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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
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      Hi Indra and welcome! You will find endless amount of resources here! 😉

      Gai...

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        sevilsivle
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        Hi from another Noob.
        I am a mechanical engineer so am used to working with 3D CAD software. I have just gone freelance in a field not requiring a full blown CAD, but where it would be nice to produce the occasional 3D drawing to illustrate the product I am selling.
        I am finding it somewhat frustrating knowing what I want to do but not yet knowing how. I do however find that it is far easier to learn something new when a specific task needs to be done rather than trying to plough through tutorials and the manual.
        It looks like I may soon have to go for the "pro" version or have to learn Ruby in order to realise the full potential.
        I guess there are a few long nights ahead!

        regards

        Tim

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          liseb
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          @zach said:

          Hi, I started Martin's "Edges to Rubies" tutorial prior to last summer. It seems like an excellent tutorial, but I stopped using it (and SketchUp) for the past 6 months due to other time commitments. I've waited so long to restart, that I think that I'll need to start over again to get my bearings. One initial directive that I was unable to resolve the first time that I started Martin's tutorial (and I'd like to get it right this time) is "How to Create a Working Directory". Martin suggests naming it C:\carrige_house -and that seems fine, but I'm not sure how I create this (file?). I have windows vista. I've tried Google, but that doesn't seem to bring up what I'm looking for. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Zach

          You must have found out a long time ago by now.
          For those still not sure, here are the steps
          Go in Window (Ms icon) type “cmd” in search box (or open it from 'all programs' then select 'accessories', when the command prompt appears (the black board), type from where the cursor blinks “mkdir carriage_house” (without the quotation marks) then press enter. Close the Cmd blackboard. Go back to search (in Window Icon) and type the name of the directory, in this case type carriage_house, it will show its exixtence: simply a new folder. Right click and select “open folder location”, where your new folder will appear.

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

            Hi Opal,

            Welcome to SCF! Nice cake 👍

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp 📖

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            • TIGT Offline
              TIG Moderator
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              Opal

              Welcome!
              Nice cake! 😄
              You can attach image files [and many other common file-type too] directly to your post [look below the typing pane for the options...].
              There's a ~4Mb limit per item, and you can attach zipped files if they are 'disallowed' or otherwise too large... When posting an image please keep the size sensible [i.e. it should easily fit on a PC screen!] because some members have quite slow connections... and slow-loading things will annoy them!

              TIG

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              • opalO Offline
                opal
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                Thanks for the welcome TIG and Rich. I'm so used to anything over 500px square being a no no on forum boards, that I just do the link as habit.

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                  TIG Moderator
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                  ☀
                  The 'good manners' image-size is usually around 1000x800.
                  Using 'outside links' can also be annoying to some members, if they have slow-connections, odd-locales or restricted access-rights etc. So I recommend attaching reasonably sized versions of you images directly to your posts.
                  Of course, please be sensible - one, two or three pictures of your creations will usually suffice [we don't want the "holiday-snaps" syndrome... where our members' eyes glaze-over whilst scrolling through your 'book' of posted images 😉 ]

                  TIG

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                  • opalO Offline
                    opal
                    last edited by

                    also glazes over on those kind of posts

                    I only do that for noob tuts

                    will go edit the link to a pic

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                    • opalO Offline
                      opal
                      last edited by

                      hi
                      I'm opal.. in lotsa places on the web. I started using sketchup about a year ago. I love it. Unlike some other 3D modeling programs I can SEE the interface. I was directed here - also last year but have not posted before (I don't think so anyway)
                      I just wanted to say thanks to everybody in here for all the advise to others and plugins that make this program so blasted functional.
                      One tutorial said to get the feel of the program, make something simple - like a box or square chair - so built a 4 tier with pillars wedding cake- round and decorated with ribbons of flowers on the layers. The poly count was upwards of 7 digits when I got through.. but it was awesome to make.
                      Cake pic..... before applying textures

                      http://i28.tinypic.com/2vkxea0.jpg

                      Can't learn a program from scratch without first playing with all the tools 😄

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                        Bio981
                        last edited by

                        Hello, my name is Flavio and I am a new user of sketchup! I hope to learn a lot with you!

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                          delliddell
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                          Thanks for the welcoming message! I'm relatively new to sketchup, and I'm taking a class to learn more about it.
                          I hope that this networking system will be helpful as well as what I learn in class.

                          Mario

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                            bobbyem3
                            last edited by

                            Hello SketchUcation,

                            I am starting a class that uses sketchup. It looks like a helpful tool and am looking forward to learning more about the program.

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                              Gaieus
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                              Hi guys, it seems that two new user who go to classes are here. What sort of classes are they?

                              Gai...

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                                troyhome
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                                @gaieus said:

                                Hi guys, it seems that two new user who go to classes are here. What sort of classes are they?

                                It's a course i teach at Andrews University in Michigan. We learn SketchUp, Photoshop, and inDesign and then whatever else the students may have an interest in. It's a semester long course and one of the requirements is to become a member of this forum; it's a wonderful place for help and a great environment in which to learn. Thanks for welcoming each beginner who joins!

                                IOviz.com
                                SU Pro 2024 PC

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
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                                  Hi Troy,

                                  Well, a very good requirement - I will suggest it to other teachers as well!
                                  😄

                                  Anyway, glad you are still around and teaching SU! 👍

                                  Gai...

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                                    dmorrill22
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                                    Hi, my name is Doug Morrill.

                                    I would like to know if there is a plugin available that will change the texture or color of an object (such as a group or component) with timing. I want to create a strobe light setup for a pickup truck model, and be able to vary the flash patterns. Is this possible, or would it be fairly simple to program? I have never done any programming before, so learning Ruby or something would take quite a while.

                                    Thanks for the help,
                                    Doug

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                                      obkcaptain
                                      last edited by

                                      Hi everyone
                                      New (very new) on Sketchup, and old (62, very old), I've discovered a simply way to modelling 3D. Mac user with OS Lion, I had some problems rendering SKU's files properly. Kerkythea doesn't install on my Mac under Lion, but...I keep my laptop, wich (running the old XP) had received it ok.

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                                        numbthumb
                                        last edited by

                                        You´re never too old for this 😄 Welcome abroad!

                                        Comfortably numb...

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                                        • Jean LemireJ Offline
                                          Jean Lemire
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi folks.

                                          See this thread in SketchUp Help forum:

                                          Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

                                          favicon

                                          (www.google.com)

                                          Just ideas.

                                          Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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                                            boofredlay
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                                            Welcome.

                                            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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