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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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  • charly2008C

    Group Scaling Question

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    haha duh on my part (was equating "i" to inches as "m" to meters) Hmm, this sets the actual size of the object. I was looking for an additive distance. So typing in 256" on a 512x512 object will make it 512x768. Instead it makes it 512x256. Actually, Fredo6's Scale shows unit measurements in a tooltip manner, so it's closer to a solution! http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=17948
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    DWG Export by Layers

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    Hi, another option is, if you are exporting this as a 2d hlr, to create a style that renders edges by material, instead of the default "all same", and then turn on "color by layer". Sketchup will preserve line colors when exporting, and then, in your cad program, use a filter to select lines based on their color, and move them to the desired layer. Cheers santiago
  • Chris FullmerC

    Way to Exit Photomatch?

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    I also discovered that if I then choose to edit the photomatch from the SketchOver dialog window, I can right click and choose "Cancel Photomatch", and that will erase the photomatch, but leave the camera in the correct position. So then I just created a new scene right there, and it worked just how I wanted. After much work. Chris
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    Watermark quality

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    Oops, you are right - I did not go that far when trying. However if youwant it to stretch all across your SU window, why are you choosing the positioned and not the "stretched" option? True however that it may not solve the bad quality problem. Maybe it is even better to only add a watermark that is somewhat similar in size to your SU window? I always work on a window whose working area is exactly 1024x768 and therefore my exports are the same (or I also have a 16:9 aspect ratio window setting, too). So now as I inserted an image I exported the other day at 1024x768, it perfectly fits my window and looks pretty nice (I mean not bad quality and such). Not as if I was going to work in a crypt however... [image: jnyn_Watermark.jpg] (BTW my dialog looks different from yours - how is that?)
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    Airshow - A SketchUp Movie

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    @martinrinehart said: I tried to have some fun with this one, but I hope that doesn't hide the serious and wide open possibilities. Yes , this is what I think Toffler meant ... the frivolous is taken up first and quickly. Unfortunately it seems to me nowadays pursuit of the seriously useful is forever being pushed back. @unknownuser said: ... Buildings being built ... Yes I very much like the idea of animating in Sketchup rather than making videos, simply because it can react to actual events or mind changes.
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    Change ALL base geometry to 'default' material

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    Thanks - worked a charm
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    Vapors: clouds, steam, smoke

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    You can obtain a fairly quick and basic effect by using gradient transparency pngs in front of the camera as here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=23368&p=198149#p198149
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    Stretching a group to polygon surface plugin = ?

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    I am not aware of anything older. If you can think of what it was, I'd be interested in seeing it. As far as I know, these are ground breaking plugins listed (and only scratching the surface of possiblities!).
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    Making a string(SOLVED)

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    Brilliant! I will try it right now! thanks
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    Orphan lines

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    wow! "erase coplanar edges" in the "cleanup" plugion is perfect !!!
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    Clean install file structure

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    Although the Plugins folder may be empty, don't forget the stuff in the Tools folder is still being loader - Dynamic Components, Sandbox, Photo Textures...
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    Texture without subdivision?

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    Sketchup does not subdivide the texture deliberately, it is only not capable to align the texture. The only ways of texturing organic shapes in Sketchup is using projected texture (native), or using spherical or cylindrical projection (plugin UVTools 0.1). There are also other ways of texturing, like this workaround or using another programm for uv-mapping (plugin UVTools 0.2)
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    Moving Between Levels

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    @sercrojoe said: Edit: By changing certain groups' or components' Entity Info, I've been able to change their layers (apparently), but for some of them it just won't work. Why is that? Well, that's the easiest way and actually "the" way normally. You can also use the Layers toolbar but the results will probably be the same. If you have any issues ("some of them not working..."), double check if the content is on some different layer than Layer0. "Primitive" or "raw" (i.e. ungrouped) geometry should never go elsewhere. There may still be nested groups/components on all different layers within your groups/components - check that, too. Eventually copy the troublesome groups and paste them in a new file. Have a look what layers they have "inherited" to get some clue what may be wrong with the original file and/or ultimately upload such faulty pieces here so we can have a look.
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    SketchUp OSX always sensitive to keyboard input

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    Well, that's it, I haven't (had the problem). I was primarily interested in the thread, because this was an apple issue that I was interested in seeing the outcome of what happened. However, like you guys, the assistive option checkbox was ticked on my computer.
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    Double material editor

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    It is a handy thing sometimes as you can easily drag and drop materials from one window to the other (say when you have just made a new material of an imported image from scratch and want to keep it in one of your libraries)
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    How to find the poly count of a model?

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    Yeah I noticed the xml file for kerk was 131MB where as the 3ds was 59MB, the original SU file was 32MB. Its obvious different formats and exporters triangulate the model differently.
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    Do you pay attention to the Component Axis?

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    And with this that is another story [image: Choisy-R_8c.jpg]
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    How can i fill a bucket surface with an image

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    Yes, it does. If you have pőroblems with it, just upload your model and the image here so we can play around a bit.
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    Shadow problems ... help please

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    GaieusG
    OR move everything above the default ground plane (the x/y plane). But turning shadows on ground off is an easier solution of course.
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    Highlighting Objects in Model

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    How about giving one set a distinctive texture in addition to colour?

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