Howzit Maxx. I spent 6 years in South Africa as a teen-ager. Welcome to ultimate forum.

@dave r said: Maybe the writer meant "grove"? Maybe indicating that there would be trees. Thank you for your reply. I think you are right. He was talking about having nice garden in front of each buidling.

Yeah, I just figured that out actually It is indeed a double click, and I think something was causing it to register as a double click. At any rate, it seems to have stopped now, a fact I am grateful for. Thanks for the reply at any rate. Now I think I'm off to figure out what was causing it to read any sort of contact with the scroll wheel as a double click.

Dave, Thank you!

Hi Tom, thanks for responding (and so quickly!) I'm attaching an example of what I'm talking about--I'm just trying to figure out the technique, because the hard drive on my laptop crashed last night and I want to recreate some of the designs I had there while I can remember them, but I don't want to take as long as I did the first time.... At any rate, you'll see it's just a basic edge-joined table top, and I put a line on the right edge to indicate the basic kind of detail I'm talking about. I'm thinking that my problem has to do with not knowing the proper configuration of components/groups etc. to get this to work. I've tried drawing a line like you said, but there's always some sort of problem: I can't select the full line, or I can't select the chamfer with followme, etc. Sorry to be asking such tedious questions... *EDIT: Holy crap, guess I posted a minute too late--that's incredibly awesome mon frere, and merci beaucoup Untitled.skp P: benito

Thank you, sir. I like them, too.

Chris As we have just started to provide a GE building modelling service, I have really carefully read the GE license agreement and emailed Google staff to ask questions. I think that this method could be illegal. It would be good if Craig D or Brad could find out for us all. IMO it seems a bit unethical. OK, Google modelled NY, so no individual is being exploited if you create a 3d massing model of Manhattan (but it might be illegal). But the vast majority of other modellers are modelling GE stuff on a client - per building basis at a local level. In one shot this software can create a city model that represents hundreds of hours of work, therefore exploiting all those individuals. Surely this software will be used not just by architecture students but for commercial means. GE modeling is a very hard service to sell anyway because so many willing modellers do it for free, but from the research that I have done, I believe that there is a growing professional demand for it. The risks that this software poses could really deter commercial clients.

Thanks a lot for your help, now, it works! P: Treb

@mike lucey said: PS: Just dawned on me! If the cutting object was exploded then delete as required it would be possible to leave the tub rim surface in tact ? Thanks Mike, Just tried that and it works for me

Perk, Most probably your file size is too big for an attachment (afair it's 512 kb now). You can upload bigger file to our Kelly's server, see information here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=760 or actually, if the file is not a "secret" one, even to the 3D WareHouse (you can upload 10 mb files there).

Anssi, Might there be a way to edit an existing ruby script, one similar to WMF?

Hi Perk, There is a very easy way to modify the dimmensions of a component or group without distorting it's parts. I went into this in answer to another question and posted some pictures by way of explanation. You can find it here: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=4248#p4248 The explanation and pictures start just after the picture of the hamster with the gun. Seriously, there's a picture of a hamster with a gun.

@masta squidge said: @engineeredcupcake said: They were created to go along with his book, Google Sketchup for Dummies, but alone they are very helpful. hi jasmine, welcome to the fold. chopra's book is excellent and very cheap too, if you buy it from amazon.com. another good source of videos is http://www.go-2-school.com; some of them are really impressive. cheers.

Masta, See, the transfer of the Newbie Forum was not totally useless. Have a look at the very first post here (a reply to your very last post at the old board) after the transfer has finished.

Looks Fabulous to me! I'm glad to be of some use

Now I’m planning to design all components with help of special literature. It's very interesting. So, I'm going to kill two birds with one stone I will get home plan in details and material estimation. Will gain basic experience in building technologies. :thup: Thanks for advice! P: wlynx

alright thanks man. P: CHUKIE

You can use the arrows while drawing a line as well.

have a look at the animated water reflection freeware available at this site.

Ah, good, thanks for reporting back. That was just a clue but now it's good to remember, too.