@tibbyboo said: Hi! I'm an Interior Design student, and wondering if anyone could kindly help with a tutorial request. My designs include a modular triangular ceiling like this ( http://www.zeutch.com/archi/pavillon-bloomberg-29889 ) and I've tried countless different methods, but I really can't get to grips with how I can make this kind of structure on SketchUp Make 2015. I'm an intermediate user, however this has totally stumped me! Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much in advance to any replies! Tibbyboo My Honey Comb plugin, which you can find on my blog, might be of help. [image: W0fk_honeycomb.gif]

@TIG, I did ask that at the start but overlooked the reply... @filippobasso said: About OSX install, I've a normal "File System Personality: Case-sensitive Journaled HFS+" OSX install, yes @Filippo, this is not a normal OSX install, and many apps will run into problems, not just SU... I believe OS X server and iOS are [Case-sensitive], but OS X became 'Case Preserving' in its standard releases... there are are few threads with reply from SketchUp staff discussing the known problems you will have... your second mac must have the 'standard' journalling if it works... john

Well, I hope you're right and it doesn't happen again. That Ctrl X would cut the selection to the clipboard where it would still be available to paste until you hit Ctrl C or quit SketchUp. Still, it's worth paying close attention. Good luck.

Matt, sorry for not replying till now. No, I don't think the naming would be an issue, just that the Xref itself may be a problem.

Subject: Making measured drawings from warehouse drawings @daddywoofdawg said: I'm using 2016 make and have downloaded a "drawing"from 3d warehouse.I can run the tape over it to get measurements,but what I want to do is make measured drawing with measured components/parts to print out. So my question is how to Make measured drawings from warehouse drawings? The full answer to you question is very long and it depends on how the "drawing" was created. Did the author use components when they drew it? Did they make them correctly and precisely? Assuming they did do those things, you would be able to place copies of the components in the model and use the Dimension Tool to add dimensions and the text tool to add callouts and labels. Scenes will provide you with views you can return to and layers will provide you visibility control. If you want to make professional-looking plans you could use LayOut and add the dimensions and text there.

@slbaumgartner said: Does Windows SketchUp support assigning any F keys as shortcuts? It doesn't on Mac (you just get a 'ding' if you try). Yes. I have F2, F3 and F4 assigned to the three component flip commands and Shift+F2, Shift+F3, and Shift+F4 to the Flip along model axis commands.

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Did you try flux? https://justgetflux.com/

I'm running Windows 10 and I have Sketchup 7 through Sketchup 2016 installed I was using Sketchup 8 for all my developmental work. Now I use Sketchup 2016 as I like a lot of the new features. More ways to draw arcs, better tool bar handling, trays, better info when working through bugs. The other versions are simply for testing my plugins. I use a strategy where my plugins go into a shared folder that all versions of sketchup use. So I can configure a plugin and then test it on all versions of sketchup. This also makes it much easier when upgrading. When Sketchup 2016 came out all I had to do was drop a 2 line ruby file into 2016's plugin folder. All plugins loaded without having to install them.

Thank you for your answer Jean. Infact i already work very organised. All the models i insert are already components. So copying instances is not a problem. Also no loose geometry or ungrouped objects. As i searched deeply, i found out that the main problem occurs when i export/import the models. The 550kb fireplace which i designed in 3ds max becomes 5mb when i export as fbx. And when i import it in sketchup via simlab's fbx importer it becomes 75mb... I have reported this to both autodesk and simlab. Waiting for an answer if there is an other way of exporting/importing without growing the file like this.

There is a recent v2016 Maintenance Release, with some updates. Get it from SketchUp direct... http://www.sketchup.com/download/all Never download from an untrusted site...

Thanks guys

Ahh... That's it. I was thinking of something more complicated. Peter is right. I only meant for you to trace one line segment on the edge. Zoom in close and you'll see the segments.

thanks! I found it. My toolbar wasen't complete in fact.

@hornoxx said: @dave r said: ...Then drag the thumbnail for the In Model texture to the secondary pane. Presto! Material saved. hey Dave - great and thank you !!! This is a "Duh!" thread information to me! The same thing works for styles and components, too.

Usually, if you align view to a face, the clipping is harder to occur on it. Clipping is related to where your camera is in the model and how big it is. If your project is very big, probably you'll only solve it by splitting your project in multiple files or scaling it down.

@dave r said: Do they have to be PDF exports? If you have a scene for each image you need to create you could use the Image Set export under Animation. I don't know of a plugin that would do what you're asking but you will likely be limited if you are still using SketchUp 6 as indicated in your profile. Yes the exports need to be pdf for import into illustrator so that they can be edited and then final export from illustrator to svg. I'm playing around with a couple of scripts 'export layers' and 'export scenes' but if they could be combined then bliss ...

@wimve said: When I search for Draw Helix in the PluginStore and in the ExtensionStore (3.0), I only get one result: John McClenahan: SU Draw Parametric Shapes v2.5.3. This doesn't seem to be Draw Helix. The SCF Plugin Store and Extension Warehouse are not the only resources for plugins and extensions. As for your success after turning the helix on end, Upright Extruder was intended to deal with the twists that occur around climbing paths as typically happens with Follow Me. It was shown in the tutorial.