That is a really good video explaining Follow Me, thanks for the link Bob.

Yeah, soory. It's just too late here...

Thanks ely... do you have any tips for me?

all right ..thanks guys fir the advices

Hi Gale, SU Free is capable of all the modeling features of SU Pro. The only difference is in 3D and 2D vector format export possibilities and (for a funny reason only PC version) the Location tab in the model info. See a detailed "distinction" between the two programs here. Note however that if you succeed to use SU in your current project, you will never uninstall it from your HD Should you have any specific question or problem, please, be encouraged to as them here! Also, we have "collected" a few links where you can pick up ideas easily - at the top of the "Newbie" Forum, see the "Getting started" topic.

Edson, the couple of examples I posted here were just quickies made from a single png...didn't add a shadow face, sorry. Yes, to the Alan link...if you the "shaded" face style you'll see the shadow face(s) of any of my trees. The other thing you can do is explode the png image (then hide the 4 edges), now it's just a material you can edit the color and transparency...and I'm afraid it's also a bit more bytes. If you really want to get into it you can export the image (right-click menu on a PC...Mac?) and edit it in PS, then import it back into the component (you'll need to change the name of the new png) and erase the original.

...Thanks all// happy sketchuping!

Hi Remus! Yes, it is high-poly, i know... And i know it can be painful to work with in huge scenes (like the one i'm working on now, for example... i've been forced to create a layer to contain all the windows of this kind, and then freeze it when not working on... But i modeled this component for rendering purpouses, so i HAD TO -want it or not- keep it very detailed. Sorry again if it's too huge; next time i'll try lo upload a lighter one

thanks for sharing all of these styles, dave. dooby dooby moo....

Thank you That is helpful.

Elegant method! But seems a rotation on the good axis + elevation gives the same result with the "Grow" script by Tig with just one click Just built the first piece with an integer angle for have any problem of junctions Just a question : How many segments or coordinates can manage SU before slowdown? Zbrush can manage some millions of polys, I am no sure than SU can make the same Tin method is very consuming but tricky Waiting next Tin episode with delight

I would be totally happy, if the bounding boxes of groups would allign to the actual axes. if you change your axes (for example to fit a house into an existing survey model and still be able to refer to the house's axes), SketchUp still alignes the bounding boxes of new groups to the original axes. that can drive you mad (and made me cheat with the compass orientation instead of rotating the building to its correct orientation). but your idea sounds interesting too.

Thanks Boo!

If you want to extend a line or curve to form a face then it needs a ruby - unless you want to make a face and pushpull it up then erase the edges that are not needed to leave what you want - see Jean L's ideas... Didier has a script - see: http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/em_geo_page.htm extrudelines... Pick the edges and run the script - it makes the faces you want.

Cheers Remus, will give it a go... Ta,

If only TIG's script worked with dynamic section cuts! But I fully understand that it's impossible. Apart from this, it is a brilliant script and I love it!

The floor plan was drawn in autocad and them imported in SU. The walls were then drawn on top of cad with the rectangle tool. I then made a slab/ floor with thickness hoping to intersect with the walls which should facilitate texturing separate floor areas. I'll try and post the model when I figure out how to link a large file. I suprised no one has run in to this problem. The surface does not always clean up-some lines are thick (which means not cutting the plane in su or not intersecting) and some are thin. There is always some trace over that has to be done after intersecting. BTW I am aware of stray lines and intersect ruby's to check. Even these are no garantees at times to indicate all is well.