@youngosg said: @tig said: If the face[s] and the rectangle that won't 'cut' are indeed coplanar select them both and "Intersect" them. they will now break... [it works I tried it... ] if i want use sketchup api to do this,how should i do? thanks! http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/developer/docs/ourdoc/entities#intersect_with Read up on it - it is one of the most complicated methods. You need to get transformations and get/set containers etc... However, there are many example scripts to crib from...

Mass elements are not standard Autocad objects, but special AEC objects created by AutoCad Architecture (formerly Architectural Desktop). These can only be read or manipulated by the originating application, or AutoCad supplied with the appropriate object enabler add-on. To get these into SU in 3D, you will have to use the Export to Autocad function in AutoCad Architecture from a viewport that has a 3D view on. This will convert the Mass elements to standard 3D objects (solids or meshes, I don't know which). The same applies to all Autocad Architecture objects like walls, doors, windows, roofs etc. Anssi

The sofa is too edgy and the pillow are too small and the colors don t match. Try some reference images to make it closer to the real ones. Take care! [image: 0Xuq_sofa-workshop-lg--gt_full_width_landscape.jpg]

You have it right. It's an inconvenience and makes things more complicated than need be. I think I made a suggestion to Google one time about adding a type of global variable to DC's; or possibly making a variable's scope be from the parent down to children of any depth, but not up to parent components.

Thank you for the help .

@unknownuser said: If I make a model which I will need for further usage, I'll make it Component, to see it in Component Browser (and of course, I will save it in my Collection), but its inner components will be groups, otherwise my Component Browser will be filled up with all sort of C.Definitions that I don't need. Well, there are exceptions from this rule... But now is clear for me when to choose to use groups. There are indeed exceptions to that rule. In my work flow I only use components but I'm mainly drawing furniture to joinery level detail. All of the parts of a piece of furniture will be components even if there is only one instance in the model. i.e. a table top. In addition to the assembled model, I make exploded views and detail views. With the exploded views I will end up with an additional instance of the table top. If, as commonly happens, the client wants changes after the model is made, I don't even have to wonder if the changes got made throughout the model. Few opportunities for errors that way. As to the Component Browser being filled up with component definitions, I've never found that to be an issue. Do keep in mind that components you've had in the model, even if they've been deleted from the model space, will still be shown in the In Model library. This is handy if you inadvertently delete the component because you can get it back. On the other hand, if you know you don't want those components, you should run Purge Unused or the Purge All plugin which will does as it says.

Yes you specifically need solid object you don't have to worry. If you do need a solid once, and you can't work out why it's not a solid, you can use this plugin: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=30504

If you don't have the site contour info: just pull the grade lines on each elevation out a few feet to create contoured planes (use the extrude lines ruby or just add a bottom line to create a vertical plan then push/pull), then fake these ground planes together at the corners...quick and dirty!

Note that they can be very useful when you want to connect them (say) on the edges of curved surfaces. So keep in mind to sometimes turn them on as you might need them.

Good steps to develop a workflow, dereeei John; in SketchUp, you can practically model anything and everything (almost) but really the most important thing is to "see" the 3D world inside and work your way either adding details to basic, primitive shapes or subtracting (this is more rare).

thank you

@d12dozr said: ...or switch to Select tool and hit Esc... Thank you. Did not know that. It works well. Ken

You could only do so if all its parts were valid, solid groups/components, too. When this tool came out, I tried with a couple of my models and they all failed.

@sketchdata said: Looks good, I think you're understanding DCs. Can I ask if you did your attribute "Display Values" in "English"? I noticed some other language on some of the component names. I have a reporting plugin and trying to resolve language issues. Also a thanks, your HTML markup inside the DC attributes helped me realize I need to modify my reporting plugin. Values are displayed in metric units, but inside, in Component Attributes, you can see some names in other language (Romanian). I translated only what I considered the user will see/interact. I was tired and in my head I had only DCs Nice component reporter tool! I would like to keep close with you about that !

thanks Brodie, taking the location from GEarth and adjusting the North did the trick for now. also i now realize that the same could be achieved if i just rotated the imported google earth terrain snapshot. thomthom: i first had the building done, then i wanted to photomatch it. hence (combined with my rather newbie skills in SU) when i did the photomatching, i moved and rotated my house around (i wanted it to fit in two pictures). thanks for the replies

Hi folks. You can probably save the uninstall and reinstall of SU 8 with this trick: Rename the "Google SketchUp 8" folder. Use "SU 8" for example or just add -1 or whatever to change its name. Install SU 7. Normally it should install in a separate directory. When done, rename the SU 8 directory to its former name. You now have both versions available. Just ideas.

Great info, guys.

@enea11 said: In the mean time I have find a good solution here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=10762&hilit=texturing+organic Thats exactly what i was trying (although poorly) to explain.

See this tut How to make a structural curvy roof (see all posts) some answers and this detailed structural curvy roof answer

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