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    @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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    Licensing

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    GaieusG
    @sketch3d.de said: upgrading a license doesn't create an additional license... No,but keepsthe old one. Like my pre-SU7 licenses
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    Material library issues...slowness..

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    Well, I tend not to use too many materials - and often I just use colours (which are obviously not as slow) as for some materials in a final render (in 3rd party software) you do not necessarily need image materials or you can swap them easily if UV mapping is not an issue. But again - I can imagine serious differences between PC's and Mac's and even within these categories, between individual machines.
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    Replace faces with components?

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    I also have another script called loose geometrry to groups that you mighr find useful. I wrote it specifically for what you are doing. It finds a face, then takes all touching edges and faces and turns that intoa group, then it moves on to the nect face that has not been added to a group and repeats the process. It is handy for quickly making groups of zillions of entire extruded buildings. I wrote it for the same process you are describing, something I was soing a LOT of at the time at work. I also have a snippet of code that I developed that takes a selection of faces and extrudes them by a given height, and a given amount of extrusions. It is used for selecting a bunch of flat building footprints then specifying how many storeys the building will have and how tall each storey is. And I even built in the ability to have the first floor be different than the other floors, since that is a common practice in planning to have a tall bottom floor with shorter upper floors. Let me know if that would be a useful script in your workflow and I'll clean it up and post it on Monday. Chris
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    How would one model this?

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    Hey guys. I've modelled this and posted the images here. After my crit, I have altered the design slightly and I need a far more accurate model of the skin. Essentially it'll be the same as the framework as the Great Court of the British Museum. [image: 300px-British_Museum_Great_Court_roof.jpg] I initially modelled it with SoapSkinBubble, but now I've looked at Tig's EEbyRails and Lines2Tubes to make this but I still have no idea how to make it using EEbyRails. I've taken the outline of the bubble and now struggling to make it. [image: c1.jpg] [image: c2.jpg] http://dl.dropbox.com/u/445006/Outline.skp - Here is a link to the outline of the building If someone could help me, I would be extremely grateful! I want something like what Tig made in this topic. Thank you!!
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    Photo match tool ineffective

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    leedeeteeL
    Thanks for posting this Gaieus, really inspiring stuff in there.
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    Dual Installation

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    Thanks guys. I have a second PC in the office on which I can try it next time I am there (snowed in at home at present) and see what happens.
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    Adding photo textures to buildings from tight angles...

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    leedeeteeL
    @tig said: "Gaius Nimium" Is what you should be... "One Who Rejoices Too Much"
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    Drop on terrain

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    This plugin: http://www.smustard.com/script/Drop
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    AEC_MASS_ELEM - can't import

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    The actual command to export it out in 2007 file format (so you'll be able to import it into SketchUp) is "_AecExportToAutoCAD2007". You can also access it by pressing the big red upper left "A", picking the "Export" option and the choosing the proper "AutoCAD" format option. See the attached screen shot below. [image: dZPJ_AecExport.jpg]
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    1 edge = 2 edges fractions of a unit off?

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    Thanks for the reply Jean! I'll try it without the length snapping to see what happens. I'm using the snapping, because I want everything "on the grid" (or a whole number). Have you heard of some way to have all points within a certain distance auto-merge? Maybe this is a question for the Ruby/Scripts forum?
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    Help!!! How to twist a rectangukar surface? Help!!!

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    @sigitas said: draw the contour line select bouth and use sandbox tool contour from see at pic there is presented step by step. good luck. THANK YOU!!! I'll try that...
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    Using SketchUp to model an historical city

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    leedeeteeL
    Jaxcoffee, I could probably give you a lot of information about where to find documentary evidence in the UK, but I don't think it'll of any use to you!
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    Puzzling Polygon/Move tool behaviour

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    Johnny,Gai, Thanks for that link. Chris
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    ! Help ... modelling a path wth gradient

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    great answer TIG
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    Landscape

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    Thank you for your help. Regards Fred
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    Major Importing Sketchup Problems

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    Hi Dekade, hi folks. It would be easier having a look at the SKP file to see how the model is made. I suspect that your woodpieces are not separately grouped or componentised (sorry for that word). Keep in mind that, in SU, layers are not used as in CAD softwares. They do not separate geometries. They only serve to control the visibility of objects. To separate geometries, you must use groups or, for repetitive elements, components if you want to save in file size. See attached SU file for ideas. Textures and rotation.skp
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    SketchUp Pro from Softsalez

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    leedeeteeL
    No problems at all, TIG, Gaieus, I did think it was extremely dodgy and had no intention of buying from them if they we're illegal (like they looked). Idiots.
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    UVW Mapping in SketchUp?

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    awesome... thanks. this seems to do it. also I love the list of free third party uvw mappers.
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    Pixplant, CrazyBump, etc.

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    Al HartA
    Great! If you use the results with a rendering product, lets see what you get. I will be interested in whether it make textures tileable problems automatically?
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    Inconsistencies with the arc tool

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    jgbJ
    Got it, thanks, TIG. I'll Try it on Wed as I gotta take the Mrs out for a quick dinner (she was too lazy to cook) and tomorrow I am out most of the day.

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