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    • C Offline
      caddict
      last edited by

      Thanks for a new trick Coen 😄
      with the rotation tool, pick the centre of rotation and then control the axis of rotation by holding down lmb and sliding in the required direction. Great! I've always rotated the model to get a different axis, which can be annoying.

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        el.antuan
        last edited by

        I agree: Great tut!!

        cheers.

        "En las fiestas no te sientes jamás; puede sentarse a tu lado alguien que no te guste." Groucho Marx

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          August
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          @edson said:

          btw, what app do you use to make your tuts?

          Yes, please, a tutorial on how to make that tutorial would be nice!

          August

          “An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.”
          [floatr:v1mcbde2]-- Charles Dickens[/floatr:v1mcbde2]

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          • philemP Offline
            philem
            last edited by

            @august said:

            @edson said:

            btw, what app do you use to make your tuts?

            Yes, please, a tutorial on how to make that tutorial would be nice!

            August

            Great Tut.

            Yes please, A tutorial on how to make the tutorials and how to upload them to this forum would be great..

            Just do it, it might be fun.

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              August
              last edited by

              Hi Coen,

              @philem said:

              @august said:

              @edson said:

              btw, what app do you use to make your tuts?

              Yes, please, a tutorial on how to make that tutorial would be nice!

              Yes please, A tutorial on how to make the tutorials and how to upload them to this forum would be great..

              Did this ever get covered anywhere else? To have it interactive right there in the forum post is really sweet. Pointers, tips, tricks, etc. would all be appreciated.

              Thanks,
              August

              “An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.”
              [floatr:v1mcbde2]-- Charles Dickens[/floatr:v1mcbde2]

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              • boofredlayB Offline
                boofredlay
                last edited by

                I will send Coen a PM, I would like to know as well 😄

                http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                • boofredlayB Offline
                  boofredlay
                  last edited by

                  He used Instant Demo.

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                  (www.instant-demo.com)

                  http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Was it not Wink? I have always though it was.

                    Gai...

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                    • boofredlayB Offline
                      boofredlay
                      last edited by

                      It was not Wink. 😉

                      http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                        agpig
                        last edited by

                        thanks, it is quite helpful

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          It was not Wink
                          but result is quasi the same 😄

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                            zzzSPUDzzz
                            last edited by

                            Hey Coen Nice tutorial mate but can't you get the same result using fillet ...... just highlight your rectangle and click on fillet and type in your radius.............

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                              caddict
                              last edited by

                              I would guess the fillet ruby wasn't around when Coen made the tutorial

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                                zzzSPUDzzz
                                last edited by

                                @caddict said:

                                I would guess the fillet ruby wasn't around when Coen made the tutorial

                                Yeah just looked at the date of the tutorial it's been a while, just shows how much easier SketchUp is when you throw in a
                                few good rubys.............

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  It's not always about being able to do it easier with rubies. You should actually learn to do these things by hand, with native SU tools so that you model safely and with self confidence. Then can the rubies come to speed up your workflow...

                                  Gai...

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                                  • simon le bonS Offline
                                    simon le bon
                                    last edited by

                                    Hey Coen,

                                    I was reflecting myself on a way to make this simple figure (rounded rectangle) easy to do in SU, and i am fallen up on your tut 👍

                                    Using the Rotate Tool along the proper axis to reverse the first two corners, was what i was still missing. 😉

                                    Here is, using your way, a little more quick solution:
                                    [flash=437,370:2w0zqstu]http://www.viddler.com/simple/308b761e/[/flash:2w0zqstu]

                                    PS to Gaieus: no use here of any ruby 😐

                                    simon

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                                      Gaieus
                                      last edited by

                                      @simon le bon said:

                                      PS to Gaieus: no use here of any ruby 😐

                                      simon

                                      👍 😉

                                      Gai...

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                                        zzzSPUDzzz
                                        last edited by

                                        @gaieus said:

                                        @simon le bon said:

                                        PS to Gaieus: no use here of any ruby 😐

                                        simon

                                        👍 😉

                                        I'm not saying the use of a ruby is always the best way to go, but isn't the idea of a tutorial forum all about teaching people different ways to do things, then at least they have a choice..........

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                                        • simon le bonS Offline
                                          simon le bon
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                                          Dear zzzSPUDzzz
                                          http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/Tampon/coccinelle-02.gif

                                          @zzzspudzzz said:

                                          I'm not saying the use of a ruby is always the best way to go, but isn't the idea of a tutorial forum all about teaching people different ways to do things, then at least they have a choice..........

                                          @gaieus said:

                                          It's not always about being able to do it easier with rubies. You should actually learn to do these things by hand, with native SU tools so that you model safely and with self confidence. Then can the rubies come to speed up your workflow...

                                          I agree with Gaieus in the idea learning SketchUp the most completely using it's native tools is a necessary step, beside take advantage of using our mugnificient ruby scripts. I can add it is often a spiritual pleasure to find out the way of an elegant solution for complex duty with simple native tools.

                                          Then you are right about ruby. But you know well we can find in this place many threads which take intensive advantage of them. But you are also right in the way for specific tuts on each complex ruby are missing. (It is something I'm thinking about for a while...)

                                          http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj245/Spendauballet/Tampon/eMule_new1.gif
                                          :-)simonlebon

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                                          • GaieusG Offline
                                            Gaieus
                                            last edited by

                                            Yes, that's what I also meant. Most of the (modelling) ruby plugins "only" automate ways SU can do and you could also do by hand - although admittedly very slowly and painstakingly. There's nothing wrong in using plugins of course, I was just going to say that in order to fully "master" SU, you have to be able to do most things by hand also and this way understand how things (and even plugins) work.

                                            Then of course there is definitely a kind of "shortage" in good tutorial examples about using ruby scripts and good demonstrations about how different plugins help you with speeding up modelling would really be cool.

                                            Gai...

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