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      tintin114
      last edited by

      Hello All and Happy New Year!

      I have a component that I am trying to place in a model, and when I do so - I get a message that says "Can't place component here". I have tried to place it at all places in the model. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

      Thanks!

      Jeff O.

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      • GaieusG Offline
        Gaieus
        last edited by

        Hi Jeff,

        Where are you trying to place this component from? From within the model, from somewhere on your HD, from the Warehouse?

        Gai...

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          tintin114
          last edited by

          Hello Gaieus,

          I got the component from the warehouse. It is the sail portion of a sailboat that I want to affix to the side of a tall building.

          Best Regards,

          Jeff O.

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          • GaieusG Offline
            Gaieus
            last edited by

            Okay Jeff, could you now paste the URL of that particular component here?

            Gai...

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              tintin114
              last edited by

              Hello Gaieus,

              Thanks for your assistance! Here is an attachment of the sail. There are three copies of the sail in this attachment (I'll only be using one.)

              Cheers!

              Jeff O.


              clean sail.skp

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              • GaieusG Offline
                Gaieus
                last edited by

                Hi Jeff,

                There are already 3 instances of the sail component in the model and I could place a 4th one without any problem.

                When exactly are you getting this message?

                @tintin114 said:

                "Can't place component here"

                Gai...

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                  tintin114
                  last edited by

                  Hello Gaieus,

                  I aded the component to my architecture library by dragging it in there. When I drag it out of the arch. library into the model - everything seems to be working fine - then I try to click the mouse to lock it in place - and then i see this dialogue that says "Can't place compoment here". When I readied the component to place in the arch. library - I told sketchup to use vertical surface as gluing surface.

                  Thanks!

                  Jeff O.

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                  • GaieusG Offline
                    Gaieus
                    last edited by

                    Well, gluing planes are gluing planes; if you changed the gluing plane to vertical and try to place it onto any other, it will give you this message.

                    Go to your component browser, select the component and choose the edit tab above to change the gluing plane.

                    Gai...

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                      jessejames
                      last edited by

                      This error message has to do with gluing planes, un-check "cut opening" and try again

                      Always sleep with a loaded gun under your pillow!

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                        tintin114
                        last edited by

                        Thank you Gaieus and jessejames! I really appreciate your assistance. I'll give your ideas a try.

                        Cheers,

                        Jeff O.

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