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    Rich O BrienR
    @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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    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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    Is it possible to model this material in sketchup?

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    Thanks. I forgot to mention, I put a better version of it in the Scripting forum (Plugin - Surface Plotter). Among other things it fills in the surfaces bounded by the lines. I am also working on a plugin that can do parametric surfaces (like spheres, spirals, etc.)
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    Texture problems

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    GaieusG
    Hi Mike, As for the image distorting in the pool; Jakob is probably right. If you project the an image on a curved surface, it always stretches on sides. If it's due to s ditorted scaleing, right click an choose "scale definition" (or what).
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    Black Surfaces

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    GaieusG
    Hi Angelina, Yes,that is exactly the problem in 3ds - it cannot "recognise" back faces so the only way of handling this is to keep your model consistently "clean" of them. The reason is that SU is a surface modeler and "pretends" or "fakes" solids by making hollow objects always with their normals out. This is also the problem with to sided materials.
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    Arcs convert to curves when offset.

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    This is due to the segmented nature of arcs in SU. When you offset a SU arc, the result is strictly speaking no longer an arc, because the endpoints of all the segments are no longer on the same arc, as the start and end segments of an offset arch are shorter. Arcs and circles in SU are determined by the vertex points of the segments, whereas the offset command is offsetting the segment lines. Note too that if you offset a circle by, say, 1 meter, the distance between corresponding points on the two circles will be more than 1 m, whereas the parallel distance between two corresponding segments will be 1 m... Anssi
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    Upgrade

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    R
    I dont think anything noticeable was done to the style builder, so the version youve got at the moment is probably the latest one.
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    Video cards for Mac

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    I'm running OS 10.4.11 and will be for the forseeable future.
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    Rendering help with V-Ray or Podium

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    Al HartA
    @kwistenbiebel said: Colours of the trees are odd though. That is why I asked you earlier on to have the option to produce 3D trees rather than billboards, so we can alter the textures of bark and leaves ourselves. I love the plugin you made, but I can't use it currently in my renders as there is not a lot of control on the textures. Having 3D trees with seperate textures would allow that... You can change the colours of the bark and leaves before you create the tree. They are alpha-png images stored in the application. You can load them, change them, and save them with a new name (or save other images) and make the trees with the new images. See: http://wiki.renderplus.com/?title=Rptreemaker#Can_you_change_color.3F_If_so.2C_how.3F_This_would_be_very_important.Changing color [image: Yellow-leaf.jpg] You can also change the brightness of the trees with the Brightness tab before you save the image. You can also, vary the illumination of the tree by rotating the HDRi sky which illuminates it on the Advanced tab. All that said, we do intend to produce a 3D version. But we haven't gotten around to it yet.
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    John Bacus interview about Sketchup 7

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    I am sure they know that for a long time. The interview of John Bacus is off course a sales talk. He would never admit that the polycount thing indeed is an issue. The thing is that it will probably take a lot of effort to fix it, and it would not be so visible to a lot of people. But it is in their intrest to start working on it. The people that use Sketchup on a daily basis in their jobs, like me, will feel a hugh difference.
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    Snapping point of components

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    GaieusG
    Well, note that may of the attributes of DC's are set to the axes so when it comes to working with DC's, it is more important to watch the axes than ever.
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    Onion dome tool

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    it all makes sense now, cheers.
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    How can I make a cuved tube shape?

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    Thankyou very much, cant believe I forgot about that tool! i hang my head in shame ; ( ; )
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    How to make a proxy?

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    @tig said: Also look for the Proximity ruby ... From what I saw of MatrixProximity (http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/MatrixProximityGuide.pdf), you provide a set of components (say, "tree+", "tree~" and "tree-") which range in level of detail, then the script places them according to distance from the scene. Do you know of any method or script that would assist you in making those components? In other words how to simplify (or remove details from) a component? Say you have a highly detailed Dorian column, and one setting would return a cylinder, while a stronger setting would return a cube (similar to a bounding box). Thanks
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    More Customizable Toolbar

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    Jim, this looks like EXACTLY what I want. Thank you so very much. How did I miss this?
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    Can't paint the hull of a boat I modeled

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    Jean-FrancoJ
    Hi Jeff, (and Gaieus) when you're fine with hand stitching you can also use plugins to do that for you on larger models. Like this one http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/skin23.zip I tested it on your boat and it works just fine. You could result in more facets than by hand and of course it will increase your file size. But the aspect of your curved surface is smoother. Just unhide the geometry to see the difference.
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    Importing Image

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    Thank you very much. I have spent hours trying to figure it out and it was right under my nose. Thanks a lot.
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    3D warehouse Camera

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    GaieusG
    But you can directly upload a kmz file to the WareHouse from its front page (somewhere top right). True that the skp file won't upload with it.
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    Components and Layers

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    GaieusG
    In fact, if you save your file in which you created the table on layer "dining room", the model file itself will become a component in which your table (still sitting on the layer "dining room") will be wrapped. You can always import this file as a master component into your model.
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    How do you resise objects

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    R
    Hi Squirrel there is also RpEdits see this post that has a scale interface and other tools and is free http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=15256
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    Broadcast HD production and SU

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    My understanding is that if you export a .png on a Mac, the background comes out transparent. It does not a PC. So perhaps you could export your animation as a series of .pngs from a Mac and then you could put the pngs together into a video, therby getting your video with transparent background. Chris
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    Construction Drawings / 2D drawings from SU7 Free

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    @2kemon said: I'm considering ViaCAD 2D as one of the few affordable CAD packages. for a commcerial usage you maybe should evaluate the ViaCAD Pro version (249U$) or at least the 2D/3D version instead of the pure 2D version, the latter it's only a handfull of bucks more: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0019RJ202/vsg hth, Norbert

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