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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    BoxB
    Make it a component and save it to a component collection, then select and place it from the component panel whenever you need it.

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    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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    please up load your model however a simple method is to split a counter into sections with if statements basic handle turn, then door.skp
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    Paint with components?

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    Ah yes! Exactly what I was looking for. And more! Thanks for your quick reply. Trees ahoy!
  • N

    Zooming through objects?

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    GaieusG
    or use section planes.
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    Shadow rays??

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    sounds about right, it's an imported 3ds tree. Getting rid of it corrects my shadow problems, but podium still won't render shadows however.. Thanks for the reply
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    Sketchup's the best

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    @nednarb said: being able to delete a surface then select something behind it, hit undo and still have my selection made Even better is to set shortcuts for "hide" and "unhide all" and hide the geometry in front, select the geometry behind and then unhide all again. I use this all the time and it's zero-risk as you're never actually deleting anything, just switching off it's visibility.
  • Dave RD

    Help Please

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    that is wise! cause we all know: preparation is the first step to success!
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    Isolated sectioning

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    Thanks, I think I thought of that from 5th element or some other movie where they were building up a person, bone first, then tissue, then skin. The trick was doing it with just two scenes vs. something more complex. That is when I realized I can adjust the heights of the lower and upper section cut for each group as a timeline to control the start and finish of the build. As long as what you want is linear (e.g. no speed ramp up or down) you can get any timing you want with just two scenes. @plot-paris said: very impressive, David. it never occured to me to use several section planes to show different elements of one building grow. thanks for the demo file
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    SU class is finished!

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    Well done igor, sounds like you all had fun and learned a lot. The experience should set you up well for the future.
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    Sky goes dark

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    Cool - two of the solutions worked - turning off the sky fixed the problem as did using preferences-->opengl and unchecking 'use hardware accelaration'. Thanks very much Amy
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    Can no longer select...anything?

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    @theolwakachangchang said: ... one more question though, what affect is turning off "Use Harware Acceleration" going to cause me? 3D screen output is not calculated by the GPU of the video card but has to be emulated in software by the already occupied CPU... which leads to a significant speed decrease especially with larger models, i.e. no "realtime" rotating etc. hth, Norbert
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    Creating a ball

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    There are many ways to create spheres these days as already demonstrated, but as solo mentions above, why not keep things simple and quick and use the ones which are provided for you in Components/Shapes.
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    Texture mapping incorrect for 3ds export

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    Just go to File > Export > 3ds....but then notice the Options button hiding in plain sight on the export dialog box. By default it's probably set to weld vertices. You'll need to change it to Preserve Texture coordinates.
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    2D View

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    @tomsdesk said: In the "camera" pulldown menu you'll find the "standard" flyout menu...there are the "top" and 4 side views (you'll need to turn off "perspective" if you want a true 2d). Thanks.
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    Doing dashed lines

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    @watkins said: Of course, we should both be out enjoying the sunshine, shouldn't we. or celebrating the Queen's birthday!
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    Odd Glitch- Clicking Surfaces

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    I don't know if the Omega drivers will solve the problem, however in the past when I had ATi GFX cards I only used the Omega Drivers, they're good and help to speed things up a little.
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    Quiting with sketchup-Apology

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    Is there a good marriage? Joke!
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    Animation in sketchup

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    Cinema 4D is a great program that can not only animate quite well, it can also render well too. It is a bit like max but I find it far easier to learn. I have not used it in a while (just have not needed it) but I would say it will work for what you are looking for and give far better results than any of the other recommendations. Granted it is a bit of change but I think in the long run it will be the right choice. Scott
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    Two programs that help me

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    then it is no trace but drawing, is it?
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    Problem importing 3DS files

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    thanks guys, i've never worked in 3DS, only to export models that i got on the net, so i really don't know how to scale for exemple, but this is a sketchup forum so i will try it myself. if anyone has more information about the broken pieces and some way to solve this, i'd aprecciate.
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    Arcs

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    Click the Arc's icon Enter on the numeric keyboard the wished number (48 for example)+ Enter Draw your arc You will have a cool smoothed arc number entered is written on the little window right bottom corner screen!
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    Possible to copy scenes from one file to another?

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    Thanks a bunch!

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