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      Sierramtns42
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      I just started using SU Make 2013. I design furniture using the "View" -- "Face Style" -- "Shaded With Textures". While working on designs everything is fine. When I did a Print Preview my designs showed as though they were "wireframe" not "Shaded With Textures". I tried two thing: first I updated Sketchup with the latest updates. This did not help. Still the same "Wireframe" type print. Then I updated the video card driver on my computer (HP Laptop) using Windows 7. This did make a difference, but for the worse. Now Print Previews and Prints are a solid black block. How can I fix this so Sketchup prints in the same format that I use, normaly "Shaded With Texture".

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      • Rich O BrienR Online
        Rich O Brien Moderator
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        Window > Preferences > Open GL

        What do you have set there?

        What type of GPU have you?

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          Dave R
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          Hi David, it's good to see you here. I've wondered how you've been doing.

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            Sierramtns42
            last edited by

            Rich:
            RE - Windows Preferences - OpenGL I see the following
            Open GL settings: has checks for "use hardware acceleration" and "use fast feedback"

            Then under "Capabilities I see

            - 9

            colors - True color
            precision - medium
            shadows - yes
            anti alias - 0x

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              Sierramtns42
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              Hi Dave : Thanks again for all the help you previously gave me on learning Sketchup. Since then I spent a year at the College of the Redwoods Fine Woodworking School in Ft. Bragg CA. Now I spent my time designing and building furniture. I find Sketchup invaluable, but there are some frustrations.

              How are you doing?
              David

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
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                David, it was most certainly my pleasure. I envy your year at College of the Redwoods. I expect you've been designing and making some very nice furniture. Congratulations on the path you are following.

                Back to your printing problem, what do you get if you export a JPG or PNG instead of trying to print the view?

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