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  • The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp
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    @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!
  • Can't open my skp files

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    BoxB
    Perhaps the links in this thread will help. https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=179&t=72193 https://www.sketchup3d.de/download/center/#199-183-version-2015
  • Does a subscription disable older versions?

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    Dave RD
    I suppose it gets more complicated with the subscription and I'm not sure what will happen to 2020 when I update to 2021 since both would be under the subscription license. To be honest I don't know why I keep those old versions installed. well, it comes in handy once in a great while when I need to create screen shots from older versions for instruction. I'd never go back to using those older versions for my day to day work, though.
  • Dotted line

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    Dave RD
    Cool!
  • Batch convert JPG's to SKM

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    Thanks very much TIG I pasted the old code and it worked. All jpg were added to the materials windows, then I saved as a collection I will replace it with your code Take Care
  • Can't Add GeoLocation

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    Dave RD
    The window is probably opening off screen. Try this: Open the Add More Imagery window, even if you don’t see it. Hold down Alt, and tap the space bar. Release Alt, and tap the M key. Tap any arrow key. Now move your cursor, and see if the add location window is attached. Left-click to drop the window off where you want it to be located. What version of SketchUp are you using? Are you still using SU2017 as indicated in your profile?
  • Anyone Upgrading to 2020?

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    david_hD
    thanks for the responses.
  • Fooled by 'enable length snapping'

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    Unfortunately, too many people take length snapping to mean grid snapping, which is not what it does. This misunderstanding coupled with how it actually works can cause subtle errors in models. The resulting problems are usually discovered much later when they have contaminated other entities and become difficult to correct. Like Box said, just turn it off and leave it that way.
  • SU subscription

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    pbacotP
    Am I right..? It doesn't necessarily mean " a year". Say my subscription runs-out on November 2, I cannot use SketchUp then. If, however, I want to use SketchUp Pro again, I can resubscribe any time, Such as December 22, and a new year's subscription begins on that date?
  • Drag and drop?

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    GD3DesignG
    I edited my post with 'bad info'. Glad you posted this...I had no idea connector worked with SU. Going to go give it a try now! cheers
  • Create point clouds for terrain based on 2D raster drawing?

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    @pilou said: If the terrain is not yet existing seems there is not more elegant method than your... ...except this following is without ruler tool! So a little more speedy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWjVrL0oetQ Thank you very much, it was a great informative video
  • Msphysics load errors

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    TIGT
    I believe that currently it's incompatible with v2020 - see other posts about this...
  • Animating 3D People with Animator

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    Well Poser looks very interesting if you need/want to have that level of animation and audio. My original idea was in response to Nukeman's original post to show that animation of 3D characters was possible in SketchUp without having to combine multiple videos to show an animated character in a SketchUp scene. Yes, I agree that doing so with tools like Animator and MSPhysics does take a lot of work. Bottom line is that, at least for now, doing all of this entirely inside SketchUp is not really the right way to do. IMO, SketchUp is not a good tool for creating game like environments. Again, IMO, SketchUp is a great tool for doing architectural or product models and even including some level of animation as a way to present the model/product. In those environments the best option combining the model and animated characters might be a tool like Twinmotion. And even in that environment it is my understanding that the animation of the characters is somewhat limited (you can not control all aspects of the character animation). I had planned on trying to show an animated character walking across a terrain or even thought about trying to animate a character going up a set of stairs. I think that everyone has already demonstrated that, while possible with a great amount of work, the current tools are not the best toolset for achieving something like that. In closing, sorry for the long post, I appreciate the responses we have had in the thread. I wish my skills were better at delivering and look forward to any additional insight on the topic.
  • Disrupted faces

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    I believe the only thing you can do is reduced these disruption by increase the number of segments of all rounded parts: cylinder, cuting forms etc... But as SketchUp is not a Nurbs prog you will have always little default of continuity in Boolean operations when they are not straight lines! Else best plugin for Boolean operations is BoolTools 2 ! (better than the native function) (for SU MAKE or Pro) https://youtu.be/aEo3cKHd-xw
  • Is there a way to replace guide points with components?

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    Sure they are maybe more 5 000 plugins so...and we don't know Chiness, Indian etc... The SU4 above is very powerful and interesting if you want make some repetitive Fractale or Grebble Components volumes...following your imagination! [image: suforyou.jpg] [image: simili1.jpg]
  • Any extension to automatically place dimensions on a layer?

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    BoxB
    This is one of the rare reasons why you can change the active layer.
  • Offset from multiple faces

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    Dav_IDD
    Multiple offset by sdmitch is top!
  • Extruding lines in faces

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    pilouP
    This or This or ... ? MC Escher Spirite! Without image it's very difficult to imagine what do you want! Line 2 Tubes by Didier Bur for bottom one! Can be applied to your all image in one pass (surrely very long calculus) So better calculate one then to make some Dim repeat [image: 9uBd_this_or_this.jpg] [image: e1Ou_GIF_pattern.gif]
  • Presentation / Design Phase Help

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    Kind of difficult to give you a concise answer without seeing examples of what you’re now doing . Most effective NPR artistic style presentations are a combination of exporting various raw SU images , “ quick and dirty “ renders and manipulating them in software like PhotoSketcher then combining it all in a photo editing program. I can personally recommend the book “Digital Watercolor “ by Alan Casas it’s in the scetchUcation store. Also might be worth cruising through the Post Processing thread on this forum . Most of the posts are older but still good info and links there. Suggest looking a what others are doing and their workflows and then adapting that to your needs.
  • When I zoom in, model gets cut off

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    Dave RD
    You're welcome. Generally if you are managing your model correctly clipping really shouldn't be a big problem.
  • Running sketchup off external hard drive?

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    Which Macbook Pro do you have? If it's one of the older models you will be able to mirror & replace the drive, which would be the ideal scenario. Here's a bit of info: https://www.howtogeek.com/348398/can-you-upgrade-the-hard-drive-or-ssd-in-your-mac/

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