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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    ntxdaveN
    @Rich-O-Brien Thanks Rich. Now I know that I can share the link with Fredo6 on the Animator thread so he can download the file and look at it (to hopefully identify the problem I have been having trying to generate a video). You might also try generating an Animator video and see what results you get.

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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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    Line colours

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    Sorted, thanks.
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    Textures in export

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    there is no any blue faces in monochrome mode! [image: QJLw_accutrans.jpg] [image: MeMQ_lightwave.jpg]
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    Lines disapear when I view from top.

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    It sounds like the lines arent intersecting with the floor, although i could be wrong. To fix this, select all the lines, right click->intersect->with model. If that doesnt work could you psot a pic of the problem? it can be useful in sorting this sort of thing out
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    Issues with SketchUp on the Mac

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    I´ve had that issue on a macbook. No need to disable hardware acceleration, which makes things slooooow. Just disable fast feedback and your problem should disappear. cheers s
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    Need help with this illustration

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    i love the look of the second one. very nice pav
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    Display Edges kills performance

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    placidfuryP
    I've got the latest drivers considered stable with my hardware and OS... I changed the fast feedback setting, at it helped immensely... it's at least usable now! Thanks!
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    Rendering this building to seem realistic

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    [EDIT] updated it a bit: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=f304abd1ad94126b3edfbe5b00b69b27
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    Limiting factor for image export?

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    Is there a limit on how big SU can export (on any computer) then? Because surely as a 32 bit app it can only address a small bit of memory?
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    Section cut depth

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    Yes, as Jacob says, the trick is to do a cut and then group, then cut within group. Takes several steps to do this. I think a ruby script could perhaps be done: cut section specify depth of section via vcb or picking, done!
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    Crashing

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    Have you ever tried to uninstall and clean all files dedicated to SU and reinstall? Also if you are not using the latest version, maybe updating helps. If you can not fix it, go on windows version.
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    Project texture

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    Import image to be projected (or apply the texture you want to project on to a flat surface.) Explode the image (if imported), right click it->texture->projected. Select the paint bucket tool, hold the alt key (changes it to a sampling tool) sample the texture and apply it to your curved face.
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    Texture on round surface

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    You could also try turning on hidden geometry and then painting the faces with the same texture, but rotated around. This would keep the irregular geometry of the bowl, as well.
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    Controlling follow me

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    Hi folks. I dont see this behavior of "Follow me" as a bug. This is to be expected since, when "Follow me" goes from one segment to the next, it must rotate the profile as it goes. If the direction change imply a rotation around only one axis, the profile will be reoriented around only this axis. Good for now. If the direction change is done around two axis at the same time, like the ramp in a spiral staircase, a rotation around the third axis in unavoidable since all three axis must remains at 90° from each other. What would be nice to have in a future version of SU would be some kind of modifier key that would allow the user to tell the "Follow me" tool to consider only one axis for rotation when doing the pull along the path. Just ideas. Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.
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    FREAK Sketchup Error

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    Sorry to celebrate your frustration, Elysium...but: YEAH! I'M NOT INSANE!
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    2D Exporting creates blank screen

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    GaieusG
    OK, thanks for the rephrasing. Yes, I knew about the export difference so I was quite surprised when misunderstood your first statement!
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    Curved corners

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    @remus said: Definetly possible, although it takes a bit of work. Theres a good tut on it here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=3631&p=43237&hilit=rounded+cube#p43237 Sorted
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    Drawing views on SketchUp?? Please help

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    lol thanks.. but im not asking you to do so - this aspect of the unit isn't significant. It's only for this unit in which im designing a nightclub, that our teacher wants us to implement different drawing views throughout our folio- it's not like the main presentation or anything.
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    Barber pole

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    GaieusG
    Oh yes, bumps and such - or even clipmaps and layered materials so that it could look like a marble column with a winding, gilded stripe on it!
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    Alpha channel is clipmap?

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    GaieusG
    Just for a sidenote, in Kerkythea speifically, you can use the alpha channel as a clipmap. You put the png, tiff, whateve format with the alpha channel into the diffuse slot and at the clipmap slot there is a checkbox (aomething like) "use alpha mask as clipmas" you can check. But other applications may not have this option so to create two files - a diffuse and a clip - may still be useful (not to speak about file sizes that Alan mentions).
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    Unsoften?

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    Alan FraserA
    You need to do more than just select the edge. The softening effect is a combination of both the edge and an adjacent face. So long as you select edges and at least one adjacent face for each edge, you should be able to simply turn down the smoothing slider to unsoften them.

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