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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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    Top plug-in list

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    pmolsonP
    Tim's reply was not very clear, so let me clarify for him... BACKUP!
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    Make a set of a component 'unique'

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    Well, I thought I had tried it before posting. Must have botched it somewhere. Thanks.
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    Face Creation Problem

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    Agreed! To get my geometry into its own separate file out of Autocad, I normally will select it all and a wblock command which will write it out as a block - essentially its own file. Then if I need to I go into that file and audit and purge and remove unwanted layers. And I tend to export from CAD in phases. I NEVER ever ever try to export everything at once. I wil generally make a large "X" symbol in my CAD file and then I always export that with everything that I export, so I can always line up that X inside of SU to make sure it all lines up correctly. I export first my topo, then a layer for fences, then a layer for concrete, then building footprints, etc. THat way I can deal with them all much easier inside of SU, separate from one another. I once had an old instruction sheet of how I like to export my CAD stuff. I'm sure its still around but I think its very outdated and I've updated some workflow issues. I should get that out and re-write it. Chris
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    Scene / style entanglement

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    @unknownuser said: By "Both Managers" do you mean Scenes and Styles? Yes. @unknownuser said: The styles manager would be annoying if it warned you everytime a style was changed. I take that update arrow circle thingy as a warning, and then one might even be explicitly warned if that setting is in place.
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    Stuck with sketchup texturing can someone help?

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    Hi, Philip, I don´t really know what kind of plugin do you have in mind. There is a way to set up Photoshop so it can use the tablet input, but I don´t know if this applies to mesh painting. As far as I can remember, PS CS4 Extended allows import and export of OBJ, U3D, KMZ, Collada and 3DS models import. You can edit textures on 3D model in PS CS3.
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    Guides and grids

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    wow, that worked, .. now my drawing is cluttered with all of the failed attempts to get the grid and guides to show!!!! again, one simple little thing holds me up and eats up time... It did not even say this within the manual that I have... thanks aloha red
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    Tips on getting support from Google?

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    Could be firewall setting...?
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    "Are you Sketchup 7.1 Pro" - eh? why yes...

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    I don't think so. sketchup on my work computer used to take up to 45 seconds to start after I opened it. It is now down to a reasonable 5 to 10 seconds. (though at home it is almost instantaneous). So even when I had opened it once before, and then re-opened it, it still took over 30 seconds to start. But that seems to be largely cleared up recently.
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    How to chamfer/roundover/fillet intersecting corners?

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    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=20485 Have a look at this maybe?
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    Rendering engine

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    and sketchup does not have a built in renderer either.
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    Short question

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    I also have put together some YouTube videos on script writing. The first one is similar to the first tutorial in the Link that Honolulu posted. It shows what software I recommend, and what my workflow is. It can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisFullmer And then check out all the other videos in the "Writing SketchUp Ruby" series. I think there are 6 total at this point. I add more little by little as I think of something interesting to show in a video. Chris
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    SU Thumbnail View on Windows 7 Question

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    @tig said: http://mysticcoder.net/mysticthumbs/ I've talked to the developer of that software. I gave him the info I knew about the .skp file format and he has already implemented .skp support. When he release it I encourage people to give him a little donation for his work.
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    Hidden Line

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    @mojo said: BTW to ThomThom - those are the coolest glasses.. what the heck are they? I have not idea. Found them in the kitchen one day. Months later suddenly found that photo hanging on out photo wall in the kitchen. Student house you see.
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    Large area surfacing w/ Sandbox: Need help!

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    Seems I read somewhere sometime in this forum that you can do a large terrain in smaller sections, whatever smaller means and make components of these to manage file size. However, what I understand is that even with a really powerful computer, there will be issues. But, I am not entirely sure, since my gear is woefully below par.
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    SU 7.1 - Free version - IMPORT DFX/DWG ???

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    Aha! Thank you Chris. I appreciate it.
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    Freelance price range?

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    Good link Marcus.
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    Multiple scene renders

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    Just an other question directly linked to the topic: in the "animation export options", on mac, I never could set the frame rate under 5 frames per second, which creates me a lot of useless pictures. Whatever format I'd choose, I never could access the "expert mode", which icon keeps white. I guess this "expert mode" would allow me to select the 1 fps rate, but how to get there?
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    Rotating textures on radial surfaces

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    Been too busy to get back and close this.... I was able to get the copy / rotate to do what was needed. I grouped a handful of faces that had the texture properly positioned, did paste in place, and then positioned the rotate "wheel" on the center point of the arc and typed in the degrees I wanted. That worked pretty well. I did notice a couple of times there were very tiny mis-alignments... not sure if I got lazy and relied on the inference engine instead of typing a value or if the polys were mis-aligned to begin with. At any rate, I'm cruzin now! Thanks very much for the suggestion.
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    How do you find an axis for rotating something that's round?

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    [flash=628,360:1k0badql]http://www.youtube.com/v/sf0LprZpe1A[/flash:1k0badql] Consider taking a great advantage of those two excellent (and highly recommended) tools: CenterPoint v.1.200 by Todd Burch & Construction Line Tool v1.0 by Jim *s
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    Export SU to Illustrator

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    Hi Anssi Thanks for your answer. I'll try that! Other deas are welcome, or ways to do it - I can't be the only one with that workflow? Best, Lene

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