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    @dkuucharzak said in Username change: @Rich-O-Brien, I misspelled my intended username. Could you help me change it? I can if the one you need is available. Send a mail to support@sketchucation.com and we sort it out

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    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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  • Al HartA

    How to remove a house from a photo

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    That new CS5 "Content Aware" tool is just amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH0aEp1oDOI This video is the most compelling use of Content Aware http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ScWu7pG7r0
  • honoluludesktopH

    Render values from front to back

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    TIG, true, white fog can work in many cases. For my elevations I want to keep a blue sky, and if I use a white fog my sky disappears. If I use a blue fog to keep my sky, I get a blue color cast on my elevations. Another technique I use is to create a rendering of my building as a png with sky and ground off so I can get a mask of the building itself. Then I can drop a sky in with Photoshop using the profile mask made from the png; but the reason I favor rendering out a fog vs. building mask is that I can get more control over the effects of depth and can also use curves or levels in Photoshop to manipulate the distance falloff effect.
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    Cupola, dome and curve surfaces texturing

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    @gaieus said: Hi mhyst, As Pilou mentioned for your wish-list post, try UV Tools: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=23725 It has a spherical and a cylindrical projection tool, too. Best would be to export the parts first and experiment with them "outside" the file then re-inmport them. Thank you very much. I'll try
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    Export 3Dmodel type gone empty --- HELP

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    These exporters install somehow separately (don't ask how and why as I don't know) and sometimes improperly so while SU seems to work just fine, they do not but it only turns out once you need them. I did not really know if it'd be a solution but have read it a couple of times thus the suggestion.
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    How to disable sounds - layer manager picks

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    Yes, I do have it, but I thought it was the fixed version. I'll look for the offending UI:beep or UI::beep.
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    Command to select all on same layer?

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    Thanks, all. Just when you think you've reviewed all the plugins out there...
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    Preserving moves in scene changes

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    GaieusG
    True, section planes can display animation (for the information however; you also need to set up two of them just like with the drawers). YouTube - SketchUp: Creating section animations with scenes [flash=480,385:1avec9xk]http://www.youtube.com/v/-sQ-7dt95yw?fs=1&hl=en_GB[/flash:1avec9xk]
  • AdamBA

    Poor quality geometry

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    Adam, A point to always bear in mind when working with SU are its limitations when modelling circles, cylinders, arcs etc. Remember that circles, cylinders, pipework etc are made up of short straight line segments and are not really circular at all, but many sided polygons that "cut the corner" of the circles etc they are approximating. ........... When importing CAD data eg from AutoCad, the original geometry may be modelled as solids etc and have no problems at all in their original (CAD) form with respect to gaps, slivers, fit etc. When these solids are imported into SU, all the cylinders, pipes etc are approximated with many sided polygons. This sometimes creates gaps and slivers where the original geometry in its CAD format had a perfect fit with no gaps at all. Particularly noticeable if you zoom in. On the whole SU does a pretty good job when importing such curved CAD data - but it can only ever approximate the original. ............... Hope this helps Howard L'
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    Rendering

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    I was actually going to use the Cad/ drafting process as an analogy, because in some ways it's similar. Like you I have to track my hours at work, so I can't just play, and I am expected to produce visuals of reasonable quality. My answer to this is to always have something on the go. So I'll do a set up before work with a focus on on issue I want to learn. Then let it render away, review at lunch, make some adjustments, and let it render again. In this way it's not like drafting, as once your have imported the scene, worked with you materials, and lighting etc, the computer does all the work. By keeping the scenes simple, I can at least move forward in the learning process, because I know I have a long way to go.
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    Camera lens / screen ratios

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    Another method is to create some frames in photoshop. A rectangle with a transparent interior and a frame of 50% grey. SAve these various aspect ratio files as png's and load them in sketchp as "watermarks" in the style area. Use the centred mode so as not to distort the shape. These will then appear as a transparent frame. You can also add other lines, crosshairs etc. so it has the feel of a real viewfinder too.
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    Intersecting acad lines with su face

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    thanks for your reply+help I'll try them out
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    Camera Position-Flight Path

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    TIGT
    Try the right-click context-menu...
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    Find and Replace Material

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    If you want to visually pick the materials you replace from the model, you can use this one: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=26013
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    Round tripping to CAD

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    OK - cheers TIG That works, but it seems to me it would be much cleaner if the incoming file would either just drop at the origin automatically, or you could type in 0,0,0 or even just 0 - don't see what the advantage is really of having it default to following the cursor around... rabbit
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    Roof Help!

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    Finished Thanks guys realy helped I am geo modeling this so it is going to be basic! Roofs are not my forte... As a reward for helping me out you can see how far I have gotten [image: YeJf_Rooffinished.JPG]
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    Problems with a Model from the 3D Warehouse

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    Several suggestions: Get the house model fixed before you do anything else. You should not have to draw the triangles to get the surfaces to form the way you have. Set the drawing axis to line up with the house edges to help you here; The roof surface measures 25367141.8 sq mm and the panels 1580x808 ( 1276.6 sq mm). That means if you have 100% packing efficiency you should be able to install 19 but the chimney prevents that so look at either optimization of the required number of panels based on you longitude where you are going to install and possibly reduce number required; Instead of installing all " vertically" the way you have try 90 deg rotation of some to see if you can get the 12 to fit ok Look at the combination of different panel sizes to get the wattage you need to fit your needs. If you check the panel supplier site I guess they would give you some options in this area. Good Luck BTW here is a small fix to your model http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=c0eb29754d7d46969f30f02514717f00
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    Does "Materials" have two meanings?

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    thomthomT
    If you paint a component with a material, all the faces inside that component which has Default material will inherit the components material. A very handy feature. It means you can model a car, leave the body with Default material, and add all the rest - like tires, lights etc. Then when you place instances of that car component you can paint each instance with a different colour and the car body will reflect that. I'm guessing this is what you are referring to. Maybe a sample model, just to be sure we are talking about the same thing?
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    Suddenly a "RUNTIME" error (Ver 6.1)

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    @honoluludesktop said: I would consider resetting my system to a point when everything was functioning OK. That did work.... Big Thanks Went back 2 days to be sure.
  • soloS

    Looking ahead to SU 8.

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    @unknownuser said: ...It can also run in tandem with SU6 so no harm done... Yes, you can keep su6 beside su 7. I do not know who was that nuts who said this to you however. DWG/DXF import was taken out of su 7.1 (not 7.0) but a plugin was provided instead.
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    Mac Question

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    @dragoonprogramming said: No i am not that bad I am just not a mac user I have tried a few of fredo's plugins but nothing is working... Stupid macs Well if you have managed to put files in right place, i would check under tool palettes and see if listed. If not go to preferences and make sure checked. Then check what location you chose for tool to be at. [image: c2jc_SketchUpMac.jpg]

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