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    What's Wrong with the Tape Measure Tool

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    • Joe WoodJ Offline
      Joe Wood
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      well part of the reason is, 5 is what I'm familiar with, and it does everything I need it to do, but mainly, Ver 5 is back when it was still @Last Software. There weren't that many users back then, I was probably one of only 5-10 other builders in California, active on the forums, using it. I felt almost betrayed when they sold out to google and all of a sudden everyone was using it.

      but if I was to upgrade, which version should I go for?

      Joe Wood
      woodsshop.com/

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
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        Get current and install SketchUp 2016. You can still download SketchUp 2015 but I don't believe you can get a license for it anymore. and you don't want to go back any further.

        Etaoin Shrdlu

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        • JQLJ Offline
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          Are you still using the computer from back then? With win 98! I miss that computer but I miss ZX Spectrum even more!

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
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            @jql said:

            Are you still using the computer from back then? With win 98! I miss that computer but I miss ZX Spectrum even more!

            I might be wrong but I think Joe is using Win7.
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            @joe wood said:

            Yeah I was using XP, now it's Win 7.

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            • JQLJ Offline
              JQL
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              πŸ˜„ XP wasn't that bad!

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              • Joe WoodJ Offline
                Joe Wood
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                yeah I'm on a blazin hot computer now and win 7, which isn't as much of a change from xp as I feared,

                I could live with needing to use the ctrl with tape tool, and stay with ver 5, question, why should I upgrade, 5 does what I need it to. What do I get, better performance? I never use plugins / whatever. Don't need to take my modeling to diff heights.

                say, how do I Import all my XP textures to this new machine? Go to Library, copy all the skm into a new folder, send it to the new machine, then Import> skm, and select all the skm files at once?

                Joe Wood
                woodsshop.com/

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                • C Offline
                  Charlie__V
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                  Joe,
                  Could be a graphics card issue too........might try disabling hardware acceleration under preferences........though I am just guessing that is/was an option in V5.

                  Charlie

                  Precision M1710/Win 7 Pro 64 bit/i-7 6920 Quad core 2.9 Ghz -3.8/16Gb ram/NVIDIA M5000M 8Gb

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                  • Joe WoodJ Offline
                    Joe Wood
                    last edited by

                    no, that didn't help Charlie,

                    Joe Wood
                    woodsshop.com/

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                    • bazB Offline
                      baz
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                      Joe, Did you do as JQL suggested and look under 'Styles/Guides'?

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                      • Joe WoodJ Offline
                        Joe Wood
                        last edited by

                        No, there aren't Styles in ver 5 Baz. Can't find 'Guides' anywhere.

                        say, can someone explain how I transfer all my old materials into this new SUp?

                        I went to my old machine, SketchUp 5> Library, copied all the jpg and skm, then put them all in the new SketchUp 5> Library folder, restarted SUp but I don't see them.

                        Joe Wood
                        woodsshop.com/

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