It's all xyz or nothing. You need 'Drop.rb' etc...

Thank you all for your contributions. If I don't say it enough, I LOVE SketchUcation and the fast responses! Rick

GOT IT NOW. was doing it all wrong, now to make the fabric, fun..

Ahh! There it is! I knew it wasn't far! Thanks so much!

i suspect it was something like a cube on a flat surface, where the bottom face of the cube was a shared face with the surface under it, therefore it couldn't move up. when you group it it separates the geometry from anything else.

None of the Software seems to solve my issue. I am running latest Windows 10 and Latest Sketchup 2020.2. Have tried all the tricks available on net you tube etc. But my sketchup thumbnails are not visible. XnView, or Latest Mystic Thumbs is also not helping. I could see only thumbnails of latest downloads, which are skp 2020 version. Any skp file which is older is not visible. can someone help please? many thanks

Mr Solo, you posted "probably not accurate but anyway, I used a basic proxy (half model symmetry modeling), subdivided with 2 iriterations, then adjusted form using FFD, used JPP for thickness subdivided with another 2 iriterations and duplicated flipped and joined." I would be grateful if you would explain the steps involved in creating this chair.

Thanks everyone for your replies, they were helpful. I checked this with 'components' box and used a couple of items everything worked as I tested them out. What happened I don't know but its O K now. The second item was a simple mistake. The way I asked the question was wrong, (right click), I didn't use it like I said, sorry for that. But I did have a problem with [num],'x' and [num], '/' they didn't work. but with your help I went backand checked again very carefully and found my mistake. I put the 1st component down them 'movement +', click, copy was printed. With the num + or / I moved the 2nd to a position and clicked ONCE but did not remove the cursor from the second component but just entered the number and + or / then return and it worked. One click too many was my mistake. therefore any questions you answer or tutorials looked at it pays to look at the answer again but with scrutiny, its easy to miss small points. Thank you. John John

@solo said: The 'Model this' challenge is not time restrictive, you can take as much time as needed to get it right, the point is when you do succeed that you share your technique with everyone so that it works like a learning thread. doh! i was thinking of the speed modeling challenge being the same as the 'Model this' challenge thanks for the correction chris<pixelmonkey>:D

if you can't afford Onenote, there's Evernote ( http://www.evernote.com ) which is a similar excellent tool which can be used for free.

What 3D PDF exporter plugin? But anyhow, missing all the exporters is definitely a weird thing. Have you tried to reinstall SU?

Hm. This is interesting info - thanks for coming back with it. My antivirus software also has "Gaming mode" never known what the heck it is. (However it is turned on as I have now checked.)

Hi Emy, I'd have to recommend staying away from any ruby scripting until you are familiar with SU. Not many people really ever get into it. As for smooth transitions, that is a little bit tricky sometimes. The main thing to do is try to keep the distance between all scenes approximately the same. And dont have any sudden camera u-turns. You can right click on a scene and choose "play animation" and it will try to play your animation for you. This can help get a beter feel for the animation before you take the time to export it. Also, try exporting it at a low resolution with a low frame rate (15 for example). This helps make a quick render of your movie, that you can check to see if your camera passes through walls, or is too jerky ever. Those are the main things you can really do to help make a slightly smoother movie. Try that and see if you make any progress. Chris

Good find.

The email server is up and running again, just received my trial key. Just wanted to inform this for anyone who had communication problems with the site and/or with it's admiminstrator.

@unknownuser said: I really need to use more rubies! I use not one! I can't believe that!

Yes, Thanks Olishea. I just saw your work yesterday on the 6 backgrounds and i downloaded them. Scott thanks, i will try them out. I worked on one of them and made it seamless. This is my first. I had to cut stones and pasted them to make it seamless. [image: qQzL_Frontier_tumbled_split-face_51561.jpg]

Thanks again Alan, Gaieus this will come in handy.

hellz yeah... you rock!