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    Google....give us back our back button[SOLVED]

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    • S Offline
      SteveCox
      last edited by

      Sung to the tune of ... "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" ...
      Bring back the ba ack button
      Wo oh the ba ack button
      Bring back the ba ack button
      Sad its gone, gone, gone
      Wo oh oh oh oh

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        solo
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        Lol Steve.

        Long time no see, hope all is well.

        http://www.solos-art.com

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

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          Gaieus
          last edited by

          @solo said:

          ...hope all is well.

          As you can see...
          🀣
          He's just installed SU 7 πŸ˜’

          Gai...

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            sketchy
            last edited by

            yes please on the back button. I am really hating the new component browser. Please just accept that some of us cant use the type of models found in the warehouse in a professional envrironment. The new browser makes it longer to get to my components, irks me everytime. Give me back the SU6 component browser please.

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              baz
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              I'm quite suprised that no one from the sketchup google team has not commented on this. (So far).
              I think I mis/understand the google vision of the warehouse, a worldwide resource etc?, but this smacks of marketing bullying a' la microsoft and all the others who try to ram things down our throats.
              When will they all realise that while this sort of marketing might work in the short term, its doomed. Cos we will bite them back - by avoiding it. I would have thought that getting some quality navigation into the warehouse would be the thing to make it a truly valuable resource. (By quality navigation, I guess I mean not having to wade thru reams of crap to find a decent model.)
              The growing collections of manufacturers products seems to be the most valuable thing for google and the people who need it, I dont however. Perhaps they could give us an option to opt out on set up, and just stay inside our our own computers?
              I HATE the present component browser. If someone, as hinted, could come with something user friendly I would be happy to pay for it.

              baz.
              ps: I have such a large collection of comps now I often revert to windows explorer thumbnails to find things and then open them in a new su workspace, not an ideal workflow.

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                Wacov
                last edited by

                +1 vote!!

                http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/cldetails?mid=3096a836877fb9af6cd8ad826e9017b8&prevstart=0

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                  richcat
                  last edited by

                  There is a component browser as part of RpToolswhich has a 30 day trial. $75 after that
                  Nb This just browsers the component directory at the moment, but there has been a requested to allow it to search your computer. It also can also search 3d warehouse. πŸ˜‰
                  PS You can also use mouse to spin and orbit the component by dragging on the image preview.

                  (EDIT) I wonder if Al could separate it from the other tools it and sell it at a reduced price, until we get the back button back ❗

                  http://wiki.renderplus.com/images/b/b4/Select-Component.jpg

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                    kevsterman
                    last edited by

                    Still nothing from Google on giving us back the Back button?

                    Come on Google, please, it can't be that difficult to do and it would make things so much easier for us all.

                    "Avoid keeping more than 3 items on your desk that you can't fit into your mouth."

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                      SteveCox
                      last edited by

                      YEAH!

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                      • I Offline
                        Insitebuilders
                        last edited by

                        Couldn't stand it any more and my 30 day trial for RPTools is running out, so I revisited this thread to see if Google ever popped their collectives out of the sand to offer a solution. Still no word I see...

                        The Google SkUp team must be really up against a wall. Kind of sad...maybe the old @Last crew will come out of retirement someday and pick up the pieces...

                        ITMT, one more vote for some kind of action...

                        /Dennis
                        http://insitebuilders.com

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                          remus
                          last edited by

                          A lot of the @last developers are now working for google πŸ˜‰

                          http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                            Insitebuilders
                            last edited by

                            True, but the hearts and souls are gone... πŸ˜’

                            /D

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                              Jaycephus
                              last edited by

                              @fossa said:

                              Is it just me or is the lack of a back button on the components window really unhandy.

                              It's officially not just you. Six months of no Back button. 😠

                              I think they sacrificed it to the god of the vertex for more polygon handling speed.

                              Proof that programming by means of ritual sacrifice does not work...

                              well, except when the sacrifice is your own life, your wife, your family, your health... πŸ˜›

                              Anyway, the spirit of the original @Last guys is now truly gone, IMO.


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                                CameronVan
                                last edited by

                                Well if this is a petition then add my name to the list.

                                Bring back the back.

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                                  Tobobo
                                  last edited by

                                  Running late but sounding great

                                  Me too

                                  Toby

                                  Philippians 4:13

                                  I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

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                                    shamos
                                    last edited by

                                    i found a good and very simple interim solution
                                    im using the windows explorer. i choose thumbnails and just drag&drop the components into the sketchup window.
                                    works for me just fine
                                    πŸ‘
                                    a.t.

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                                      Insitebuilders
                                      last edited by

                                      Whoa, that's like genius, I'll try it....thanks shamos.

                                      /D

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                                        kevsterman
                                        last edited by

                                        @shamos said:

                                        i found a good and very simple interim solution
                                        im using the windows explorer. i choose thumbnails and just drag&drop the components into the sketchup window.
                                        works for me just fine
                                        πŸ‘
                                        a.t.

                                        I'd love to be able to do that but I can't see a preview image in my thumbnails which is really annoying 😒

                                        "Avoid keeping more than 3 items on your desk that you can't fit into your mouth."

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                                          Insitebuilders
                                          last edited by

                                          Not sure why that would happen. In Views, are you seeing Thumbnails or Icons in Windows Explorer? Different settings...

                                          This idea has allowed a complete reorganization of my components (100s) and much faster multiple drag and drop imports into a model.

                                          Thx again

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                                            thomthom
                                            last edited by

                                            @insitebuilders said:

                                            Not sure why that would happen. In Views, are you seeing Thumbnails or Icons in Windows Explorer? Different settings...

                                            This idea has allowed a complete reorganization of my components (100s) and much faster multiple drag and drop imports into a model.

                                            Thx again

                                            I think that 64bit system doesn't display the preview. Could be that.

                                            Thomas Thomassen β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                            List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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