Working in a diffrent theme then default one. good or bad?
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hi guys. was just wondering, is it bad to work in a theme other then the sketchup default one? i read that you should always use the default theme for your main work? is this true? i really like my theme.
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I'm sure its ok to work in whatever theme you want. Just some themes are harder to work in than others. It can annoying trying to model details if you have really jiggly sketchy lines turned on in the style for example. I think this is why most would recommend (including myself) generally modeling in a pretty basic looking style, then using different styles for presentations, images, animations, etc.
Another possible problem is that some styles can slow down performance significantly, especially on larger models.
So as long as your comfortable working with your style, and it doesn't slow down SketchUp, then go for it.
Chris
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I agree with Chris.
Since you can change styles so easily I think it makes sense to create a 'custom' default style for modelling. With so many perameters that can be adjusted it makes sense for each user to set things the way that is most comfortable for themselves. One thing to keep in mind are some of the settings are really handy when modelling but may not be so desirable when the model is done. For instance changing the edges so the are coloured "by axis" is extremely useful and can save many frustrations when modelling. While great for modelling it is unlikely you'd ever want to show your model that way to someone else. Similarly setting endpoints on but just with a low value like 1 or 2 can be helpful as it helps see the endpoints -- it can be very helpful if you have faces that won't skin as the endpoints can help you see if what should be one edge is really two non-colinear lines.
When I model I usually have the sky on and the ground off. I set the background colour to a light minty green as studies have shown it is easier on the eyes than stark white yet still offers lots of contrast. I very rarely have profiles, depth cue, or extensions on when modelling. I set my guides to be a turqoise colour and my selection colour as blood red. When I'm designing in SketchUp I take breaks and just look at the model. In those times I will often change styles and play with shadow settings. I find the differences in the appearance help me 'see' things in the model I might otherwise have missed and leads to new ideas to explore.
Regards, Ross
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Is Tekkybot a real person, because I'm thinking that he actually is a Bot that's been created so he can spam this site to create a SU manual.
I'm pretty sure that sorgesu has explained this to it before, but I guess the programme is having difficulty with her answer so needs more input before moving on.
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Well, I think it is understandable that many new users will have a hard time understanding the benefits/costs of using various styles. It is a feature that doesn't really have much in common with any other software (at least that I'm aware of). When a new user tries a style and says "hey, that looks cool!" it isn't intuitive to understand if henceforth it's okay or not to use that style for all modelling.
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I think I have seen others with many questions too, and I don't see anything wrong with that (of course I would recommend reading the documentation and watching the videos etc. too)
Anssi
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@johnsenior1973 said:
Is Tekkybot a real person, because I'm thinking that he actually is a Bot that's been created so he can spam this site to create a SU manual.
I'm pretty sure that sorgesu has explained this to it before, but I guess the programme is having difficulty with her answer so needs more input before moving on.
no im a real person
i ask questions because i want to know answers. its really that simple 
without trying to have an attitude, its not very newbie friendly of you johnsenior1973 to complain when i ask too many questions.you are aware that this is a sketchup message board right?
your comment makes me want to shy away from here... but im not going to do that or stop asking question just because you find it annoying. its obvious that not everybody shares your viewpoint.in fact from all the great help ive gotten i don't know anybody else who does... i don't mean to be annoying. and im sorry that you find the questions that i ask annoying and a waste of your valuable time. and i certainly am not trying to "spam the board".
what i want to do is learn and get good at using sketchup. i also plan on spending the 495.00 for sketchpad pro 7 or however much it costs when it comes out. so you can see how dedicated i am to sketchup... you like me were a newbie once too...
ive been watching a lot of video tutorials. however, video tutorials wont tell me, or show me, how others see things or the way they use or do things. i feel your comment was undeserved and uncalled for
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thanx james. people are very helpful here
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Many of us have already "forgotten" what newbie problems used to be for us. It's always good to have someone "reviving" these questions also for the benefit of those shier newbies who only lurk the forums for answers to their questions (I remember doing this a lot in the old @Last forums when I was learning the program).
We actually started the Newbie forum to encourage people like this to come out with questions about the seemingly most obvious answers so just go ahead asking.
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