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    Does trimble still support Sketchup viewer for iphone?

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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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  • 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?
  • JoelM3DMJ

    Counting Components

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

    Upgrading Howto

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    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.
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    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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    ISO view

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    I made a model a while ago with pre-set isometric view angles, here.
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    Simple question reg. saving file for printing

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    GaieusG
    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)
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    Render

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    @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).
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    Colour individual ConstructionPoints?

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    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?
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    Display issues

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    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
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    Looking for a 'Reality Button'

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    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)
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    Sketchup Mac opens Photoshop when placing a model

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    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!
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    Default tape tool behaviour

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    GaieusG
    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.
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    Orange north line?

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    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
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    SketchUp and Alibre Design

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    Thanks, dedmin. I'll check it out. Too much $$$ for me, Pilou.
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    Reproduce components along an arch

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

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    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)
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    Skin & bubble

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    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.

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