What are you looking for in the Tools menu? Note what it says in Usage. [image: 1733241195967-screenshot-12_3_2024-9_52_42-am.png] [image: 1733241218641-screenshot-12_3_2024-9_51_57-am.png]

I wanted to add a small note about the used plugin Make Fur by Tak2hata: When I used this Plugin many years ago when it was released, it worked fine as it was intended to do, but it regularly caused the programme to break completely due to the lack of affordable hardware resources at the time. I completely lost sight of this tool. Well I reinstalled it for this nutcracker for the first time in years (more out of curiosity) and was almost amazed that it was still available and more importantly that it now ran completely smoothly on the latest hardware and software. Since today's hardware requirements are significantly better than what I was using back then, this tool runs great and fast and delivers excellent results... So, thanks to the plugin developer! https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=fur_en

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@FairhavenMatt Also remember that working on any program's files that reside away from your computer also risks losing data when saving - which is irretrievable. Always work on a version of the file on your computer, saving it there as you work. When that work is completed save a copy of the file over onto the 'remote' location. Having your version on your computer is no harm and a useful safety net if you get problems with the remote copy getting made. Making a remote copy of a file is far less likely to cause any issues, as the OS is very robust at doing this, whereas any ap saving remotely is more likely to have hiccups... In your case the remote location is not accessible, but if it had been you have the ever present risk of a glitch in the file's data - potentially making it unusable...

@fransko what stl file? If you are referring to the one for the clips I showed in my first post, no, I don't give away my model files. Sorry.

NEW RELEASE: ElevationProfile v1.1f - 01 Dec 24 Requirements: LibFredo6 14.8a ElevationProfile v1.1f is a release including: Bug fixing of a problem when importing some KML files Home Page of ElevationProfile for information and Download. Main post of this thread.

@Chelmite You hold the shift key to select more components.

@L-i-am Hopefully they'll retain a consistent UI with 2025. I have no interest in the collaborative and AI features. I'll stick with my SU and D5 Render workflow. The key will be if SU retains its usefulness as a modeling software including the operability of plugins. I'd like to provide them input but I think it would go in one ear and out the other. I'd be happy if they left SU 2022 Pro alone but they're going to end geo location and 3D Warehouse features for "security reasons." I don't really use those much. Eventually I can see a complete "end of life" for 2022. If they left SU 2025 pretty much as it is with 2024 and just fixed the icons I'd be content.

@ZG53 If you read all of the thread and the guidance notes... The JAR files that ImageTrimmer uses must run/open in Java. So firstly you need to have Java installed [if you don't already have it, the it's freely available off the www...]. Next you must ensure that the JAR files are set to open with Java, many unZIP/decompression tools like WinRar hijack that file type and open it themselves [uselessly]. Go into the associated filetypes in WinRar and untick .JAR... ImageTrimmer should now run as intended, although to do need to ensure it's working on a PNG file Image with fully solid and transparent areas...

@L-i-am Sue-perlative.

I think what you want is like a variable pitch helix. The curve of the helix begins from a horizontal plane then begins the helix and at the top the pitch transitions to another horizontal plane. In Sketchup you'd have to mess with the line segments. I tried finding something in Blender and haven't found anything. I'm still a novice with that. It looks like Solidworks and Rhino can do something like that.