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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    ntxdaveN
    @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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  • R

    Help for combine textures

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    GaieusG
    Hi Robert, You need at least two, co-planar faces with different textures on them. If you have 10 faces, you can have 9 textures the same but the 10th has to be different. If they are all the same, right click on one and make it unique first then combine with the rest.
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    How do you turn free rotating off?

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    Dave RD
    Good point Csaba. I wasn't thinking about components that are designed to glue to surfaces. If there's no surface, they'll lay on the ground plane.
  • Al HartA

    RGB HSL HLS HSV HSB - uugggh

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    Chris FullmerC
    I have had to base color's black value (shade) on a percentage - 0 to 100 for representational purposes. So 0 black meant 0% of what I was showing, 100% black meant 100% of what I was showing. Also, I also tend to think of the amount black as a percentage. For these 2 reasons, I like to see the black value represented as 100, instead of 255.
  • GaieusG

    [VOTE] SCF COMPETITION - Design Ideal Work Desk / Station

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    T
    How's it going Mike? I haven't heard anything yet.
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    New licence for sketch up

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    J
    Ok will try get in touch with them. Thanks!
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    Hide Lines

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    Dave RD
    Open the group for editing first. Remember, you can put mustard on the sandwich until you open the wrapper.
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    Multiple Layers

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    J
    Dave, Thanks so much for your clarifications and your PM explaining things. You answered a number of questions about process and workflow. Putting all the geometry on the default layer (thank you TIG) solved my immediate problem. I'll work on the other issues in the next model. Best, Jim
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    Projecting Textures question

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    hellnbakH
    I know this probably wouldn't work in most situations, but it did in this simple one. Your method of enlarging the area around the image will probably be what I use in the future.
  • J

    Generate Report Gone?

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    J
    Wiped the Registry for SU8 and restarted, and now the menu's back, but not sure why it went away in the first place.
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    Assistance with a massive project

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    TK0001T
    Here's the other side of the building. [image: portlandlighting2.jpg]
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    Converting kmz file to zip file

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    Big Problem - Lost in translation

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    broomstickB
    mitcorb, thanks for the heads up. I had to change my location in Windows, in that way I got to disply Sketchup in Italian... It is a bit strange tho I have to go through all this to have it in my original language... oh well, at least I know I can switch to and from English at will goodnight everybody!
  • jgbJ

    Fancy script on a curved surface.

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    jgbJ
    Thanks, Dave.
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    Draping a 2D image onto a curved surface??

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    Dave RD
    Applying the material is probably the easiest for your application. I did this for the top sheet on the desk in this image. It's not much of a bend in this case but I drew the top sheet so it's corner is lifted up and applied the magazine page as a material. [image: 4442828755_c0c400dd5b.jpg]
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    Locking text to a model?

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    Dave RD
    I don't think Joe has the pro version so no LayOut. Of course there are other applications that could be used including something common like MS Word. If this is the sort of work someone is doing frequently especially as a business and where one needs to show the output to clients, I think it would make sense to just spring for the pro version and get LayOut and get on with it.
  • J

    The Follow Me Twist

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    Chris FullmerC
    My guess is it has something to do with what SU calls an "arbitrary axis rule" (pulled slightly out of context from the API). Followme works nicely on a sphere. Try drawing a helical path over a sphere, then follow me along it. The face will align itself nicely onto the sphere.
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    Permanently delete internal faces

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    pilouP
    you have this plug by Wikii remove inner face faces who can maybe help you ?
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    Mac usesrs, Where is the Layer toolbar in the Mac Version?

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    C
    Thanks Guys. I was under the impression that the difference in the layer toolbar between the MAC and WIN had been rectified. Since my friend is starting new with SU, he won't know what is missing and will be able just have to learn the other method of assigning objects to layers.
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    Make Group Shortcut

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    @mitcorb said: Question: Edit/Item/Make Group must be part of SU8? Don't see it in 7.xxx Select two or more entities. If the menu is not visible in the SU UI the shortcut list won't display it.
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    Sketchup Animation

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    GaieusG
    Blender should be able to read collada (SU exports into dae or kmz). You may have better results with older SU versions (SU 6 and 7 Pro are still available for download - after the 8 hours of evaluation period expires, they revert back to the functionalities of the fre version but these export options are there for the free, too).

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