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.

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

I made a model a while ago with pre-set isometric view angles, here.

Well, from SU (Pro), you can export pdf as "2D graphic". As far as I know, this can be opened in PS and the pdf graphic export from SU is vector based (i.e. no raster jagginess at all). Also, when you are in LO (and please, do not discard it yet), you can turn your rendering either to vector or hybrid mode and then the export will also be vector based (for the edges). Please, have a look at this post in the LO forum: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=307473#p307473 It explains exactly the same. @teoj said: Um.. I do need to ask if your reply was an answer to the SU to PS question or SU to Layout? Well, I was referring to LayOut (it is a "paper based" app so there is paper there while in SU, it is only for printing). But eventually, when you are already at vector based drawings, paper space (in PS) will also be a useless term. But in any case, in LO you can define paper sizes and dpi settings and 2D export resolution will be adjusted to your settings if you export raster (with vector, again, resolution does not mean anything)

@tpstigers said: Sometimes, though, I just want to render a part of the landscape (a house, for instance). Well, Thea has a really cool feature: region rendering. Combined with the Interactive render feature (where you navigate; orbit, pan, whatever to get the view you want and it is interactively rendering the "final" image - sort of) then make a rectangle selection and there you go; it will render you that part. If you build the main features of your landscape in SU, you can add pretty high poly plants inside Thea (and later, when the exporting plugin supports it, you can place "dummy" proxies in SU and turn them into full fledged 3D plants in Thea). Hm. Still selling at 45% pre-release price until the 21st of February (RC2 has just been released).

I just checked out your Voodoo camera tracker video..just brilliant. It's very close to what would be needed..could you import each image and line it up with the camera and point cloud too?

try if disabling the "hardware acceleration" (= OpenGL) in the SU OpenGL settings fixes the problem, if yes the OGL support of the used video driver causes the problem. you then might want check the official nVidia driver downloads pages for something more current then your recently installed driver version (which? -> "Start > dxdiag > Display..."). The current version is 266.58 from 18.01.11. Installation preferrably with administrative user rights: right click > run as admin... hth, Norbert

Here (in the above export, I did not include the two, eastern parts but you can see how extensive the complex is under the GE poligin. also added to some photos there): Old Tanner House.kmz Interesting however that after 1711, it is not subject to archaeology for us here (legally). Previously it was 1686 - the end of the Ottoman/Turkish rule - but then they changed to 1711 (most probably also due to excavations I also took part then lead and on top of a Roman fort we found another one from the first decade of the 18th century when we were fighting one of our almost decennial wars of independence against the Habsburg House)

Guys, I a not a Mac user so I do not know how (simple?) it is on the Mac but on my Windows I could fix it in about 7 seconds by changing the file type association. There MUST be something like this on the Mac, too!

Well, when yu are measuring (without wanting to add construction geometry), you can just hover over with the tape measure tool (without clicking) and get the measurement. I think (if I remember correctly) this was the reasoning behind making the add function the default if you also click. So if you do not want to guide point, just do not click.

I think the thing that threw me, and perhaps others here is that it is actually under the view / toolbars menu - why would you look there for a tool or option? cheers rabbit

Thanks, dedmin. I'll check it out. Too much $$$ for me, Pilou.

Hi folks. If the arch is a regular arc, you can use a radial copy using the Rotate Tool. Just ideas.

For unzip some files in the same time use this But normaly CTRL + a --> Extract here in a folder must extract all zipped files in one pass ! With WinRar there is no problem! But if some files have same names better extract in separated folder (asked by WinRar)

WHat you really probably want to use is something like the subdivide and smooth plugin. Solo has a lot of incredible work shown here on the forums where he makes cartoon characters using that plugin. TRy to dig through the gallery for solo's posts about subdivide and smooth.

Cheers for that So when seeking seamlessly smooth frames per second , SU is bottlenecked at the CPU at a far greater level than at the GPU level. And that ATI has now improved. Btw, I ended up getting a i7-950 and 460m nvidia sli workstation laptop.

Thanks for your - hasty- replies. Yes looks like layers area good option! Regards Dave Ringwood. England.

Beware. Bomb.rb can be undone via Edit>Undo but if you make any modifications to geometry after running it, those modifications will need to be undone before you can undo the bomb action. If you explode a component so you can edit it, you lose the power of editing all the like components in the model because the exploded one is no longer related to the rest. It is just a lump of geometry. A better way to edit components is to open them for editing either by right clicking on the desired component or double clicking with the Select tool. Then perform the editing operation. If there are other instances of the component in the model, they will get the same editing which wouldn't happen if they are all exploded into loose geometry. And there's no risk of modifying unrelated components because they can't be changed while another component is open for editing. I know what you mean about bartering. It's easy to get the short end of the stick. Good luck.

@oneturboneeded said: Ok now i have my 4 groups extruded by rails how do i combine into one group eliminate the lines between groups and smooth? Im just getting lazy now that you are all so helpful and guide me strait to the right operation but im learning lots thanks. Select the 4 groups [hold down Ctrl to add to a selection, Ctrl+Shift to remove from selection and Shift to toggle in/out of selection!] Self right-click context-menu 'Explode'. Everything remains selected, immediately right-click context-menu 'Group'. Everything is now in one group. Select that group and right-click context-menu 'Smooth' - adjust the settings in the dialog that opens so it's smoothed. If there are an edges that won't edit the group and smooth using Erase+Ctrl OR if that fails hide them using Erase+Shift... As you have only made a 'half' you can them copy the group to one side ans Scale it -1 about Y/green so it flips. Move the two groups so they snap together correctly, when you are happy Select both groups and Explode, re-Group, and re-Smooth as before.......

Merci, maintenant je peux pratiquer mon français!