got the graphic problem too (on laptop with NVidia Gforce 9650). model is nice indeed

It worked! Thank you!

Okay... so this is cracked. Reloaded SU7 and it works fine now! I'm blaming it on Bryce who is trying to mess with Sang. Thx.

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Hello Dagfinnie and welcome! I don't have SU7 where I am right now so I can't check out the model, but I will later. Thanks for contributing, Chris

And what's more: had I tried it directly in SU I wouldn't have had that problem because the SIN function then sakes degrees and not Radians... doh!

Wouldn't let my upload my mp4 file showing my onClick rotations so here's a screenshot of the tap at least. Be nice if you got a prompt or message that it was the wrong file type or something rather than just not working...does it have to be a gif or something? Doh! [image: BIrj_PuretecTriplaT3_screenshot230322.jpg]

Thank you all for the examples!! I shall work with them and make sure I understand and can manipulate all phases of each. I shall post my efforts when I get proficient working with them!! rshafers

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=6029&start=0

I don't think you were "unfair" with me, but perhaps you are using that word different from the meaning I understand. I am always happy to learn something new. However, I don't quite follow what you are trying to say. I followed what you said step by step and I still get the same results. First, I did NOT ask you to look at the model in "mono" mode. I simply said that in shaded with texture mode when you first make the model it is in default color and to leave it that way when you make the component. Next. After painting from the outside of the component,I assign the component to layer 1. If I edit the component the internal geometry is still on layer 0 but the texture has been been applied to the inside just as I said. I close the component Next, I switch to Mono mode as you suggested. I switch to color by layer. The component takes on the color of layer 1 If I edit the component the internal geometry still registers Layer 0 (not what you said in your commentary) and the external layer color is still applied to the inside, just as it is when we paint a texture on it from the outside when it is in Shaded mode. this is entirely consistent with the behaviour I describe in Shaded mode. However the geometry inside is still on layer 0 If I explode the component it behaves as it did in the shaded mode. The geometry is on layer 1 now and the colour is still the colour of layer 1 as it was before I exploded. If I change to shaded mode it is still the same If I turn off colour by layer and look at it now, the colour is of the texture I orignially painted. The colour by layer colour does not over ride that. So I don't quite understand what you are trying to point out. So sorry. Perhaps I'm not understanding properly?

Have you grouped your floors?

I havent experienced that exact problem, but occasionally i get groups (seemingly) randomly smoothing when theyre exploded. Seems quite common when you import things although ive never been able to work out the exact reason why.

That can also be avoided in the modeling stage, if you know before hand it will be rendered and you want a smoother curve, by setting the curve segments to a higher number.

@chris fullmer said: OK, so I looked at your model now and it is as simple as I explained before. Follow the step I explained and it will work. I can tell you haven't tried it yet.... So here's a video showing how to do it. [flash=639,508:3gv34453]http://content.screencast.com/users/clf23/folders/Jing/media/6046e45c-b94a-4ecb-82ea-b1cddc75214d/simpe animation creation.swf[/flash:3gv34453] When you export the video like I showed, it will create an avi file, which ic a standard video file, that your lecturer can play and see that you did indeed make a 3d box. Chris yes mate I made all this .. ! but my problem now is rotating the box about itself and stay on the table! MEMBER remus told me a trick of using layers but cant manage to make it work !

I have tested things on XP and Vista and it is fine for me. I did have a think and I might have worked out what is going on for you. Would I be right in guessing that you create DCs, which work fine, then to save them you go to File => Save ? If you do this then your DC will not work. You have to go to the component browser and save from there. This is because when you access the Component Options you are only looking at the top layer component, in Component Attributes you see the top two layers. If your DC was saved within a model, when you import that model will be seen as a component containing the DC you were after. If you saved within a model more than once, or put your DC within another component, then you would see nothing in Component Attributes. You actually can alter the attributes of things beyond the first two layers, if you edit the component and select the Attributes from in there. I think that is probably what is going on, but if not then maybe you could post an example of the problem that we can take a look at.

Thanks Dave

Hi DTG, If I asume correctly, you are trying to click into the VBC / Measurement box to activate it and start typing, am I right? Don't do that. Just start the operation in the desired direction (you can even release the mouse or finish the operation) and type then hit Enter. Never click into the dialog.

Sometimes I've found that I have to click on the component with the scale tool to get the scale handles to appear. Does that help in the example in your last post ThomThom? Chris

It's not been consistent. I'll keep observing it and report back.