This came out from involute gear plug-in profile (60 Tooth). Thanks CAUL! I hope that I can soon proceed to a 3D printed piece & real world test. [image: c0XZ_60T-Involute-Profile-Worm.jpg]

Fixed

The standard instal of 'Texture Resizer' on a mac uses sips, so it doesn't even call ImageMagick... and it can use Goldilocks automatically... if you had posted on that thread, others who have posted there will get emails and may be able to help... post there and see who responds... AS for editing materials from within SU, I and others have made a few post of how to get that working again... john

thanks Bob. don't know about the clever part, more like happy accident.

You should also read at this link regarding SketchUp 2013.

@box said: I'm not Pilou, but it matters not. Have a look at this it hopefully explains what I mean. I have attached the model as well for you to study at your leisure. Hi Box Forgive me about the name mistake I downloaded the model and I understand now thanks. now I am off to become a "scenes" star lol Thanks again

Thanks everyone, I actually have something working thanks to your help!!

you can only edit "In Model" materials...

Lengthen the shadows by adjusting the time of day and time of year.

Thanks Pilou and Jim.

Thank you so much Pilou !

Hi Stuart Fuel - only just seen this, thanks for the heads up. I'll give this a try and see what happens. More components to make / amend next week so this info is timely! Cheers

Could you share the component? It'll be much easier to tell you what's wrong with it if we can actually see it.

Hi, the easiest way is to make the contact area larger if possible. You may also use a higher percentage of infill - up to 90%.

... maybe also Renderiza´s [SU]Ch plugin could be an interesting option as well? In addition to the option to decide which content should be exported (i.e. shadows, lines, etc.) I really like the possibility to export images in any resolution, regardless of the currently used SU viewport size. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=482123#p482123 https://extensions.sketchup.com/de/content/such

@dave r said: I moved this from the Bug Reporting forum because this is not a bug. Maybe not a Sketchup bug, but it might be something in the lines of pbacot suggested.

Sonder, To be fair then I also should be more clear. I have my vertical sections on the same model too because what I do on horizontal sections, I also do on vertical sections. Also vertical sections have the added value of easily show the particular spaces where 3d models need more attention. It makes it easy to navigate to a place where you need more work done in the model and it's easy to get inside it with the active section. I used to do that with temporary sections but I tended to forget to erase those or I sometimes would erase sections I should keep. These are the reasons that make it difficult to disconnect them from the model I'm working with. However, I'm pretty sure this conversation will come to mind when it fits a particular building's workflow. Thanks again,

very nice

Hi guys, Thanks for help. To be honest I tried your suggestions, and I still have all the problems I described above. In your (PCMOOR) DC area does not update even if I redraw component. Cant get it to work. Also why did you put slabs in floors component ? Thank you

The reason for this is because your new iMac has a very high resolution display. There are many threads on this subject here on SCF. As a workaround you can reduce the resolution of your display or see this where slbaumgartner has offered a set of double-sized images for the tools and other graphics.