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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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    Gridshell modelling

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    ExtrudeEdgesbyFace has worked perfectly...... it took much longer to process the geometry than lattice maker but still 1 million times quicker than it would take to model the damn thing!! One minor hitch is that the timber battens on the axis don't rotate with the structure..... this is such a minor thing tho that is barely noticeable until you get really really close to the structure. So all in all i'm as pleased as punch - thank you very much for your time and patience gentlemen. Tig as soon as my next student loan arrives I will be sure to make a donation to you (that is a promise) because you have saved me ALOT of blood sweat and tears. [image: done.jpg] [image: rotatingbattens.jpg]
  • icedkaszI

    Rendering neon lights in video?

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    Twilight can do that -- Neon lights: http://twilightrender.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1797&start=0 Animation in Twilight: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=306208#p306208 Or Kerkythea, which is free, can do that too(just not as easily): http://www.kerkythea.net/joomla/index.php Vue can do neon lights and animations as well. Those are just a few renderers I am familiar with, but most others should be able to as well.
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    Locking layers

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    Of course the advantage of my 'Purge' as opposed to the 'Model Info' one is that you can select NOT to purge the layers...
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    Exporting textures

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    Go to the material browser > In model folder and right click on your texture thumbnail. There will be an item in the context menu to "Export texture image". IFit is a seamlessly tiling material in SU already, you get the original image which you can use as the source image for your bump map. (And nowgo and ad your avatar.)
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    Tricky Twist

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    Its interesting to see these solutions in sketchup, but this kind of thing is so much easier in rhino where there are dedicated tools for these sort of transformations. For example, this took less than a minute in rhino using twist and fillet... Personally, i find rhino and sketchup to be an excellent combination - rhino can read and write sketchup files, so it is very easy to simply import things from rhino into your sketchup model. cheers rabbit [image: jwqr_twistampfillet.jpg]
  • jamalitoJ

    I want to make like this sofa

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    @unknownuser said: pm @unknownuser said: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=335&t=34736 I think you wrote this reply and you hurry but thank you Rich @unknownuser said: Hi Jamalito! Well I have two answers for you, 1st if yo wanna get deep into SU I recommend you follow up the link to the tutorial: viewtopic.php?f=335&t=34736 (That would be a challenge wouldn't it?), and 2nd if you don't download it from the warehouse: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/ ... b716d03a58 , which by thank you CAntonis but I work with wisdom, which says: (do not teach me how to eat fish, but teach me how to hunt it ) becouse I enjoin here to teach how hunt fish not eat because here all ppl will teach us how er hunt not eat I know what do you say?(This person thinks he is (Plato) when he speaks ) but thank you so much to your Information
  • charly2008C

    Question: How to convert soft edges to hard edges?

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    Hi Csaba, Rich and TIG, I thank you all for the quick reply. Sometimes you do not see the forest because the trees. I feel like a beginner. Charly
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    Sandbox tools Q

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    I generally do not care with the exact depth of the stamp tool while stamping. When you are done, you can just select the stamped face and use the move tool to accurately position it to the desired height. Way easier than suffering with the stamp tool (that's only good to make the stamp outline and offset it in the surrounding TIN)
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    Question about sketchup

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    Thanks Mitcorb. Now added. (Note that it's the old, SU 6 Guide but there's simply no good description in the current manual and also whatever there is, it is hard to link to) Rich: what? Are you not forgetting things sometimes?
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    Question: how to create a 3 way connected net

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    I managed to create what I want! Thanks for telling me the plugin line2cyl.rb.
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    How can I convert Sketchup Files to a 3ds file and export th

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    thank you numbthumb for those links, much appreciated!
  • atelierpaarA

    Drastic loss of quality after exporting imported jpg images

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    GaieusG
    You can do that but if you need to fiddle around anyway, why not just do it once?
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    Shaderlight render contest

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    Congrats to all - some really nice renders over there (too bad some are really small on my screen). Published a short article in TDC: http://news.sketchucation.com/sgaderlight-render-contest-results/
  • honoluludesktopH

    Crashing animation

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    Not having loaded sketchup.rb first must have been the problem. When I restored my plugins, I loaded all fo the my_programs first, the first of which did not load sketchup.rb. Once bezier.rb loaded before my_programs, since it loads sketchup.rb, there was no error when my_program loaded. Any idea what caused my animation to export after removing the plugins, and why it continues to export after replacing all the same plugins?
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    Counting Components

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    I understand. You are the best Thanks very much!
  • JoelM3DMJ

    Upgrading Howto

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    GaieusG
    Hi Joel, Well, yes, when you upgrade, you need to do all these. Copy all plugins (be careful not to overwrite the ones that come with native SU), copy your components folder, your materials folder, your custom template, set your toolbars again and export/import your custom shortcuts. But then there should not be any issue your SU 7 installation will be in this folder: C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\ while SU 8 in this one: C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\ and they can nicely co-exist on the same computer (I have everything since SU 6 - even SU 7.0 and 7.1 separately, I think - or maybe not on this computer any more). Your system will always try to open skp files in the version you used last but I guess you will not want to keep changing what you always use.
  • pmolsonP

    Double cutting component?

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    Thanks. p
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    SketchUp and Alibre Design 2

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    When You need real precise geometry - real curves, circles and etc. When You need geometric and dimensional constrains, real holes that can be changed easily, BOM, associative drawings of your 3d model. SketchUP - fast, easy and use it to sketch your ideas.
  • brookefoxB

    Multi pick --> turn layers off

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    Layer Manager seems like a most potent ally in taming the Layer Beast and its beloved clunky brother, Scene Beast. Thanks much, DB, for sharing.
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    Sketchup network license in dropbox?

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    I don't have a network license, so I'm not quite sure how it works. My post here may help you test it out though if you adapt it to your needs.... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=34019&hilit=+dropbox -Brodie

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