDIT: Update. Upon further review DoubleCAD isn't working out. Now, I'm export 2D drawings extracted from the model in a preliminary sheet layout in dxf. Then open in DraftSight to add images, Word docs, etc. No 2.5D, just 2D. One issue is although it prints to pdf very well, the file is 15mb! I found that printing an svg, open that in Inkscape and save as pdf makes great quality and 141kb. TurboCAD Designer also works for this, but not free, about $40.
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    Your input is required

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    Well I have just over half of the responses need to allow my to start analyzing the results. If you haven't already done so, can you please spare 10 minutes to take the survey. Your help will be greatly appreciated. Rob
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    Training in Boulder

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    The order of events in the promise may be reversed.
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    Converting .rb file to .rbs and vice versa

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    There is a command-line utility for "scrambling" a Ruby source file, which outputs an .rbs of the same name. http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/utilities.html C;\Plugins>scrambler SketchUp Ruby Scrambler version 1.0 Usage -- Scrambler file1.rb [file2.rb] ... Creates file1.rbs [file2.rbs] ... For obvious reasons, an unscrambler isn't available.
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    SU8 and scrambled plugins

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    You need to use Sketchup.load to load .rbs files. http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/sketchup.html#load
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    Segmenting a cube or rectangle

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    I would subdivide it with Subdivide and smooth and then erase diagonals
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    Help with importing cad file

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    Dave RD
    SU8 free doesn't have an option for importing CAD files. You need pro for that. You could try the plugin here, though.
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    Solid Tools crashing on mac

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    EdsonE
    I was also having crashes when using chris's Shape Bender. after updating HolePunchTool that problem also went away!
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    Help with posting images?

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    Yes, I get that too sometimes. It indeed seems to be the file size (rather than resolution size). Save it as jpg and it will become larger - then it displays. We should really close down one of these days and clean up this forum software. It has so many glitches!
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    Exporting and section tool

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    GaieusG
    Something like these (as TIG says). Perspective: [image: Bazilika_Metszet0000.jpg] Parallel (still retaining that small, southern wall): [image: Bazilika_Metszet0001_hatter.jpg] Parallel (full cut) [image: Bazilika_Metszet2_hatter.jpg]
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    Which methods to use

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    hellnbakH
    Just bought, downloaded and installed Artisan. Couldn't get the videos in the link to work, kept freezing on me, but I did some research and it sounds like a fantastic program! Now all I need to do is learn how to use it. No sleep for me tonite
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    Achieving PDF export transparency

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    I guess that's the crux, Anssi. Sorry to make you repeat yourself. Thanks for doing so.
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    Dimensioning units - toggling between types

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    Dave RD
    Adding new toolbars does that sometimes. Reposition them and save the new positions.
  • Al HartA

    Problem with transparent PNG image

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    Another strange thing If I use the window materials editor and click reset colour, the green square flashes grey then comes back green, and won't go away, however the material become transparent, and the colour changes to different rgb values. If I use the entity material editor the click reset colour the rgb values change and the green square gets replace with grey as you would expect. Also there appears to be a numerial difference in vertical size reported- I know its very small, but shouldn't they be the same EDIT I surpose one window is rounding it off the, as its so small[image: 0R2g_mat1.png] EDIT2 Changed to cm and more noticeable[image: mBNK_mat2.png]
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    Sun Shadow Problem

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    i think you can try also to use the image as a glass texture then edit the opacity to 50%... just make sure that you map it properly

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