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    • B Offline
      beck103
      last edited by

      here's a 5 min one.
      still need to work on the line quality and on the shadow direction to match the shadow that the table leg is casting but on a larger scale that watermark option is indeed the way to go.
      i used a higher transparency on the rectangle and removed the "cast shadow" option.

      Guess i learned a new thing today πŸ˜„


      DJDGHJGJGJ.jpg

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Normally, with buildings and similarly "blocky" objects (if you can get a good view), it is easy to match to the photo with SU's PhotoMatch function. But when you do not really have those verticals and horizontals to match the axes, it is really just eyeballing.

        I did the same (eye balling) with this model to match/compare it with an existing building.

        [flash=640,500:1aur20v6]http://www.youtube.com/v/YBF6rJIhTnQ[/flash:1aur20v6]

        As for the line quality; export at larger (say 2x) and resize it in an editor.

        Gai...

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        • TrixtaT Offline
          Trixta
          last edited by

          Hi All.

          New on the forum but not to Skechup. My wife and I run a small Renovating company (Remodelling in American English) in Cape Town, South Africa. We specialise in kitchen renovations/remodelling. She's an Architectural Technician and I'm the 'Project Manager.' We use Sketchup 8 pro. and AutoCad 2007. She would draw up the floor plan in AutoCad for me and I would import it into SketchUp and design the kitchen from there. All good so far. Now I need to start the costing......

          I know there is a way of assigning values to faces etc. so I can get a costing from SketchUp.. Just need to learn how.
          I also need to find a cost effective (see crazy currency exchange rate) rendering software so as to impress our clients. πŸ˜„

          Hence, here I am...

          Thancks for having me on the forum and I'm sure I'll find all I need here.

          P.S Here's the project we are working on at the moment. Please note. The client was very specific and partly renovated the room himself. Hence the tiles around the window at the wrong hight etc. πŸ˜’
          http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=d90d3b396b1d6753fb30250eea621d28

          Win7 & SU14 Pro

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          • TIGT Offline
            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Trixta

            This 'estimtes' plugin could be a good start http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=35181&p=317078&hilit=estimate#p317078.
            There are also other similar tools around if you search.
            There are loads of renderers around - here's a thread debating them... http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=79&t=37767&p=333392&hilit=renderer#p333392
            Kerkythea is a well regarded free one but it has a learning curve. Twilight is relatively inexpensive, and easy to use, and gives quick results [there's also a free trial watermarked version available]...

            TIG

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            • TrixtaT Offline
              Trixta
              last edited by

              Thank you TIG. πŸ‘

              Win7 & SU14 Pro

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                darklabor
                last edited by

                Hello gents!

                My name is Thierry AKA DarkLabor, a tank enthusiast (... and a Leclerc fanatic).
                I've spent quite a few time on a model, and come to some problems regarding the way to model some parts.
                So I'm here to learn a little further about what SU can do! πŸ˜‰

                Here are some screens of the thing for those who are curious about it:

                http://engins-blindes.leforum.eu/t300-Modelisation-3D.htm (sorry it's in french)

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                  Headaches
                  last edited by

                  Hi, new user here.

                  Self-taught Solidworks for about a year, proficient at AutoCad 2D, very little experience (more like attempts) with AutoCad 3D.

                  I haven't taken the time to peruse the forums completely yet..... Quick question. Is there a plugin or program available to export a SU model to a 3D printer? Thanks and looking forward to learning this apparently widely used program.

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Hi Bill and welcome!

                    Maybe this plugin will work: it imports and export from/to STL (I understand that it's the required format, right?):
                    http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=24515

                    Gai...

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                      ECOHOMES
                      last edited by

                      @gaieus said:

                      Hello there,

                      Welcome to this little SketchUp Community we have set up here!

                      Welcome to this forum for all your beginners questions. You may also have more advanced questions and may post them in the appropriate forum.

                      In case you're not sure if your question is beginner or advanced (or very specific) then don't worry too much. This World is full of worrisome people already and we want you to get that cozy - de-worried feeling here. So in that case just post it here anyway. If we feel that it can be answered in a more specialized (sub)forum (like Vray or SketchyPhysics for instance), we may help you by moving your post there (note that you will always find your posts under the "View your posts" link at the top).

                      We are extremely sorry to inform you that due to the increasing amount of spam, your first couple of posts will be moderated before becoming public. Believe us, this is also uncomfortable for us as it loads extra work on our shoulders. So we ask you to be patient; our moderators are from all over around the World and will soon approve your post and you can go on asking.

                      If you have a pressing deadline or any job/work related request however (i.e. looking for a SketchUp 3D modelling, rendering or Programming Expert) just send a Private Message to Mike Lucey or visit our "Team SketchUcation" page for further, brief info.

                      Just want to compliment and thank the forum people for their patience with me a novice of 1 week old in the sketchup program and 75 years young in real terms - not an architect and never drawn a staight line in my life. My questions have been replied to almost instantaneously, the forum attendees giving of their personal time unstintingly in the quest to help. Thank you to all. (I love the program)
                      Hans

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                      • K Offline
                        kaas
                        last edited by

                        hello,

                        My name is Max. I'm not new to the forum but I haven't posted before. Many thanks and compliments to the forum people who so generously share their knowledge and ruby's!

                        I'm an architect in the Netherlands and atm looking into the possibilities for using Sketchup and Layout solely without the need for additional CAD software.
                        I'm having a great time reading 'Construction & Working Drawings - Discussion'

                        Greetings,

                        Max

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                          skipper2011
                          last edited by

                          Hi Gaieus, been a while playing with this model to get it right. I want to move two gantres seperatly in the scene. I get to only move anything in scene 1 but i want scene 3 and the gantry moves one way at the correct speed but on the next scenr when i wish it to move back it does but flies away and is lost. I think i'm getting there but can't figure this one out. Any where i can get that answere.
                          cheers, Rob

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            Rob, best would be to start a new topic for this (it can easily sink here) and please, attach files - skp and maybe screenshots - about what you are trying to do...

                            Gai...

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                              lazyrey
                              last edited by

                              hi, i just recently discovered SU and find it interesting...

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                                Shipwreck
                                last edited by

                                Hey everybody, I just joined up because I just discovered SketchUp and downloaded the free version 8. In fact I was searching for an online concept art forum and stumbled upon this site which led me to the program. I am so amazed and excited that there's a free 3D modelling program out there! I've always had a lot of ideas floating around in my head, gadgets, buildings, spaceships you name it. But i'm not that great at drawing, I'm decent but not good enough to really put my ideas onto paper exactly as I visualize them, anyway hopefully I'll get good at this!

                                Just tried using it and was epicly lost. Figure I'll start with the most basic shapes and work my way up from there. That said, how do I make a cone? Or a dome? or a sphere? It's a miracle I got circle square cylinder and cube down haha! Any tips would be greatly appreciated!

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Devin and welcome!

                                  Indeed SketchUp is a great discovery to anyone who stumbles upon it.

                                  As for the shapes you mentioned: they are made during a "lathe" operation with the Follow me tool

                                  See an example file below.
                                  FollowMe.skp
                                  First you select the path (a circle) with the Select tool second you simply click on a "cross section" of the desired shape with the Follow me tool

                                  (you can find it under Tools or activate all sorts of toolbars from the View menu)


                                  Ah yes, and when you ask something, do not log out and visit the next day but wait a couple of minutes. πŸ˜‰

                                  Gai...

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                                    Alioth
                                    last edited by

                                    I've been doing residential drafting for years using my self-taught CAD skills. I had some experience with SolidWorks in University and I started playing with Sketchup a couple years ago. Now I'm making the jump to Sketchup Pro and Layout for all of my construction drawings after seeing the amazing work that members on this site have been able to do with it.

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                                      Geschwindigkeit
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi.

                                      I am wondering how I can make part, not all of my model See-through, like glass.

                                      Something like this:

                                      http://www.achievedisplay.com/prodimages/half-glass-display-case-l.gif

                                      Thanks! πŸ˜„

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                                      • GaieusG Offline
                                        Gaieus
                                        last edited by

                                        There is already a Transparent material library in your Material browser. Once a material is in your model already, you can add transparency to virtually anything - just go to the edit tab and find the opacity (transparency) slider at the bottom.

                                        Note however that SketchUp will never render your "glasses" fully realistically (like with reflections and such). But that's another discussion anyway.


                                        opacity.png

                                        Gai...

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                                          aihara
                                          last edited by

                                          Hello,
                                          My name is Maaya & I basicly a newbie in SketchUp world (just intalled SU 8 couple hours ago).
                                          I want to say 'Nice to meet you all, & Please help me in my study to become a good architect" bowing πŸ˜„

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                                          • GaieusG Offline
                                            Gaieus
                                            last edited by

                                            Welcome Maaya. Hope to see you as an experienced SU users soon! πŸ˜„

                                            Gai...

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