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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      I think I also lack some of the required skills (not to speak about written qualifications) namely

      • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline (or equivalent)
      • Extensive programming experience C++ or Java.
      • Several years of large systems software development experience, or client application development
      • Working knowledge of development tools on Windows, Mac OS X and / or Unix/Linux
      • A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
      • Coding skills in Python or Javascript/AJAX, database design and SQL, and/or knowledge of TCP/IP and network programming are a plus
      • Good knowledge of Web standards and protocols including Javascript, HTML, CSS, HTTP a plus
        😒

      Gai...

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      • TIGT Offline
        TIG Moderator
        last edited by

        A Csaba said... the perfect job for me... except for one problem... I do not have any of the attributes [bar perhaps one] or the qualifications listed in the ad 😒

        TIG

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        • mitcorbM Offline
          mitcorb
          last edited by

          I assume these are the qualifications for the Google job?
          Where would knowledge of Python be used? I thought Ruby was the preferred tool?

          I take the slow, deliberate approach in my aimless wandering.

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            otb designworks
            last edited by

            Simple request: Please for all that is holy, why can't we arrange layers the way we want them instead of just alphabetically?

            This has been driving me nuts since the beginning...

            Cheers, Chuck

            OTB Designworks is on Youtube

            6 core nMP, 32 gig RAM, (2) D700 GPU's, dual monitors

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            • fuzzionF Offline
              fuzzion
              last edited by

              @jbacus said:

              We are hiring Software Engineers in Boulder, if you'd like to apply:

              💭 What I mean Jbacus, is that YOU should handpick some of our top plugin makers that show desire to innovate and propel by personally sending an Email to those that you think have talent. Remember, most of the Industries gifted programmers are either drop outs or self taught Geniuses 😉

              I.e. Bill Gates,John Carmack, etc.

              "Only the dead have seen the end of war" - Plato

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              • D Offline
                davidheim1
                last edited by

                Solid Components that work with more than 2 components at once.
                daviod

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                  davidlouis
                  last edited by

                  I am trying to do some solar analysis animations on a building and have set up a view with a series of dates and times during the year.
                  I now want to change the view in question but keep all the settings for dates and times but can't...

                  I would thus like to see a function where one might be able to:

                  1.Overide/update all scenes with current viewpoint (thus keeping date and time info as already set)
                  2.Overide / update all date and time info for project scenes / views with a single set of settings so as to avoid having to switch through each one and update manually...

                  If there is a way of doing the above.... please someone enlighten me.

                  Thanks

                  Dave

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                  • jbacusJ Offline
                    jbacus
                    last edited by

                    @fuzzion said:

                    @jbacus said:

                    We are hiring Software Engineers in Boulder, if you'd like to apply:

                    💭 What I mean Jbacus, is that YOU should handpick some of our top plugin makers that show desire to innovate and propel by personally sending an Email to those that you think have talent. Remember, most of the Industries gifted programmers are either drop outs or self taught Geniuses 😉

                    I.e. Bill Gates,John Carmack, etc.

                    For what it is worth, I don't have a Phd in CompSci either... I have an BArch from Cooper Union and an MArch from Rice University. The SketchUp team is populated by a wide range of folks with unusual backgrounds by Google standards– Lighting, structural and architectural engineers are much more common on our team than pure CompSci folks. No need to argue the merits of looking for talent outside the box to me.

                    Historically, we have brought on gifted Ruby developers (remember Dynamic Components?) who came up with cool add-ons for SketchUp. We may do it again in the future if that is the most efficient way to launch new features that we think everyone will benefit from having in SketchUp.

                    john
                    .

                    "...exaggerate the essential and leave the obvious unclear." --Vincent Van Gogh

                    John Bacus
                    jbacus@sketchup.com

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                    • TIGT Offline
                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by

                      @davidlouis said:

                      I am trying to do some solar analysis animations on a building and have set up a view with a series of dates and times during the year.
                      I now want to change the view in question but keep all the settings for dates and times but can't...

                      I would thus like to see a function where one might be able to:

                      1.Overide/update all scenes with current viewpoint (thus keeping date and time info as already set)
                      2.Overide / update all date and time info for project scenes / views with a single set of settings so as to avoid having to switch through each one and update manually...

                      If there is a way of doing the above.... please someone enlighten me.

                      Thanks

                      Dave
                      Use Scene Manager and bulk-edit selected Scenes so certain aspects don't update...

                      TIG

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                      • jgbJ Offline
                        jgb
                        last edited by

                        I've mentioned this before, elsewhere.....

                        Make SU aware of extra mouse buttons.

                        Wheels are now standard with side motion; SU is oblivious to that.

                        My Logitech MX 600 has a total of 10 button/wheel actions.
                        2 main buttons, wheel rotation, wheel down, wheel left/right, zoom in/out, plus 3 other buttons that I have programmed for various functions, such as double click and browser back.

                        SU only recognizes 4, 2 main, wheel rotation and wheel down. It does recognize my double click (left) button, but only because the mouse sends it out as a double click.

                        I have also made significant use of keyboard shortcuts, using almost all the keys my left hand can pick easily, but here again I am faced with an SU shortcoming.

                        SU only recognizes Shift, Ctrl and Alt as extender buttons.

                        There is also the Tab and the Windows keys that can be used as extenders, as they have no other function in SU.

                        I would really like to be able to use some other extender key to duplicate the R,G & B arrow keys on the left side of the KB.


                        jgb

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                          watkins
                          last edited by

                          Separate Erase and Hide on the right click menu. Having them one beneath the other can cause problems when modelling in a hurry (the apparent response to each is the same). I have come unstuck a couple of times recently. Perhaps I'm getting old.

                          Regards,
                          Bob

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                          • TIGT Offline
                            TIG Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @watkins said:

                            Separate Erase and Hide on the right click menu. Having them one beneath the other can cause problems when modelling in a hurry (the apparent response to each is the same). I have come unstuck a couple of times recently. Perhaps I'm getting old.
                            Regards,
                            Bob

                            Better to set shortcut-keys that are clearly different - then no errors........

                            TIG

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                              watkins
                              last edited by

                              Dear TIG,

                              I remembered your penchant for short-cut keys, and so that is what I have done. I had a similar problem with the save and send icons when using Outlook, until I separated them on the toolbar.

                              Regards,
                              Bob

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                                ArCAD-UK
                                last edited by

                                Just a little request, doesn't even need a new button. Why when you make a section cut does the action only return model info which is BELOW the section plane and not BELOW & EQUAL to the section plane?

                                Changing this would remove the need to tweak a "Create group from slice" down by a tiny fraction to make it visible for "solidifying" cuts and adding dimensions.

                                This has bugged me for years!

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                                • GaieusG Offline
                                  Gaieus
                                  last edited by

                                  TIG has a "SectionCutFace" plugin that utilizes this group from slice + already fills the faces + moves this group a little bit mack so that you can see it.

                                  You are right however. This plugin is necessarily inaccurate a little bit. A very cool plugin however.

                                  Gai...

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                                    ArCAD-UK
                                    last edited by

                                    @gaieus said:

                                    TIG has a "SectionCutFace" plugin that utilizes this group from slice + already fills the faces + moves this group a little bit mack so that you can see it.

                                    Already one of my must have plugins from way back, but sometimes I just want the lines and having the slice appear without adjustment would naturally simplify the drawing process and TIG could then remove his 0.2mm offset. 😉

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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      @arcad-uk said:

                                      @gaieus said:

                                      TIG has a "SectionCutFace" plugin that utilizes this group from slice + already fills the faces + moves this group a little bit mack so that you can see it.

                                      Already one of my must have plugins from way back, but sometimes I just want the lines and having the slice appear without adjustment would naturally simplify the drawing process and TIG could then remove his 0.2mm offset. 😉

                                      If all you want is all of the line-work associated with a SectionCut it's built in.
                                      Select just the Section Plane and right-click context-menu 'Make Group from Section'.
                                      A group is made containing the line exactly over the originals.
                                      Switch off the SectionCut to see the lines and edit/use them etc 🤓

                                      TIG

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                                        ArCAD-UK
                                        last edited by

                                        @tig said:

                                        If all you want is all of the line-work associated with a SectionCut it's built in.
                                        Select just the Section Plane and right-click context-menu 'Make Group from Section'.
                                        A group is made containing the line exactly over the originals.
                                        Switch off the SectionCut to see the lines and edit/use them etc 🤓
                                        This is where the core S.U. program needs fixing TIG. If the section is active the resulting slice lines/edges are hidden and deactivating the cut the lines merge with the rest of the model. There are many work arounds but it just seems to me that the current arrangement of not displaying the slice because it is coincident with the section plane desn't make sense in CAD world?

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                                        • TIGT Offline
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          That's why I move it a tiny distance into the view so you can see it...
                                          If you want lines only for my SectionCutFace group you can make it 'keeping all edges', then edit it [double-click] and with View > Component Edit > Hide Rest of Model you ban best see what you are doing... Then select all and use one of the several tools to deselect the edges and 'delete'. Now you just have edges. I suppose I could adjust my code to has a <None> option under face material so all faces are auto-deleted for you 😕

                                          TIG

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                                          • GaieusG Offline
                                            Gaieus
                                            last edited by

                                            Yes TIG but what he is saying is that it would be betterif you didn't need to move your face back a bit and SU would (still) display what is exactly on the cut (rather than hiding it already).

                                            To me, it would sound logical, too.

                                            Gai...

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