thanks Dave, I think that might be it. I'm going to change permissions to everything as I've had some permission errors show up when dealing with other folders.

Jean, thank you for the tutorial!

That's very true but even if you just use it as a general guide line (almopst literally): to snap to its edges/endpoints etc. when overdrawing something, it may still be more accurate (and faster) than tracing blurry images.

I guess the thing I'm looking for, rather than buying yet more software, is to find a way to get my existing models, all of which are already set up to render directly to Maxwell or Vray, animated. The nice thing about Maxwell is that it translates SU materials to Maxwell MXM files and the MXS it creates can be opened into Maxwell Studio for further refinements and rendered from there. If Vray created a file I could open in 3DS Max I would be all set, but lo, Chaos seems to like to complicate their software with incompatible material types and a distributed rendering system that defies all logic. I guess they earn their name.

Thanks a lot. The textures were real issue. Ur post is really helpful.

OH GREAT! I did not know that v7 pro reverted to free after the trial period expiration! Thank you guys! (BTW: looking for v7 free just because of the dwg import feature, smart intuition )

Thanks olishea, tried that but no help. Think i need to upgrade some stuff

thanks guys, all your tips are great! pbacot I am so sorry I didn't see your attachement first, only today your work is great, thanks a lot !! I will use your components for work thanks again !! p.s. how did you creat a complet road with the follow me tool with an only pencil shema ?

@unknownuser said: Why did Google sell SketchUp to Trimble? Google are moving to automatically generate building for Google Earth - making redundant all the manual labour. @unknownuser said: My wish is that the Trimble team will expand the API so that ordinary people like me will make their own tools. At Basecamp it was emphasized that the API would be expanded. They are even hiring. Good signs.

Hi - I did not use match photo but imported it as an image. Actually I did what I needed to do for the client in photoshop and now re-doing it in SU to practice. I thought this is a good house to learn on. I did not think of scaling the porch since the house was scaled. I guess any part of the house that is not flat with the siding such as the eaves and porch will need separate scaling. If I had an angled photo and used match photo, would that solve the problem? I would think that accurate scaling would be a problem with an angled photo too.

Wow. I did not know you could do that! The major limitation is that it only downloads the 12 items that show up in the search results at each time. Anyway to have the search show more results? The collection has over 6k components. I have contacted the modeler and he didn't seem accommodating to zip the files and upload them to a FTP.

The UV mapping is described in this video from Thomthom, so no need to reproduce it... [flash:mueajh11]http://www.youtube.com/v/HdX517AryWs[/flash:mueajh11]

Sounds good , if you ever come close to Prince Edward County in Ontario and I'll make the pie. My son uses sketchup and is an architect -different work but combined with Autocad maybe groups have a purpose? I'll talk to him. Thanks for the time you must spend to keep idiots like me informed. Earle

This has been covered ad nauseum here. Please take a look at this as well as the Round Corners thread.

I suppose you unzipped the zip file and windows made a complete folder from the zip file - which you then moved into the plugins folder. No, you need to move the CONTENT of that windows-made folder under the plugins folder.

echoboy. You google "kerkythea". There's a plugin "SU2KT" that works to export from SU to Kerkythea, which is a standalone application. It's not the easiest renderer to learn. You can use almost any image for your background. In SketchUp the background image is called a "watermark". There's info about it in the online help center.

I have just solved it. I make in Sketchup my model with right textures. And just before exporting I flip the whole model through YZ plane. The game takes this and reverts back to correct positions. It is comfortable for me because for the whole time I work with correct model. I'll do this until I find plugin which will do it for me. Have a nice days guys, I am very happy with my model!!

You will get this whenever more than one face occupy the same plane. If you want to show alternatives, you have to put the face (and edges) in a group and assign to a layer, put the conflicting alternate face in a group and assign to a different layer. Make the layer setup for each scene hide the ones you don't wish to see. (If that makes any sense.) You might group all the interior wall surfaces for each scene together. Either erase or hide that portion of GE terrain that lies under your carpet, or raise the floor above the GE image. Is the floor really exactly at ground level? It may be that the interior scene you are showing doesn't need the GE image layer on at all. If this is not the answer, please post a model file.

Thanks Dave, Guess I was working way too late and got a little frustrated:-) I remembered how to do it after your prompting.

Thank you both!