@scottalanclymer said: is it safe to say this can not be done with Sketchup using native capabilities? The answer is the same as was given to you in your other forum post.

Thank you msketcher!

Well, it can be but the SCF Extension Store and Extension Warehouse make it fairly easy if they are used to install the extensions in the first place. I suppose that it could be made easier if SketchUp could copy the older versions Plugins folder contents but as it is, that's not a good idea. There are some extensions that install files other places which need to go through the proper installation process and it seems from the troubleshooting we "get" to do that an awful lot of the extensions can't be bothered to keep their extensions up to date. And there are frequently updates to the Ruby scripting version which require extensions be updated to work with the new SketchUp version. If the author of the extension didn't get their script updated and the user hadn't already installed that updated version, the extension wouldn't work. Seems like a lot of things outside of Sketchup's control to make that a good idea.

@box said: I'm surprised nobody has asked where the multi pushpull tool is that they must have used in the second gif. You are so dedicated to every tiny detail we missed.

No need for the parallel placement if you aren't projecting the texture. I'm guessing this texture of yours is some banding as might be used on a musical instrument. In real life it would be about veneer thick and would be wrapped around the body of the gitbox or whatever. You'd use projection if you wanted to show how a pattern of glued up blocks changes when they are turned on a lathe.

Thanks folks, feature mirror available at, https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=372&t=70741 .

The cursor keys have been a thing for a few generations now but as I said, Shift can be used instead. I use both depending on what I'm doing.

Excellent advice as always TIG. Thanks

Did you check the component axis position? [image: K5pj_axisComp.gif]

You might find Tig's Workplane useful. https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=WorkPlane

Update version #, I assume? Done. (And guaranteed not to remember to do it again that when 2019 comes out.)

Thanks @faust07, I hadn't bothered to check for an update! @HornOxx, you can try the newer version to see whether it helps. If my theory is correct about what is happening, it will still fail the same way. I noticed in the comments on the new version the author says he created it for use when importing into Lumion, but as of Lumion 3 it isn't needed any more.

Look at "Slicer"... https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=TIG_Slicer https://sketchucation.com/plugin/781-tig_slicer http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=374969#p374969

Hi Dave R - Thanks for the tips. I'll download ThomThom's CleanUp3 tonight.

This is my preview pane then [image: BBl8_1Untitled.png]

Thanks Dave, pretty simple when you think about it that way! After I posted this yesterday, I found all the previous versions in the models component library and deleted them, thus removing all the # numbered versions which were confusing me! Thanks for the quick reply and solution.

@calypsoart said: I get update messages from 3 sources. Sketchucation Extension Store, Fredo6 update check, and the Trimble extension warehouse. When I get from the Extension store, the update process goes well and it says all updated. However, a run of Fredo6 plugin check shows updates available. Most I know have been updated. Further, update notifications from Trimble's extension warehouse are sometime problematic and I'd like to disable them. Suggestions? Do you have an example? Sketchucation ExtensionStore is the trustable source, because this is where I publish the plugins. LibFredo6 Check For Update can be slightly off-sync (intentionally), because I usually wait for a few downloads of a new version to turn it on. However, it should not say that there is anything to update if ExtensionStore tells you have everything up to date. Note that you can still get the dialog box showing periodically even if everything is up to date. LibFredo6 never does a check online in the background unless you press the button "Check For Update". SO the display of the dialog box is only dependent on the last time you did a check. For my plugins, forget Trimble Extension Warehouse, as I don't publish there and just expose a link to Sketchucation. But for other authors, this can be the trustable source.

Fredo's Animator allows you to animate objects and camera, so if you leave the objects alone you should be able to animate between the scene's cameras. But nothing is done with no work... https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Animator

Jackpot! Takes a while to process but does exactly what I require it to do. Great help, appreciated.

Nice rendering - How did you do the lighting effects and the motion blur?