@garyion said: My wish is for Sketchup is simple - to work like a typical CAD package. Firstly to be able control Line Weights - maybe like via layers or object properties like autocad Black - 0.18mm yellow - 0.35mm Brown - 0.5 to create quick legible drawings. Auto hatching when sectioning thru objects - Trimble buy and integrate Skalp to create quick legible drawings. Auto Dimension - Similar to Autocad inventor To auto dimension a plan or section in an architectural manner. http://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/inventor/features/all/gallery-view see - Manufacturing and design documentation video to create quick legible drawings. Trimble buy Skalp? I like the idea I don't think that will happen soon. But I can tell you all other things are on our to do list. We work full-time on Skalp and it's our intension to make more of Skalp than just a section plugin. I can only ask you to support us and you won't regret it in the future.

Thanks, Dave R. Yes, once I got going it was pretty easy. It is lacking mortar but I think I may just leave that out. Correct, I was wanting to get an idea for the number of bricks I would need and what cuts I would have to make so just a brick texture would not help. In this case the bricks determine the size unless I want to make a lot more cuts.

To draw edges between 2 curves (step 5)you could paste this into some Ruby code editor. Untested.. a=Sketchup.active_model;b=a.entities;c=a.selection;d={};c.grep(Sketchup;;Edge).each{|e|if cc = e.curve;next if d.has_key?(cc);d[cc] = cc.vertices.collect{|v| v.position };end};if d.length == 2;crvpt1 = d.values[0];crvpt2 = d.values[1];unless crvpt1.length == crvpt2.length;puts "unmatching points from curves";else;gps = b.add_group.entities;for i in (0...crvpt1.length);gps.add_edges(crvpt1[i], crvpt2[i]);end;end;else;puts "Select only 2 curves, please";end Edit: Compressed it to 1 line for pasting into Ruby consol..

Maybe this helps?

You can also use the Section Cut Tool to view inside your buildings. The Section Cut Plane can then be placed on a different layer and hidden, but the Cut will still be active.

Fix problems tells me there are repeated edges, but nothing else. I fixed them. The splats are not frequent anymore. They are not regular enough to test plugins.

Pics and their lack of entropy often led to more guesses and questions than possible solutions and extend the time to final solution. Posting your model or a portion thereof may get you there quicker?

@joncobreti said: ( just i was wondering.....what do you think about use meshlab for simplify the mesh adn late use basic netfabb for fix the error......??) and is better try to create a single mesh like a skin....or print the base for one side and all the buildind box for another...? Thank you Antonio, how big will the final model be? If larger than your printer, you need more than one mesh - either you make a single mesh and cut it up, or you model the pieces separately from the beginning. If the entire model will fit on your printer, then you can use a single mesh. Regarding Meshlab and Netfabb...you need to get the model a little better before those programs will help you. The Google Earth terrain is probably has no thickness, so you need to work on that first. Then I recommend cloud.netfabb.com for fixing the file - if it doesn't work, then you'll have to go back to Sketchup and do some fixing up.

I've tried adjusting the options for the various formats but none of them come out looking too good. I've been messing around with Layout export options and the results actually seem worse than if I export directly from SU. It seems that SU tops out at maybe 200 dpi, but all the lines still appear pixelated. I would really like a 720 dpi image so that it conforms with my other graphic settings.

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Not much I can say to that. Try it so shadows don't toggle off on transition. Thanks for sharing.

Wow. Thanks for the great tips guys! I will definitely do this. I hope my question wasn't too stupid. I'm still trying to learn this program after a year of using it. I'm still learning new things, and I'm pretty sure I'll still have many new questions for a long time! Thanks again!

Good luck animating something like that in Sketchup. One suggestion would be to animate it using section planes I suppose. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sQ-7dt95yw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khsFvyXLe-Q

It's impossible to help you without any further details... (Did you send the error report with some details to the SketchUp team?)

Of course it'll look stretched then if you have it set to Projected. It's doing what you're telling it to do. But that's not the same as your original image and situation, though. Don't make the material projected and it works just fine. [image: XXtf_2014-08-19_08-12-02.png]

Fantastic! Thanks a lot, TIG.

Even if your SKP model is perfectly formed and a 'solid', there can still be limitations with the 3d-printer itself. Sometimes fine details or thin parts cannot be manufactured. Because you can model it doesn't mean you can 3d-print it. Such limitations vary with the 3d-printer-type and the material being used. The printing-firm should give guidance on the minimum [and maximum] sizes - like indentations, surface protrusions, thin walls, slim post/beam sections etc... these are often often ~1mm and 3mm respectively... but find out... If in doubt ask... Your SKP model needs to be setup to be printable - they want you to succeed - so get it right before submission...

or, to make a discrete selection and use the move tool

Excellent! Glad you got it sorted.