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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    thank You I can't believe I am benifiting something from 2013

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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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    Autocadfile flikkers on surface

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    Sketchup doesn't handle large coordinates very well. That means problems when you import from DWG where things are very far from Origin - especially if it's drawn in real world coordinates. When importing a DWG copy what you need to a new DWG file and move everything near Origin. Note that blocks with insertion point set far away from the geometry will also behave badly - you need to adjust the insertion points for these as well.
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    Skp files into skb

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    Never mind about the problem any more guys, i solved it. I did the simpliest thing, i restored the system to 9 o'clock yesterday before the changes happen, and it worked. Thank you very much for your help guys, and Tig thanks for the special help mate, about the administrator options.
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    Transfer components

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    Select an instance of it and right-click, the context-menu item 'Save_As' then exports that component to a chosen location. A similar method is also available even if there are no instances - in the Component Browser hover over its icon in the Model pane and right-click again you have 'Save_As' again... To use that component in another model use File > Import, or if it's in a folder in you Components' paths then pick it from there in the Component Browser. Another way is to Edit > Copy an instance and then in the other model's window Edit > Paste [you choose the location] or Edit > Paste_in_Place to put it exactly where it was in the original model...
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    Basic structural analysis tool for sketcup

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    Thanks for the answer and sorry for my late one My first need is for a simple stucture let say a "corrugated" cardbord composition .
  • Tim DanaherT

    Why Can't I Sweep this Profile Around this Curve?

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    @unknownuser said: Extrude a selected profile along a path. This tool solves the twisting problem that occurs when using Sketchup's standard followme tool on a sloping path. @TIM You have also 1001bits (video of the tool) A damned good tools box for architects! or other artists
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    Adding a sketch plan to vray render

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    I'm guessing you are not using the latest V-Ray for Sketchup and the jpeg texture you try to render is an Image. (It says Image in the Entity Info window when you select it?) Before v1.48.66 of VfSU it did not render Image elements. You have the explode it. We have a V-Ray section here at the forum: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewforum.php?f=322 And please mention what version of VfSU when asking question as the answer often depends on this. Also: screenshots of your SU model and your test renders greatly help when answering. If you have a small test model then you can add that to the post as well.
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    Banned file extetion names for upload

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    zip it. works and saves diskspace and bandwidth
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    Bad News for Architects in the next ver. of Google Sketchup

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    I always have appreciated the philosophy of Google and they have been good to make all kinds of useful information belong to people, not to corporates(in terms of their mission statement). I think they are making efforts to make the exclusive format of DWG more universal. This is just start. For those who want to make this world better, they need to participate and put up with the inconvenience along the necessary change. A corporate can easily dominate a market with their enormous money and sometimes the method that the company takes along their profit is not necessarily good for the majority of human kind. Once it happens, it is really hard to make it back. I believe Google is the one of those corporates with good will. I value their idea that they try to bring the result of one's effort back to the creator(3D model and its information to the creator in this case). There are many ways to work around; you can stick to the previous version, you can buy or download a DWG import/exporter ruby plugin, or just buy the Pro version. I have benefited from all the things Google provides for free. May be, this is one small thing that I can participate to support their philosophy, having patience and shifting from old habit to new one.
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    TEXT SIZE?

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    Thank you Tig. p
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    Keeping scenes intact while modeling?

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    The only problem is that all the scenes will be updated with the layers you have selected/deselected and that is not the intention is it? So the problem remains I right?
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    Need Help on mapping texture

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    Solo, here you go. thanks in advance. pillow.skp
  • Tim DanaherT

    'Intersect' Leaving Strange Holes when Used With Curved Surf

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    There are exceptions and if an exception has its meaningful explanation, the students should understand and accept those exceptions. After the intersection and clean-up, you can safely scale the model back (like I did in the attached file). This won't contradict with the "general rule" either as you end up with a 1:1 scale model just have used a trick to come around an OpenGL limitation.
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    Component Axis Weirdness

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    That's it. Thanks a ton Chris.
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    SketchUp for CNC prototyping

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    I had looked into it, but the materials used for 3D printing tended to be quite fragile/brittle, as far as I could tell. CNC milling from real materials (i.e. aluminium) seemed the way to go, although more expensive. I also couldn't find anyone capable of printing semi-flexible 3D models (i.e. hard rubber), instead of solid resin. Is this because it is impossible? Thanks for the help AJ
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    Outliner is acting... less than optimal

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    Red -- I've complained about this behaviour through the beta testing channels for a while now... they keep saying they've fixed it, but as you've noticed they've done anything but. Check out my posts and my YouTube channel (timdanaher) for examples...
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    Section Plane Visability

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    nope, that was the floor plan r
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    Hidden vs Soft vs Smooth

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    i also use hidden lines as quick guides some times.
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    UV's messed up when changing shape of a component

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    SU does not have UV mapping gizmos like other apps. If you apply a box UV map in Max, then when imported in SU the UV mapping will not behave the same as in Max when you change the mesh.
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    Face Selection Only

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    Or, you could use my Selection Toys plugin: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=14975 Personally I've assigned Ctrl+1 to select only Edges and Ctrl+2 to select only faces. Shortcuts I use all the time.
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    How to model this

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    Thanks for the help. I got decent results by doing the whole dome and then erasing the half of it. And, with this Extrude Edges by Rail plugin it worked just perfect.

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