check this guys stuff for technique and insperation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_D3ltOilk&feature=channel_page its insane!

Fine. This is also why I always group a GE model once I'm done with it. It's easier to move the whole thing as a single entity rather than making sure to select all before adjusting it to the Terrain.

I Knew that someone would have a trick for this! Thank you mate!

http://www.crai.archi.fr/rubylibrarydepot/ruby/screw1_5.rb try this.

Mocamro You can use the [project faces on a plane along vector] script. http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/en_sections.html This will intersect a selected face with a sloping plane along a selected vector. Great for interior walls in rooms with sloping ceilings. dtr

According to the EULA, it is currently not possible by "every day" users/developers. So unless Google allows it (which, to be honest, I'd doubt ATM), you cannot. But contact them as Chris suggested.

I cannot agree more! Most of the programs I use are in English and once in a while, when I encounter a "translated" version of say Gimp (or such), I am totally lame at using it. I must thank Google they found the Hungarian market small enough not to translate SU into Hungarian (yet?). (OR if they are thinking of it, get me to do it - for good money of course yet I think I'd use the English version even then.)

Hi FenS, Do you mean in the title of each part? That may be a good idea, but I don't want people to get the idea that these are stand alone tutorials. One should start with part 1 and progress through the parts in order. I'll give that some thought.

Pilou, you don't have to double click then deselect the face. Just click the face and then use Follow Me. The profile will follow the perimeter of the face. See here for a tut I made a couple years ago: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=4286#p4286 Or here on the new SketchUcation Site: http://www.sketchucation.com/?p=1265

@chris fullmer said: But if it has a built in "refold" process, it would not need to be turned into separate components. The idea then would be to take a component. Edit the component. Save that state of folding (no unfolding). Then unfold how you would like. Save that state as "unfolded". Then be able to switch back and forth quickly from folded (original form) to unfolded mode (flat form). So you could unfold your components and lay them flat. Edit their textres easier, then flip a switch and they rebuild themselves, with materials in place. That is how I think it should work. Chris Exactly what I have had in mind. Also, perhaps it would be nice to have a 'solid state' copy of the model while you unfold the other copy for texturing, that way you could quickly see if textures are lining up correctly as you apply them. But if that was too complex the quick unfold/refold options would be great. Attached is a model of a building I made today. I textured it from the materials within SU, then unfolded a clone of it using the technique in my tutorial, ably assisted by Chris' Make Component tool. The layout is for printing to make a paper model. While I can accurately scale it to 1/87 (HO) when I export it as an eps file it loses the textures when loaded into Illustrator. Why I havent figured out, but by loading into Photoshop at A4 300DPI I can apply textures to the model, and either print it or export as pdf. The large rectangles are the A4 page layouts. To save each layout I hide the others. it keeps the saved files tidier that way. Bob [image: U2kU_demohouse.jpg]

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I belive that beta testers will get a free license.

I am with Sepo...

If you choose a base point at the corner or midpoint that has some meaning e.g. base of a tree or corner of a bench leg.

There are some really good ones here... http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=9749

Peter, You need to add the section plane INSIDE the car_A component. Oriented to the front. INSIDE car_B component you place a second section plane facing to the rear end of the car. Both section planes can be active at the same time for they are in different components. The rest is up to you. Wo3Dan p.s. Toggle off "Display Section Planes" and have "Display Section Cuts" ON

Hi All If you are using logitech devices along with setpoint in XP try this: open the logitech setpoint application (mouse and keyboard settings). You can get to this by opening the application directly or through the "mouse" application in the control panel select the mouse you are using on the pull down menu now, here is the key operation....on "scroll wheel" which is menu item no. 3, select "Other" from the tasks available for the scroll wheel, then select the function "Generic Button" from the rather large number of possibilities. Be sure when the "other" task for the scroll wheel is selected, no 3 now reads "generic button". click on "apply" and you should be all set. Regards Jim

Hi chinese friend thanks for the link , but you know there is only a little problem I can't speak nor reading the chinese , so is quite difficult understand what I'm clicking on that site !!! And what about you Jim you're right the plug-in isn't what I'm exactly looking for but is useful to , thanks again . I hope some one some day will create this ruby ( that I think must be not so complicated ) . Grazie a tutti , questa comunità di SketchUp è fantastica !!! . Thanks to all this community is great !!! Ciao

300,000+ rotterdam images found here: http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=all&q=rotterdam&m=text watch out though.. only about .5% are going to help you out so you might get bored very quickly.

Hi Emma, In the meanwhile I found a very old topic where the attached syllabus by Kevin Gentry was shared. Included some tips & tricks by Grant Marshall, too. I'll also go on seeking those educational topics I mentioned in the email. Syllabus.pdf I guess the attachment - and especially the "tips" - can be useful for other beginners, too. (BTW the Education section of the Old Forums may be an interesting read for you - although registration and therefore replying or such is no longer possible there). OK, here is one that Guzman did with his students in a couple of lessons only: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=108228#p108228 And here is Andrew Nathanson's presentation in SketchUp 3D BaseCamp last June (He is a student of Fred Bartels, a member of SCF here so you can also ask him about education). [flash=600,450:2c2qtzh2]http://www.youtube.com/v/Yvzypn2Lm-E&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&feature=player_embedded&fs=1[/flash:2c2qtzh2]