The "Duh!" thread (aka the Doh! thread)

Bep

Don't make this mistake.

I unfolded a cilinder/ring, and measured its area (cm²) with the tekst tool, with hidden lines turned off in view. (bottom strip of fig 1)
The strip at the top drawn with the rectangle tool shows the correct area.
although the face, when selected looks undivided, the square cm² turn out to be only for a part of the ring.(fig 2)

I notest, that drawn with the rectangle tool, entity-info identify's the rectangle as a face, and the unfolded rectangle as a surface.

fig 1
hidden lines off
fig 2
hidden lines on

test

david_h

So I have a question. . .and this is coming from a "Top Sketchucator"

(try and contain your laughter at least till I pose the question )

i am trying to import a collection of materials from a previous version of SU and I can't get those to stay put in my materials pallet. Each time I open us SU I have to reload them.

What am I doing wrong? Needless to say, I don't do this a lot.

Dave R

David, what operating system? What SketchUp version?

Is this a collection of materials in a folder?

TIG

From the 'palette' phrasing I guess you are on a MAC ?

No matter, when you import a collection into a model those collection-materials are available in that model.
When you open a new model [or an older one] those collection-materials are not there - why would they be ?

If you want the material-collection to be available in all new models, then open an empty new model from your template, add the collection-materials, then save the model as a template - overwriting your usual template, OR making a new template, and setting that as your default-template.

Now all new models will have those collection-materials associated with it ?
You should also be able to associate the collection with existing models ?

david_h

Thank you my Brethren.

I am on 2019, Win 10.

To TIG's point, I think i need to load these into the template.

thx,

D

Dave R

The materials are not part of the template. If you have the materials in a SketchUp file, open that file. Then, in the Materials panel, click on the the house icon to show the In Model collection. Then Details menu button to the right of the drop down menu and choose Save collection as... then immediately go to that menu again and choose Add collection to favorites.

If you have the materials in a folder containing .skm files already, simply go to Add collection to favorites, choose the folder and you should be all set.

david_h

Thanks Dave. . .I got it solved. . .thanks to you guys.

Dave R

Very good, sir.

rv1974

2 in 1: Select + Recall last tool on one Space key
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Box

I've been doing a lot of 2d work lately in sketchup simply as a scene setter for layout floorplans. I've been avoiding using my spacemouse as it tends to orbit when you really only want pan and zoom, and sometimes you slip and it is just off standard view. If you're a space mouser you'll know what I mean by it feeling awkward if you aren't using it.

Suddenly dawned on me I can turn off the rotate option of the space mouse and happily zoom and pan to my hearts content without getting out of alignment. D'oh D'oh D'oh

I felt so stupid I had to dig up this thread.

boofredlay

Ha. Good to know. Thanks.