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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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    Sketchup On Fedora 8 - Ruby Scripts

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    Coen what wine settings did you use to get SU to run?
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    Sketchup.version vs. Sketchup.version_number

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    @remus said: Yea, I think it might be worth mentioning this to the SU team. The problem occurred when the last component of our version number exceeded 3 digits in length. That's why SU6 (.112) works, while SU7 (.8656, .10247, etc.) doesn't. We have an open bug for this issue.
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    Trouble shooting help, invisable lines.

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    Jeff, That was the problem. Thank you...
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    DWG DXF file import size limit

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    Thx So with my 7 years old machine maybe this take a little more I will try for the fun
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    Working between 3ds Max and Sketchup

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    I make the tut here http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18811
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    Building a wall animation

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    Make completely model. This model must bee made from grouped bricks. When model is completed delete bricks one by one. Do not delete the last one. Export 2d grafic as JPG. Make undo and then the brick which You have deleted will appear. Export 2d grafic as JPG. Retry No 6 till the end . Open Windows Movie maker. In movie maker import every picture in film strip with transition between . Save movie and that is it. I am pleased if it helps!
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    Buy Google Sketchup Pro 7, get $100 off

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    Got my license yesterday!
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    Help with boat hull

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    thanks so much guys. I'm making it for my granddad and hoping to render it or get it 3d printed. I will take a look at all the models. I thought I did it cleanly, but now I can see that I made quiet a few mistakes!
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    Can not export to DWG or DFX

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    Well, I didn't do anthing, and now it is working. Nothing I did for sure. Gaieus thanks for your replies. Ken
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    Bizarre Sketchup behavior

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    Unfortunately, I tried that and it didn't work. It's like Sketchup has gotten amnesia.
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    Arrange plugins?

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    Thanks for the link. I'll have to decide if my being annoyed with having to hunt through my plugins drop down is worth the $6. I was hoping SU supported some sort of directory arrangement for the plugins without needing to script it.
  • Al HartA

    What % of AutoCAD users to you think also use SketchUp?

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    I think this varies in different places and in different industries. Here in yorkshire I know of a lot of small and large architectural firms that employ an autocad & SU (or revit and SU) workflow for major projects. It seems to me that now their aren't so many people in the architecture industry around here that dismiss Sketchup, but that's just one industry in the north of England. In the last few months I have had at least one experience with a designer from further afield whose project I modelled, his response, and I quote: "Er yeah, nice model but we wouldn't touch SU with a barge pole". The arrogant b****** then updated his website with stills from the SU model.
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    [POLL] Your 3D models

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    Salut Stephan, For me good textures are more useful than very-accurate shapes. About the picture showing a city (N4a) : Is it the city of Pripryat as shown in the video game S.T.A.L.K.E.R ?
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    What % of Revit Users to you think also use SketchUp?

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    I use Sketchup only. I use Revit & AutoCAD from time to time only to get some data from it. (I work as a modelmaker at an architectural office.) Our software packages are AutoCAD & Revit for the plan drawings and Sketchup for the illustrations. Our office is about 20+ people. With exception of me, all SU users are also AutoCAD users, with increasing number of Revit users. I didn't vote on the poll because I don't have much info to give such a large estimate. (From the poll in this thread it seemed you asked for what each person here thought about everyone else. But the one you posted a screenshot of from the other forum seems to be easier to answer as it asks what the users personally use.)
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    How to avoid tiling.

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    Ugh, nodes. I have yet to be able to make anything at all with nodes, I can't get my head around the logic.
  • Al HartA

    Revit / SketchUp overlap

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    I decided I wanted to ask these question on some other forums as well - like AutoCAD and Revit Forums. So I have created an on-line survey with all the questions. Even if you have replied here already, please take the time to complete the on-line survey. On Line Survey The results will be posted from time to time on this Wiki Page
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    SketchUp / AutoCAD overlap

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    I decided I wanted to ask these question on some other forums as well - like AutoCAD and Revit Forums. So I have created an on-line survey with all the questions. Even if you have replied here already, please take the time to complete the on-line survey. On Line Survey The results will be posted from time to time on this Wiki Page
  • Al HartA

    SketchIp 6 installation

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    Al HartA
    @remus said: Check the openGL settings as well. i think SU defaults to no hardware acceleration, so this could slow it down quite a lot. After I started this thread I remembered that Hardware Acceleration causes Bug Splats on my machine. Every now and then SketchUp seems to switch back to it. (I remote login to my machine sometimes, and I think SketchUp sometimes changes its video settings when it notices this). Last week, SketchUp started Bug Splatting, and I uninstalled it, re-installed it and was ready to cancel by demo the next day when nothing helped (I also deleted all the .rb files in the plugins folder). Then I remembered about the problems I sometimes have with Hardware Acceleration settings.
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    Scale by measurement

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    Hi folks. The Tape Measure Tool will scale along all the directions at once and yes, if you dont want to rescale the whole model but only a part of it, it must be used in the context of a group or a component. However, to rescale only in one direction, the tool to use is either the Move Tool, used with a carefull selection, or the Scale Tool. When using the Scale Tool, if you use a pure number, the number will be used as a scale factor. If you follow the number by a unit suffix like mm (for millimeters), for example, the real dimension will be used. Thus, even if you want to use your default unit, you must enter it after a number if you dont want the Scale Tool to consider the inputted number as a scale factor. And lastly, if you use the Move Tool or the Scale Tool, the object do not need to be in a group or a component. Just ideas.
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    How to keep icon pinned on 2nd monitor?

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    seems like working for me now (hopefully). just arranged my icons where i wanted them- an just saved the blank file as template- working fine!!

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