Right click the line - entity info - then change segments to smooth out the curve I think SU defaults at 24 segments, but if you increase this it will smooth out

Guys, you were both spot on! Dave: Magenta is indeed low. TIG: Trying to print black lines via an image editor in grayscale mode (applied both to the image and printer settings) didn't print anything. After a bit of fiddling with the printer's settings I realized that, trying to make the lines print in a fine resolution, I selected the printer's "Text & Image" print quality. That was the problem. Changing the print quality to just "Text" made it possible to print the lines in grayscale mode with no color involved. Thanks a lot folks!

use for lenz attribute LenZ =current("lenz") it will adjust first then become stable make X,y adjust to position, you have them set at a value, delete the = with Z, you could create a option to change its value or use =current("z")

Another idea.... As you build your model work out the various sub structures as components. Example - wings, nose section, main fuselage, tail section etc. Assign each sub structure to it's own layer. When you want to work on a particular assembly , turn off layers for the other parts.

innerHTML gives you the tags, as well as text content, that you probably don't want... <script> function showNew(key,val) { (key).textContent=(val).value; } </script> john

have you tried Texture Resizer? http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=360679#p360679 john

Hi folks. See added scene 4 in this SU file for an idea that doesn't affect the terrain since it is a separate group. Any of the blocks can be made as a component or group and then manipulated as you wish by moving or rotating. You can use the Push/Pull tool to modify the dimensions of each making it shorter/longer or narrower/wider. Rectangle on topo.skp

that worked, thankyou

Yep, I use that plugin as well. For trees.

@box said: Use the word Clipping in your search. search returned: clip round the ear A soft but firm strike with the hand delivered to the side of the head.

I'm sure it can be done in Blender, but I have no experience of that. You might also try out Sculptris. That looks pretty useful for organic modelling. It's going to be pretty high-poly though. http://pixologic.com/sculptris/ More useful might be the free open-source subdivision modeller Wings3D http://www.wings3d.com/ As for SketchUp, I can't think of any free smoothing plugin to get that final smooth effect, but Joint Push Pull is free/donate. To subdivide the mesh, it is possible to use the free Fractal Erode plugin with iterations set to 1 and the pointyness set to 0

Holy Cow! For a beginner, you really like jumping in the deep end, don't you? Pun intended. Asymmetric deformation and a skewed base. Okay, what you need to do, if you haven't got them already is to install The two plugins Sketchy FFD (Freeform Deformation) and Joint Push/Pull. Until you've done that you won't even be able to see parts of the skp below (like the control points of FFD) After you've done that, open the file below and click through the scenes tabs at the top. They will baby walk you through the entire process. Until you've learnt a little about those two plugins, some of the instructions will still be gibberish. FFD is accessed via a right-click context menu on the selected Group. JPP has its own tool-bar. I hope this helps. Bathtub Construction.skp

Thanks Box, that's got it working.

Exactly what plugin are you using? Is the fence pale a component? I used PathCopy from Smustard and I get this. Note, I'm showing the original open for editing so you can see its axis alignment. [image: 7l4m_Screenshot-11_12_20154_21_38PM.png]

Actually, Trimble recommends that you don't just copy the plugins folder from one installation to another; you should install them properly. In any case, some extensions (like certain renderers) will install themselves into their own program folders...just putting a loader rb into Plugins. You won't have that program folder on a new system; plus you may have more than one Plugins folder. The default for 64bit versions is in Users/AppData..... but there's often another one in Application Data. It depends on what you've installed. I would recommend making a list of all your current plugins and extensions then installing them one by one using the Sketchucation Plugin Store (rapidly evolving into the Extension Store) plugin. This will create a Bundle that you can then rapidly copy to any other SU installation. As for the toolbar arrangement, I've made a screenshot of my preferred layout. I just import this as an image into SU, Zoom to fit, then arrange all the toolbars to match it. Also don't forget any custom templates, material libraries, styles etc. They'll need to be ported-over too. I'm currently running SU on 3 different systems. I just use it on 1 system at a time. It's likely that the latest release of SU will be out shortly. It's also possible that it may need a clean install...ie uninstalling the old version first, so having a bundled version of up-to-date plugins that can be installed with a single click will probably prove more economic in the long term. Like everybody else, I used to just copy-over my old plugins folder, but you can end up with a whole bunch of outdated plugins that way....except for Fredo's, which have a checking gizmo. You can also end-up with several plugs all doing effectively the same thing. I've just installed on a new laptop; and I took the opportunity to make a fresh start. The point about the SCF Plugin Store installer is that it will automatically install the latest versions directly from here, rather than copying some old version that's been knocking around on your hard drive for years.

Looks like you're doing it OK? Offset will only work if the curve is coplanar and will work in the plane only. You don't need to weld it. That's what will join separate elements into a curve the weld plugins, of which I think there are a couple. Curvizard by Fredo has a weld function. OR if that first image is just an example of what you want to do... Again, you can use the SU offset tool if the whole curve or entities all lie in the same plane. If that's what you want: Draw a rectangle to do your work on. Then once you are done drawing the path edges the surface will already be there. Push pull would define the fence. If the edges of the path are actually not coplanar and undulating in 3d then you'd have to have a plugin like Sandbox or Curviloft to put a surface on it. Extrusion Tools would also help to pull the edges up into a fence.

the road elements need to be in a different group not to interact with terrain. Use a thickening plugin to give sides to the road or whatever it is, which reach down or intersect terrain so it is not a just a magic carpet floating above. But if you must model the terrain for cut and fill as is always done in reality it gets complicated and, short of more advanced software, careful modeling is required. Always save a group of the original terrain for later adjustments and reference.

Open GL details says: Quadro K3100/PCIe/SSE2 GL v. 4.5.0 NVIDEA 347.52

Revit will never be Sketchup, you got that one right for sure. Sketchup starts as a simple and intuitive software. However Sketchup could eventually be a Revit competitor. That is only a matter of wanting to deveop the right plugin. Plusspec claims something along this line right? (Not quite there probably, I wouldn't know.) I believe it would be a matter of choice for the trimble team, but I bet they prefer to keep SU within a wider scope as a modeller, than try pursuing Revit...

Thanks a lot! That looks good. I'll download it now and have a go!