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    • atelierpaarA Offline
      atelierpaar
      last edited by

      ok that was it !!
      the draw menue ist the thing to look for,
      thanks for your advice
      Uli

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        @atelierpaar said:

        ok that was it !!
        the draw menue ist the thing to look for,
        thanks for your advice
        Uli

        Happy that took care of it. πŸ‘

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          pierrearchi26
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          hello ThomThom,

          I'm trying to use the plugin to import Sketchup dimensions lines into Sketchfab which is a well known big problem (if you don't use a picture for it)... I use the plugin to create the 2d dimension line value ... but i need the line ... maybe a possible improvement of the 3d text editor plugin ?

          Thank you.

          Sketchfab discussion : https://forum.sketchfab.com/t/dimensions-on-a-3d-model/5480

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
            last edited by

            @pierrearchi26 said:

            I'm trying to use the plugin to import Sketchup dimensions lines into Sketchfab

            What version of SketchUp are you using? Please complete your profile as that information helps us help you.

            If you are going to the trouble of adding dimensions as 3D text, why not make a dimension line component that you can insert?

            Personally if I'm going to download a 3D model to use as a plan, I wouldn't want all the dimensions as 3D geometry. That would just bloat the file without providing much benefit.

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              Einstein
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              I noticed that SketchUp creates 3D text with very low precision. I mean, letters' curvature are made up with very low number of segments, and they look quite jaggy when you zoom in.
              I guess Editable 3D Text uses the same methods for text generation so it also looks jagged but I thought: maybe it would be possible to generate text with more precision?

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              • onidarbeO Offline
                onidarbe
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                For some reason it only shows a red cross where you click until selecting an other tool.

                So the pop-up to enter or edit the 3D text doesn't show up anymore in Sketchup 2019 😞

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                • TIGT Offline
                  TIG Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Works fine for me up to the latest SketchUp version...

                  What's the version of its RBZ - 1.3.0 is the newest...
                  If you have the Ruby Console open when you start the tool are there any error messages ?
                  Have you got the latest TT Lib installed ?
                  Have you cleared the Internet Explorer cache ?? It might be corrupted and affecting the dialog...

                  TIG

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                    critz1184
                    last edited by

                    @onidarbe said:

                    For some reason it only shows a red cross where you click until selecting an other tool.

                    So the pop-up to enter or edit the 3D text doesn't show up anymore in Sketchup 2019 😞

                    '
                    I am experiencing the same issue in Sketchup 2021. Even uninstalled/reinstalled it and TTlib2. It used to work but no longer does, no 3d text window appears, just some "align to face" dialogue that does nothing after clicking. After that I just get a red X on the screen.

                    https://i.imgur.com/LveeLeq.png

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                    • Dave RD Offline
                      Dave R
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                      This is what I see in SketchUp 2021.
                      Click on the picture

                      Make sure you installed SketchUp correctly which involves right clicking on the downloaded installer and choosing Run as administrator from the context menu.

                      By the way, perhaps you could update your profile. Currently it says you are using SketchUp 2019 Free/Make which would be impossible anyway.

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                      • atelierpaarA Offline
                        atelierpaar
                        last edited by

                        Hello and good morning,
                        after installing SU 2025 3D its not possible to edit 3 D text - any clue how to fix this ??
                        Tanks for your help/advice
                        Uli

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                        • TIGT Offline
                          TIG Moderator @atelierpaar
                          last edited by

                          @atelierpaar

                          Basic 3dText is not 'editable', you need an extension like this -
                          https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=tt_texteditor

                          TIG

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                          • Dave RD Offline
                            Dave R @atelierpaar
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                            @atelierpaar it works fine in SketchUp 2025 for me. As TIG implies, the 3D text needs to have been created with this extension in order to be editable. Also make sure you have the current version of TT_Lib2 installed. It is required by this extension.

                            This is done in SketchUp 2025.

                            Editable Text.mp4

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              I suspect you need to reinstall this extension [and perhaps some others?]
                              Extensions don't automatically 'port' over from an earlier version of SketchUp when you install a newer one -
                              although v2025 does have a new extension to let you do that -
                              but it's not 100% foolproof, and reinstalling them manually does let you do some tidying up and housekeeping, to keep your extensions 'lean-and-mean'...

                              TIG

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                                jjtakestheworld
                                last edited by

                                Hi, Can i add custom fonts to the list? I use a lot of specific brands fonts which are installed on my machine but i cannot see them in the drop down list?

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                                • TIGT Offline
                                  TIG Moderator @jjtakestheworld
                                  last edited by

                                  @jjtakestheworld
                                  If the font is installed it should be listed.
                                  However, I think that only ttf fonts show
                                  otf fonts don't...

                                  TIG

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                                    jjtakestheworld @TIG
                                    last edited by

                                    @TIG Ah legend. I've just converted a OTF to TTF and it's found it. Thanks

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