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    ntxdaveN
    @Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. Now I know that I can share the link with Fredo6 on the Animator thread so he can download the file and look at it (to hopefully identify the problem I have been having trying to generate a video). You might also try generating an Animator video and see what results you get.

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    soloS
    Hey guys I am desperate for very high resolution/quality satellite maps, I use Placemaker and I also use Nearmap but the resolution is not that great, I have tried using AI to upscale but that too does not really solve my issues. Is there another solution?

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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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    Creating a mesh

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    Rich O BrienR
    Glad to help and thanks for the new word........EEbyRail'ed
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    Camera chops off the foreground!?!

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    GaieusG
    Hi Kate, This sounds to be clipping. Have a look at the SU Help center article below if any of the suggestions wrok: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=36261 (And of course, welcome to SCF!)
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    Why does my view shift in a saved scene?

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    thomthomT
    Even changing the Toolbar icon size will affect the viewport. I always ensure that I only have one row of small icons in my view - I'm kind of stuck with it due to the number of projects set up to match SU output and render output.
  • brookefoxB

    Why only one active cut section per context?

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    brookefoxB
    Thanks, Jean. 3 kites sounds like a lot of fun for the stimulus-needy; with a bigger bird, just one, something similar is called kite sailing. I'd like to see you manage three in a stiff breeze. A sunny day...
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    Pro trial expired. can't view my Layout file in basic?

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    If you want to get the file in some other format, feel free to PM me the file.
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    Changing the colour of a plan

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    GaieusG
    You always have to be very careful when using this technique however as it will display all edges by material so if you accidentally paint other edges with some colour for instance (or paint whole groups/components from outside), they will also be displayed by those colours.
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    A Sketchup Preview Utility?

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    thomthomT
    @unknownuser said: maybe is time to make a QuickLook plugin for showing the thumbnail from .skp files I was trying to work out how to write a 64bit shell extension - but the C stuff is just beyond me. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=25400
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    Layers, is it possible to copy existing layers to a new doc?

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    Where I am currently at, .... Okay, I did a small model house with working drawings as my first actual "building permit" set. I jumped into a larger two story house and got to making groups, layers, and the model... it got big fast and out of control...the outliner list was nearly a full page high, groups groping groups...and things getting buried in one layer that were nested inside another group... it got CRAZY... so what I did was create a MASTER file, that I only drop in completed, organized, properly understood layering, files... paste in place works great. I took the crazy file, made individual models for: foundation, walls, roofs etc. got them organized, then "paste in place" them into the MASTER file... a lotta work but so much easier than trying to figure out where things got buried. If this seems too crazy... it is the only sane work around I could come up with given my understandings to date.. if there are any other suggestions, I am open to ideas. Oh, I find the command E or hide function in Outliner REALLY dangerous, things can get hidden never to be found again, and when the outliner gets big, it gets really hard to control, groups, when clicked, go off into wild fits of expansion, seems like there could be a "find the group you just clicked" game that should be looked into for potential "things to do when you have lots of time on your hands" thanks, aloha red
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    Spacing Off on Arch?

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    @jean lemire said: Hi folks. See this SU file for ideas.
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    Shortcut to edit group - unable to create

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    @unknownuser said: There are many commands that are only available in 'certain circumstances'... For example to shortcut 'Reverse Face' - if nothing were selected then there's nothing for Preferences > Shortcuts... even with a Filter for 'Reverse'... But, if you first Select a Face, then do Preferences > Shortcuts > Filter 'Reverse' will give you the command [hooray] - set it to say Shift+Q... While you are at it why not set 'Orient' to Alt+Q ? So... if there are commands you'd like to shortcut to then first ensure that the 'context' is set properly before activating Preferences to attempt the Shortcutting... I did think I had the basic context thing in mind. I'm still not with the filter, but will try o keep it in mind. And I will now go in search of prefab shortcut selections, as I know folks with good experience have put them together, acknowledging that one size won't fit all, and that whatever is implemented must be remembered to be a short cut.
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    SU integration with cnc bench

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    Thanks for reply Jim. As I see, SU is not good for cnc bench documentation. mark
  • thomthomT

    Redefine the Delete key?

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    thomthomT
    No - not yet tested OSX.
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    SU scene to MAX camera

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    EarthMoverE
    I haven't had any luck either and end up just giving up trying. From what I hear, the new Connectivity Extension in Max 2010 will import SU cameras and Max 2011 will do it natively.
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    Editing imported models in 3DS MAX

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    Yep, the problem was unwelded vertices, thx again!
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    Solo and corporate intentions

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    chrisglasierC
    @Al Hart This is not about the mechanics but the role of advertising in relation to Google's stated philosophy and my own proposed method of working. This was discussed at some length in the topic around Solo's post but wandered off into usual wishlist stuff. My discovery of Google's Interior on line in my view reinforces what I wrote then and perhaps it is time to revisit the subject. All this has a bearing on the development of the technical aspects of Sketchup. Thanks
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    Rounded curved surface

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    GaieusG
    Yes, I saw your post in the plugin topic. Glad it works.
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    Autocad Lt to Archicad is it worth it?

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    @anssi said: all the documentation should "automatically" update fwiw, this is exactly what Solidworks also does- but for engineering. Create an assembly, change something, then a huge box appears with a massive list of errors, and "you really didn't want to do that" pop-up windows!!
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    Questions--model statistics

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    mitcorbM
    Thanks, ThomThom: Your reply is sufficient. I should have realized the materials thing being related to the default component geometry. (Apparently, all 3d programs insert a default object?) It seems that the validity check was automatic when there was a problem earlier on in my modeling "career". Not that it can't happen again, and again, and again.
  • R

    Exporting images: jpeg or LayOut to PDF ? What's best?

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    R
    Hi HL, Thanks for your response. Interesting plugins. The Smustard one looks promising, assuming that a jpeg at 2048 x 1307 px prints better at A4 than the equivalent view rendered in LayOut (Hybrid or Vector if possible) and then Exported to PDF. And that is my main question: jpeg export straight out of SU, or use LO and export to PDF... I suppose it depends on the final destination of the image (jpeg or PDF)...
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    Sandbox from Scratch question

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    GaieusG
    You can also smooth the mesh surface first then drape the terrain shape on it triple click anywhere with the select tool double click in the middle with the Shift key pressed (to deselect the middle part) and hit the Delete button You can unsoften you mesh later - or leave it like that (you would probably soften it eventually anyway) as the other sandbox tools work on smooth surfaces, too - or you can display hidden geometry any time from the View menu.

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