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    • K Offline
      kojack666
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      Using sketchup to build a 3D model of my home plus gardens.Done the house structure and am trying to import a photo texture for my front door onto the face I've selected, but it will not allow me to. Has that wee no can do symbol on the image import. I can place the same image on any other face , but not the one I want.
      If I put a block colour in the face it is graduated.
      please helppp!

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      • mitcorbM Offline
        mitcorb
        last edited by

        Hi:
        Did you refer to this article?
        http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/167479

        The article was found by Help>Knowledge Center> type keyword "photo" in search box and after a little wading, find that article.

        There are You Tube videos on the subject, also.

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

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          kojack666
          last edited by

          Thanks for the response.
          Yes I know about this method of importing an image, and this is what I've been doing. This works on all the faces on the file I'm working on , except one particular face.
          I suspect it could be that I grouped the the house building and it is the door image that will not apply.Ive tried ungrouping but it still has not worked.

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            TIG Moderator
            last edited by

            Apply textured images onto the face itself, not the group/component.
            Edit the group to get into its geometry...
            Plain materials applied directly onto a 'container' work fine as no UVmapping is needed, but to get good results apply textured materials onto faces, you can then edit the placement etc in the context-menu item 'Texture'...

            TIG

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