Same problem for me (I’m using SketchUp 2015 and OS Yosemite too): I can't delete "the last one material" as shown in the gif. In addition, I’m using the last version of V-Ray for SketchUp and, every time I add a new material on the scene (e.g. “Metal_Satin”), when I look into the V-Ray Material Editor, I find 3 materials instead of one (e.g “Metal_Satin”, “Metal_Satin_1” and “Metal_Satin_2”) with the same specs (..like they were a copy / duplicate materials). It’s really annoying thing seeing that on the SketchUp Model there is only one material! Anyone has spotted the same problem?

Look at Click-cuisine for see what DC can do!

iam very sorry for being late in reply. i tried what u said but nothing happened. when zooming out ,lines appears through faces but when zooming in it looks great . that's happened only when i re-installed the windows

You should be downloading the .rbz versions. Then you can use Install Extension in Window>Preferences>Extensions to install them automatically.

Add Faces by TIG ? Or for avoid that use the free DesignSpark then export to SU! And make the real time render with the free Visualizer 1.3 [image: conge.gif] Square on the render is just because the mouse was on it for see the interface! [image: conge2.jpg]

@pilou said: At the "pause" Save your file! So if you reload it as a new session of SU, you can change anything before relaunch a new simulation! Thank you Pilou! That works although I cannot press file>save when in pause. I Ctrl+S but was not sure if it worked. It sat there long enough to give me an autosave so I wasn't worried. When I restarted, it launched normally with my bowl of cereal the way I left it.

It's all SU and yes I did make it using the techniques mentioned by TIG.

Try also Ferrari!

Thanks guys! Pipe along path works just like I remembered and saved a ton of work. Mike W.

No You can only work within the group or component itself. so for a collection, they would be nested within a group component which would determine the copies. This can lead to heavier component or file size, however the contents can all be exploded leaving the parent details, thus a smaller file and when necessary swapped with its definition for further editing. Other methods include..... You can use outliner and use the filter to show all instances relating to its name The report writer will create a list based on a selection or the model or use an appropriate plugin or ruby script

or Three ? Click Image for animation! [image: Eqcw_3.gif] [image: 9-Toblerone-D-AFsuisse-104459_L.jpg]

Thanks!

There are some tutorials on API usage, under "introduction" on http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/ . The specific tutorial you're looking for is http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/tutorial_geometry

Thank you pcmoor. i was able to use =CHOOSE(OPTIONINDEX. It gave me the result i was looking for. Thanks for the help!

Hi folks. In fact, it is really simple. Import the file into SketchUp (SU). Don't bother with the 1:40 scale. Find a line that is shown with a written dimension on the drawing. Lets pretend that the shown dimension is 50 feet. Select the Tape Measure Tool. Measure the chosen line by clicking on one end and then clicking on the opposite end with the left mouse button (LMB). Remember, a click is a press and then a release of the LMB. Don't press the LMB on one end then slide the mouse to the opposite end and then release the LMB. This won't work. Once you have done the second click, the Dimension Window (DW) shall show a value which is what SU sees as the length of the measured line. Don't bother what is the actual number. Immediately type the correct value of 50 feet. If your model is set to use feet as the basic unit, you can type only 50 without any suffix to specify the unit. SU uses the default unit which is feet, thus correct. If you have already set the units as anything else than feet, type 50' to let SU know that 50 shall be taken as feet instead of your default unit. Don't click in the MW, it becomes automatically active when needed, like in this case, and await an eventual input. Conclude your typing by pressing the Return key or the Enter key to tell SU that you have finished entering the value. You shall get a pop-up window asking you if you want to resize the model. Click Yes. The model will be resized so that the measured line is now 50 feet as it should be in real life. If the resizing is very drastic, the model may become very small or very large and you may seem to be lost in 3D space. Don't worry, use the Zoom extend button to see the whole model. Choose whatever unit you want like mm, for example. Save the model and you are ready to go. Just ideas.

Excellent set of books! I will be using "SketchUP to LayOut" as one of the primary textbooks for a class am I teaching this fall. Great work to but Matt and Nick.....Mick

My script was a clunky idea, fraught with issues. I don't recommend it for use

@dude8604 said: Thanks for your replies. S Shepherd, it didn't seem to work. Also the file you attached won't open in Sketchup 2014. Is it possible that solid tools have been fixed with Sketchup 2015? I saved back to version 8 and edited the post above. I'm not sure what the problem is but wonder if the scaling is a factor. Also if the cross pieces were a bit smaller or the I.D of your tube larger, the inside corner of the cutting solid wouldn't interfere with the inner wall of the straw. [image: XBc9_straw.PNG] Shep