@thomthom said: You can change the number of edges and arches before your extrude them by using the Entity Into window. You can also set the number of sides when you draw circles and arches. Type "8s" in the VCB to make 8 sides, etc etc. I did'nt realize that, thank you. I'll give it a whirl. Thanks for all you guys' help

ok heres the deal, i found a 1972 chevy truck, the same body style like my truck above, but i am wondering if someone could help me put a gmc grill on it, other than that i can do the rest. heres the link for it, plz pm me if ucan do this...just need help making a gmc grill, use my pic aboe as a reference pic thanks! http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=5eff79ba39cabcd6c5be08186922eb62&prevstart=0

@unknownuser said: I'm still far to understand the theorical's behavior of this I was thinking of it in the very morning before wake! And i've find this is not something of "big theory" as I thought, but something pretty simple [image: spir_A.jpg] [image: th_spir_B.jpg] [image: th_spir_C.jpg] The technic developped by KitoRaupp in his videos is not so easy to understand. For me, a plain hour to understand and reach the good result! So I've made a video to explain it better (I'm the author of nothing here): [image: th_KitoRauppPottery.jpg] simon

I thought of that, but there's a lot of them in there and I'm not sure what ruby file do what function in some cases?

I have and use this plugin http://www.alexschreyer.net/projects/plugin-loader-for-sketchup/. I use the following Plugin folder layouts. Plugin – This is where I store every plugin that I want to run automatically. Also I have plugin in this directory that I wish for the Plugin-loader to install and not be loaded automatically. These plugins, I remove the file type .rb, just leaving the file name as “GetLines” not “Getlines.rb.” This way, the plugin remains in the plugin folder, but will not be loaded autmatically. But will load with the plugin-loader, because "plugin-loader" adds the file extension, “.rb”. And the plugins that I wish to be loaded by the “plugin-loader” that I have chosen to remain in the plugin folder, I will remane by adding a number the front to the name, such as “1 – Getline.rb”. This will put the plugin at the top of the plugin in folder so I don’t have to hunt for it down in the directory. Other plugins I move to one of the following directories below, selecting it from the “plugin-loader“ when I wish to run the plugin. Works like a charm. Another thing I do, is I rename the plugin, i.e. Getline.rb may be renamed “To Get All Loose Lines– Getline.rb”. Note, I usually have the original name after the “-“ so I always know what the original plugin name was for future reference. I do this reference annotation renaming so I have some hint of exactly what the plugin does. I have not found a plugin that would not run from plugin-loader that I have rename by this method. My directory loayout, and I am thanking Didier Bur for the layout from his web page. 000 Steel Beams Angle 001 Animation – Scenes – Camera 002 Architecuture 003 Geometry – Drawing 004 Editing 005 Material – Colors – Rendering 006 Selection – Layers 007 Survey - Terrain Contour 008 Text 009 Files – Import – Export 010 Google Earth 011 Misc 012 Zip – Zar – Scripts 013 Script TXT Files 014 Data Files for Script Testing 015 Plugin exe Install files 016 Script Tutorials Hopes this helps. I know it cleaned up my drop drown plugins list. Ken

I completed your questions, but then wasn't too sure if my answers, or lack of answers would help you. Decided to post anyway. Sketches become Cadd plan. The Cadd plan is used to create a 3d model (with sub blocks of all interior and exterior elevations). The Cadd model is further organized as blocks (SU components) to organize textures. The model is ported to SU for visualization, and presentation. Typically some kind of animation, and quick renders. All design revision are done in Cadd then ported to SU (as revisions to components) so that the Cadd database is preserved for production drawings. I find this process faster then designing in SU in order to port to Cadd. I do not depend heavily on plugins, and try to use SU as it was created to aid in visualization, and presentation. Various render, and post processing software. Nothing, except for a small library of components, and materials that I like to use. Inexpensive software, intuitive interface, and easy to use. Photo match, shadow, and style features. Don't know if its a weakness, but it would be nice if some of the editing tools were more like my Cadd system (especially the stretch window, better window controls inside a command, and selective unselect). Also nice if SU could dde with a spreadsheet, but not if it slows the app down.

thank you very much for your quick answer. i need to make a tunnel so i must draw the line and after follow it with my face. As a difficult face to make, i need to use again but not re-draw it all the time. So the best way to do this is to duplicate like you said me. it works perfectly! you can make a group too for the same results but i'm thinkig that it will be limitation for my model.

http://www.crai.archi.fr/rubylibrarydepot/ruby/screw1_5.rb try this.

@raduteo said: is there a UV mapping plugin or something like that? I searched but didn't find anything but I'm desperately hoping there is, or a 3rd pary UV mapping program that works well with sketchup? Thanks. any luck yet... im thinking of learning to uvmap as well

I don't need a plugin for this - it's actually a piece of cake to model - it would just be fine not to worry about the cutting ability of thick walls.

I cannot agree more! Most of the programs I use are in English and once in a while, when I encounter a "translated" version of say Gimp (or such), I am totally lame at using it. I must thank Google they found the Hungarian market small enough not to translate SU into Hungarian (yet?). (OR if they are thinking of it, get me to do it - for good money of course yet I think I'd use the English version even then.)

@rombout said: ...model all those nice special shapes. if you would like to model organic freeform shapes based on exact NURB splines with much less effort you may want check the Punch! ViaCAD series f. OSX/Win. 3D version starts from U$ 99.- (street price lower) and can import SU files too. have fun, Norbert

Should be possible. Create a folder in a shared location and put all your components there. open the components browser and click the little button just to the right of the search box, then click 'open or create a local collection'. navigate to your shared folder. Click the little button to the right of the search box and click 'add to favourites.'

Or... "if there's something strange, in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call"...?

Pilou, you don't have to double click then deselect the face. Just click the face and then use Follow Me. The profile will follow the perimeter of the face. See here for a tut I made a couple years ago: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=4286#p4286 Or here on the new SketchUcation Site: http://www.sketchucation.com/?p=1265

Mocamro You can use the [project faces on a plane along vector] script. http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/en_sections.html This will intersect a selected face with a sloping plane along a selected vector. Great for interior walls in rooms with sloping ceilings. dtr

I Knew that someone would have a trick for this! Thank you mate!

Peter, You need to add the section plane INSIDE the car_A component. Oriented to the front. INSIDE car_B component you place a second section plane facing to the rear end of the car. Both section planes can be active at the same time for they are in different components. The rest is up to you. Wo3Dan p.s. Toggle off "Display Section Planes" and have "Display Section Cuts" ON

Fifo & Jim. Both your suggestions were very helpful regarding moving objects on the slanted surface. I was able to rotate the axis as well as slide it along the surface. Sliding didn't seem to work when I was using the Xray mode so I could see the hidden structure but with Xray turned off, did the job along with using construction lines for accuracy. Thank you all.

I belive that beta testers will get a free license.