1. Home
  2. Categories
  3. SketchUp Discussions
Mac User? | Join the Rayscaper Beta for Mac Learn More

Subcategories

  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp

    9k Topics
    60k Posts
    J
    Does trimble still support Sketchup viewer for iphone?

  • 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
    P
    @myztery need hinge and finish side concept curve hinge layout.skp
Log in to post
Load new posts
  • B

    Terrain Economy

    sketchup
    5
    0 Votes
    5 Posts
    593 Views
    Chris FullmerC
    Cool Thom, I did not know you had done that. That sounds great, Chris
  • F

    3d studio max to sketchup

    sketchup
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    497 Views
    3
    Would be happy to do it but you could just down load the trial of Max and save it out..
  • D

    RPC 3D Trees

    sketchup
    4
    0 Votes
    4 Posts
    2k Views
    numbthumbN
    You can export it from Revit as a .dwg file - however, if you are running a free version of SU7, you should download this optional plugin first http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=161784 to enable dxf/dwg import in SU. Check out this tutorial also http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3271&p=236965&hilit=revit+sketchup#p236965
  • spenceS

    SketchUp User Interface

    sketchup
    5
    0 Votes
    5 Posts
    814 Views
    spenceS
    That was it! Nvidia's desktop manager called nView was running and so I just turned it off and wahlaw! Thanks for your help Dan and TIG.
  • thomthomT

    OSX - Where is the AA settings?

    sketchup
    20
    0 Votes
    20 Posts
    2k Views
    S
    This lack of anti aliasing options issue has only appeared with late model Macs, I have a G4 which does give access to the graphics card & the SU viewport displayed great presentation - I contacted Apple & the Graphics card manufacturers & received no positive feedback, you can't use older Graphics cards in newer Macs either.
  • numbthumbN

    SketchUp in Game Design - Game of the Year

    sketchup
    5
    0 Votes
    5 Posts
    807 Views
    thomthomT
  • D

    Unable to apply material

    sketchup
    13
    0 Votes
    13 Posts
    2k Views
    D
    version 1.05.30 I didn't setup any lights. I used the setting from the exercise file called: Chairs-GI.skp
  • L

    Change unit in export option

    sketchup
    6
    0 Votes
    6 Posts
    538 Views
    AnssiA
    The SU dwg/dxf exporter has what I would call a bug - it doesn't record the unit used in the exported file. That means that most of the "receiving" applications interpret that the file uses inches. When importing to AutoCad, the application can be taught not to scale the import in any way, but I have found it easier to open it first separately and change the scale settings in the file before inserting it in my drawings. For a DXF it would be possible to correct the file in a text editor, but it is still up to the receiving app if it reads the info correctly. Anssi
  • S

    Importing 2D DWG Files For Modeling

    sketchup
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    332 Views
    TIGT
    See this post that covers much of what you might need... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=28351
  • L

    Where's the bug?

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    587 Views
    L
    Hi honolulu and mac1 - thanks for your time and advice. I'll look in to everything you've written. have a nice day! best, lene
  • D

    Moving model axis - ground is unchanged?

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    621 Views
    D
    Perfect. Thank you, TIG.
  • W

    Animation from YouTube

    sketchup
    6
    0 Votes
    6 Posts
    487 Views
    thomthomT
    Wonder how the background was done...
  • H

    TIFF & Transparency (PS)

    sketchup
    12
    0 Votes
    12 Posts
    2k Views
    GaieusG
    Well, as I first wrote, this is where I am stumped as it's a Mac only feature so I have never been able to play around with it and don1t know what the trick are.
  • L

    Panic - my measures have changed

    sketchup
    11
    0 Votes
    11 Posts
    1k Views
    TIGT
    When you export a 3D DXF it's created with the 'Units' that are currently set in 'Model Info'. In your case 'cm' - so a line 10cm long has its length set in the 3D DXF as '10.0' When you export a 2D DXF it's always made in 'inches' - you cannot change this. So a line that was 10cm long in SUp now has its length in the 2D DXF as 3.937007874016 (inches) [1/2.54] However, if you know it was in 'cm' and is now in 'inches' then you can easily apply a scaling factor to all of its contents, following the above guidance...
  • pbacotP

    Couple of questions

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    574 Views
    TIGT
    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]
  • F

    Dealing with Complexly Curved Facades?

    sketchup
    27
    0 Votes
    27 Posts
    9k Views
    A
    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
  • J

    How to divide a cubic bezier curve

    sketchup
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    560 Views
    massimoM
    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.
  • J

    About dividing a group

    sketchup
    7
    0 Votes
    7 Posts
    924 Views
    J
    @xrok1 said: i guess you need to plan ahead next time . That's your right to guess.
  • A

    Better Way To Make A Ramp

    sketchup
    48
    0 Votes
    48 Posts
    15k Views
    A
    @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.
  • B

    Relief sketchup7

    sketchup
    2
    0 Votes
    2 Posts
    379 Views
    numbthumbN
    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

Advertisement