A Welcome Message to New SketchUcation Members

mike_in_ky

TIG...

Thanks for your reply to my 2d text issue. I'll have to play around with fonts to see if I have something that will work. Is there a simple way to convert a 3D structure to a 2D one in SU?

Mike

Insomnacious

Hello everyone, I've been using 3Ds Max for years and recently I've decided to change it up a little!

TIG

@mike_in_ky said:

TIG...
Thanks for your reply to my 2d text issue. I'll have to play around with fonts to see if I have something that will work. Is there a simple way to convert a 3D structure to a 2D one in SU?
Mike

You can set 3D Text to have no extrusion so it is effectively 2D already ?
There are various 'flattening' scripts about that take selected geometry and make all of its z-values=0/
BUT use them with care: your 3D model might just squash to nothing !
This one-liner pasted into the Ruby Console + <enter> will make all selected edges 'flat' in the Z...

m=Sketchup.active_model;s=m.selection;es=[];vs=[];ps=[];p0s=[];ves=[];ts=[];sa=s.to_a;sa.each{|e|(es<<e;vs<<e.vertices)if e.class==Sketchup;;Edge};vs.flatten!.uniq!.each{|v|ps<<v.position};ps.each{|p|p0s<<Geom;;Point3d.new(p.x,p.y,0)};0.upto(ps.length-1){|i|ves<<Geom;;Vector3d.new(ps[i].vector_to(p0s[i]))};ves.each{|ve|ts<<Geom;;Transformation.translation(ve)};m.active_entities.transform_by_vectors(vs,ts);s.clear

BUT use with care [2] ! You were warned...

mike_in_ky

TIG...

Thanks.

Mike

KXI System

@unknownuser said:

Hi all,
My self Jone and I have just recently join this site. I am here to interact with people and definitely get the information regarding this community. Glad to join this site.

Hey Jone, if you want to talk to people head on over to the corner bar!
(or just follow Boofredlay (Eric)

shangzheng

Hi newbie here from Malaysia.
I am using SketchUp in Mac Bootcamp with VE-Plugin (a plugin for IES-VE simulation software).

Nice to meet you all here.

Gaieus

Hi shangzheng and welcome. Hope you will enjoy here!

Mosmi

Hi all!
I just joined this group. I have been working on Sketchup for almost 2 years now...and have managed to create some models. Currently I am working on a project that has long lengths of road that need to draped around a terrain.
I am having problems post draping.Although the lines are all joined in Autocad..they seem to disintegrate after draping, and hence I am having troubles filling in the material.
Any suggestions?

Gaieus

Hi Mosmi,

With such a file, better than somehow upload it (if it's not too large, here) I cannot really suggest anything.

mailandrex

ehi guys!!

i just discoverd this amazing forum and i'm so happy!!
my name's andrew, i'm 23 and i'm from italy.. i live-work-study in milan.. i dunno if u know it.. whatever..
i'm studying architecture and i'm also workin' in an architecture studio.. i'm lovin' it..

i'm using SU since 2005.. nobody knew it.. but i loved it from the very first time i used it
i hope i will learn how to use it better thank to u guys!!

bye y'all from italy

PS sorry 4 my english people.. :S

gmac

Hi,

New user, I'm about to buy 7pro. I will also be buying a rendering package at some point, but thought I'd get used to SU first for a while. But mainly I know that with new software, means some new hardware as my old set up is aging to the point of uselessness. (had been doing modeling in ACAD with another rendering tool so am comfortable with modeling in general.)

So If I'm buying a new laptop, are there threads that you can recommend to do some reading? (video setup, processors etc) Happy to listen to any product suggestions or warnings too. But content to read up if i know I'm looking in the right place. (I am continuing to use the search function as well)

Thanks for all the input. I have a lot to learn and catch up.

GREG

KXI System

Hey Greg,

I like new computers too, but if you want to run SU on a laptop its just a heads up that you need to by a 3-button mouse with it.
As for specs there is one right here to help you.

batkid22

Hey guys, newbie to the forum, but I have been using skethup for a few years. Hoping to tap into the brains trust, and hopefully aid some people as well. Look forward to working with you guys.

Gaieus

Hi Mike and welcome!

hiptech

Greetings Everyone!

Started using SketchUp a few days ago and like a drug addict, I just can't get enough. I'm a former mechanical product engineer and come from a world of Pro/E, Acad, SolidEdge, etc. This is by far the most intuitive program and I'm really enjoying it.

BTW, I've been working on modifying my entertainment center using SketchUp first and have run into a few minor questions... guess I need to post it in the appropriate area so as not to offend anyone?

Thanks and look forward to mingling some more.

make.GQ.china

I come from an ancient country, China. Here to tell you hello!

eriksenmark

Hi,
My name is Mark and I'm hoping to learn to draw building floor plans that I can later make 3d and go inside. I want to build an addition on my house so I thought I'd try that first. I made a basic floor plan of my existing house but just used lines. I'm thinking that was a mistake and I'll probably have to start over. What are the best tools to use to get started from scratch?

bantymom

Hello,

I'm a very basic user of SketchUp. The only tricky thing I can do is sometimes get "Follow me" to work which I learned when I wanted to model a heated towel bar with curved metal tubes. I was so proud of myself!. I love SU! I modeled up the tile layout of my bathroom which saved me from all manner of misunderstandings with the tile guys! I have laid out poultry pens (I raise show chickens) and have been slowly working on a model of the Vila of Papyri (very slowly). Currently, I am trying out various profiles of crown moulding for the same bathroom as the tile.