Dave R, Sadly the link you sent are for Sketchup Pro users, I am using the free version Sketchup Make 2016. With the obj plugin for Make 2016 it does not give us the "OBJ Export Options" like the pro version gives you. It just gives the option to save with converted textures into PNG files or not. I tried reversing the faces so they are the correct way, and it does nothing to the exported OBJ file. Still adds why too many edges. Any other ideas?

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Quite apart from any graphical effects of styles, you can often get a more interior-like effect by reversing the sliders in the shadows dialog...slide the Light down and the Dark up. You'll get a more ambient effect, even with shadows still turned on.

@garystan said: Hi everybody : Currently I'm using Sketchup 8, and it's still functioning well. I do have a question about PlugIns. Is there a way to (temporarily) disable any PlugIns that I'm not using (at the current time) ? I downloaded a few PlugIns, and I think the plugins that I'm not currently using might be taking up memory space, causing Sketchup to function at a slower pace. Thanks in Advance--------garystan Start by looking at Window>Preferences>Extensions. Uncheck any you are not using. Otherwise you will have to access the plugins folder,C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins, and move unused plugins to a sub folder. You can always move them back if needed. You will Administrator access for this.

Thank you pbacot. I installed Libfredo6. I believe that is the most recent version, or at least what I saw when trying to diagnose the problem on my own?

EPRT is viewable using a free-viewer. It is also openable in SolidWorks. But unless the original author explicitly made it to be convertible - say to STL - then it's not convertible - rather like a PDF... It's very purpose is to protect IPR by being limited it its capabilities...

Yes. I guess that's it in a nutshell. If you choose the tool first, the offset will occur along all the edges that bound the face. Notice the face will be highlighted when you hover over it. Pre-selecting the edges gives you more control when you need it.

That would be awesome Fredo! I use it every day, Thanks!

It should be relatively easy (with move tool or push pull) to adjust the lengths and relative offset of the pipes after. Changing the pipe diameter, after you've done follow-me, and changing the radiused sections would be harder. Save a copy of your layout lines for follow-me, so in the future you can run follow-me again with different pipe radii if necessary.

Thank you guys for the suggestions and replies. Unfortunately, I need the model to not have just 1 texture but to retain it's original tile texturing. Do I have any other options? Does Thrupaint have anything here that can help me? Is there any way I can paint through surfaces to all faces that are under the drop bucket tool?

You're a good guy Dave, for all the help you give, thanks again!

You're quite welcome. You might also take a good hard look at shiny metal objects around you. Look at how reflections off their surface work. Let that inform they way you create the objects you place around the model for reflections and shadows.

Give this one a go. http://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=nilines2arc

You did nothing wrong. It seems it's sketchup that failed. It happens sometimes. In step 3, right click on the texture and untoggle fixed pins. Try making unique texture again.

There are a few that only work with SketchUp Pro. Most work with both, though.