Hi, Now the Problem disappeared. Karlheinz [image: iKoj_Archologie2.jpg]

These are the .dwg and .dxf importers you're looking for, available for a limited time only: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=161784

same problem... really worth!!!

sorry my friends.. i'm a really bad forum user.. after post it.. i've immediatly found those topics.. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=21016 http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=21812 sorry...

@gaieus said: When you save the component only from the model, right? Like right click > Save as...? True - I can see the same (never thought of this so far) but I think this is how it should work. By saving a component, you only save the component definition into a new file, i.e. what "defines" the component (everything but only that is inside). Imagine you have a bunch of instances of the same component - some are painted this or that way (from outside), some are scaled or flipped - which one would you "save as..." if you, for instance, do it from the component browser (where there is only one definition of them)? All in all, whatever we do with a component "from outside", is only part of the model it is used but not part of the component itself. I was afraid of this! I'm building furniture from melamine faced boards with banded edges and I wanted to make basic panels with default face material and default banding material which I can chance according to the progect. But CutList plugin gives a panel material based on the "from outside" material of the component. So I gonna deal with layers again.

and maybe you'll just keep writing such cool plugins that make the rest of our lives a lot brighter

Yeah, they don't have a centimetre template to begin with so I am already used to start with this every time I encounter a new SU version (BTW have you seen the new SU version? )

Yup - practically you can use a (single) license on any number of computers - just of course, not simultaneously. Network licenses are indeed "tricky" from this point of view (but I understand you use a single license anyway)

I cannot say for sure, but traditionally, colons and semicolons are not "legal" characters to use in file names. Anssi

I found a way - just open the component for editing and then draw the guides inside that component, close it and then paste

Hi Dedmin, Could you attach a simple example?

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The thing is the format, while relatively new, is used by some of the biggest 3d users in the world. I'm not talking about 3d visualization as is common here. I'm talking about Boeing, Siemens, Intel and the likes for sharing their huge amounts of 3d data.

Hm. I am not sure how it works inside nested components and where i anchors the texture when in several level deep.

My copy is suppose to arrive tomorrow. I'll write about it as soon as I read it.

If you don't plan to render it, you can use Morisdov's "Video on a SketchUp face using textured material": http://morisdov.googlepages.com/

thanks everybody

Hi, I had a closer look to the imported DXF 3D-Mesh and below the result, it looks nice but useless. Karlheinz [image: AWjt_DXF3D-Mesh.jpg]

@anssi said: @unknownuser said: SU seems to be very persnickity about drivers too. May be that when you try 6 or 7 that it might help to update your video card driver as well. On the other hand sometimes the newest drivers aren't the best so if that still doesn't help you can post to see who else has your video card and see what driver they're using. -Brodie My other PC has an old ATI All-in-Wonder card with a driver I downloaded when I bought the card. I wouldn't dream of upgrading the driver that has now run all SU versions from ver.3 OK (if I keep Fast Feedback off). I have tried to keep the "if it works, don't fiddle with it" rule. Anssi If you're one of the few lucky folks who's got an ATI card running SU with any degree of stability then I'd say you're spot on to leave it the heck alone! You've got someone up there looking out for you -Brodie

problem solved... Michalis was so kind to explain to maybe. I was a bit wrong about OBJ not supporting uv maps. I'll explain the workflow quickly here for people who are intrested: unwrap your object in Modo. make an texture in gimp/photoshop. apply it in modo. export to OBJ. import in blender. export as 3ds in a different folder with the texture in the same map. Remember 3ds files can only contain 3-5 letters. import into SU