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  • R Offline
    redpencilman
    last edited by 13 Nov 2007, 20:49

    In past versions of SU, when I zoomed in tight on a detail the detail remained in focus but in SU pro my detail disappears if I zoom to close. When I zoom on a detail it seems like I'm blowing right through the detail. Can someone help me out?

    Thanks

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      tomsdesk
      last edited by 13 Nov 2007, 21:51

      Hey Red, it's called clipping and here are the fixes I think I know:

      zoom extents, then try again
      make sure a big model is all in the NE quadrant
      cussing doesn't help

      I too watch for more help coming I'm sure :`)

      I've been thinking about trying one of those game mice that has a dual sensitivity scroll wheel...anyone know if they work in SU?

      http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
      2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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        boofredlay
        last edited by 13 Nov 2007, 21:57

        Tom, I did not know about that NE quadrant tip. Thanks.

        http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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          redpencilman
          last edited by 13 Nov 2007, 22:25

          Thanks, tomsdesk but what is a NE quardant?

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            jenujacob
            last edited by 13 Nov 2007, 22:31

            when in plan view ur axis divides the entire spaace into 4 QUADRANTS.. so the left upper quadrant is the NE quadrant... considering the NS-EW direction! πŸ˜‰
            one of the first basic things u learn in engineering drawing! πŸ˜‰

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              SchreiberBike
              last edited by 14 Nov 2007, 02:23

              @jenujacob said:

              when in plan view ur axis divides the entire spaace into 4 QUADRANTS.. so the left upper quadrant is the NE quadrant... considering the NS-EW direction! πŸ˜‰
              one of the first basic things u learn in engineering drawing! πŸ˜‰

              Do you mean the upper left, or am I confused. Looking at a map, NE would be the upper right. That's also the quadrant (octant?) within the darker axes lines.

              When I took engineering drawing we used graphite sticks encased in wood and rubbed them on pressed wood pulp.

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                Bill Wilson
                last edited by 14 Nov 2007, 08:45

                😳 Did you make a BooBoo Jenu? Don't worry I understand what you meant and in future I'll try it out as I have the same problem with the free version. Does it work the same in the southern hemisphere where the sun is in the north and the cold wind comes from the south? πŸ˜’
                Cheers, Bill.

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                  jenujacob
                  last edited by 14 Nov 2007, 09:14

                  😳 😳 My bad! my bad!!
                  i meant upper right quadrant!!! sorrry folks! πŸ˜‰ will try not to post at 2 am in the morning!! πŸ˜‰

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                    Gaieus
                    last edited by 14 Nov 2007, 09:20

                    @jenujacob said:

                    ...will try not to post at 2 am in the morning!! πŸ˜‰

                    And imagine us setting up boards with all the others over a whole night with msn messenger on and tweaking things.
                    I hope we haven't screwed up too much!
                    😲

                    Gai...

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                      Tom
                      last edited by 16 Nov 2007, 16:30

                      @unknownuser said:

                      @schreiberbike said:

                      When I took engineering drawing we used graphite sticks encased in wood and rubbed them on pressed wood pulp.

                      haha, you're old....oh damn, those are the tools I used in mechanical drafting. well they did issue me a rectangular, gum based, deletion device also. I can still remember one of my dreaded projects "a bolt" drawn enlarged at 4:1 with accurate thread depth and count, what a pain. now it's 4 clicks and a couple of extrudes.

                      as for "zoom" I have the free version, but I have noticed if your cursor is not on an object, it will zoom way past it. this is worse the closer you are to the object. also if your in "parallel projection" it seems to "hide" parts of the model.

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                        SchreiberBike
                        last edited by 16 Nov 2007, 17:53

                        @tom said:

                        well they did issue me a rectangular, gum based, deletion device also.

                        One of my favortes was the "eraser shield"
                        http://p.office1000.com/vp1/52950BKSTD.jpg
                        . What a way to make dashed lines. That's something you can't even do in SU.

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                          Anssi
                          last edited by 16 Nov 2007, 19:15

                          I also had this device with a thin metal tube that was used to spill a mixture of soot, water and gum arabic on the pressed pulp.

                          Anssi

                          securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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                            boofredlay
                            last edited by 16 Nov 2007, 21:22

                            I bet Gaieus could identify what that is. He is an archeologist after all.

                            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                              Gaieus
                              last edited by 17 Nov 2007, 03:02

                              @unknownuser said:

                              I bet Gaieus could identify what that is. He is an archeologist after all.

                              Yes, exactly that's a piece of "thingy" (the scientific name for it).

                              Gai...

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                                thomthom
                                last edited by 20 Nov 2007, 08:11

                                Would such a "thingy" sell well on eBay? I think I found some in the loft.

                                Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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