I think the model will be extensive and will not suite GE criterions... As I understand street view project, they want the buildings to be as simple as possible. But in my project I try to do it as nice as possible. Hence my model will cost a lot of space (on disk).

Thanks for the responses! I will try and get two classes (3 hours). I will show them where to get help and I will definitely send them here gaieus... I will also tell them that I will always be available to help with individual questions. Can't wait to start on my own design Thnx again, Max

I can't get FOG dialog box to display Ignore found an answer in another thread by TIG thanks for the insight ... snappyfogdlg registry x was on the moon

guys, thank you very much!

@davidboulder said: @unknownuser said: Selection Toys has some basic functions to select all parallel or perpendicular. If it doesn't already, it would be cool to have checkbox to only select parallel with same face normal direction, vs. opposite. There is a "Select Coplanar" - which is misnamed as it's actually "Same Direction" instead of being coplanar.

This might be helpful. [image: 7954814416_2b227cba86.jpg]

I've just used circle + line2tubes as you recommended. This was just try with the plugin I just downloaded, but I see it creates spaces when you try to make tube from circle.

@amaho said: Hi everybody! I use Sketchup from 3 years, but i don't know how to make this shape in attachment.. Can anyone help me? Thanks! Bending,transforming,etc are easy to. FOr extreme warping use tgi3d warp on top of the basic tools. Render is in vray [image: yORn_Twist2.jpg] [image: lJJK_twist3.jpg]

Thanks chaps!

@unknownuser said: NO Stupid is never asking a question. You are just learning something new...something we all do every day. Indeed. And if you are curious, here is our "duh" thread where many experienced users also "confess" that they are still discovering SketchUp. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=17315 And don't forget to visit our "welcome" topic in this Newbie forum that says: @unknownuser said: ...In this Beginners Forum we believe, 'There are no stupid questions! Only stupid answers!', so please don't be shy about asking any questions you may have or just saying 'Hi' and telling us a little about yourself... (And that topic has a very early ID: "57" - dating back to 2007) Moreover... when I started with SketchUp, with the first free version (5) Google made available back in 2006, the image export resolution limit (in this free version) was confined to screen resolution - so essentially not much better than a screenshot. So basically speaking, your question is not as "stupid" as it seems. Other limitations (that are no longer limitations) were: no animation export, no sandbox tools for instance. Free users have access to all this now.

The auto-loading of Ivy's components was discussed... I can't find the 'fix' either... Perhaps in the morning I'll remember what/where it was... It can't be that awkward to move the auto-loading for the 'startup' into the 'first-use' of the tool...

Super cool never thought to bend a 2D image with the Fredo Scale! [image: Sx3N_cool.jpg]

Well Ryan, actually this would be great if you can...like other modelling software that you can layer your materials.....maybe in the future...

Thank you Mitch, I really can't thank you enough.

You are right Thomthom. It did occur to me that it might be glued but when I checked it wasn't glued. I probably right clicked on some other component in there and didn't notice...

Here's a tutorial on how I made the floor in SketchUp.

Ah yes, now I remember. I came across the same problem a couple years ago. Still not fixed? Well, it's on to Plan B...

What kind of cabinets do you make? Perhaps you could share a photo or two?

@cmd said: selc ltd, You can also take the image you brought into the model already and drape it directly onto the geometry you have created. I quickly created a video for you showing how to do it. http://screencast.com/t/GYgECBqW Here are the steps used in the video Determine size of your patio Import your texture as an image Scale your texture to the proper size :: created a group first and then changed the size of the image within the group only Positioned the image above the patio geometry in the correct XY Exploded the image which creates a "Projected" texture Sampled the image texture from above and applied it to the selected patio geometry. As a bonus, I also used the image texture to create the patio without the individual brick edge work I hope this helps Cheers CMD Hi Cmd, Wow thank you so much for that cmd! I followed your video and I have sorted it now. On reflection I think I wasted my time building the scale model because the bit you showed at the end of the video looks a lot better than the model and only takes seconds to complete. Thank you again for your help I really appreciate it!