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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp

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    Does trimble still support Sketchup viewer for iphone?

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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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    @myztery need hinge and finish side concept curve hinge layout.skp
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    Do i want to invest my time into learning sketchup?

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    well, maya has quite a good documentation too. and you can literally do anything with it. but the lord of the rings seems a a short magazine compared to this huge manual I love the ammount of control maya gives you though. seperate control over faces, edges, whole curves, or vertexes, together with loads of different snap modes. that is really some nice programm. but by the time you are able to create simple objects, you will design complicated shapes with SketchUp...
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    Ruby scripts that only work with the pro version?

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    so its a go
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    'Form Contour' problem

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    GaieusG
    Yeah, also the drape tool. One can never spare some investigation in glitches and some hand work on the model.
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    Photo matching question?

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    just learned something. if you clcik the picture box, after it gets all distorted, it will reset itself well the out of shape problem is solved.
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    Exporting a sectioned model?

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    GaieusG
    @brokenstaral said: ...in fact i find the section-cut ruby isn't as much useful as i had expected... It is (or can be) indeed very useful. True it is mainly useful for a SU output but keep in mind that section cuts cannot be exported into any rendering apps. SectionCutFace actually creates a group which (or the different faces of which) you can paint just like any other face OR use it as a "saw" to intersect your geometry and still keep a face after you deleted unwanted geometry. Now this cut cafe can already be exported (otherwise you would end up with hollow geometry and a bunch of back faces that export awfully into other apps).
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    Whewre can i find free styles for sketchup?

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    GaieusG
    There are some pretty styles here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewforum.php?f=40
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    Grouping problem.

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    figured it out
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    Anyone up for a speed modellign challenge?

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    Well the competitions started (should have mentioned it earlier), entries can be submitted here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12403 Good luck!
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    Apply an image to a curve

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    Thank you all so much for your help. I've been able to get these concepts to work in my model.
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    Turn 3D model dimensions into a text file?

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    Oh sorry again - I keep making assumptions that people can read my mind. Here is a file to download and put in your Plugins folder; then restart SketchUp. export_corners.rb
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    How do i mirror an image?

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    thanx components are cool
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    Aircraft project

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    I think the subdivide & smooth plugin would really help you with this. It's probably the easiest way of building complex organic shapes.
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    I have a Scale Question

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    @spence said: Thats good information Wo3Dan. Now how did you get the 1.66667 number? Spence, You are pulling my legg aren't you? Anyway. Your input (in the copier) is 1:500. The output needs to be 1:300 which is a larger scale. So you need ?:500 to equal 1:300. What more can I say? (500/300):500 = (1.66666667):500 = 1:300 b.t.w. don't underestimate the SU scale tool features whenever you encounter such a thing in SU. success, Wo3Dan
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    Photomatch one point?

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    i dont think it is, because of the way you need to set it up.
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    View parallel to section ?

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    Thanks a lot for your answers, thats exactly what I was looking for. Mangrove
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    Yes/No..Convert .3ds to .skp...

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    Deep exploration has a batch conversion option and it converts .skp to .3ds amongst many other formats.
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    Aliasing the materials and component folder over a network

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    I think you have to do the same with the materials, all rather tedious really.
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    What file type is best for importing Topographical data?

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    GaieusG
    You can either do that or ask them to send the survey in a simple text file showing the xyz coordinates and then you could use Didier's other script: cloud_v6.rb to create a mesh from the data file itself.
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    Can sketchup be used for 100% accurate sun studies?

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    GaieusG
    Also, Jim Foltz made a plugin that "Plots the path of the Sun usinng Construction Points." It may be useful if you are thinking about such things.
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    SMC topic suggestions

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    Just so i dont forget: personal transport computer hardware

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