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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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    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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    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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  • Mike AmosM

    Drape numerals and digits.

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    Cheers mate, I agree with both of you and it will be handy as you say for all the sponsorship stickers and fire, engine stop etc.
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    Find Identical Components

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    Dave RD
    Yes, it could be slow if each of the 1000 components is unique although they could all be selected quickly if they were isolated from the rest of the model with proper use of tags/layers, then they could all be replaced in one step with Replace Selected.
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    "ActiveX" error when starting several plugins

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    @akynxs said: @tig said: Your English is much better than my Portuguese ! I see your settings etc. Most look OK - except the following... My are different to yours... Can you try mine ?? Unfortunately it did not solve. ;( I will remove all sketchup, folders and the registry and do an installation from scratch. I suspect the problem started when I installed Enscape. That's exactly what happened to me, as soon I removed enscape it magically started working again, no need to reinstall sketchup.
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    Lag on Scene Transitions

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    Dave RD
    File size isn't the only indicator of model complexity. The delay could be caused by a number of different things in the model. Complex shadows, hi res images or textures, some style setting, etc. What is the graphics card? Has there been a recent change to the graphics drivers? This is common with Windows updates.
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    HELP! Greyed-out Layer, Scene, Style Dialog Boxes

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    Dave RD
    @mark beattie said: Yup! That worked. Weird. What worked?
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    Slicer5 Technicalities

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    If the pieces are > 8' long then you must manually edit those SketchUp components and split them into several parts. You'd have to do it to the DXF files too [in CAD] ?? There's nothing that's perfect - as far as I know ? Does CutListOptomizer do it [orthogonal?] ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbfnTOzh7_4 https://www.mynesting.com/ might process DXFs of the parts ? https://www.maxcutsoftware.com/ ?? I'd expect that some CNC software does that optimizing as a later step... But these will assume orthogonal too ? With complex curved shapes like your ribs, then manually locating and rotating them onto a simple 4x8' sheet 'template' underlay component, locked in place, is still likely to be your best solution...
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    Is SU17Make no Longer Available to Download?

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    Basically I think you are agreeing to using SketchUp Make for hobby stuff only. No commercial work.
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    Component causes 3D export to fail

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    thanks Dave R.
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    Warehouse closing ?

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    Dave RD
    @khai said: do... but the one thing I am getting from you dave is the feeling you wish I'd just shut up. is there a problem here? I'm not setting out to annoy you, and I am pointing out a valid point but seriously, I'm getting the feeling you'd rather I leave. I don't know how you got that impression because it couldn't be farther from the truth. I recognize that your point about piracy is valid. I agree with you. On the other hand, the thing Trimble is doing by charging for huge quantity downloads is an attempt to at least slow that down. It won't affect anyone who is actually using SketchUp either professionally or as their hobby.
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    How Does one Model These Statues on SketchUp?

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    @pilou said: Generally you modelize this sort of volume inside a free one like ZBrushCoreMini then import it as OBJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxyMejEA0PE Ah, I see! Thank u so much!
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    Drape Image Incomplete

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    I use the 'Tools On Surface' (by Fredo6) plugin to reconnect lines. It will draw and constrain the new edges to the existing faces and make the task of cleaning this up pretty easy.
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    Vray Animation of Scenes

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    @fredo6 said: @blueman2 Difficult to tell without seeing the model. Could you post it or PM it to me so that I can have a look. Thanks Fredo Thanks Fredo! I will PM you
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    Easier method?

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    @dave r said: @matsuo_lano said: The notches are suppose to go all the way around, thus creating a set of treads. You can still do the same basic thing I showed. You can do it with the native tools and you don't need all those extensions Pilou shows. I'll try the easier method, cheers!
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    Using sketchup for laser cutting!!

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    the problem is that the other guy is not a good user of corel so it's really hard to edit the file. He can't deal with a dxf or dwg file format. In previous projects it was easy to copy paste the model from PDF into corel! Now the model have many curves and it's not working properly!
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    Match Photo does not center on correct part of model

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    Dave RD
    Setup the image for Match Photo in a separate SketchUp file. After you have it properly set, copy the building from your project and paste it into that new file. Move the model around as needed to get it aligned with the image. Project your textures and then replace the building in your project with the textured one. Please complete your profile with the SketchUp version along with operating system. That info helps us help you.
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    How will the switch to subscription affect you?

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    Mike AmosM
    Certain members of this very forum, folk who wrote/write a lot of the plugins we use. Not naming folk.
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    Using CTRL + middle mouse button to zoom?

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    Hi Box Yes I can use two finger zoom, but then again, I have to move the hand away from the keyboard... and I actually think the touch ring works better for me, than the two finger zoom. I think I'm just asking for something that isn't possible... Jorgensen
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    File error recovery from using portable usb drive

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    Dave RD
    The file you shared is corrupted. Very likely there was a delay in writing to the USB drive. We've seen similar file format problems in the past when files are not locally (internally) saved. It seems to most often happen when saving to the cloud but I've seen it once in awhile when saving to a USB device. The .skb files are backup files that are normally created by SketchUp during autosave. If you can find them you could try renaming them to .skp and see if they will open. If they didn't get corrupted, too, they should open. It's rare that corrupted files can be recovered. Are you using SketchUp 2016 Make as indicated by your profile? Might be the sort of thing where the fastest option is to just get busy creating a new model. This time save it to the local drive and only copy it to the USB drive if you need to make it portable.
  • Mike AmosM

    Too many machines?

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    Mike AmosM
    Yes I have but the problem persists after an overnight break so still puzzled.
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    Materials being renamed

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    Dave RD
    At least that's a mystery solved.

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