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    Rich O BrienR
    @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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    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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    Re: Export Selected Only DWG Export

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    Select what you want to export from your model. Invert the selection [there are plugins for this] - or use this snippet in the Ruby Console + <enter>. m=Sketchup.active_model m.start_operation('DWG_ss', true) ss = m.selection es = m.active_entities es.erase_entities(es.to_a - ss.to_a) m.definitions.purge_unused m.layers.purge_unused m.materials.purge_unused m.commit_operation Immediately after that run the File > Export > DWG operation [with whatever Options you desire]. Then use the Edit > Undo menu item to step backwards to the point before you erased things. The exported DWG will be OK, and the model should be back to where you started... The DWG should not have unused things like blocks, layers etc...
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    SU runs slow

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    @pelgin said: ...it has 406 component definitions and 534 materials. close the 'Outliner' and 'Material' tab if opening a file is slow.
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    Lost Outliner/Component/Material Window Offscreen

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    BoxB
    There's also the other way, Go Window/Outliner (or whichever dialog you want to put the focus on) then hit alt and space then m then any arrow key and move the mouse around until the dialog comes into view.
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    Changing dimension template

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    Dave RD
    Make sure you are running 2019.2 at work.
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    New workstation

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    Min 32gb of RAM is a Must in 2019.
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    Attribute update

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    https://forums.sketchup.com/t/attribute-doesnt-update/104741/2
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    Export all textures in model to one image file?

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    My script was a clunky idea, fraught with issues. I don't recommend it for use
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    Advanced component attributes - view

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    I should have added that you may need to grab the bottom edge of the panel and pull it down to expose the button. Apologies! On checking, it would seem that the entity info tray panel is the only one (panel with expander button) where the said button is not located at the top of the panel and will therefore not always be visible.
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    Any good video/playlist covering SketchUp "best practice"?

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    One more for the list. https://danieltal.com/
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    Hint for Trimble for adding another column in the layer tray

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    Dave RD
    OK. I think I get what you want. You want to lock components and groups that have the same layer tag. It wouldn't actually be that the layer tag is locked since that doesn't really make any sense. Since it would be the groups and components that are getting locked, why not look in Outliner? There you can see what's locked and what isn't.
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    Reference model vs paste in place

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    @bob_cp said: Yea, all my models use ridiculous textures. I use shaded at times, but the file sizes are pretty large. Why do you need such large textures? I need them for rendering but I use Thea render. It allows us to have a high resolution texture in the material while it is able to generate a low resolution texture for use in the Sketchup material. I also need them for photogrammetry and terrain data, but I also use Thea to reduce their size. Thea will use textures stored in disk ,that do not weight on SketchUp model.
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    Triangles to quads

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    @duanekemp said: Is there an update on this information.... new tools that transforms triangles into a pure quad mesh? ThomThoms plugin 'CleanUp³' is capable of connecting co-planar faces, for a further processing ThomThoms 'SubD' might be worth a look too. There are several tools available which should be able to remesh triangles to quads as e.g. the commercial 'ZBrush' or '3D-Coat' as well as free 'Instant Meshes' or good ol' 'Meshlab'. btw, resurrecting 10 year old threads should be avoided, just post a new thread instead.
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    Maxwell texture mapping

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    The mapping should be done in Sketchup. "Relative" is the right option. What's wrong with the first image? The texture is stretched a bit in one direction, because you made it square. But besides that it looks ok to me.
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    Sketchup not responding to keyboard until orbiting

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    BoxB
    Could another program be stealing focus and the press of the wheel brings it back to SU?
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    Reset transform / negative scale

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    Found TTs "Transformation Inspector" which seems to do something alike. First showing the transformation matrix and second giving the opportunity to change values, eg. swapping a "-1" for a flipped object with a "1" - resulting in a reset. Seems like its only possible for one group/component at a time.. IF I was able to globally set the "-1" to "1" (flip along the green axis) I guess Id be totally fine already - in this particular case. (Strange enough flipped geometry from SU does not come in negatively scale on that axis only, but on all axis.. Don't know if this is relevant or not though..)
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    IFC Files to "clean" SKP Files

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    @gd3design said: Here is my workflow:... thank you very much for your answer - first I have to understand step by step what you recommend and consider how and with which means I can implement your suggestions - so for example I still can't understand that Vray (which is not in our use) might be able to be helpful here... Hopefully i was clear above - my question is how to extract pure model data from any IFC file. In a current case I was able to import a 90 mb ifc file which grows in SkUp to 500 mb skp file which for me is no longer editable unfortunately I often don't have any influence on files which will be made available... Regards
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    Convert black + white patterns to color

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    I don't think this can be done 'on the fly' as you have found. However, the following should work (on PC). From the pattern palette, paint a surface with the required pattern. Select the surface and from the right click menu select 'Texture/Edit Texture Image'. I have Gimp as my preferred image editor, other editors will probably be a different sequence. When Gimp has loaded the selected texture go to the 'Image' dropdown menu and make sure 'Mode' is set to RGB. Select the pixels to change and then select the 'Bucket Fill' tool. Set the fill colour to your desired colour and fill the selected pixels. Export the image, with a new name, to a suitable folder for further use. Back in SU, create a new material from the saved, altered image. It will now appear in the 'In Model' materials palette. If you wish to use it in other models complete a 'Save As' and save as an SKM file, again to a suitable folder. You could add it to the shipped SU patterns but it would be lost if you had to do a re-install I believe.
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    A Better 1x4 T&amp;G Redwood Fencing Texture?

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    Thanks Dtr but I need a T&G tex without the slight gaps between the boards, no problem though I was able to find one that looks OK on that SUp textures site.
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    Troubleshooting Section Plane

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    Dave RD
    Can you share the SKP file so we can see what you've got? That would eliminate the guesswork. Maybe all you need to do is turn off Section Fill. Toggle it off in the Section toolbar... [image: KjvK_Screenshot-9_6_20191_18_01PM.png] ...or turn it off in the Styles Edit section... [image: WhTv_Screenshot-9_6_20191_18_23PM.png] ...or turn it off in the View menu. Remember to update the style after editing it.
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    'Quick access' Windows 10 Sketchup 2019

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    Dave RD
    Good news! Thanks for the update.

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