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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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    Plugin index

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    GaieusG
    Ehm, guys... There is a (quite) complete and mostly up-to-date "Extensions index" on the main SketchUcation site. Please, use it as Jim has worked his @ss off to make it as usable and useful as possible with a lot of ways to search, copy forum topic links ("ready made with the insertable bbCodes") etc.
  • ashscottA

    Making SU files smaller

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    GaieusG
    Still it's not the same which render engine you are using for ray tracing. It all depends on that engine as it may or may not support high poly count, SU components and such so your "strategy" should be up to that renderer. Anyway, if you use any external renderers, AA should be set there (if needed).
  • broomstickB

    Strange Behaviour (only on Mac?)

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    kmeadK
    I believe this is a fault with the Logitech drivers. I use a Logitech mouse on all my Macs and do not use their software and never have this problem. As for the Apple mouse (which I personally hate but I am glad someone likes them ) I would look at what the settings for the mouse are in the Apple control panel. I recall there being a setting for chording (multiple buttons pressed at once) as well as settings for individual buttons that can be set to specific actions.
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    Lines cannot be intersected?

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    @dave r said: EDson, I just tried intersecting contours with the sides of a box like you showed in the beginning. I selected the contours and the box and then used Intersect>Intersect Selected. For the example, I had no groups or components. If your contours are inside either a group or component, put the box inside with the contours before doing the intersect. strange, because this exactly what i did (or al least I think i did). perhaps one of the two elements was still a group. thanks anyway.
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    Intersecting complex parts inorder to cut out section

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    DanielD
    Can you post an image?
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    Extracting texture from curved building photo???

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    There are some specific programs to do that. Probably you are on PC and I'm mac user but specially many photo-stitching softwares have the hability to correct linear and non linear perspectives automatically. The Photoshop method described above is OK too but with a little more of hand work. You can take a look at some topographic GIS software too. There are a lot of open source programs to make orthographical corrections to aerial photos and perspectives that needs to play with earth curvature and camera views like you described so may be capable to transform cilindrical distortions. In fact, Google needs this kind of programs to construct most of their 3d maps. If you will need to replicate this process many times I think it could be a good solution as you can even process many buildings at the same time.
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    Shadow simulation

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    Dave RD
    The image I posted was a JPG export. I didn't have the plugin here on my computer at work so I redownloaded it and installed it a minute or two before making that image. If you get the Smustard toolbar, you should be able to update the plugin after clicking on My Smustard. Dave
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    SketchUp Blogs

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    Thanks Al, @unknownuser said: The new URL works fine Also, after emptying the cache, the old URL works fine too Ditto for me. Both URLs working fine at this point. August
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    SU Start to Finish

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    Yes, this "when and where" to use SU work flow is the issue. I am assuming that these drawings were NOT done in SU/LO if so, this is what I would like to emulate, and do the detail key numbers "limk" to other locations on the model? aloha red
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    !Help - Wireframe Contours to Mesh - Sandbox ?

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    my workflow : Import cad lines to adobe illustrator ... then select all, object/ paths/ simplify ... play with settings Export to dxf/dwg from adobe illustrator open the new cad file in autocad ... check the scale as it will probably open up in different units, or if you know a particular dimension then you can just scale them once inside sketchup with the tape measure tool
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    Searching for plugin

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    Never though of that, thank you very much Pixero,
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    SU Material Plugin?

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    PERFECT!!!! Thanks Massimo
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    How can I make a Helical dome shaped like IceCream?

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    sketch3d.deS
    @nohd said: too bad i only use PlugIns that are free to download. ah, private use. btw, which plug-in? N.
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    [REQ] Wheels

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    Thanks! this helps a lot. but how would you made the bevel wheel?
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    Migrating SU and license

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    Awesome. I knew there was an easy solution. Thanks for the help.
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    Sketchup very slow

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    After setting up the renderer, save your sU file, RESTART your computer, open up the file then start rendering, youl see how fast its change....
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    SU with "Drafting" software.

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    Rabbit, Thanks for the suggestion, I will give it a try, if they accept my app. aloha red
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    How Can I Show the "Wireframe" and "Face" Style same time ?

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    THANK ALL GUY I have see Mike CLICK CLICK the mouse key when the wireframe will show on~ The time range in video at 02:40-02:55 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvtZWQrimV0
  • arail1A

    Unexpected lines

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    arail1A
    Thanks baz - I think somewhere in that long thread is the answer I'm looking for, and this is my starting point (I'm quoting from the thread) - "while on the subject of helping out vray, vray SR1 creates vray materials of all materials in the scene even the materials on lines (multi-coloured from CAD imports) could there also be a script to remove all materials from lines? that way vray wouldnt create any unnecessary materials" Only after reading that comment did I realize that the two offending lines only exist in the original CAD file.
  • Bob JamesB

    Where did the "ding" come from?

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    Spotlight is a really poor searcher, try Easy Find...it's Free!: http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/freeware/index.html

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