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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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  • J

    Moving points

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    I couldn't even find mention of it in the docs for the Move tool. http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=94859 Oops nevermind, it's right there, although it doesn't specifically mention moving points: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=94860
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    Hyperbolic Roof with rafters... is there an easy way

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    Yeah, I tried ishowu as well; I can't remember why I went with Screenium instead. Thanks for the info. ***thread hijack off ***
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    Model This: Training

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    Liking the videos Jeff. Make things seem so easy!
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    How to setting camera distortion in sketchup

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    Which render application do you use? I guess the distortion you are talking about is keystone correction? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_effect
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    Snap points when moving components

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    Thanks for fast answers like allways!! I study this!
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    Help with roof structure

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    Is this what you are looking for?[image: 7aWF_ex1.jpg][image: nFWu_ex2.jpg]ex1.skp If yes,then u need skin.rb plugin(to make the mesh between the beams) and joint push&pull plugin(to give thickness to the mesh).
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    Floor Lamp Modelling

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    Use the Force, Antsvam, Use the Force! Jim
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    Filetting and Bullnosing Edges

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    hi guys, thanks for replies, I must admit, after getting suv8, I havent reloaded this ruby. 'Round corners' does the trick when necessary. Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year, everyone. Baz
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    Positioning Textures

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    Hi Joel, Have you tried projecting your imge onto the shape? [flash=800,600:3s437fii]http://www.youtube.com/v/HHsRRLCAOm8[/flash:3s437fii] If so, then you other option is to UV Map the material in an external application like Blender, Roadkill (these are free) or a commercial application (lots to choose from). Whaat's UV Tools plugin can help for this.
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    TIPS NEEDED FOR ORGANIC MODELING IN SU

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    The free training edition of Tgi3d amorph might be enough for a simple structure - worth testing it at least. You can model the wavy rectangle then thicken it as needed with JPP. TIGs extrude series of plugins would also work for you in all likelihood - simple example:- [image: NrI2_Wavy.png]
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    Pipistrello lamp...

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    Hi all, Thanks a lot for your precious replies! I ended up modelling a completely different (much easier ) Panthella lamp : [image: k3en_1211471108verner_panton1_orgineel.jpg] [image: NSmH_Panthella.jpg] Panthella.skp So since I very often feel gulty for my nearly void contribution to this community, here's the file in case someone might be in need of it for a quick immediate use. It's not to scale, it's just the approximate shape of the lamp but it's there! Again thanks a lot for everything! P.S. to Shura : I need to find some time to upload this dancing people...
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    Middle Mouse Button

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    mouse is alive and wagging it's tail.
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    How can I generate a UV map!?

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    I think what you're after is called Texture Atlasing.
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    Solid tools question for sketch up 8

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    Solid, manifold, water-tight. No holes. No stray lines. No internal geometry. Here's a plugin to help identify problem areas: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=30504 And a new one that tries to fix solids: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=33471
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    Help with advanced form creation

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    [image: 5271000242_61f816b1c4.jpg] This is possible and not difficult with native tools. Jim's suggestion is good. I did it with Follow Me. Although you don't have to, I started with a square and stretched it with the Move tool after getting the shape. I used an arc--could have increased the number of segments to make it smoother--for the profile. To avoid the point that would inevitably be created at the top of the arc, I put in a short horizontal line segment. [image: 5271011096_46961173f4.jpg] (click for a larger image) There is some unneeded geometry created by Follow Me so a quick Intersect and clean up followed by stretching it to length with Move and you're done.
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    Merging Terrain Files?

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    You could use the stamp tool from the sandbox to add your topo to the downloaded area. First unlock the downloaded terrain then either explode it or put your topo inside the terrain group. Use the stamp tool. Now you have little control over precise vertical placement but once you stamped the topo, it will create a surface with hard edges around so you can select it and use the move tool to adjust the final placement. Finally soften all the edges.
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    Render bake help

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    Thanks chris. I think I get it. @chris fullmer said: So then when you navigate in SketchUp, it looks like a photoreal model that you navigating around. Oh boy! p
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    Trying to open an 8.0.3117 file in 7.0.8657.... Can I?

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    When you click on either su v7, or su v8 to start, your system will recall that that as the default su. Because of installing su v8, your system is starting with that version. All you need do is to start up with su v7 for your system to default to su v7 thereafter.
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    Ruby question

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    @adamb said: Is that right? I believe the Ruby in SketchUp is the full language but with some extra hooks to support that proxy nature of Ruby objects wrt to the underlying COM stuff. How is the behaviour of the Set class different? http://code.google.com/apis/sketchup/docs/ourdoc/set.html Methods: clear contains? delete each empty? include? insert length new size to_a Compared to standard Ruby: http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Set.html [image: 0l6Z_SetClass.png] I believe it was some Googler that mentioned that it was not a full installation. Maybe they meant it was not a standard installation as they modify several methods in the base classes. And I have no idea why they did what they did to the Set class. I've been trying to get info on this for a while now. I can't find the exact thread now, but I did find report is issues when some Ruby packages where tried within Su Ruby. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20297&start=0#p169325 If you look at the lib/ruby/1.8/ folder for a standard Ruby install you find several classes missing. Base64 is one of them. I've not mapped out everything that's missing.
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    Clipping plane

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    What? You're not working on this?

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