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    • BoxB Offline
      Box
      last edited by

      I think you find you end up with various errors in the faces doing it that way.
      Reversed faces will pull the wrong way and tend to twist. You'll get faces that aren't flat in some areas. It may work fine but just pointing out a few things that could go wrong with it.

      Using a multiple offset tool and a bit of line cleanup and you'll have a proper floor plan and correctly made walls in minutes. Rather than an error prone difficult to correct one in seconds.


      Jpp.JPG

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        LARV
        last edited by

        OK, sounds like a good plugin if only I could find it in the plugin store.

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        • BoxB Offline
          Box
          last edited by

          Personally I mostly use Tig's


          Off.JPG

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            LARV
            last edited by

            Checked all plugins by TIG in plugin store. Perhaps you could give me the name of the plugin?

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            • BoxB Offline
              Box
              last edited by

              I forgot, you haven't managed to fix it so you can see images on the site.
              I gave you a whole list, I gave you a gif showing how to do it.
              I'll not bother in future.
              Tig's tool that I use is called Smart Offset, but there are several other, I don't understand how you couldn't find them.

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                LARV
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                @box said:

                I forgot, you haven't managed to fix it so you can see images on the site.
                I gave you a whole list, I gave you a gif showing how to do it.
                I'll not bother in future.
                Tig's tool that I use is called Smart Offset, but there are several other, I don't understand how you couldn't find them.

                Oh yeah, the add blocker.. damn. You know what, I got so used to seeing those red boxes that it became part of the forum design for me. I´ll fix that right away.

                Well, I searched for "offset", "multiple offset" and several others that I found when searching the web. In threads people name one, then refer to another, etc. I found none of those in the store. It´s really confusing and I got fed up. Seems like any operation I have to do I have to search for a solution, which demands another solution, which demands another solution..

                This is also the only site I´ve ever come across that blocks attached pictures.

                Smart offset did come up, I´ll try that.

                Thank you!

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                  Box
                  last edited by

                  If you are unhappy with accepting the tiny bit of relevant advertising the site uses to help pay for all the free help and information you get, you can always become a premium member, no ads then, or get your questions answered elsewhere.

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                    LARV
                    last edited by

                    I had no idea what was behind my blocked pictures apart from attached files that would provide help. I thought the add blocker just registered attached files as adds for whatever reason. I did not know how to remove this site from blocking pictures, and still don´t, since I can´t find any add blocker on my computer and have never installed one manually. I´m still googling the problem.

                    EDIT: Now the adblock is off!

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                      LARV
                      last edited by

                      Well, it´s pretty obvious now why my posts must´ve been quite bothering.. 👍

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                      • L Offline
                        LARV
                        last edited by

                        @box said:

                        @larv said:

                        Yes, it didn´t work in this case.

                        Why not?

                        Yes, but that doesn´t work with in my example(?). Your example is built of squares, I have lines that don´t close a surface. I know I can easily fix that by pushing afterwards, but this was just a random example. A plugin for that would save time if the lines were more complex. Or at least that´s what I´m hoping for.

                        Smart Offset was nice, but only seemed to work on surfaces, not empty edges. I´ll try some of the others.

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                          @box said:

                          If you are unhappy with accepting the tiny bit of relevant advertising the site uses to help pay for all the free help and information you get, you can always become a premium member, no ads then, or get your questions answered elsewhere.

                          Funny, I didn't notice a difference after the Premium membership. Maybe I'm supposed to pick an option. Don't mind the ads. Sometimes I click off a page too soon and realize I wish I'd checked out the ad.

                          MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                            Box
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                            If you have a Premium membership you can choose to block ads if not you need to allow them to view other things. I see no point in blocking them as they are all interesting.

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                              LARV:
                              Off topic but info for you.
                              Since you are on windows this assumes you are using Internet explorer. Look at top right of your screen there maybe safety, tools you can click that shows some of the protections; #2 At the top in the navigation bar you may see a circle with a line thru it. Clicking on that will show what is blocked; #3 At the top left under tools select compatibility view then open the internet explore privacy statement and will step you thru all the various issues. I have a major issue with tracking sites some videos will not run and I have to unblock all content. Blocking adds is only one issue. I have had cases where there maybe a few to tens of tracking sites blocked. Althought this site is much better than the other sketchup help site.
                              The bottom line is you have to protect and educate your self the best you can and not rely on other folks.

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                                LARV
                                last edited by

                                Thanks Mac1, I´ve already solved the issue with adblock. This site became much slower now though for some reason. 😄

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