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    thank You I can't believe I am benifiting something from 2013

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    BlenderGIS can get you pretty good images.. you do need an API key to get set up but it's all free and you can even generate 3d geometry based on the elevations in the satellite images.. it tiles in blender so you the more you zoom the better the image quality to a point.

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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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    3d organic form + 2d geometric shapes ?

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    Or of course SubD by Thomthom for the organic form About the "planar" pieces maybe take a look at the Slicer 6 by TIG and the Lattice maker familly always by TIG! @unknownuser said: Converts edges and faces in a selected flat group into frames PS About global structure maybe also take a look at the free TopMod ! (compatible to SketchUp by OBJ format)
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    Pan & zoom without adjusting camera position?

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    If you are wanting to zoom and pivot from a fixed position, as you would a camera on a tripod, you should look at the Advanced Camera Tools that come with Sketchup Pro. ( In the tools menu) Once you create a camera, you can look through it and pan and zoom from that point. You can use the arrow keys or the look around tool to pan, and either change the fov with a right click/edit camera, or using Option and the arrow keys. The center mouse wheel and the field of view command from the camera menu will both move the camera and mess up your shot, so don't use them, and make sure to lock your cameras when not adjusting them to avoid accidentally moving them. If you don't lock them or remember to exit them when done, (right click/done) they will follow you around in a very annoying fashion.
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    Old sketchup component library download?

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    Okay. And how do I download the entire collection in one go?
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    Modeling organic airport roof

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    This is probably the funniest question I've ever seen posted on this forum... Shew...good luck with this one!
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    Why/what is this?

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    Yes, that is what it looks like to me, too. If you download the 'solar north' plugin from the extension warehouse, then you can click the top button in the plugins's toolbar to toggle on and off.
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    Mac OS

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    Thank you, guys. That will be helpful information for him to make a decision.
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    SketchUp iOS Viewer

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    AFAIK the viewer used to be payware (bought a licence myself back then, for Android) but the licensing was changed it is now free.
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    Parametric site modeling in SKP?

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    @justintse said: You might want to check out Modeleur - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXCHJTxQR1s it's an urban design extension that seems like it might line up with what you're looking for. That's pretty much exactly what I was looking for! Yeah it's pretty but maybe worth it. Thanks.
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    Centering an object

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    not sure i follow you pbacot. see attached sequence of crude screenshots. their numbers don't match the narrative below, but you get the picture. grab block's midpoint and drag it along red axis until it snaps to path 2's left edge drag block down along blue axis so it's flush with the poured concrete footing using inference snap, of course. move block to path 2's right edge using midpoint snaps and tap ctrl to make a copy. divide by 2 and erase the outboard copies. slide block along green axis and place it wherever you wish, nicely centered, on path 2. [image: 83bJ_1.JPG] [image: JYv5_2.JPG] [image: cU7D_3.JPG] [image: v284_4.JPG] [image: qADH_5.JPG] [image: c16v_6.JPG] [image: M4xS_7.JPG] [image: L4oo_8.JPG]
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    Intersect function

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    Hi I see now its in solid inspector, I've downloaded thanks again Dean
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    UNWANTED LINES FROM FOLLOW-ME

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    Edge color by axis as a built-in tolerance that will accept edges slightly off axis. Sometimes, as here, edges that are close enough for it to color are off by minute amounts that can mess up other operations. One would have hoped SketchUp could be more consistent, but evidently that's harder than it sounds!
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    Nice Monday start

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    @gmthompson said: removing the rb from the plugins folder has resolved the crashing Apart from the extension needing to be compatible with SU2019Pro, which I am not sure of as I do not use it. What method did you use for installation? From the sounds of it you copied and pasted the *.rb file into the SketchUp folders. If so, this the wrong approach, you need to install it using the Extension Manager, also uninstall / remove it using the Extension Manager. Cudos for trying to be more efficient though!
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    Groups box-stretch as components

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    I suspected something like that was happening. thank you Fredo6.
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    VBO Dimensions Normalizer

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    You'll probably get the best answer and fastest service if you contact the author directly.
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    Is there some free point clouds support engine?

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    Suggestions; Didier Bur's truly excellent points cloud plugin (Cloud v8.0bxx) is excellent and well supported - get it from the plug-in store. Fredo's Toposhaper will generate surfaces from that data. If you need to do more work on it, import and preprocess in a GIS like QGIS and then export as a shapefile and import that into SU using the Spirix shapefile importer (https://sites.google.com/site/spirixcode/code/spirix_shapefile_importer.rb?attredirects=0&d=1). Ive been using QGIS to match up LIDAR generated 2m contours with imagery and align to the same CRS. Importing using the shapefile importer has required some simple scaling but gives good results.
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    Sketchup Market Share per version

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    This market share might be data that is of interest to a number of Sketchup users/ developers. Can I suggest setting up a simple survey (one question, tick the boxes)? The Sketchucation admins may be prepared to co-operate, or you could set up one on something like Google Forms (I'm not a fan of Survey Monkey, but its a possibility. You would need to promote i on the other sketchup sites/ forums, for completeness. My only request is ... if you do this - make really simple; as above.
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    Update Extension Notification

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    I haven't had to sign in for years. It could be your antivirus, cookie settings, permissions, security settings...
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    Component orientation

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    Just realised that the insertion point (Component axis) of the pump should have been set at the mid point between the two valves. Revised SKP attached. Component orientation revised.skp
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    Toposhaper Toolbar not Showing correctly

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    Fast Feedback has to do with the way your graphics card is utilized. Turning it off can help improve performance when the GPU doesn't fully support OpenGL.
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    Help with Section Cuts etc.

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    I am not able to duplicate the problems with the baseplate visibility in section or the missing face in the foundation. The foundation shows all 101 entities in Layer0. Changing the roof framing layer visibility does not affect it for me. If we are seeing that no other users are experiencing the same problems with your models as you do, you might try Unchecking "Use fast feedback" under "SketchUp / Preferences / OpenGl" tab. (i.e. that would indicate a graphics card problem). Check if the graphics card driver is up to date. Clearly you don't want faces and edges to be on other layers besides Layer0. Only assign other layers to groups and components. If you are following this, at it seems you are trying, then the only thing I might suggest is to try the "Default layer geometry" plugin to periodically check that all your edges and faces are in Layer0. In regard to the section / baseplate question, view the model without the section cut selected, but active. Also uncheck (off) "View / Section Planes". Why don't you set up some scenes using sections that you want, and see how the scenes turn out?

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