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      andrew_cwcarch
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      Hi All,

      Names Andrew and I work as a CAD technician in a small practice. I've done a number of renderings before, but they were mostly made using dxb exports from ACAD and then coloured/textured/etc though Photoshop & Illustrator, so I haven't really fully utilized all that SketchUp has to offer. I'm already downloading some great plugins and playing around with all the different possibilities this program has.

      Nice looking forum here, I look forward to getting to know the community πŸ‘

      Cheers,
      Andrew

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
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        Hi Andrew and welcome!

        Gai...

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        • Rich O BrienR Offline
          Rich O Brien Moderator
          last edited by

          Hi Andrew,

          Welcome! One word of advice....run!

          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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            Bencito2
            last edited by

            Hello My Name is Benjamin Ferreira.

            Thank You for the generous resources on this site.

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              Welcome Ben, glad to have you here πŸ‘

              Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                joycebmartz
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                hello...
                This is my first day in SketchUcation. I've been using the basic tools of sketchup but would like to learn it more in depth ...especially the plugins.

                Thnks

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  Hi Joyce and welcome! Look around in the plugins forum!
                  πŸ˜„

                  Gai...

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                    Monty
                    last edited by

                    Just joined, looking forward to learning more about SketchUp!
                    I guess I'll just thank everyone in advance! πŸ˜„

                    -Monty

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                      Gaieus
                      last edited by

                      Hi Jeff and welcome! β˜€

                      Gai...

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                        blondeambition
                        last edited by

                        Hi All,

                        ...and enormous thanks for all of your help and information! I discovered SU a year ago, while looking for an alternative to my old student version of AutoCAD (for interior design). I've been giddy with delight ever since! I was successfully using the Pro 7 version until a few days ago, when I upgraded to the new Pro 8, and am now having issues with Push/Pull not functioning correctly. (It seems to work for a few operations, and then starts to just move the faces)

                        I've read that it could be related to my mouse (Logitech LX 3 optical) and wonder if anyone here has encountered the same issue, and hopefully can offer some advice? I unfortunately uninstalled the older program, and am desperate to get "up and running" again. I'm having SU withdrawal symtoms!!! 😒 Any suggestions would be most appreciated!

                        I'm excited to be part of this forum, and looking forward to learning more.

                        -BarbE

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                          Gaieus
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                          Hi BarbE (and welcome),

                          Maybe it's your graphics card/driver. Ty to disable hardware acceleration under Window > Preferences > OpenGL settings. If it "seems" to help, first thing should be to update your video driver.

                          What video card do you have by the way?

                          Gai...

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                            blondeambition
                            last edited by

                            Thanks for the welcome and the suggestion. I did try that earlier as a solution, but it didn't work. My Graphics card (is that the same as the Video card?...please forgive me if that's a dumb question!) is the NVIDIA GEFORCE 9800M GS 512MB.

                            Fortunately, I did a System Restore, and have my Pro 7 Version back. I plan to reinstall the 8 version at a later time.

                            Thanks again for your welcome and prompt response. Also Happy New Year!

                            -BarbE

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                              Gaieus
                              last edited by

                              Well, openGL and graphic (or video) card issue was just my first guess. Yet you could still try a driver update. If it used to work with SU 7 and now with SU 8 it has issues, I am still suspicious (the card itself seems to be okay).

                              I also have a Logitech mouse but I did not install its driver just using it as a plug and play mouse and it works flawlessly.

                              Anyway, you can install and keep both SU versions at the same time. I have all since version 6 and can even run them together.

                              Gai...

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                                rlharv2
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                                Thanks for the welcome. My name is Rick and I am new to SU and will be learning to use it for woodworking as a hobbyist. Thanks

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                                  JicJac
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                                  Happy and prosperous New Year to all you sketchy characters.

                                  I'm a technical illustrator / patent draftsman. New to SketchUp.

                                  I kicked around in Second Life for several years. I learned a lot about building in 3D and textures there.

                                  Here is one of my first stabs at SketchUp.

                                  http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z341/JicJac/Dungeonrailandgear.jpg

                                  It's a scene from an informal story myself and two of my brothers are writing - just for the fun of it.

                                  My goal is to become proficient with SketchUp this year and incorporate it into my day-to-day production stream.

                                  Thanks in advance for the warm welcome,

                                  JicJac

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                                  • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                    Rich O Brien Moderator
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi,

                                    Welcome to SCF. That's a big cog you got!

                                    Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                      JicJac
                                      last edited by

                                      @unknownuser said:

                                      Hi,

                                      Welcome to SCF. That's a big cog you got!

                                      When I was into SecondLife, I created many SteamPunk Victorian environments. Scale was almost always out of proportion - intentionally. Dealing with fantasy worlds provides license to mix and match contemporary with rustic (Jules Verne-esque). It's fun and nonrestrictive. Not sure where SketchUp will take me. There seems to be plenty of competent architectural drafters out there. I suppose my creations will run from contemporary mechanical to fanciful SteamPunk Victorian and a few artistic pieces.

                                      Thanks for the comment,

                                      JJ

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                                        Stylus_PT
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                                        OlΓ‘ amigos!

                                        My name is Manu, I'm an architect and I'm from Portugal.

                                        I use Sketchup since it was a @last software, I've started to use it as a volume sketch/study tool at arch school, than I've begun to understand the hidden capabilities of sketchup and ended up using it for the hole architecting process except licensing, witch use "good" old autocad from exported sections.

                                        As a work tool I need it to be fast, and sketchup is the fastest model maker I've tried until we start bending the geometry in more than one axle, as soon as we do it workflow just drops to the ground.

                                        With this in mind I think I'm limiting my design creativity just to get things done at scheduled.

                                        I have been following this forum unregistered for quite a while, but know I realy need your help to search and understand some plugins witch I think will keep me stick with sketchup.

                                        My thanks since now.

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                                        • Rich O BrienR Offline
                                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi Manu,

                                          Welcome to SCF!

                                          You'll definitely get good advice here. And you'll get help with finding solutions quickly. Get posting πŸ‘

                                          We also have a Portuguese forum that you can access via your User Control Panel. There's a tab there named User Groups which allows you to access the other languages etc.

                                          Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                                            doppel
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                                            hi guys!
                                            congrats for this friendly place!

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