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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    BoxB
    Make it a component and save it to a component collection, then select and place it from the component panel whenever you need it.
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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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    please up load your model however a simple method is to split a counter into sections with if statements basic handle turn, then door.skp
  • Tool bar problem

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    I've been looking for that link for the past hour n gave up. Was a there a ruby script that was a temporary fix until google gets their act together? Your, right I didnt notice it until SU 6 which is what I'm using the majority of the time.
  • Outliner and Layers

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    Yes, For basic residential projects there would seem the need for typical Naming of Layers, Groups, reusable Components, Styles and Templates. I am not certain how to best do that, "create a base labeled and named blank project file, that you copy and work from" and created and saved components, established styles for schematics, working drawings and renderings, established font book, (typical construction materials, i.e. dimensional lumber, rebar, connectors, warehouse items), a fully stocked proven "warehouse", and within LayOut, established useful system of Layers, a symbols, notes, and details "scrapbook in LayOut", and appropriate templates for each phase of design and presentations and output sizes. Also would be good ... a PDF system for rapid communication, comments and corrections (not necessarily from LayOut, but that is what I currently use, on a specific layer, but then the responder needs to have LayOut) I am working on these. thanks for your perspective. aloha red
  • Drawing In Metric Issues

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    GaieusG
    Hi Dave, When importing dwg/dxf, always check the Options and set the import units into what the original dxf was made. [image: i6xm_dxf.png] But I am sure you alrteady know that.
  • Problem section of my model I need help with.

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    solved it with a redesign... thanks all!
  • Final Maintenance Release f. SketchUp 6 online

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    GaieusG
    Yes, I was just trying to figure out how to link to the individual relnotes but it seems that they only put the "name" anchor tag to this SU 6 version. Well, anyway... It seems that they did not change anything with the kmz exporters (the main reason I still have SU 6 active) so I can safely download and reinstall it.
  • 3D Button

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    Thx All for your replies i will give it a go and let you know how i made out
  • 1.Model Cuts in Half/ 2.Blocks imported from CAD

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    mitcorbM
    For question 1, are these components imported from another source, or did you model them yourself. If imported, could be the component is bilaterally symmetrical, and the other half is a mirrored copy? For question 2, that is tougher, unless either the cad program is trying to interpret the faces or Sketchup is trying to interpret the geometry of the cad source file?
  • Dimensioning problem with welded shapes??

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    Jean LemireJ
    Hi folks. Another workaround is : 1 - Group the welded curves to avoid damaging them with additional geometries. 2 - Add an edge between the two points where you want to attach a dimension line. 3 - Add the dimension using either the edge or its endpoint. 4 - Delete the edge, keeping only the dimension. 5 - If required, explode the group. Just ideas.
  • Entity/Model Info for selection set, group, component

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    Jean LemireJ
    Hi Mitcorb, hi folks. I agree that it could be a nice addition. For example, a "Selection" button added to the "Model infos --> Statistics" that would activate only when something is selected. Clicking on this button would update the infos to thoses in the selection. Then the buton would show "Whole model" instead of "Selection" to allows the user to switch back to the statistics for the whole model. Similar to a toggle switch. Just ideas.
  • Why do some Components not scale?

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    thomthomT
    @gaieus said: There is this same difference with expandable and non-expandable nested components. I think it was Chris who brought it up on that other forum why we cannot have collapsed components in the browser when the child components only exist nested in parents? It would be logical and very comfortable as tiny bits would not pollute your valuable work space. Yes - I'd really like to see the user (and developers via the API) to be able to control which components are expanded (internal) or not. Would make organizing a model so much easier.
  • Animation discussion

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    Rich O BrienR
    @solo said: group that has a defined path (bezier, etc) The camera can be set to either look ahead, or follow an object. controlled with a time scale, allowing some animations a delayed start, acceleration, camera can follow an object for a determined period then be set to follow another of just look ahead. Good idea Having the ability to export to .swf would allow for simple interactive animations with embedded 'scene triggers'. Taking a regular scene based SU animation but adding extra elements that involve the end user the ability to interact at pre defined points. The user could toggle through various 'triggers' when the animation reaches certain junctions. This would pause the animation and allow pre defined extra features to be enabled. So, for example, a room could be viewed with - different furnishings; different colour schemes; different times of the day; or a mechanical component could be viewed - exploded outwards; cross sections; This makes sense to me but i'm afraid i may be a little deluded
  • Textures

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    Thanks guys. Thomthom can you tell me how to do this with photoshop after i extract the image from sketchup?
  • SketchUp & Vray Expert needed

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    thomthomT
    @albion man said: Think I will stay away from the new updated version of Vray for a while. Looks like they still have quite a few wrinkles to sort out. Are you an official beta tester? What do you think of the new version? Yes - I've been a beta tester since the beta first started up. There are some issues - yes. I had originally planned to stay with 1.05.30 until the patch came out, but I had a model at the office that took ages to parse with the old version - and the new parsed it so quickly that I risked it. So far it's been going fine with only minor hickups. I've been working with simple clean new scenes - not any existing ones - so that has probably made be avoid many of the issues. But this release is generally very good. When the patch comes out it'll be brilliant. V-Ray materials follow the Sketchup materials so we can copy between models and make components with V-Ray materials already set up. AO, render frame, IES and alpha channel support are great additions. @unknownuser said: There's lots of material under the Download section at ASGVis There's lots of material under the Download section at ASGVis website.
  • How is a line a curve?

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    Rich O BrienR
    Thanks for all the info TIG, my approach to your Toolset has now changed completely. Keep up the great work
  • Thanks, thanks, thanks

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    http://www.3dvinci.net/ccp0-catshow/SU.html http://www.sketchupartists.org/spotlight/daniel-tal-google-sketchup-for-site-design/ http://my.safaribooksonline.com/9780321672865 http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470175656.html
  • Can I replace a bunch of same groups with a comp?

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    Last night I converted about 300 groups into 1 component in 1 swell foop. It also showed I had about a dozen almost identical groups with a common very minor change in them, that did not convert, as expected, but they would be hard to find otherwise. I did this by selecting ALL, and converting. After the conversion to a single comp, only those unique groups that did not convert remained highlighted. Note: it is not necessary to highlight any of the multiple groups, except the single any one group to effect the conversion. All same groups in the model will convert. I have not tried testing with layered and visible same groups yet, but I will. Now I will try to figure how to convert those similar groups into the same single comp. I think I know how, but I haven't figured out the correct sequence yet. (edit added) I just noticed that my old 43mb+ file is down to 31mb, and I'm not done converting yet. And it saves faster too. Bonus.
  • Naming a style? is there a secret to this or a bug?

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    thanks so very much, it was one of those things, if not done correctly it could not get done, the key was naming it, hit return, hit the refresh button, then it was saved.... thanks again... that was a frustrating few hours...
  • Where are the Auto-save files?

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    ken28875K
    Thank you, Sir.
  • "Hide Rest of Model" component Edit Wish

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    I am not sure I follow that methodology, but that shouldn't surprise anyone! I just need to give it a try tho. IT's probably pretty good.
  • Finding area and linear lengths

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    Jean LemireJ
    Hi Larry, hi folks. In supplement, the Text Tool will default to these informations: line: length. face: area. endpoint: coordinates in the form X,Y,Z. One trick: you can switch units between use. For example, if you use the Text Tool on a face, you will get the area in square feet. Then, switch to meters and you can add another text entity with the surface in square meters. Just ideas.

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