A Welcome Message to New SketchUcation Members

potchimotchi · 17 Mar 2009, 14:39

Hi everyone,
i'm a new sketchup user since yesterday evening. I already love it, especially the tutorial and online help. However, there is something that seems basic to me but i cannot figure out how to do it.
I would like to export 2d images from my model, at each step of the modelling. I would like to take those pictures from the same camera position, but still be able to pan zoom/etc during modelling.
Is there a thing like a "save/load camera position" function?
Thanks in advance for the help.

Gaieus · 17 Mar 2009, 14:55

Hi PothiMotchi (nice name, BTW ) and welcome!

As for your "wish", go to View (menu) > Animation (at the bottom) and Add scene. By default, scenes preserve the Camera location so you can pan, orbit, whatnot - when you click on the Scene tab created this way, you will orbit back to the view you had when creating that scene.

Note that if you want to have a different view, you can orbit/pan there then

either right click on this scene tab and "Update"
or right click and add another scene
Also note that by creating several scenes will allow you to create an animation between them and you can even export this animation as a movie file - but let's not rush with all these things; see if it works for you first.

potchimotchi · 17 Mar 2009, 15:28

wow, that's magic. thanks a lot.
I thought i read in passing that exporting animation as movie files was only possible with the pro version. is that right?

Gaieus · 17 Mar 2009, 16:13

That's true for SU 5. Since SU 6 (and of course for the current 7) it's been possible with the Free version, too. They forgot to update that Users' Guide about two years ago

There are a bunch of other things that are marked as "Pro only" but are avaiable in the Free version, too, such as

print to scale
image export bigger than screen resolution
the sandbox tools
since SU 7, the Location tab under Model info in the Windows version (interestingly this was available in the Mac version before) etc.
to mention the most essential.

mwenvironments · 22 Mar 2009, 14:58

Hi! I have been a sketchup user for a couple of years now and consider myself an intermediate user. I am an environmental designer and use sketchup to build environments I am working on. I love Sketchup 7 - it seems like a nice improvement over 6, but one thing bugs me and I have not been able to figure this out:

How do you 'turn off' the overlapping lines where lines intersect? I want to sometimes be able to view the model without these accentuated lines and also want to be able to print or save a JPEG file without these showing up. I could not locate anything in view or in preferences.

If you know how I would love to hear.

Thanks!

Mark

Gaieus · 22 Mar 2009, 15:22

Hi Mark (and welcome)

It's a "Style" setting. Go to Window > Styles and in the dialog In model (the little house icon), select the style you are using (by default there's just one style) > Edit tab > Edge settings.

Now when you are here, turn off extensions and endpoints (I generally turn these off as well as profiles).

If you wish, you can save this file as a template (File menu) and from Window (Sketchup on Mac) > Preferences > Templates use your custom template with these (and in fact any other kind of) settings.

mwenvironments · 23 Mar 2009, 17:23

@gaieus said:

Hi Mark (and welcome)

It's a "Style" setting. Go to Window > Styles and in the dialog In model (the little house icon), select the style you are using (by default there's just one style) > Edit tab > Edge settings.

Now when you are here, turn off extensions and endpoints (I generally turn these off as well as profiles).

If you wish, you can save this file as a template (File menu) and from Window (Sketchup on Mac) > Preferences > Templates use your custom template with these (and in fact any other kind of) settings.

Thank you very much Gaieus! I knew there must be someplace to do this.

Regards,

M.

Magnus · 27 Mar 2009, 12:52

Hello fellow SUsers. I'm new to these boards, but have been using SketchUp for several months now. I look forward to absorbing all your knowledges.

Gaieus · 27 Mar 2009, 13:24

Hi Magnus and welcome aboard!

tiriki · 31 Mar 2009, 08:43

Hi everyone!
I start reading this forum a couple of weeks ago and I'm finding it so interesting!
I'm using sketchup since september and last week I bought Sketchup 7 pro... I like it soo much and I'm trying to do also some renderings whit Podium.

Sorry for my english... I'm italian

remus · 31 Mar 2009, 09:14

Hello tiriki I dont suppose you fancy posting some of your renders in the gallery? i'm a sucker for a good render

tiriki · 1 Apr 2009, 07:05

@remus said:

Hello tiriki I dont suppose you fancy posting some of your renders in the gallery? i'm a sucker for a good render

Ok remus... I'll post my renders

remus · 1 Apr 2009, 07:18

Yay

tiriki · 1 Apr 2009, 08:38

I saw your blog and your renders are beautiful!
I'm still at the beginnin...

GregT · 1 Apr 2009, 19:08

Hi, My name is Greg

I am new to SketchUcation, but have been using SketchUp for several months (great program!)

Anyway, I found y'all from a link to the FreeScale plugin, which I definitely want to downlaod and try. However, when I go to that discussion thread, it tells me I am unauthorized to download. So, how do I get there so that I can download?

Thanks in advance.
Greg.

remus · 1 Apr 2009, 19:42

Thats strange. Were you logged in when you tried to download it?

and welcome to SCF

GregT · 1 Apr 2009, 21:54

@remus said:

Thats strange. Were you logged in when you tried to download it?

and welcome to SCF

Yes I was logged in, and I too found it strange. Can you give me a link to the download for this plugin?

mitcorb · 1 Apr 2009, 22:21

If you will contact gaieus<at>sketchucation<dot>com, he may be able to help with this matter. It is his job.

Edit: oops, sorry remus. I did not see that you have rank here. Just trying to help.

remus · 1 Apr 2009, 22:26

have rank, i like it Gai is the man to talk to about permissions problems, though. He's the one who deals with the back end stuff.

Gaieus · 2 Apr 2009, 12:05

Hi Greg and welcome. "Theoretically" speaking, if you are signed in - and able to post here, in this("Newbie") forum -, you should also be able to see (and download) every attachment in other forums as well so it is indeed strange.

Can you confirm that you are still unable to see the attachments in the Ruby forum (where free scale was posted)?