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    • soloS Offline
      solo
      last edited by

      Welcome Jason

      You are in good company here, as there are many Mac users here that feel the same way as you about PC's, I guess we can expect many more debates. πŸ˜‰

      http://www.solos-art.com

      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        pmiller
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        Masta, I believe he was referring to the mac with onboard video....

        Note that Jason took the photomatch pictures on an overcast day -- great trick since it means that shadows on in SU will work for any time of day.

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          jasonh1234
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          @pmiller said:

          Masta, I believe he was referring to the mac with onboard video....

          Note that Jason took the photomatch pictures on an overcast day -- great trick since it means that shadows on in SU will work for any time of day.

          I wish I could take credit for such foresight but the fact is I live in the Pacific Northwest and I went out to take the pics because it just happened to not be raining that day. lol

          And yes I was referring to the onboard video.

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          • boofredlayB Offline
            boofredlay
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            Glad you are here.
            I look forward to more of your work and wish you well in your venture.

            I may just have to get me a navigator as well πŸ˜„

            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              Masta Squidge
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              @jasonh1234 said:

              @pmiller said:

              Masta, I believe he was referring to the mac with onboard video....

              Note that Jason took the photomatch pictures on an overcast day -- great trick since it means that shadows on in SU will work for any time of day.

              I wish I could take credit for such foresight but the fact is I live in the Pacific Northwest and I went out to take the pics because it just happened to not be raining that day. lol

              And yes I was referring to the onboard video.
              Then I stand corrected, sorry lol.
              Another case where I had worked all night and by the time morning came around I was brain dead.

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
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                Ah well, Jason, welcome! As Eric (Boofredlay) said - go to the galleries and just show off...

                The GE stuff is still a bit "sensitive" here but believe me; it will be cool as the old pros realise the advantages. Let's just altogether present them all those "unprecedented geographical detailes" we have been promised...

                Gai...

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                  jasonh1234
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                  @gaieus said:

                  Ah well, Jason, welcome! As Eric (Boofredlay) said - go to the galleries and just show off...

                  Ok well I added my first model to the galleries just now.

                  @unknownuser said:

                  The GE stuff is still a bit "sensitive" here but believe me; it will be cool as the old pros realise the advantages. Let's just altogether present them all those "unprecedented geographical detailes" we have been promised...

                  Not sure I followed your meaning there. GE means Google Earth right?

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Nice modelling!

                    And yes, I meant Google Earth. πŸ˜„

                    Gai...

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                      jasonh1234
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                      @unknownuser said:

                      I may just have to get me a navigator as well πŸ˜„

                      http://www.ogleearth.com/2006/11/3dconnexions_sp.html
                      http://www.3dconnexion.com/solutions/sketchup.php
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7QQrr5AGEg

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                      • boofredlayB Offline
                        boofredlay
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                        Thanks for that.

                        Do you find it troublesome moving your hand off the navigator for your hotkeyes? I have my left hand on the keyboard almost the entire time I am drawing in SU.

                        http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                          jasonh1234
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                          @unknownuser said:

                          Do you find it troublesome moving your hand off the navigator for your hotkeyes? I have my left hand on the keyboard almost the entire time I am drawing in SU.

                          Well I don't know if you need to look at the keyboard when you're reaching for a key or not but if (like me) you do then imagine that time you spend looking down and moving your hand and finger(s) from one key/spot to another, spent instead moving from the controller to the key/spot.

                          It's not bad but you do notice it at first. Doesn't take long to get used to though.

                          The navigator has 2 buttons on it then you can assign to virtually anything. And if you want more buttons you could always spring for one of the higher end models but those seem a bit superfluous to me.

                          Myself I keep the navigator much closer to the keyboard than the distance between my mouse and keyboard. I actually have it touching the side of my keyboard almost as if it were connected to it. Kinda minimizes the distraction level.

                          Took me about 30 minutes to get the hang of it. It's super sensitive.

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                          • boofredlayB Offline
                            boofredlay
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                            Thanks.

                            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                              jasonh1234
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                              A little bonus with the buttons is... because you can have them have different functionality in different apps you can kinda sneak in a "3rd button"

                              The default setup is that the 2nd button launches the preferences panel for the navigator which is very handy for making adjustments while you're using it. As handy as that is, I wanted different functions in Sketchup so I had to "sacrifice" that functionality and switched the number 2 button to go to X-Ray view instead.

                              BUT if I click on the desktop and have the Finder currently active, pressing the 2nd button still brings up the preferences panel. So it's almost like having a 3rd button. πŸ˜‰

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