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    • T Offline
      tfdesign
      last edited by

      Google NEED to BUY Sketchyphysics, and build it right into SketchUp!!!

      I've been playing with Sketcher's Studio, which I think is really ace. I think physics is going to be added sometime, in the not too distant future 😄

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        jessemorton24
        last edited by

        Give me an adjustable eraser tool!!! NO, I'll buy it..

        Parkways, Driveways, Gateways, Pathways...

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          darospa
          last edited by

          is possible to have (in the next version)a "color by layer" options for each layers?
          could be very important when you have to highligth something in your drawing.

          thank you

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            remus
            last edited by

            Already available: open the layers panel, click the details button (top right corner) then click 'colour by layer'.

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              d12dozr
              last edited by

              As suggested by user "jgb" recently, could extra mouse buttons be assigned for shortcuts in Sketchup?

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                darospa
                last edited by

                thank you
                but i mean just for a single or few layers!

                layer
                @remus said:

                Already available: open the layers panel, click the details button (top right corner) then click 'colour by layer'.

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                • plot-parisP Offline
                  plot-paris
                  last edited by

                  I find that to be an interesting idea, darospa.
                  especially if you could access this information via scene tabs. so in one scene you only highlight one layer (by it's colour). in the next scene you highlight another... would be a great tool for presentations

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                  • McGyverM Offline
                    McGyver
                    last edited by

                    Well I know most "wishlists" are fantasy anyway and rarely do any wishes get implemented in next versions of software... So I will engage in a bit of wishful thinking.
                    1- For me the only thing I would ever buy the PRO version for would be the exporters, I don't need style builder or layout, so it would be truly, truly awesome if Google would consider giving POORER(non-professionals) the ability to purchase the exporters as separate plugins... $100...$150? I don't make any money off my models(I convert them for Poser and give them away) so $500 to continue sharing... is a little much for me... (till my lottery tickets kick in). I think if more people could export their models to other programs affordably it might entice more users to SU... This is a good thing if I'm not mistaken... Right?
                    2-Doing something about how big models bog down SU would be a blast.... I bring my bigger models(the ones that almost give SU an aneurysm) over to programs like DAZ Studio or Carrara and they are like "so what"... no big deal for them really. It would be nice to not worry so much about how big my model is getting or will become.... then again I'd probably just keep making them ridiculously bigger anyway... Still it would be nice to be able to get a little bigger things done without worries.
                    3-Some easier way or making organic shapes would be cool.... very cool. There are plug ins that do this(like BTM Sculpt tools) but perhaps if there was something more like what Bonzai 3D has that would be really cool.
                    4-A UV mapping feature would be super cool....(I know about Whaat's plug in... I just can't get it to do what I think it should be doing... probably because I'm stupid or because I've got a Mac... or both)... one that works like most 3d modeling programs where you can assign seams,see it as a flat pattern,move bits around to get it all to fit good and export the map to work on in photoshop would be great.... then again would SU be able to handle higher rez textures?
                    5-Make SU work better with higher rez textures.
                    6-A toolbar icon that I could click on to enable World Peace and general goodwill amongst Mankind.....

                    I figure 6 is just as possible as all the rest... after all this is a "WISH" list.... anywho, this all being said I want to stress this point: I LOVE SKETCHUP! EVERY program I use I keep saying to myself I wish it could do this like SketchUp does or I wish this was as easy as SketchUp. What makes SketchUp great is the fact that it is intuitive and EASY to learn and despite some simple flaws and shortcomings it is a mindset that most other programs should consider when being developed.

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                    • genma saotomeG Offline
                      genma saotome
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                      Record the meaning of each menu selection and let me play it back when I need it, like a macro.

                      Things like Texture/Position/rotate/270 gets really, really tedious when you have to do it over and over and over again.

                      Even better -- come up with some keyboard codes to match your menu functions and let me setup that macro in one of my keyboard function keys ... pop! a one press solution to a tedious issue.

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                      • TIGT Offline
                        TIG Moderator
                        last edited by

                        @genma saotome said:

                        Record the meaning of each menu selection and let me play it back when I need it, like a macro.
                        Things like Texture/Position/rotate/270 gets really, really tedious when you have to do it over and over and over again.

                        Even better -- come up with some keyboard codes to match your menu functions and let me setup that macro in one of my keyboard function keys ... pop! a one press solution to a tedious issue.

                        However, once you have rotated a texture by 270 degrees you can sample it with the eyedropper tool off the Materials Browser, then paint the rotated material on the required surfaces - that way you only do a rotation once for each face orientation - of course you might want to move the texture over the face later ?
                        The typical key combo on Microsoft app's on PC is Ctrl+Y for redo last operation... it wouldbe good on SUp...

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                          Wacov
                          last edited by

                          Just a thought, but the SUp UI's getting kinda dated, and, if they're overhauling it for SU8, a full-screen mode would be fantastic... you know, like in browsers, with slide-in toolbars at the edges. I almost always use keyboard shortcuts and right-clicks, so I'm pretty much focused only on the 3D viewing port, and I think GPUs render faster full-screen than in a window 😉

                          http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3096a836877fb9af6cd8ad826e9017b8&prevstart=0

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                            su_user
                            last edited by

                            Hi All

                            First I wanted to thank Google team for supporting and developing SketchUp! (and Layout!!!))

                            By far I Have only two wishes

                            1. please do make hatch patterns in layout !
                              (My utmost wish would be to introduce custom scalable section patterns for DC - so that I could create a layered wall or roof and simply present it to a client via Layout without the need to manually paint over - that would be a huge help and step forward - but layout by itself needs it as well - so whichever easier for you pls do!

                            2. pls custom, scaled linetypes in layout would be of great help!! current types show very strange scale...

                            Some other considerations
                            I think that 3d warehouse implementation is too insistent - and making interface inconsistent
                            so if there's a way to revert back to version 6 components browser i vote for it

                            another consideration - unlike some others I do not support the idea of SU go 64 bit or multi core - gradual enhancements may take place but software side not hardware.. So far, even on high rise builds everything more or less manageable.. And I believe there's no need to upgrade interface - unless new features come in..

                            Regards and good luck!
                            IV

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                              kwistenbiebel
                              last edited by

                              64 bit. It is about time it happens. 😞
                              No excuses are valid anymore.

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                                Aidus
                                last edited by

                                Normal texturing for arcs spheres and other curved surfaces. Better texturing is what I need so much.

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                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  Yeah, I also use a lot of arches therefore a lot of manual tweaking which I would gladly spare (especially when an arched opening is on a curved surface like an apse).
                                  😒

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                                    SpookyChick1013
                                    last edited by

                                    Very simple. An option to "Abort Current Process / Operation" Even if SU could handle high poly stuff, I would still want this.

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                                      CodyV1
                                      last edited by

                                      iPhone support! I understand how hard it would be to develop this in a touchscreen base, but we should at least have the viewer.

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                                        billwheaton
                                        last edited by

                                        Guides/constructions for circles and arcs.
                                        Arc completion/complement/extend.
                                        Incorporation of SketchyPhysics or similar
                                        Allow polygon to be created from the midpoint of a side in addition to the vertex (i.e. inscribed and circumscribed polygons)
                                        Make all/any sub-window stackable and dockable. Make them pull out in a tray so they don't overlay the tool icons across the top or side.
                                        Valuable real-estate is lost to the right of the "help" menu choice, make use of it.

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                                          david_h
                                          last edited by

                                          I vote -- screen lock. 👍 I am tired of rearranging my toolbars after i accidently bump the screen off of maximize. I am not even sure how that happens, it just does.
                                          😡

                                          If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                                            billwheaton
                                            last edited by

                                            The plugin for Center of Gravity is great, but it's slow and doesn't work well for repeated usage of components.

                                            The center of mass should be built in, automatic and faster. Right click and choose "point at Centroid" to mark it
                                            Materials need a density attribute so that you can find out how much an object weighs when painted with it.

                                            Acceleration due to gravity should be adjustable.

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