Soap Skin Bubble is hosted on the author's website but there isn't a version of it that will work on 2013 yet. At least there wasn't the other day. The author claims to be working on an update but who knows when it will come. You can create complex surfaces with TIG's Extrusion tools and Fredo's Curviloft, though. Also Artisan and Vertex Tools.

@Brian There are many good video tutorials on YouTube... Starting with the basics... Search for 'sketchup tutorial for beginners' Adding in 'floor plan' covers much of what you are attempting... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juqRzHWEZcw is pretty near what you want to do...

I already solved this issue. I just downgrade to Sketchup 6 and I didn't yet get this problems, at least, in that frequency.

@dave r said: Sorry, I didn't realize the problem was that you couldn't find the toolbar. I thought the plugin wasn't working. I'd have suggested that you pull out the toolbar if I'd known. I didn't even realize that WAS the problem.

This is my first try at previewing my model in G.E. G.E. opened but the model didn't show up. I'm guessing it's a permissions issue, but what folder, file do I need to have permission for?

@jiminy-billy-bob said: You can also change the default material color in the "styles" window. Thanks for the reminder. That tip will also come in useful going back and forth between the two programs.

Alright, thanks!

Yes, there is always glue. I am definitely expecting to shore up these joints with glue if necessary. I'm not an engineer, so I'm not sure if glue alone is a superior method of joinery with ABS. Do you think so? I would expect that a dowel that was then glued would work better. The snap idea came out of the possibilities of the material - really it seems like a component that could just be added to the edge of a wall or end of a protrusion, on which one could add another part. Both sketchup and 3d printing seem unusually appropriate tools for this kind of a feature. No connector? Just drop one on there before printing! Also, I am trying to figure out the best way to use these materials and their potential. Since a print taking up most of the 6x6x8" bed is taking on the order of 30 hours; I kind of want to utilize the parts to their highest potential. Has anyone seen anything like this out there in downloadable components? Anyone have further advice - would glue alone be superior? Or can anyone critique my designs? Thanks!

@chris fullmer said: This might not be completely relevant, but Chris Dizon from Trimble wrote a station point importer that is pretty cool. http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/total-station-point-importer Chris Thanks Chris! It's interesting that you post this because I was just this week in Pittsburgh meeting with a Trimble guy. He was at a local distributor giving them a class and he agreed to meet with me to discuss Trimble total station purchase options. We talked extensively about Sketchup integration and he said "Chris just wrote a point importer that's really nice." I said "Fullmer?" he looked confused and said "Umm, no. Chris". I decided him explaing his Chris and I explaining mine was not worth it, so I said "Well send me a link to it." Which he forgot to do. We are trying to decide between a Field Link which uses Sketcchup and CAD or an LM80 which doesn't but has a really easy point entry interface. If I can use Sketchup in the same way I used to use LM80 then it's a lot easier decision which to buy. what I need to do is a two step process. Take points shot with an RTS and develop new points based on the shot points. I.E. "From point 3 turn 90 degrees (based on a line that is drawn from point 4 to point 5) then move 4 feet and make a new point. Step Two: Load those points, that were both shot and created, into an RTS to be staked out. So I am rambling. I'm sorry. Thanks for your information I heard about it but didn't know where to find it. Thanks!

Technical. That's very technical work. SketchyPhysics makes use of an existing free library of physics simulation software. And he just plugs it into SU. And even that is an incredible undertaking.

hi, thanks for a quick and valuable answer! this is a pretty cool idea, i guess latest version acrobatrea*er 11 ! i wish i knew everything like you

Yes, Dave, your method is much more straight forward and simple. But I was trying to follow the steps outlined in an exercise. Thanks to everyone for their input.

Could you post some example files? Or at least screen shots of the before and after?

hi, everything is working like a charm. thanks for your care!

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@scoobio32 said: Hi. Sorry for the late reply. That's great worked a treat! Thank you very much!!

So just the normal operation of the plugin, then.

Thanks CHARLIE__V, now it is clear. It is the best way... (Strange, these errors in the resulting patterns - but I can live with it...)

are you sending .skp files or .skb ?