@edson said: I am almost sure you can find free programs to convert any image into a windows icon. True- I found four without looking hard (I picked "image2iconConverter"). Easy to convert and in windows, just right click the icon, go to properties, change icon and pick the icon from where ever you stored it. Very easy [image: kg4Y_2010-09-27_1009.png]

I see. It should have been more obvious to me but the problem appearst to be that the "share model" option in my installation is greyed out for some reason. I've gone back to the instructions here.. http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=37939 ...and am doing everything properly. Is it a problem with my installed program or am I missing something? postscript... I found this on the forum and attempted it. The option is still grayed out. @unknownuser said: OK. I've got it working again. In case anyone else has this problem, here's what I did: In WinXP, open control Panel and click to Security Center Click Internet Options. Choose Trusted Sites Click on the Sites Button. Type in the box "http://sketchup.google.com". The click the Add button. It worked for me. Thanks to all, Tom

@frascati said: thank you very much. When I googled "sketchup background color" I arrived at this page... http://download.sketchup.com/OnlineDoc/gsu_mac/F-Model_Settings_and_Managers/Settings-ModelInfo.htm Apparrantly instructions for MAC. Where should I have searched for this info? hm... you stumbled across some very old help info there. The up to date help is reached when you in SketchUp click in Help > Help Center. Which brings you to this URL: http://sketchup.google.com/support/?hl=en

Hi, SimLab Composer v2.2 is currently in closed beta but it does have animation capabilities. Check it out!

@frascati said: First one is probably really easy. Probably having something to do with the choice to "match color of object in model" button but I can't seem to get it to work. Let's say I fill a panel with a specific color. Later I want to use that exact same shade/texture/etc on another item/panel. So far I have been unable to determine how to do this. Is there some method of 'click' on the color/texture identity and 'paste' that to another entity? Second question... more difficult perhaps.... How do I change all X to Y? If there are 55 items in my file that are colored with shade/texture X, how can I change them all to Y without repainting every individual panel? If you have used a material and want to reuse it then in the Material-Browser pick the 'eyedropper' icon pick the material and paint with it [this is also good for 'copying' any changes to the UV-mapping in a material as the 'sampled' material will retain it's 'Texture' settings]. An alternative to the eye-dropper' is to press Alt and the cursor should change momentarily. If a material is applied to 'raw' faces then in the Materials-Browser hover over the required material and right-click 'Select' to select all active faces with that material. Then pick another material and repaint all selected. Alternatively pick a face and right-click context-menu Select > Same Material to do the same selection and then repaint etc. However, if materials are applied directly onto groups/instances then you need a 'script' - there are several 'global-material-changer' tools available...

Unusually the first thing to test is the graphic card - as it's the cause in 90% + of the cases.

It is very easy if you can create two pins more to position the image in the face. Then you can texture the whole model with an image like projected.

Well I fixed it. I had to install SETPOINT for my mx revolution mouse. (did not do that on my desktop though) And I had to set the middle mouse to 'common button' so CSS gave me a nice clue TY

The same here with the model under "Series #2" (the curved hotel building) here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=264568#p264568 It was really a time saver and made it extremely easy to do it with the new feature.

Since you scaled the component "from outside" (when resized the whole model), it has now a different size than the definition would have. SU is simply asking you if you want to save it like this (i.e. keeping this scale) or should it save it as the definitions defines its original scale.

Thanks Gaieus. I didn't know lock was applied only to Groups and components. I grouped the surface and Lock was available.

Works great TIG. Thanks!

Thanks, that's great! So easy thing, and I didn' found it Maybe Google should put this ctrl-enter tip here, next to the windows tip: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=95012

Did you minimize the SU window while having the terrain selected? ...yea - it's an odd little wicked SU bug...

Excellent! I hereby declare the Suffering Shuffled Toolbar Society open! Standard meeting times every Friday!

@kertif said: i finally found a way in autocad i saved the file as pdf, then by a pdf-to-dwg converter program i created a dwg file again, when i import this dwg to sketchup it is already in 2d thanks again for all your help There is also a "flatten" command in AutoCad, it is part of the optional Express tools set. Anssi

@penumbradesign said: @Glenn, Brilliant!Thanks for the tip. You are very welcome

Thank you for replying. Yes. Even tried recreating the texture from scratch in SU8 - same result.

That's the one... just register and create a profile...then you can download all sorts of stuff from the downlaod area for nothing! there are also tutorials available... enjoy!

It's all xyz or nothing. You need 'Drop.rb' etc...