https://extensions.sketchup.com/ru/content/s4u-slice

For a definitive answer you need to consult legal counsel. One thing is clear, if you are using SketchUp in any commercial way, you need to be using SketchUp Pro or SketchUp Shop. If you are charging people to see your tutorials, you can't legally do it with SketchUp Free or SketchUp Make.

Thanks! I'll try that to see if it helps

it happens in EVERY file ALL THE TIME! Restarting the computer is no use.

By using only two contours each time you are naturally creating hard edges at each join. Use more contours and get smoother transitions.

Already linked earlier in this thread, my Archiver: http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=Archiver A easy shortcut from the File menu...

I'll send you a PM shortly.

What's your SU version, and What QGIS version? There used to a shp tool very long ago. Also have just found this, which may be a solution, or a path to one: https://forums.sketchup.com/t/importing-shapefiles-shp-to-sketchup-skp/59032/10 I can't help you more than that at moment. Haven't used SU for a while so it looks like folk are still doing interesting things with it.

Let's wait a day or two until it gets fine tuned...

Perfect, thanks!!

Yep! I totally agree. I wish that the new versions of sketchup would not always default to the newest version to save. This is really why. This constantly causes me trouble when I go to use a computer connected to a CNC cutter I have access to. Have to remember to save as ver 2015 or it just doesn't work. And I suspect it's forced obsolescence, not a mandate that the versions be incompatible. Aaargh! Oh and Pilou, that 6 is exactly the kind of thing I'm working from! That much I have, it's when the center of the bottom loop of the 6 becomes a closed cone that I get my problems.

Can't replicate here, using 2018.

Hi, Sorry for my slow response. I want to thank slbaumgartne - that worked perfectly. Also want to thank Box - thats perfect too. Makes my life easier too! Thanks to Juju also. Best of luck John

What is your go-to plugin to turn lines into tubes for such chair? I can't find one that would connect all the pipes smoothly.

@pbacot said: Does the "shell" command work for this? I am not familiar with the tool. Can you perhaps look at the one part and guide me if possible ?

Just an update...It was a lot of trial and error but I got it to work! I feel so accomplished. I would make a note to any others trying to do this (or maybe I am the only knucklehead) that the "animation" does not show up when switching between scenes on the tray but only when switching between scenes on the tabs above the drawing window. Can't tell you how many times I would redraw and switch at the tray only to be very disappointed. However, best way to learn! Won't make that mistake again. Anyway, thanks again for your help!!

@michaelsiggers said: I wish it would be fixed. If not, can I get a refund? John Brock has a forum for his products, this is probably a question that should be asked there as he's the only person able to answer that.

excellent results. i am bothered by the overlay diluting too. I am going to do some new background images for general use here. thanks for everything. where else do you share resources and ideas besides the link above? thanks, bob

@box said: The main problem is your hole isn't a hole. Should it go all the way through or is it a cavity? Is the size critical, as in, can it be slightly narrower so that it hits the flat bottom correctly? Thanks for drawing my attention to that. I looked at the drawing in Freecad and it appeared to look OK - until I read your response and looked at it again in wireframe. That showed strange extra faces, but I never thought it was to do with the hole being of larger diameter than the bottom face. I reduced the hole size and now it exports fine. Looks like I will have to rethink the design as the hole size needed is for tapping, and re-drilling before tapping the 3D printed output may not be satisfactory. We'll see. Thanks again

@jakemm said: Does the GPU actually make much of a difference to SketchUp itself? I've heard conflicting comments, and I guess with the eGPU it's easy to see the difference as you can just unplug it. I just tested 2 scenario's using the CrowdTest 3dModel from the 3dWarehouse. First: Laptop with eGpu connected (gtx1080) with two large monitors. Biggest Scene(11) runs fine - eGPU 40% used (Task Manager) Disconnecting the eGpu while running SketchUp crashes SketchUp (and Unreal etc). Makes sense though. Second: Laptop running on its own (integrated gpu), only laptop display. Already in smaller scenes SketchUp is showing simplified geometry instead of the people. Big delays while switching between people and the simplified geometry. So for me, and the dual external monitor setup, already in SketchUp it's a big difference. I can just focus on my work and don't get annoyed that much by SketchUp's performance (unless I run a plugin while the Outliner is open, or LayOut is freezing for half a minute while updating etc.) It will depend though on your models. I rarely exceed 500k edges.