@cotty said: Another way with SubD plugin... [attachment=1:2x7wscxi]<!-- ia1 -->sofa_subd.JPG<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:2x7wscxi] in this case, i had to match a photo pretty accurately. with subd i often have a hard time getting predictable results... spending a lot of time fiddling with creating quads (which i can never seem to get right) and crease strength. more practice i guess.

Answering my own problem here. It seems that Sketchucation tools is the culprit. I transferred the version I was using with SU 2016 and used it alongside the plugins that the Trimble extension manager had installed. Having removed the SU Tools extension, memory requirements dropped dramatically to something reasonable. Doing a bit of research, I found SU tools v. 3.1.3 but could not get them to install in SU2017 Pro 17.3.116 - I unzipped the rbz and put them in the plugins folder then relaunched SO but to no avail. It seems that Trimble are determined that one should use their extensions manager.

Thanks guys, will try Fredo6's Animator.

Can you confirm if its a seperate plug in? As Chipp said yes it's a plugin! And free! In fact there is even 2 different plugins as some Moi Members are very productive in this field! Elephant and a variation of Elephant! (Maybe only one with the soon new beta V 4 ? ) But don't forget with this sort of thing : it's more easy to use a "node(s)" than build its own one! Because you must have a little practice training before obtain a true gem! [image: 1280px-FREMO_Alsfeld_DSB_NSB.jpg]

Thank You Very Much TIG!

indeed, I did not do it as an administrator. I must start again... I do this... but it the same thing !

If the [imported] component has gluing/cutting behavior set, then that means any instance of it will "stick" it onto the first face you applied it onto. If you select such an instance, right-click > context > unglue... It can then be moved independently of its initial connected face...

Well, SketchUp 2015 doesn't support operating systems that are newer than it is. If he's updated the operating system, it's no wonder he's having problems. The solution is to update SketchUp. Keep in mind, SketchUp Make is for non-commercial use only. If he is using sketchUp at work, he needs to be using Pro. You do, too, if you are using SketchUp for anything other than hobby use. Your profile indicates you are using Make.

I guess I did not answer your question fully a 30 frame per second video under 2 minutes long of a single House of the detail level that I was showing in that video would probably be around 3 hours in my experience with my machine. Changing the size and length you can easily get one under the 2-hour mark

Thank you TIG. I didn't notice any highlights of the offending geometry. Is there any other tool that can find the offending intersected geometry? I'd like to know how it actually happened to being with, for future reference... Anyway, thanks again for concisely explaining how to fix the issue. p.s., I still get SketchUp Bug Splat if I put two of the same component in model. Does not happen if there are two different components, i.e., Main Rib Center & Outboard Center Rib. I sent a Bug Splat report, Crash Report #73801. No response yet...

The complex looks good in terms of use, but is not very inspiring from an architectural point of view. Involving an architect is not a bad approach. In such a big studio can blow a little more modern wind of design.

In my case, it is caused when Indigo RT sets a different aspect ratio for rendering in the active scene (for example, for a resolution of 1920x1080 or multiples of that) and when I apply these settings to the scene. In the viewport, the different aspect ratio is typically represented by vertical or horizontal gray bars. SketchUp 2017 (Make) does not cope with these settings of the render program during normal image export from the same scene and produces grey areas of different widths depending on the image resolution. Up to version SketchUp 2016 (Pro) this was no problem for me. I use version 2016 Pro for work and 2017 Make for hobby (Animation, because MSPhysics only runs with 64-bit SketchUp). Indigo RT (plugin "Skindigo") has in the menu "Skindigo Render Settings" a "Reset Camera" button, which also fixes this problem. "Advanced Camera Tools" are, I think, a pro feature.

Can you screengrab the search result for me?

A quick look tells me your issue may be related to your incorrect use of layers. Worth reading up on them too.

Hello, When SU takes longer than I expected,and when I did not save (especially for intersections), I open the autosaved version in a new window. I kept the autosave every 5 minutes in preferences, even if it's annoying while working on 100Mb+ files. This way I can work on my model while the first one is still working. (SU only uses one Core, so it shouldn't slow your PC even if it's working) You'll then get an AutoSave_AutoSave_filename.skp and so on. Just check the last autosave file's time or even open it in a new window like I do to check what you would lose in case you chose to force quit an hanging SU. Sometimes it's faster to lose 5 min work and find a workaround, SU beeing able to hang for hours !

More advanced plugin for things like this https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/s4u-components

Yes. And it's not new to SketchUp 2017. That's been a feature for years and years. You have the secondary pane displayed. You can hide the second one by clicking on the up arrow in the upper right corner of the window. [image: xEyn_Screenshot-11_3_20178_38_48PM.png] You can set one to the In Model collection and the other to another collection. The In Model materials are the ones that can be edited and the tab is displayed only in the primary pane. You can also use the second pane to save new In Model materials. Set the top one to In Model and the other to your desired custom collection. Then drag thumbnails from the top to the bottom.

Is it a SketchUp problem or a Thea problem? Fog? Select all and paste into a new (blank) template file to see what happens.

I liked the .gif creation feature that is seamlessly looping! I'm not a fan of Tilt Brush & Blocks apps though, it's ridiculous. Maybe time will tell but not yet as a 3D creation tool really.

@srx said: Maybe this? https://app.box.com/s/3xmdn2yngv6zag8du8uhzc6uuilnou7z "Working drawings may be purchased for $15.00 " Wow!