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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      See this attached file with your Layer 0 disabled in scene 6 (the last one)


      Table de chevet Thomas.skp

      Gai...

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        Dundee
        last edited by

        Hit scene 1 and come back to scene 6. Layer 0 as become once more visible. The animation will nw have my scene 6 with layor o visible.

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        • GaieusG Offline
          Gaieus
          last edited by

          You are right. I didn't double check. Nice catch - I am immediately going to report a bug about it.
          😉

          OK, back to a solution: as Layer 0 is always a "special" layer, don't use it for hiding things ever. Instead, whatever you want to hide in certain scenes, put on another layer (make one for those). Otherwise follow these rules very strictly:

          • never model anything on any other layer (active) than Layer 0
          • leave always all "loose" geometry (that is not grouped or inside a component) on Layer 0
          • "move" items on other layers only after grouping them (or when you made a component of them) and only move the groups/component on other layers (the "loose" geometry inside will still remain on Layer 0)
          • don't even use other layers as active layer then Layer 0 unless you are already very experienced with SU otherwise you will end up with a mess.

          Gai...

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            Dundee
            last edited by

            Could this plug in help me? I found it on your site.

            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=20949

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            • GaieusG Offline
              Gaieus
              last edited by

              That's a very cool plugin indeed (and extends the functionality of layers) but the "rules" I posted above still apply. Best is to keep yourself to them to avoid any further confusion.

              Gai...

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                Dundee
                last edited by

                Can you have a scene 3 only with the drawer and its dimension? and still have the first two scenes similar to the ones in the file?


                Table de chevet Thomas rev1.skp

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  1. I have added an "Extra layer" (also called this way)
                  2. grouped the "rest" of the model for easier manipulation
                  3. placed it on this "Extra layer"
                  4. turned off this "Extra layer" (now it remains turned off, unlike Layer 0)
                  5. Zoomed to extents so that your drawer now fills the screen (to me at least, in a 4:3 aspect ratio window))
                  6. updated Scene 3

                  Update: I modified the model (placement of the dimensions) so that now both dimensions can be seen from this viewpoint (re-download the model)


                  Table de chevet Thomas rev1.skp

                  Gai...

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                    Dundee
                    last edited by

                    The information you gave me is very interesting and it solved my problem!

                    You were very cool and had a lot of knowledge. Thanks again for your help and patience. I will be able in the next few days to send all my sketchup info to layout and built my paper presentation.

                    Youpi!!!

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                    • GaieusG Offline
                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      I know you have used layers excessively and of course my "solution" was only to demonstrate what way it can be done (I couldn1t really look into your layering method very close but obviously it should be done entirely according to your logic).

                      LayOut is a very good application but of course, as it is fairly new, there are still a couple of tools missing but I am sure that the development of it will eventually make it very powerful.

                      BTW beside the French forum I suggested above), there is also a Woodworking forum you can only access if you subscribe. I think you would be interested in the discussions "down there" and there are a couple of really active members there who use SU and LO excessively so you could learn a lot from them.

                      Gai...

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                        MartinRinehart
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                        @dundee said:

                        The information you gave me is very interesting and it solved my problem!

                        This is very good. There are other things.

                        First, visit Window/Model Info (often!). Click File to see how big your model is. Click Statistics, then "Purge Unused". Back to File and you'll see that your model is 75% smaller. This is a good thing.

                        I tried my VisMap plugin to get an idea of what was going on in your original .skp. It showed a blank window where the VisMap should have been. On digging, I found that your .skp had some odd internal damage. Your "rev1" .skp had no such problem and VisMapped without trouble.

                        Internal damage was a common problem for me as I learned to SketchUp. How to avoid it? 1) Never make a mistake and never change your mind as you model. OK?

                        Now on to practical advice that a human being might follow. 2) Build sub-assemblies in separate files. (Small collections of geometry are seldom broken.) If you think it through in advance, you'll be able to File/Import and click the Origin inference, to correctly assemble the finished model. (File/Import automatically makes the import a component, same name as the file name).

                        And make your sub-assemblies just as you would do the cabinet making. That way you'll have a good magazine article, as well as a model.

                        Author, Edges to Rubies - The Complete SketchUp Tutorial at http://www.MartinRinehart.com/models/tutorial.

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