...nice ,Very nice!...thanks,Takuji!

Well, Eric linked the Smustard site to you already.Here is a more direct link to the plugin: http://www.smustard.com/script/Drop

That looks like a clipping plane. Try searching the forum for clipping plane. Generally fixed with a good zoom extents. But often its recurring due to models far off the origin or too small or too large. Extreme perspective Fields of view often mess up or fix the issue. Is that what you are pointing out though? Chris

Thanks. Yes,I have also realised that there are two versions so that's why I double checked after posting. Well, anyways...

Well that is a little more comlex than I thought. I was jsut thinking straig jpg export from rotatig camera. I had seen the information from the other post. Very cool technology. I used to work in interactive panoramic photogarphy and saw this demooned two years ago. Its going to be some pretty amazing stuff, on the fly 3d modeling as you capture video. I'm sure Google is cooking up something as well, ieally using Google Earth as an interface for all of this content. Here are some old panos I did linked to Google Earth. Of course now you can do panoramics directly in Google Earth. http://www.fullscreenpanos.com/sphpblog/index.php?d=24&m=07&y=15&category=18 So things brings up another "protected" option for interior spaces. QTVR Pano (vs. object) export. In this you can spin and zoom but can't move camera position With the Ojbect it is just the opposite. Camera can move but target is stationary. I've already menteiond soemwere that this would be nice feature to add on to GE export in SketchUp. Low poly exterior model, but within that are links to panos from inside the building.

Ahh, true. If he is using the free version he won't have LO. Oh well. There is always the magic wand in photoshop or whatever photo editor you like. There are good free online photoeditors you can use now too. I'm still baffled why SU on a PC won't export a transparent png file automatically. I was always under the impression that it was something that the Mac OS facilitated. But now that I know LO does it automatically, it seems like SU should too. Chris

If you don't want to use jpg export then dwg/dxf export is an excellent idea. Can open in Illustrator and alter lineweights, styles colors, etc. I remember at some point needed higher resolution images so I just tiled my image and imported it in pieces. You shoudl be able to slice up an image using Photoshop or other apps that slice for websites. Then you can add back into SketchUp.

that´s clever thanks Dave.

Ahh, I' starting to get the picture. Yeah, I guess that would be handy. I dont use podium Kerkythea or iRender like I said. I generally just set it all up in 3dsmax. So, that is just my 1 person workflow. And I really don't know what I'm doing in 3dsmax. So I'd suggest finding more input. Speak up people. anyone else out there that this would benefit? Chris

Ahh, I see - delete all construction geometry. That does make sense. Thanks, Chris

Yes, Clearing the "use hardware acceleration" seems to have fixed it. Thanks very much! -steve

If you could upload a video sample that might help. If I need a good quality movie, I like to switch from avi to .png or .jpg and it will export a series of sequential images. I export them at 2 times the size I actually want the video. Then I shrink them all in photoshop using a batch command. Then I put them together using Adobe Premiere, but other software does it too. But a small clip of your video might answer some questions too. Chris

Ahh, thanks Mike. Well, I agree, that response from google is a bit underwhelming because that was the very first thing I tried too and it definitely does not work. I'll see if I can drum up a bit more support from them for you. I think this is a great bug that should be looked at. Chris

A few more from me.. desk, bookcase, sofa, lamp etc http://www.cadyou.com/searches/downloads/tag;ikea oh - and hey!

thats what I tried to do. perhaps I should learn tools before using them I was not able to snap the control points of a bezier curve precisely to the camera position points. perhaps I should have closer look at the tools provided by fredo. will let you know, if I have success with that. [Edit] ok, as far as I understand it, it is only possible to draw these bezier curves on a plane, but not in 3 dimensional space. so it doesn't work for me when I try to connect camera-positions that differ in height. please correct me, if I am wrong (I would very much like being wrong on this matter ) [/Edit]

Cheers Dave. It looks like I have to take the long road.....

I absolutely agree with you, Boofredlay. with a big model the outliner can be crammed with objects. perhaps we find a good solution for organising the structure. I will definitely think about it.

Thanks, Remus. Here's one more... [image: Rope2.png] (right click and view image to see full)

Here is the skippy basurier.skp

The game table is actually 24" wide. The dimensins are OK. This game is very popular in some South american countries like Chile, Peru and Colombia. But I guess it was invented in Spain, In the top of the table, lacks some bonze frog with his mouth open. The game is about sending six or eight cospels (like heavy bronze coins) from a distance of seven meters. Each opening have diferent points. The best score is when at least one cospel gets inside throug the frog´s mouth.