@frascati said: thank you very much. When I googled "sketchup background color" I arrived at this page... http://download.sketchup.com/OnlineDoc/gsu_mac/F-Model_Settings_and_Managers/Settings-ModelInfo.htm Apparrantly instructions for MAC. Where should I have searched for this info? hm... you stumbled across some very old help info there. The up to date help is reached when you in SketchUp click in Help > Help Center. Which brings you to this URL: http://sketchup.google.com/support/?hl=en

Thnx! I didn't know what to do first. Downloaded the 2D fillet tool but couldn't manage to get it right. It's done now!

I LOVE Irfanview and never knew it did that. Thanks Jim!!

Hi George and welcome. Feel free to ask any questions (even if they seem to be dumb) about general things here in the Newbie Forum (after all, this is why we set it up). We also have a Woodworking Forum (I have just added you to the Woodworkers Usergroup) down on the main index - any special questions could go there (there are some nice and helpful folks there, too).

Thanks bro...didn't realize that!

I heard there is a plugin that makes this possible (see this thread).

Unusually the first thing to test is the graphic card - as it's the cause in 90% + of the cases.

ahhh thank you thank you... I searched forever....

Well I fixed it. I had to install SETPOINT for my mx revolution mouse. (did not do that on my desktop though) And I had to set the middle mouse to 'common button' so CSS gave me a nice clue TY

From Wikipedia: Reflection symmetry Main article: reflection symmetry Reflection symmetry, mirror symmetry, mirror-image symmetry, or bilateral symmetry is symmetry with respect to reflection. More fuel for the fire.

If you have a planar surface, as in the 'top' of your plateau, that is missing vertices you can use SU's native sandbox tools to 'add detail'. This will then allow you to use Thom's tool. There are other means to adding vertices to planar surfaces but it's best to understand SU's native tools first IMO.

Strangely, street view had been working perfectly well on my Mac but now doesn't any more. [image: Zn7I_StreetViewNotWorking.jpg]

It's been raised before - see here http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=271261#p271261 - there's a work around...

Sorry, I am new to meshlab, also. I just downloaded the other day and all I have been able to do is read some of the information from the site and from Wikipedia. I know from other reading that somewhere along the way during transfers, this polygon problem will pile up on you. I think you were talking about coplanar faces. I took this to mean you have a bunch of superfluous edges subdividing faces. There are some render apps that do not tolerate triangles and others that do not tolerate quads. Frankly, I am bumfuzzled. But, since this topic is started, you will almost certainly get more qualified advice.

Since you scaled the component "from outside" (when resized the whole model), it has now a different size than the definition would have. SU is simply asking you if you want to save it like this (i.e. keeping this scale) or should it save it as the definitions defines its original scale.

@Mitcorb P Bezier was a funny guy! Very very interesting site!! (I have crossed Ergun AKleman for Topmod: French version Site of Topmod is now on "Stand by" you can just load the prog! A very special but absolutly terrific program! Here the last version of TopMod Here computer aided caricature P Bezier By Ergun Akleman [image: bezier-toon.jpg] By me with Topmod [image: 19646f79a19764f7.jpg] [image: 1964703b3c059111.jpg] [image: 196470a02db9646b.jpg] [image: 196470a02dba7dfd.jpg]

Thanks Gaieus. I didn't know lock was applied only to Groups and components. I grouped the surface and Lock was available.

http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/25890/printing-templates-two-approaches http://www.finewoodworking.com/item/24733/printing-to-scale http://www.srww.com/blog/?p=117

Hi, SimLab Composer v2.2 is currently in closed beta but it does have animation capabilities. Check it out!

The same here with the model under "Series #2" (the curved hotel building) here: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=264568#p264568 It was really a time saver and made it extremely easy to do it with the new feature.