SketchUp 2016 is here....
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I have been using 2016 for a few days now, and I have no complaints.
I do have a question though.Is there a way to dislodge the layers dialog box from the default Tray. I like the tray, especially with autohide enabled, but I would like to get the layers dialog out of there and float it wherever I want.
I tend to have a lot of layers and the tray forces me to awkwardly scroll up and down to access.
Thanks
Paul
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@pmolson said:
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Is there a way to dislodge the layers dialog box from the default Tray. I like the tray, especially with autohide enabled, but I would like to get the layers dialog out of there and float it wherever I want...Create a new tray just for the layers and drag it off the docked position (double click).
Window-manage trays-new etc -
Thank you!
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@kaas said:
@pmolson said:
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Is there a way to dislodge the layers dialog box from the default Tray. I like the tray, especially with autohide enabled, but I would like to get the layers dialog out of there and float it wherever I want...Create a new tray just for the layers and drag it off the docked position (double click).
Window-manage trays-new etcI created the new trays as you instructed and it worked great.
A follow up questions if you don't mind.
in the image below I am showing my newly created trays docked on the right side under the default tray.
I like it because when I access the new trays I get a full length dialog box allowing me to see a nice long list of layers or components at a glance. or I can dislodge it and drag it onto another screen.When I opened a new drawing the new trays were not there. Are they really drawing file specific?
is there a way to set them to be part of my standard template file?Thanks
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@pmolson said:
...When I opened a new drawing the new trays were not there. Are they really drawing file specific?is there a way to set them to be part of my standard template file?
Strange, I just tested it and when I open a new session they are in the same position where I left them when I closed SketchUp.
Not sure whats happening here. Maybe a rights-issue?
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If you have two sessions open and close one that has the desired layout AND THEN close one that is incorrect, when you open sketchup the last one is the one saved, so it's the incorrect layout.
You should set things up with A SINGLE sketchup instance open and it should save correctly.
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@jql said:
If you have two sessions open and close one that has the desired layout AND THEN close one that is incorrect, when you open sketchup the last one is the one saved, so it's the incorrect layout.
You should set things up with A SINGLE sketchup instance open and it should save correctly.
Worked like a charm.
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hey guys, quick question - where can i set maxium texture size? before version 2016 there was unter windoe/model info/rendering the possibility to use max texture size!!
would be very nice if this was there in 2016 too - maybe it is but i cant find it:/
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It is (and was) here: preferences -> OpenGL
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found the solution - ... sorry
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Not sure how to hide trays, like Paul did, so just their tabs are displayed. All I can manage to do is dock them with the help of those blue and white arrow glyphs that pop up when I drag a tray around the screen.
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Brad Schell and Joe Esch need to start up a new company. They had a huge following, they sold out, they retired, and they should be tired of retiring by now and do something meaningful like come up with a better Sketchup!
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How about SU for the iPad Pro ?
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@pipingguy said:
Not sure how to hide trays, like Paul did, so just their tabs are displayed. All I can manage to do is dock them with the help of those blue and white arrow glyphs that pop up when I drag a tray around the screen.
create your new tray -( window-new tray ) then follow prompts.
once you have your new tray floating on your screen do the following.
You can then click the little staple thing again to undock it when you want to, and just double click it and auto hide it again to put it back.
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thanks!
(Isn't it fun using a mouse to write words on a clipping tool's screen cap?)One thing I noticed with the materials tray - when you strike the B key, the tray does not automatically pop open.
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@pipingguy said:
...One thing I noticed with the materials tray - when you strike the B key, the tray does not automatically pop open.
Did you bind the B key to the tray-toggle?
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@pipingguy said:
One thing I noticed with the materials tray - when you strike the B key, the tray does not automatically pop open.
Go to windows / preferences / shortcuts
add the letter of your choice.
I noticed many of the old default shortcuts to have gone missing in 2016
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@pmolson said:
I noticed many of the old default shortcuts to have gone missing in 2016
[attachment=0:1ihgs1kq]<!-- ia0 -->b.JPG<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:1ihgs1kq]If any of you hit the reset button the default buttons will be back up, even if you have none set.
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I have not installed 2016 yet. However, I've just read this thread and there much talk about the LO styles "Tray" in SU. This has me very apprehensive. (I do not like the tray system of LO.)
I have a Dual 30" monitor set up. In the software packages I use, my Right monitor is for the actual work screen, and the Left has all my panels open. e.g components, materials, layers etc. Am I understanding correctly that the trays can only be docked to main work space (my Right monitor) and I can't move them to the second monitor? As it is, I don't expect much from Trimble. But really, for me anyway, the trays are a backward step.
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@calypsoart said:
Am I understanding correctly that the trays can only be docked to main work space (my Right monitor) and I can't move them to the second monitor? As it is, I don't expect much from Trimble. But really, for me anyway, the trays are a backward step.
You can have multiple trays. They can be docked left, right, top or bottom, they can float and can be moved to other monitors. They can autohide or remain static.
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