sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    ℹ️ Licensed Extensions | FredoBatch, ElevationProfile, FredoSketch, LayOps, MatSim and Pic2Shape will require license from Sept 1st More Info

    A Welcome Message to New SketchUcation Members

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Newbie Forum
    sketchup
    1.4k Posts 667 Posters 571.0k Views 667 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • G Offline
      Godmonkey
      last edited by

      Greeting!

      Not new to sketch up, But i have lots to learn. I have come here to learn a lot more about this seemingly powerful program.

      I and a tinkerer of sorts and find pleasure in modding computer cases. I'm a moderator on at forum that is aimed at modding computers.

      After some searching expect to find me chiming in with questions and perhaps a few answers!

      Thanks a bunch
      GM

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • M Offline
        Mike Segroves
        last edited by

        Good Morning All:

        Not new to SketchUp either, using for about 4 years on and off, but working to integrate it more into our design work.

        Starting off, if someone could point me to a subforum where SU/ACAD workstation configurations are discussed, it'd be much appreciated. The Dell Precision M4300 runs SUPro7 well, but I'm looking into getting a work station that will be dedicated to the heavy end of modeling & rendering.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • D Offline
          DreadedOne509
          last edited by

          Hi all, names Ray, retired Army with more time on my hands than I know what to do with.
          Always been interested in 3D, architecture, drawing, CGI and the like. Had v4 a long time
          ago (think it was 4 anyways) and enjoyed messing with it but couldn't get past the
          'beginner' stage back then. Re-found SketchUp 7 just recently and so far have enjoyed playing with it and
          seeing what a lot of you all can do with it.

          Looking forward to learning from you all.

          -Ray

          (I have real thick skin, if I post anything by all means critique honestly)

          "Thought's of Dread"

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • R Offline
            redfred
            last edited by

            hi all,

            totally new to skp..using ver 7..
            hope i can learn & get more info here..

            thanks in advance..😄

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • mitcorbM Offline
              mitcorb
              last edited by

              If you have been observing any prior to posting you will note that this is the friendliest, most helpful forum on the planet or above the planet or around the planet. Welcome. Many are here to help because many have helped them. Now, why would anyone want to do that? 💚

              I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • D Offline
                d12dozr
                last edited by

                Welcome, Jay! Great post there 👍

                @unknownuser said:

                ...
                So to rendering and animation, materials (and animated materials), light sources, bump maps, UV mapping, and other such. I have gathered a list of products to look into (in no particular order), of which I've already played with a few: IDXrender, Podium, V-Ray, Piranesi, Shaderlight, Kerkythea, Thea Render, fryrender, Indigo Renderer, Irender nXt, Silex, Artlantis, LuxRender, LightUp, and Vue.

                The final output doesn't have to be quite at the level of photo realistic, since by the subject matter people will know it's not really photography (and some of the products only exist as models anyhow). Still, the closer the better.

                About that list: I'd be glad to hear of something I've overlooked (via pm would be good, but suit yourself).

                For animation I've been poking around with Proper Animation, SketchyPhysics, and Sketch Talk++ with Ruby Console Pro - mainly focusing on SketchyPhysics. I'm surely open to suggestion on those too...

                Have you looked at Twilight Render? It will actually render SketchyPhysics animations, which is a unique ability among Sketchup renderers I believe. See this post for an excellent example 😉

                3D Printing with SketchUp Book
                http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • C Offline
                  carlm
                  last edited by

                  Hi - I'm a woodworker, pretty new to SU. I think I'm having an "if I knew what it was called I could look it up" problem; it has to have been asked and answered a zilllion times but...

                  If I design, for example, a table -- all the joinery, dimensions, etc. -- and then my client wants it to be shorter/wider/taller/whatever, how do I insert/remove a slice from the middle? If I use the Scaling tool, everything stretches or compresses, so if for example I make it longer, the legs go oblong, the end overhangs increase, even the end aprons get thicker in proportion...

                  I think I want to create two section planes and then move them together or apart, but maybe that's how wome other program does it.

                  Thanks, -Carl-

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Hi Carl and welcome to SCF!

                    The Move tool will be the one to use here (maybe in different, separate steps however).

                    With a left-to-right selection box, select one half of the table (in my example). This way you will only select what is fully and completely inside the selection box.

                    1.png
                    See how only things on that side are selected - now with the Move tool, start stretching (or shrinking) the middle part. Make sure to do this along a convenient direction (like an axis in my example).

                    You can lock the Move tool on the axes with the arrow keys;
                    left = green,
                    Right = red,
                    up/down = blue.

                    2.png


                    Then there is always Fredoscale of course but first learn it the native, SketchUp way...:
                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=17948

                    Gai...

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • C Offline
                      carlm
                      last edited by

                      Gai- Thanks! In action this doesn't look like it should work, but it's exactly what I needed! I expect I missed this in the tutorials last summer... Locking the movement direction really helps to avoid 'unexpected' results! Thanks again, -Carl-

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • D Offline
                        dealduck
                        last edited by

                        Hi, I introduce zalie from Indonesia and want to know much about the Sketchup ... yes please be guided 👍 👍

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • G Offline
                          georgeo
                          last edited by

                          Hello everyone, I'm called George desenhiosta designer furniture. I'm new to forum and want to learn a lot with you. Thanks Gustavo 😄

                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                          • N Offline
                            NicolasM
                            last edited by

                            Hello !

                            I'm new to SU and already having problems 😞

                            You can visit my models at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?viewer=0318254298444948657821582&scoring=m

                            Shears,
                            Nico.

                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @nicolasm said:

                              Hello !
                              I'm new to SU and already having problems 😞
                              You can visit my models at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/search?viewer=0318254298444948657821582&scoring=m
                              Nico.

                              Ask some specific questions and we'll try to help you...

                              TIG

                              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • A Offline
                                ALFRED
                                last edited by

                                Hello! My name is Pavel, from Russia. I am a new user of this forum, and me am very difficult to be guided here as english I know isn't very good yet. Say me please, in what topic would be possible to ask a question on a plugin which to me it would be desirable to use or offer idea about creation of a certain plug-in to the advanced users writing plug-ins? I am not able to work yet with it.

                                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Pavel and welcome!

                                  I am not sure what exactly you want; a plug-in to help write an(other) plug-in???

                                  Gai...

                                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • Z Offline
                                    zitoun
                                    last edited by

                                    Hello there !

                                    I'm currently trying to have a miniature plane flying in front of the camera in a small room (Airfix Dogfighter like...) and I'd like to thank a lot Pixero and Fredo whose work is VERY handy.

                                    I manage to have some kind of nice curve for my camera motion, I now need to see how I will animate my plane relatively to the camera... Scripts is the way to do that, I think.

                                    Anyway, thanks a lot and continue the good work !

                                    The light at the end of the tunnel is a train.

                                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                    • S Offline
                                      stada
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi there!

                                      For an introduction you could go to the Official SU blog, since I am the most recent "Featured Modeler" in this blog. I was watching an online video about the Sketchup Basecamp (I dream to be there once). In the speech this SketchUcation site was mentioned. I had been visiting it already but registrated only today.
                                      I am a fanatic Geo-modeler but want to learn more about rendering and Ruby things as well.
                                      For dutch SUpers: I have a weblog.

                                      Thanks,
                                      Dick Stada

                                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • GaieusG Offline
                                        Gaieus
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Dick and welcome! Nice to have some more geo-modellers aboard!

                                        We have a dedicated "GE Subforum" under the main SU Forum if you are interested. 😉

                                        Gai...

                                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • A Offline
                                          ALFRED
                                          last edited by

                                          @gaieus said:

                                          Hi Pavel and welcome!

                                          I am not sure what exactly you want; a plug-in to help write an(other) plug-in???

                                          I would like to express idea in a topic, but I do not know what, and whether there is it, on a writing of plug-ins pluginsmakers for a writing of those plug-ins, hope you me understood? Thanks.

                                          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                          • GaieusG Offline
                                            Gaieus
                                            last edited by

                                            Okay, I think I understand. You have an idea and would like to ask if somebody could write a plugin for that.

                                            I think best would be to go to the Plugins Forum and start a new topic with the [REQUEST] word in the subject. Just like this one for example:
                                            http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30931

                                            Gai...

                                            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                            • 1
                                            • 2
                                            • 34
                                            • 35
                                            • 36
                                            • 37
                                            • 38
                                            • 72
                                            • 73
                                            • 36 / 73
                                            • First post
                                              Last post
                                            Buy SketchPlus
                                            Buy SUbD
                                            Buy WrapR
                                            Buy eBook
                                            Buy Modelur
                                            Buy Vertex Tools
                                            Buy SketchCuisine
                                            Buy FormFonts

                                            Advertisement