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    • R Offline
      redpencilman
      last edited by

      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

        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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        • boofredlayB Offline
          boofredlay
          last edited by

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

          http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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            redpencilman
            last edited by

            Thanks, tomsdesk but what is a NE quardant?

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            • jenujacobJ Offline
              jenujacob
              last edited by

              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

                @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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                • B Offline
                  Bill Wilson
                  last edited by

                  😳 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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                  • jenujacobJ Offline
                    jenujacob
                    last edited by

                    😳 😳 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

                      @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
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                        @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

                          @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

                            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

                              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

                                @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

                                  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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