1. Home
  2. Categories
  3. SketchUp Discussions
Urasik Extensions | Lots of new extensions to check out Learn More

Subcategories

  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
    9k Topics
    60k Posts
    M
    thank You I can't believe I am benifiting something from 2013

  • No decsciption available
    209 Topics
    2k Posts
    L
    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.

  • No decsciption available
    821 Topics
    4k Posts
    T
    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!
Log in to post
Load new posts
  • J

    Stumped!

    sketchup
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    371 Views
    GaieusG
    Well, first I was looking for that checkbox myself. And I know others did as well so I was pretty sure that you had the same issue we did. You just came later.
  • hellnbakH

    What does this msg mean?

    sketchup
    9
    0 Votes
    9 Posts
    1k Views
    hellnbakH
    Doesn't enlarge them that much but with my eyes I need all the help I can get [image: vCWY_MysticThumbs1.jpg]
  • hellnbakH

    Showing intersection lines

    sketchup
    26
    0 Votes
    26 Posts
    2k Views
    hellnbakH
    Probably none of my business, but what's a "bling club"?
  • S

    Method for drawing an antiprism with equilateral sides

    sketchup
    35
    0 Votes
    35 Posts
    5k Views
    pilouP
    @Jean That is writed v6 but it is in fact v8 so the suspense is total for me @Jeff Maybe you must multiply scale by 10 000 then make the rotation for win some decimal?
  • A

    3D Trees

    sketchup
    27
    0 Votes
    27 Posts
    4k Views
    soloS
    Then there is always Vue trees, best used in Vue obviously. However for a low detailed SU version it's doable. (1.7MB) [image: cAb0_CoconutTreeV.png]
  • A

    Resetting sketchup

    sketchup
    15
    0 Votes
    15 Posts
    12k Views
    V
    @unknownuser said: wow, i really screw this thread up.. i meant to make a new post that quoted some of what i wrote in my previous response but i ended up editing that post instead.. so, my last post may not make much sense in the threaded order.. sorry. regardless, maybe autosave is causing 1/2 of my crashes ?? Jeff, try it with autosave on, and autosave off, and compare the amount of crashes. see which works best for you. I did that a long time ago, and OFF works best for me. Either way, keep on sketchupping.
  • B

    Applying a texture to a curve after using the follow me tool

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    1k Views
    B
    For some reason my posts aren't getting through, so apologies if this is repeated. That does look like a lot of work - I have quite alot of areas that need positioning. Attached is what I wanted to achieve.[image: tIVX_texture.jpg]
  • hellnbakH

    Getting rid of lines where faces join

    sketchup
    18
    0 Votes
    18 Posts
    5k Views
    Dave RD
    I use this method frequently for turned legs and such. For example, this turned post is made of eight sectors as shown on the right. The nice thing is that it saves out at about 43 Kb. [image: 5169372316_db2dce793a.jpg]
  • J

    Screen Refresh?

    sketchup
    6
    0 Votes
    6 Posts
    2k Views
    mitcorbM
    I'm sorry, Jim57, I was being a little facetious, but trying to get at your issue. I failed to notice you are using a Mac, and assumed this was a MSWindows problem. I am glad that Jeff and HDT were able to help. Best Wishes, mitcorb
  • C

    Select Tool Selecting Too Much Stuff

    sketchup
    19
    0 Votes
    19 Posts
    2k Views
    C
    @thomthom said: I'd separate the ground by itself, would i do that by drawing a large rectangle and then making that rectangle a component? then I can start building on top of it? @thomthom said: draw a rectangle on the wall-face, select the face and it's edges (doubleclick) and then "Make Component". Then in the dialog you get ensure that "Replace Selection" is checked as well as cut opening. so after I draw the window, do I cut out the opening and then make it a component? thank you all for the info. I will definitely start to use components.
  • D

    Super noob - simple question: how to extrude an arc

    sketchup
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    3k Views
    Jean LemireJ
    Hi folks. After drawing the arc, add a line between the two end, creating a face. Pull the face as required. Delete two straight lines and you are left with a curved surface. However, this is a face without any thickness. If you need thickness, use some of the methods proposed in this thread. Just ideas.
  • M

    Get current view in SU 8

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    705 Views
    M
    I've now got it. Thanks TIG (and additional gratitude/ kudos for you ruby plugins and contributions). Thanks also J Bacus, Gaieus. For some reason, it's been a bit af a learning curve - I'm probably still dumb, but less ignorant thanks to you all and the forum! TIG, the process you describe was pretty much the way I went about my first attempt. The breakthrough came when I read John Bacus' comment aand realised that by zooming in close I could improve the image quality, and that the new "Add more imagery" system allows me to quilt together a terrain. I work mostly with golf holes and imagery needs to be long and thin, so with a single image in SU7, the orientation was important. In SU8 this is no longer true. BTW Gaieus, thanks for your suggestion for SU7, I had tried it but had more reliable results for the GTS method. But hopefully, its one for the history books.
  • A

    Disable shadow-casting for a group?

    sketchup
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    293 Views
    numbthumbN
    Hi Andy, I think it´s possible: right click - entity info - uncheck "cast shadow" box.
  • P

    Sketchy config

    sketchup
    3
    0 Votes
    3 Posts
    343 Views
    P
    I had some other minor conflicts with the embedded drivers, so I recently updated EVERYTHING in my pc. Now I have the latest for almost all my software and hardware, both drivers and software version
  • N

    How do I get rid of these lines

    sketchup
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    985 Views
    GaieusG
    The problem with simply hiding them is that the connecting face can also bleed through. nr, under the OpenGL settings, is there any better antialias setting? Not as if any could do wonders with this (from a distance, they would bleed through even with a roof thickness) just asking...
  • J

    Dimension an Arch

    sketchup
    5
    0 Votes
    5 Posts
    403 Views
    J
    They are concentric. They were grouped, which must have been why they didn't snap. Thanks for the workarounds. Jim
  • thomthomT

    Creeping Plants

    sketchup
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    3k Views
    andybotA
    Hi Thomas, One solution I used to make a material map (same issue - I needed to cover a wall with ivy but didn't want all the additional polys for vray.) First, I took a leaf component from an ivy model I had (17,000 faces with just one component!) - then used component spray on a rectangle in an empty model. I added and deleted leaves until it looked how I wanted to to look in my full model. I set up a view straight on, and with the right sun angle, did a vray render. As a result, I have a png (with transparency) that I can use as a material map in vray (I also made a bumpmap layer with a b/w version of the image.) Like Csaba suggests, I place it at a distance from the backdrop so it casts shadows. Here is an example in a rendering. [image: penthouse_img31crop.jpg] -Andy
  • I

    Contours

    sketchup
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    354 Views
    GaieusG
    Does it mean it worked? (I was actually just stabbing in the dark a bit - only relying on experience but without the file itself, I could not be sure...)
  • B

    Importing Floor Plan Image Files

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    655 Views
    B
    Thanks again. I set max texture size and was able to use an image of 4000 pixels with no problems. Using SU8.
  • C

    Sketchup Applications

    sketchup
    20
    0 Votes
    20 Posts
    2k Views
    C
    My master's degree will be in Urban Planning with a specialization in urban design. I live and want to stay in Buffalo - a great city with no job growth hopefully those who hold public office can get their acts together and realize that some peoples' hopes of returning to a great industrial manufacturing city are dreams we would be chasing forever and never achieving.

Advertisement