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    @dkuucharzak said in Username change: @Rich-O-Brien, I misspelled my intended username. Could you help me change it? I can if the one you need is available. Send a mail to support@sketchucation.com and we sort it out

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    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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    How to change a treecolour with a png image

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    GaieusG
    Hm... Tom, you are still using version 5 if I am correct... In SU 7, these are the (bit easier) steps: First of all, make the one tree component you want to change unique (otherwise all will change). Right click and make unique. Now edit the component and right click on the face that has the image you want to change and again, make the texture unique now (note that though you have a unique component already, it shares the same image with the original instances). Now right click the face again > Texture > Edit texture image. This will open the image in an external editor (you can define in Preferences > Applications) and you can paint it whatever you want. Upon saving the image, it will instantly reloaded/updated in SU. Note that above I mentioned "faces". If inside the component, anything is in nested components/groups, you will need to enter as deep as to get to single faces.
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    How to give thickness to a complex surface?

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    You're quite correct Still - works in a lot of cases!
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    Problem with sandbox smoove function

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    GaieusG
    I'd try to turn off hardware acceleration in Window > Preferences > OpenGL for a test. Your SU would not be faster for sure but if your video card/driver has anything to do with this, that would indicate it.
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    Peterbilt 386 Hood please

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    I can surely try to get some
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    New Method for ArchViz site modeling

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    Not bad. I can do about anything with 3ds so that's good. That's interesting that it can import RAW format. Any idea what that's for? -Brodie
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    Accurate Terrain models

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    TIGT
    If you have digital info - say in a .csv file - you can use various scripts to manipulate this data into a 'cloud of points', and then 'triangulate' these points into a surface. This surface can be adjusted using the built-in Sandbox Tools. There are further scripts to manipulate the surface - such as 'drape cpoints' - which can then get triangulated back as a gridded mesh rather than a triangulated one and others to simplify, add contour lines etc... You can also make surfaces from 3D contours [Sandbox's add-on 'simplify-contours' will make it less intensive !] etc... To import data from a file as a 'cloud of points' get http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubylibraryDepot/Ruby/em_fil_page.htm [cloud_v6.zip] - it supports various data format - see its pdf help file in the zip... The script 'points_cloud_triangulation.rb' [which shows in the Plugins menu as 'Triangulate Points'] converts cpoints to a faced mesh - it's here... http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/points_cloud_triangulation.rb Note that this script also requires 'delauney2.rb' - which you can get from here... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=117071#p117071 'drape_cpoints.rb' makes a surface into a regular meshed set of cpoints that you can reprocess - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=179421#p179421 Hope this kicks you off in the right direction...
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    Just bought organizer.rb and cant get it to do anything.

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    @putnik said: When an 'organised' script gets updated by its author, you have to go through all the steps again, which is a pain. I suggest you lobby the other authors to make their works Organizer-compatible. That would cut down on the headaches for users. @putnik said: All in all a better script manager is really needed. Unfortunately, a script manager relies on standards. If authors are unwilling to follow - or don't know about - the standards that allow the manager to function, things won't get any better.
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    Organic Shapes

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    Hmmm, no I didnt, but thats a good idea! I will give it a shot, thanks for the advice. There are a couple of those scale rubies out there for circular shapes I might give one of those a shot. Thanks Honolulu, opened up a whole new thought processes!
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    Sketchup Window too Small at Startup

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    @jteselle said: This is an old problem -- just wondering if anyone has a solution. I am using SketchUp 7 on a Windows PC, with XP. I've been using SketchUp for a long time (since version 2) and have noticed this problem from time to time. I set up my window size maximized on my screen, with toolbars where I want them. When I exit and then restart, sometimes the application window opens correctly (full size) and sometimes it opens up small. I can't see any logic to it. When it opens small, I have to reposition all the toolbars, because they have been moved around to fit on the small window. Any ideas as to how to fix this? Have you tried right clicking on the shortcut and selecting run Maximized? Or is that what you are explaining you have done. Best, C [image: 4W17_SP04.jpg]
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    Stretching all

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    Thomas, Looking at FredoScale I think it may do the job, with the tool called "Stretch". Those tools are fantastic, but not being a big ruby user I get daunted by where to begin. This looks like one to have. Thanks! Peter
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    Animation Issues

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    GaieusG
    SU can only display things minimum 1 puixel from each other on screen. This means that if you place two faces 3/8" from each other but look at them from close enought for SU to "have enough pixels" in between, there's no problem. Once you zoom out however and this 3/8" would occupy less screen real estate than 1 pixel, SU has problems displaying it and z-fighting begins. A bigger resolution export surely helps and this is what probably happened here; your screen resolution must be higher than the resolution you exported the animation in. Am I guessing well?
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    Diagram Creation

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    takesh hT
    Try GreyScale.rb by Jim Foltz. http://www.pushpullbar.com/forums/ruby-scripts/9467-visual-index-ruby-scripts.html#post146122
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    Scale object question

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    takesh hT
    Strictly speaking, scaling only "works" when the target object is symmetrical to all three axis. And that is a very rare situation. Look at your screen capture of S forms, EscapeArtist. What you need to do is not scaling, but offsetting, in 3D. Like Gaieus said, JointPushPull by fredo6 is designed exactly for the purpose. Beautiful, isn't it?
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    Shortcut key issue... help!

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    @cholme said: Sometimes they work fine and other times ... First, for setting your own shortcuts: Bravo! Shortcuts rule. Second, they can also be a bit of an insect colony. From the link below, scroll down until you get to the red box that starts, "Complaints." http://www.martinrinehart.com/models/tutorial/tutorial_10.html#defining It's quite a long bug list for one small area. Can I add yours? Martin
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    Rebuilding Rome

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    GaieusG
    See if this roofing texture will be better (I could still imagine something much better but it's still better than that "Spanish tile" you use) And a preview of it on a basilica we've just found ("strongly" WIP) [image: DFIT_Bazilika.jpg] The stone/brick opus mixtum is not mine but I will ask my friend who made it to share. Roofing_Tile_Roman.skm
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    Video Projection & LED Wall (Illuminating in Podium)

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    GaieusG
    If I had to do something like this, I would project the image on the wall in SU and make it emit light that way in Podium. Should work fine I guess.
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    2D export bug: random grey stripes appear on images

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    yes i do it might come from the way Maxwell plugin interferes with SU when it controls camera views then. What i just do is use magic wand in pshop, with 1 neighbour pixel setting ( neighbour pixel setting off) then i can remove the grey stripes... Hope this can be solved in future SU or MR versions! N
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    Cannot locate components

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    Thanks guys!!!
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    Soft and Smooth edges

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    Thanks Guys for info. Learn something new each day, never really paid much attention to the smooth option before, so had ago and you can create some interesting effects on faces when selecting various combination's of edges to be smooth - almost creating soft shadows on faces, but not on ground. [image: oZPx_cubes.jpg] [image: X2pH_cubes1.jpg]
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    Cad objects Bloat when imported into SktchUp

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    I'm taking guess but if your models are generated by a modeller that uses solids these entities may require translation into meshed equivalents which could be producing the additional size/elements.

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