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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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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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    Add a tool to the toolbar?

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    Zoom Window was in the toolbar in previous versions but has been moved to the Camera Drop down - but is there any way to add it back to the Toolbar - so much easier than keyboard or drop down? Thanks, Chuck
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    Am I being too optimistic with Sandbox?

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    Hi Alan, Yes, that was the problem. I thought I had already scaled to the correct size and didn't think to check that. Thanks for helping me solve this. Regards Mr S
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    Is there something I could be doing better?....

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    thanks guys, this has helped explain alot for me.
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    Sketchup+live maps axos

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    3DS Max has that feature: http://www.evermotion.org/tutorials/compositing/arch/
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    Help with Speedboat

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    @ geh Of course I have used Soap Bubble I retake the lines of Modelhead As Plot-Paris said Bubble Soap must have closed lines So you must trim your boat for have some parts closed Here I have added a vertical line The blue line is closed! When a part is Soap Buble made, make the same for the contiguous part etc... For easy use put each part on a different layer View top is not helping for the concept As you see I had skiped the second horizontal line! [image: bpBp_concept.jpg]
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    Shaking issue

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    ~i have the same problems.
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    Components visible through each other

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    Thanks. It's always helpful to know the underlying reasons. I'll try exporting to a 2D image at high resolution when I need to print. Julian
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    Reload component - nothing happens?

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    Hi Chris, Her is a little translation of Matt666 thread : Import the component you want to update : File -> Import In "Window -> Components -> Select -> In Model", right clic on the component which has to be replaced and clic on "Select Instance" [image: file.php?id=14476&t=1] Right clic on the new component you have just import and clic on "Replace Selected" [image: file.php?id=14477&t=1] Ciao, Oli
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    Cluster Components

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    Hi all, I have been working on getting complete construction takeoffs from models for some time now and i have come to the conclusion that it can be done accurately but the time taken to draw the model up is sometimes greater than the time it would take to do a manual (computerised) take off. so at the moment I am at a point where I need to rethink my approach. I have a few good ides of an easier way but I need to learn a little ruby first. I must say that the cutlist5 ruby is by far the best for carpenters and I hope that Chris's Namesets can come up with something a little more polished. For me and I guess a lot of other sketchupers who are in construction a total package more simple yet more comprehensive than rp reports ($1500 are they kidding?) and more versatile than cutlist5 would be ideal. I am going to have to dig out my geek glasses and build it from scratch. I will keep you all posted. P.S has any one tried cutlist6, I have it loaded but every time i try to open it I get a URL link error. Am i just a gumby or do you all have this problem? If any one could shed some light on its new features, please post them here. Cutlist 6 may have what cutlist 5 is lacking... and then I may be able to put my geek glasses back in my pocket! Or even better sketchup 7 will come out with a varation of all the above and we can all estimate easily.
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    ALIGNING PERP TO CURVE

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    Thanks Tom, I thought about that as one way. That would require finding the center point of the curve. The method that i used was draw a line perpendicular to each mullion. Then align each bracket to this line. BTW when zooming in how can I avoid the clipping of the view that occurs? Im having a tough time getting in close to view things. I know this has been talk about quite a bit but never knew if there was a solution. I tried changing zoom factor but this did not help.
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    Moi has now SKP format export!

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    About the beta 2.0 of 21 september 2008 @unknownuser said: both of these reported SketchUp bugs (missing faces when a polygon's points are too close together less than 0.001, and unit system scaling wrong) are now fixed up for the next beta release. Michael So wait the next
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    SketchUp Portable?

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    For personal use (its free, but you have to register) I have MojoPac installed on a portable 250GB USB Hard Disk. I use nearly all my applications on the move including Adobe Creative Suite and SketchUp. Plug in to any host PC (providing it has a modern spec), log in, and away you go. You use your own personal environment on the "guest" PC. No files or any sign of your activity is left on the host PC when you log off. It still has a few minor bugs but nothing that has really caused me any serious problems. Visit: http://www.mojopac.com/ Regards Mr S
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    Absurd file size!

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    Just to add one more tip for anyone stumbling across this later on...I've occasionally had a weird issue where even purge won't take care of a massive file size. It's been awhile but I think it tends to occur when you sometimes when you delete big chunks of a model as I recall. Anyway, the end-all be-all purge is to turn on all your layers, copy everything and paste into a fresh drawing. This has helped me a couple times in the past. -Brodie
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    Texture projected from Photomatch and Podium

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    pbacotP
    I tried reverse faces, but that just gives me whatever texture was on the reverse side. I've tried to keep the faces the right way.
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    Layers Specific to a page [scene]

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    @gaieus said: Hi Andrew, Jim has a plugin that adds a layer which is hidden on all scenes by default: http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/08/add-hidden-layer.html As Gaieus says... Jim's script lets you make a new layer that is NOT visible on any scenes/pages. You need to switch it on in the desire scene/page(s) and 'update' that/those scene/page(s) to suit... .
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    A few things to model

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    Great stuff, thanks.
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    Interactive 3D PDF

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    @vortex said: shade i don't want use adobe pdf viewer, too cumbersome for me, and this not works with foxit reader. but good to know this possibility. Maybe if we all take a minute to nag Foxit, they might respond. I'd be willing to pay for a small, fast PDF viewer over using the free, but huge and slow Adobe reader.
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    Texture out of colors

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    Alan FraserA
    Ray, you are going to need a UV unwrapper like Ultimate Unwrap 3D. You are probably also going to need your model completely made of triangles, No problem if exported to 3ds. UU 3D is only 50 or 60 bucks, depending on the version. Frankly, SU Pro ought to have incorporated these features long ago. http://www.unwrap3d.com/
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    Section exporting 2D EPS problems!!!

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    Did you use the internal pdf export function of sketchup, or do you use some external pdf creator? I have encountered some problems too when used pdf export function of sketchup. If I remeber well, archicad installs a virtual printer to save file as pdf. You may try to "print" it as pdf, instead as exporting it. If it doesn't work, try some other pdf creator, there are some free programs too. I personally work well with cute pdf. but beware! If you print it as pdf, the standard sketchup's output is a bitmap image saved as pdf. This means, you are not able to edit the edges as vector entities. If you want to export the lines as vectors you have to chek the use high accuracy HLR option in the print preview panel. This allows you to preserve the line thickness too, but you can't export faces, texture and shadows, only the lines. You will be able to edit the lines in illustrator, but you have to redraw the surfaces and fillings. The result is precise and you shall not loose parts of your drawing; moreover, you can watch the preview, before saving it as pdf. /matteo [image: ULqm_print-preview.jpg]
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    Exported Images - Textures Distorted

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    Now I remember I encountered the some problem about 2 years ago when exporting some hi-res images for print. It happened that some surfaces come out triangulated, with a wrong oriented texture. I believe it was a memory problem. There is a resolution limit, when exporting a picture, that depends from the amount of your memory. When you reach this limit, sketchup is not more able to export an image. My opinion/experience is that when you get near to this limit, the output may be somehow weird. A workaround I've found was to move slightly the camera and retry to export the image. Sometimes it worked. Other times a "broken" face come out good, but some other face was weird. In most cases I had either to reduce the resolution of the image output, or edit it in photoshop to correct such strange output. /matteo

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