no, crummy I know but no there isn't. I wonder if a plugin could do that but that's a different forum first part no, no sure I get the second part of the question, there are a couple of plugins that offer more specific control of info on the camera, this is one http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=21047. The plugin CADup http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=35096 will create a series of 2d drawings from your model if that's what you are after. Which version of layout do you have? v2 and v3 have dashed line options under the Shape Style dialog (for lines drawn in layout, v3 can control the scale of the dashes which is key. If you put the model in vector mode you can explode it and alter the line work of the model but it is no longer referenced to the model but you could overlap it with other instance of the model that is still referenced. I'm not sure about the method you are alluding but another option is to put the model in vector mode and to a scale, then export a pdf, import it into illustrator and everything comes in nicely so can use layout to get sketchup models into illustrator. There is a plugin that will replace a complex shape with a basic shape(proxy or placeholder), but I haven't tried it but the author suggests you can go back and forth between them in the menu. http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=179977#p179977. There might be another version out there as well. Hope this helps

I used joint push pull http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=6708[image: pC0H_2.jpg] (tab to enter the options window) with the thikening option [image: kxxS_3.jpg]

As I said, it is not a real solution if the video system is some "cheap", integrated one - but at least you can work with SU.

@sdmitch said: You just need to reverse the process and create the rounded part of the roof first then "slice off" the angled portion of the roof by intersecting the roof with a plane and deleting the unwanted portion. Thank You very much. It worked.

There exists a bulk uploader for the 3D Warehouse that allows one to add images to the upload among other things. It is intended for use by companies uploading lots of models. I used it a few years ago when I did a bunch of models for a furniture maker. I think you would have to contact Google to check availability of the uploader.

Wow Rich & Marian I'am blown away by these brilliant interpretations. So, Rich I downloaded Fredo's Curviloft and did just what you said, viola! That is soooo smooth and pretty simple to understand the way in which you can achieve this through the drawing of the connected curves. You're right, after this just spend a little time and round it up a bit. Marian, nicely done as well. Your process ended up pretty smooth and not leaving a whole lot to fine tune. I guess it depends on how critical and precise one wants to get. I will now take some time to attempt your process and get back. Awesome, thanks a million

Hi Gaieus I tried to upload again this morning. No luck again. Thanks for the instructions. Works fine now.

If you still want Heaven, you can use a sky dome. I posted one on this thread. It's big...but not big enough to cause the clipping. Normally, you'd only introduce it at the end...for rendering purposes. It just gets in the way, otherwise.

@unknownuser said: Do any of the new features in SU 8 allow you to cut a hole in a curved surface to make a window. If not is there a quick way of doing this. I have a flat curved wall and need window in it. Here is an old way.[image: eNyn_Temp00.png][image: NADX_Temp01.png]You still have to model a curved window.

Or you could make a component of the rivet, and set it to "Cut opening"...please see attached SKP for a quick and dirty example [image: pTcu_Capture.JPG] Rivet example.skp

Yes, Follow me. I made that video sorry, it was not really meant for a tutorial but a demonstration how quickly it can be done (someone said it's a nightmare to make a sphere so I had to show it's not). Some explanation for the steps: As you can see, depending on the view and position, the circle tool is either blue or green - i.e. is drawn on the horizontal or a vertical plane. You must make sure to draw the second circle exactly above the other - thus that movement to the origin to inference with it and then SU gives the tooltip "on blue axis" afterwards when I select the origin of the second circle. (If you do not do this precisely, you may end up with a doughnut shape rather than a sphere - which is also cool but not the result we want here)) Then use the select tool and click on the base circle to establish its perimeters as the path for the follow me tool Finally select the Follow me tool and click on the second circle. Sometimes it's inside out - i.e. the blue back face is outside - right click and "Reverse faces" I use shortcuts for these tools - therefore the "quick" video - the default for the select tool is the space bar button - and I think there is no default for the Follow me tool so I have a custom shortcut: the F key (which is originally the Offset tool but I set that to the O key and the Orbit tool which would be the O now does not have a shortcut...)

Hi Sorry for my post, I actually just found the solution Apparently Sketchup was interpreting some of the flat areas as curved in my 3D model no matter what. The irregularities were happening mostly on flat areas nearby circular volumes, I divided these specific flat areas into smaller ones and apparently it resolved the problem ! (by dividing I mean I traced different lines in these areas, so instead of having one big flat areas, I have now plenty of smaller ones, which doesnt appear in my rendering since I export everything with hidden edges)

thaaaanks a looot

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in America AAA is for American Automobile Association but many companies who want to appear first in the phone book directory choose this as their name. it used to work for web directories as well. it can also be used to draw a picture of pretty mountains... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Yeah, I have not heard it either (Millard seems to have forgotten to email us, Dave)

I just bought 2 GTX 470's $200 a pop on Newegg.com I absolutely love them... [image: OdWg_hellyeah4.jpg] I'm running (3) 19" monitors and a 42" HDTV

If you have not upgraded to the latest version of 2013 you could be suffering from the over-docking toolbars mess. The newer versions of 2013 fixed this early glitch. What happens is the toolbar activates but it's docked in the topbar underneath some other toolbar[s]. Dragging all of these off so they float, then docking them as desired will fix it. If this is not the case... have you being using two monitors or changed screen resolution. This can sometimes cause toolbars to appear 'off-screen'... You can try using the Toolbar dialog's Reset on that just that toolbar ?

It works for me. Thanks. I like shortcut plugins which don't need my attention.

For 3d Carving, I am using the following process: SketchUp Pro ---> (export as IGES using IGES plugin) ---> MasterCam. --> Thermwood CNC For 2d Cutting with drawing based control of cutting depths and tool use: SketchUp Pro --> (export dxf) ---> Thermwood CNC Thermwood CNC's can accept DXF drawings where the drawing layer tells the G-code generator what to do. I wrote a Sketchup guide for my specific Thermwood CNC. Some information is applicable to other CNC's. http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=183&t=51468 I hope it is of some help to people trying to navigate the software end of cnc machines.