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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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    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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    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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    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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    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.
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    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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    Any Artlantis users out there?

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    Whoo cannt spel hear?
  • EdsonE

    Importing from Google Earth 3D

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    after doing some tests we ran into an odd problem. after selecting Components>>Nearby Models we choose one model and are able to download that one. then we select a second one and after downloading it all we get is the 1st one over and over. however, this does not happen with all locations. with some it does with others it does not. any ideas?
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    Why the followme doesn't work as expected ?

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    @ nics: Regarding the empty back face on the door frame, this may be a similar effect of the PushPull tool. You can simply trace with the pencil tool one of the edges of the missing face and it should fill in. If it does not, then you can draw a diagonal across the open area. This should cause the face to fill, but will not guarantee that the face is a single plane. If it is a single plane, you can erase the diagonal and the face will remain. Also, sometimes there are unseen endpoints along what appears to be one straight segment. You will need to "connect all the dots" to close the face. In most cases a face will not fill if the edges are not completely on the same plane. Sometimes Sketchup seems not to notice whether all edges can form a plane. This is due to some ambiguity in the workings of the program "behind the curtains".
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    Rendering and Animation Freelancer

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    Now Pete will have the beer money to treat us well in BaseCamp!
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    Sketchup and iMac

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    Sure, of course Dylan!

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