SUp's inferencing can be like magic sometimes - it can be annoying at others BUT with use you know how to fool it into, for example, not locking the snap to the red axis when you are trying to pick a point just off it [tip orbit arouns so that the direction you are moving the cursor is not parallel to the sides of the screen - the red inference is less like to predominate - or still your cursor and wait a second and it'll suggest another inference]

If you like developable surfaces please see the book written by John Sharp about my D-Form geometry. Search Amazon for: D-Forms: Surprising New 3-D Forms From Flat Curved Shapes Enjoy. Regards Tony Wills

Jack, select your line then rigth click-->convert to-->polyline divider and set an interval. I suggest you to read the manual that comes with the plugin.

@xrok1 said: i guess you need to plan ahead next time . That's your right to guess.

@unknownuser said: We go to the moon but we can't know why these tools are named "french curve"! That is strange bizarre The only Frenchman in the discussion is the one who has names like Parrot and Pistol for the different shapes. I think that answers the question. I suspect that in 19th Century architecture they were indispensable for designing French-styled embellishments.

Hi there, Have you tried SU Sandbox tools? You should enable it first, since they don´t appear in SU by default http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=38496 As for the plugins, you could try Sculpt Tools http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=20781&hilit=plugin

thanks..yes, I just came to that conclusion. Much faster with 3 scroll wheel..thanks again..

Thanks Dylan. Will have a look....

Ok, don't have a Mac myself, just cut the excerpt out of the link. Sorry I couldn't be of help.

Yes, I have been researching it. But the project is on hold until I get some others out of the way. However, ToolsOnSurface's offset should usually yield a better result than the native Offset.

@tig said: This happened to most users a week or two ago - it told you even if you had the latest version [rubbish update checker by Google means you get nagged when you do have the latest version !?]... Your PC seems to be just slow in catching up "I forgot to wind the sundial. Now it's stuck on yesterday." R. Hunter

Thank you Chris. I'll try it

Sounds like a cool project, can't wait to see a rough... btw, I vote 'word-picture is a bit blurry' for the euphemystic metaphor of the month-award

Make a Style to suit what you want. For example, this is a built-in 'gradient' light blue sky + a white background [image: FKUb_Capture.PNG] This is a darker blue sky with green ground ticked - they have gradients [image: 4aV0_Capture1.PNG] If you want something more dramatic use a watermark 'gradient' background image stretched across the whole screen, like this [image: 97Rg_Capture2.PNG] or this [image: cAg2_Capture3.PNG]

rufy, can you post the png, or a screenshot showing the problem?

Thanks Rich, that's a good idea! I'm gonna give it a go. If anyone else has good suggetions, please let me know

When you are at editing your image as per Chris' method above, you can also load the colour version of GE instead of the b&w one imported to SU. In order to do this, make sure that when you import the GE snapshot, before navigating away from the exact viewpoint in GE, turn off all visible layers (such as roads, YouTube vidoes, any inscriptions, placemarks, 3D buildings and all) so that you get the clear GE view only go to file > save > save image (this will save the colour GE image) in your SU material browser, click on the b&w image, go to the edit tab and reload your image (see attached) Right there, there is another button you can open the reloaded (and now already colour) image with. [image: sCRY_ReloadGEImage.png] Also, if you want to edit the GE terrain (adding details with the Sandbox tools for instance), unlock the GE snapshot as well as the GE terrain, open the snapshot group, right click on the face, go to Texture > Projected sample this projected material with the Alt+Paint bucket tool (it will turn into a sampler or eyedropper) exit the snapshot group, toggle to the terrain, open it and paint it with the sampled/projected material. Whatever minor changes you are going to do now, will not clutter your projected material on the GE terrain now. See this example file with a reloaded material (this is the historic centre of my home town) Pecs_with_my_home.skp

The project is too interesting from my concern lot of things are there to add in to it.Well i guess most of the thing you has worked out.The extra's are you can go fitting umbrellas for protecting you from the sun rays and you can enjoy yourself onto the beach by having cold drinks beside you.

Many thx! Not for me but for guys who want to know! You win a futur dédicasse by a crazzy artist

Happy to help, Jonas