Thanks Chip I am in the habit of selecting the objects before the tool. I didn't realize that the move tool must be selected first for this to work.

Flowify? https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=323%26amp;t=61363 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T99WJL46Si8

That worked wonderfully too! Thanks cotty!

FYI: After my network re-config. I tried to reinstall and authorize SU. It kept saying invalid licence. Finally got this from Trimble: "The user might be having an issue with the formatting in their email program (like outlook) changing the dash to a "bash" which looks the same, (my emphasis,) but SketchUp doesn't recognize it. Try typing it in vs copy/paste. Also, try pasting the whole license into the Advanced window." Might have saved me a few hours of frustration if this info was to appear on the licensing t/shoot page

@sjs66 said: What exactly does it mean when it says "close the mesh?" It means that the mesh is not manifold. It is not a solid volume and there's a hole somewhere that need to be filled. If you make a cube and group it SU Entity Info will report it as Solid. Delete a face and it becomes non-solid. Solid Inspector is hunting and finding this exact problem.

Here's a SKM file that can be added to any version's Materials collection... Hardi Shingle Siding.skm

Thanks to both of you! Turns out I had FredoTools installed and it does the trick exactly. Much appreciated!

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@pilou said: A little more enlighting! yes, video is better thqn talk, however there are a lot of steps in the video that could be faster. I'll try making a little gif after holidays

@pilou said: hello Chipp! I have not but someones say that is the best! Minute 8.47 to the end! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdnHP7xxWXs Hi Frenchy, I have a Space Mouse on my desk and I use it some, but it keeps my left hand off the keyboard I think I'm happier (faster) with it on the keyboard. It is great for 'fine tuning' a scene though. Something which I can't do easily in KeyShot, so sometimes I create the camera view in SU and export to KS.

just turn your antivirus virus protection off and see if its works.

The tutorial video was really good.........

Should be the same with Flowify but seems this case has some few faces missing in the result! : A little more more tricky than Shape Bender but more versatile) same_flowify.skp [image: QWFE_should_be.jpg]

@dave r said: I don't follow you. Why can't you select the edges? Why do you have all those internal faces? @dohyungkim said: why the middle one make it hard...?? Why are you making it much harder than it needs to be?? Why not just use Follow Me to draw the thing? [attachment=0:c9z4b1n3]<!-- ia0 -->Screenshot - 8_27_2017 , 10_30_52 AM.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:c9z4b1n3] you are right...that should be much easier. but either way would be ok as long as fillet doesn't go weird. thanx Dave R!

GSM is an ArchiCAD library file. There is no direct importer for it into SketchUp. However, the architect who gave you these files could easily export them from ArchiCAD into a usable CAD file type - if you were an AutoCAD user then it'd be DWG or DXF - or for other apps perhaps DAE, OBJ, STL etc... BUT the newer versions of ArchiCAD also export in SKP format [SketchUp] directly - so that would be the simplest path ? He needs to help you !

@unknownuser said: I don't see the need since the 2-Point Arc tool does the trimming automatically as I showed in my GIF. Was the super Doh of the day! Excellent! Never made the Double Click! (just simple click: as it was not writed on the bottom help line! And I surrely missed it on the manual! So it rests "knife" for Beziers!