Sadly the link gives me drivers that are older than the current ones installed on my laptop. Oh well. Still a great piece of software Thank you Kris and Alexey for the replies. Scott.

@wo3dan said: (*) create a 'Face Me' component with a circular face. Wrap this çomponent in a new 'Face Me' component with its blue perpendicular to the inside blue. The disk will face the camera all the time... Thanks, this is a better solution. Small sphere is difficult to move and placed in the center. But, math point should not be zoomed, always has the same setpoint. Maybe in future versions to add options for using in math.

I have worked with AutoCad Architecture since 1994. I have been working with Sketchup Pro for 3D models only for a year. I like the links posted on how to use Layout. Think I will finally be able to abandon Autodesk..after I practice some. I love SketchUp. I like AutoCad for some things...I used to model in 3D, but have not done so ever since I got into SketchUp...I think everyone ought to leave Autodesk due to their non-cooperation, and lack of improvement over the years.

TIG gets the points! I just didn't know what the sketchup word for this was. I will be using his plugin I think, as I want to call it from code (which you can't with native offset) and some of my shapes are a bit crazy. Thanks to you both for your help!

It might help with your orientation and sense of scale if you use one of the templates that have ground, sky and a person in it.

@eric80 said: HI so yes the regular text works, in fact it is right side up but the 3D text is upside down!!! how's that happen? hey eric, there are a number of possibilities of what's going on but it's hard to guide you in the proper direction without knowing the exact orientation of your model and text. you can attach a .skp here which other members can view and help sort out your issues much more quickly.. when you're replying to a post, look beneath the reply window and you'll see an 'upload attachment' tab.. use that so we can see the problem without the need for these pesky words

@Pixero Hi there, still working in SU 2022 Pro, thanks v much!

@tig said: ...then revert to the Make version if you decide not to buy it. and if used for non-commercial purposes only. An upgrade from a non-legal license of SUP7 to SUP13 is obviously not possible, i.e. a full new license of SUP13 needs to be bought in this case. Norbert

Glad I could help. Best regards, JQL

I doubt you over stepped SketchUp's abilities but possible those of your computer. It might be that you are running a bit before you've really learned to walk. There are good strategies to deal with the sort of stuff you are doing and ways to make it less work than it probably is for you right now. Good housekeeping methods are a prime thing here. You mentioned that you are planning to do some renders. While you are cleaning up your models, make sure you don't have any exposed back faces. Some rendering applications won't render them even if they have materials applied to them. If that's the situation in your model, you might find it very frustrating so cleaning up your models in advance will help reduce that, too. It sounds like you are looking at this as a learning experience so that's a good thing. Keep plugging.

Welcome to sketchUcation!

Thank you for sharing! Regards

@unknownuser said: Looking great Aaron. Just a couple thoughts 1.it would be great to be able to insert multi-sash windows as well. 2.adjustable trim configurations 3.adjustable stile and rails. Also, when you are forming floors and walls and roof lines are they automatically set into separate groups? This would be great for layer control. Great work! Hi Nick, Thanks for the input! To address your questions directly: We do plan on getting different window types in the future. This first release we added the VERY simple tool of adding what we call dividers. These can be used to represent sashes, mullions.... whatever! We do allow the trim to be adjusted for width, at this point. I would love to see the kinds of controls you would be interested in. Please let me know what you think would be useful. Again, in the future releases we want to add this, please send me your thoughts on inputting these items. Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully I can get additional input and amp doors and windows way-up in the next release! Thanks! Aaron

You're welcome. Just giving back to this forum, whatever I can, whenever I can! You were only the ideal victim JQL

Hello Dave @dave r said: [attachment=3:3cdzjik2]<!-- ia3 -->jpp.png<!-- ia3 -->[/attachment:3cdzjik2] A question for you, Bruce. What would your expectation be for the way these corners get handled? They don't appear to be correctly done although I don't fault the tool. It appears that JPP did what it was asked to do. %(#0000FF)[I would expect the plugin to at lease read my mind and perform the operation correctly. I agree its a difficult one. Perhaps various corner operations can be made as an option to the plugins. Its not until you stop and think of exactly what and how the operations performs that the complexity is revealed. My clients think that I just tap the keyboard a few times and the compute generates the building drawings.] [attachment=2:3cdzjik2]<!-- ia2 -->jpp2.png<!-- ia2 -->[/attachment:3cdzjik2] This seems more correct to me although the joint between the angled portions and the horizontal part, although correct for what JPP is supposed to do, is probably not the way it would be built in real life. The horizontal and angled surfaces have been extruded the same amount so to join them you would have to miter them at half the angle between which is exactly what JPP did. [attachment=1:3cdzjik2]<!-- ia1 -->jpp3.png<!-- ia1 -->[/attachment:3cdzjik2] Maybe this is better? I expect that no matter what modifications were made to JPP or Shell, there'll always be geometry that will be problematic. There will always be some things that require the judgement of the user. Agreed, I am just pleased that someone has thought about this more than i and provided a plugin that makes my life easier. All the best

I have what I want now in the third image. Before you pointed me in the direction of the foreground photo checkbox, I couldn't find a way to get my modification displayed over the top of the photo. Now I can. Thanks for your help. Julian