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    • soloS Offline
      solo
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      Welcome to SCF Santos.

      I'd love to hear more about VRML, so yes please do jump in and show us how it all works, this is exactly what this site is all about, learning from one another.

      http://www.solos-art.com

      If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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        tfmc369
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        hi all..
        i am an autocad architecture 2010 user & want to learn sketchup.
        my company wants me to do quick 3d layouts of some of the floor plans we are using & i want to do them in SU.
        i know i can do them in ACA 2010, but i want to do them inSU>
        i am looking for tutorials on building cabinets, doors, windows & such.
        any help would be greatly appreciated.
        thanx in advance
        The Fishman ?;o}

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          yyymarumaru
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          Hi~
          I am transfer student from Korea to America ^^
          I have an opportunity to learn Sketchup in University.
          I never seen this program in Korea
          I want to use it well.
          So I have some questions ^^
          First one, mine is Sketup 6, so what is difference between version 6 and 7 ?
          Second, I heard Sketup can import CAD file, so how about MAX file ?

          If I am good at using this program, it is not a big problem to make my work, it will be much easier ^^

          I will keep in touching this site usually ^^
          I hope so this site gives me some useful informations ^^

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            troyhome
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            @yyymarumaru said:

            Hi~
            I am transfer student from Korea to America ^^
            I have an opportunity to learn Sketchup in University.
            I never seen this program in Korea
            I want to use it well.
            So I have some questions ^^
            First one, mine is Sketup 6, so what is difference between version 6 and 7 ?
            Second, I heard Sketup can import CAD file, so how about MAX file ?

            If I am good at using this program, it is not a big problem to make my work, it will be much easier ^^

            I will keep in touching this site usually ^^
            I hope so this site gives me some useful informations ^^

            Welome!
            First, you will want to download version 7 for free. Overall it is faster and more stable. Both versions will import .dwg or .dxf from AutoCad. Usually you want to bring SketchUp into Max and not the other way, but if you must, simply export from Max as a .3ds and import that into SU.
            Hope you do well in your class.

            IOviz.com
            SU Pro 2024 PC

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              Sulajos
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              Hi,

              Just signed up a minute a go.
              I am a student from Holland and have a bit of experience with the 3D-CAD program Catia V5. I used it for a internship in Holland.
              I always had trouble with some of the functions from the system, it's a good program if you want to calculated the strength of a construction but I think it's to much work for some simple things.

              Begin of september I have started a internship in Indonesia, I needed a program to design a workshop and I found sketch-up last week. Really love the program, it has all the things I missed with the other program and have mastered the basics in nearly two evenenings.

              Example:

              http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/3738/overzichtwerkplaatsv6.jpg

              Only having some trouble with uploading my products, sketch-up won't sign me in. I got the username and password right but I shall look in to it this week.

              Just a short introducing and gonna take al look at this site, maybe I have a few guestions in the future.

              Greets,
              Jos

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                mhtaylor
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                Welcome Jos - you don't look like a beginner to me - as for your uploading problems, I had a couple too and was given some suggestions here that you might want to check out: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=21366

                The Other Martin Taylor aka: The SketchUp Fanboy

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                  SerCroJoe
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                  Hi. Nice to see all you SU users here! My first question is about the message "You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post." Who does one have to be to not see that message and to access attached files? Thanks. Cheers!

                  [I think I've solved the problem, but if you think there's anything I need to know, please tell me anyway. Thanks.]

                  πŸŽ‰

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                    Gaieus
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                    Hi Joe and welcome.

                    You shouldn't be seeing this message when you are logged in. If you see it logged in, too, it may be some cookie setting problem so try to clear (delete) your forums.sketchucation.com cookies in your browser.

                    Gai...

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                      Sulajos
                      last edited by

                      @mhtaylor said:

                      Welcome Jos - you don't look like a beginner to me - as for your uploading problems, I had a couple too and was given some suggestions here that you might want to check out: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=21366

                      Okay I will check it out, thanks!

                      Sometimes when I cut away a surface, like for example a window construction with 6 windows, I can't see through the middle window. Not because there is still a surface but just some lines and a transparant grey area. Is this common?

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                        Tochiro
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                        Hi guys, I'm from Italy πŸ˜‰

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                          Gaieus
                          last edited by

                          Hello Alberto and welcome!

                          Gai...

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                            RootlessAgrarian
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                            Just introducing myself.

                            I am a rank newbie to CAD/CAM (I know what it does, but my day job was in the s'ware engineering, not mech engineering department; the closest I got to AutoCAD was looking over other people's shoulders). Now I'm retired and working on boats for fun and occasional profit, and I am kind of excited about using Sketchup to model boat hulls and interiors -- first project would be modelling the interior of my own boat, in order to visualise various options for a planned remodel.

                            The catch is of course that boats are all made of weird angles and complex contours -- nothing is parallel or orthogonal and a lot of surfaces have compound curvature -- and curved surfaces seem to be kind of an advanced topic (requiring plugins of various kinds) in Sketchup. [I did get "skin23" plugin but so far have not managed to get it to do anything at all πŸ˜„ I suspect it may require some other plugin that I don't yet have -- either that or it doesn't like SU7.] I'd sure like to know how the authors made e.g. the sails of the various spiffy boat models I've been looking at. Being able to warp or deform plane surfaces by various (catenary, hyperbolic, parabolic, spherical, etc) algorithms would be very handy.

                            At any rate, my top priority is to learn how to make flat shapes into complex curves, such as fabric (or sheet steel) under tension; sail forms, hull forms, foils, etc. Any tips or pointers would be most welcome.

                            Nothing is 'mere'. -- Richard Feynman

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                              Areacodese1
                              last edited by

                              Hi, I have just joined and looking at some tutorials. Could you give me some help? I need to down load a plug in for Bezier Curves and Pipe Along. I can see them on the extensions page, but don't know how to get them or or download them to start using.

                              Thanks

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                                remus
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                                if your downloading them from didier burs site ( http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/em_geo_page.htm ), you can right click the link to the plugin you want then 'save as' to your desktop. If the plugins a .rb file, you can then place it straight in to your sketchup plugins folder (program files\google\google sketchup 7\plugins.) If it is a zip file, you will need to unzip it first then place everything in the plugins folder as before.

                                And most importantly, welcome.

                                http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                  Gaieus
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                                  Hi De Clarke and Simon, both welcome.

                                  DC: there are numerous newer plugins that do a better job than skin.rb (which was a very nice plugin at its time but the author seems to have abandoned the project).

                                  Look at Cris Fullmer's loft tool now for instance.

                                  Also, I see you have already found Soap skin and bubble - that's what you'll need for sails and such tensile structures (Pilou has already started to "educate" you over the Ruby forum).

                                  Gai...

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                                    RootlessAgrarian
                                    last edited by

                                    @gaieus said:

                                    Hi De Clarke and Simon, both welcome.

                                    DC: there are numerous newer plugins that do a better job than skin.rb (which was a very nice plugin at its time but the author seems to have abandoned the project).

                                    Look at Cris Fullmer's loft tool now for instance.

                                    Thank you Gaieus -- the only hit I got for the loft tool was an alpha release back in May -- is that the one? it looks rather hopeful. My learning curve is nearly vertical at this point, so I hope everyone will forgive the inevitable newbie idiocies. I've become a little obsessed with SU -- watched all the official Google minivids and walked through all the self-paced skp tuts, and am now in the "collecting really kewl plugins" phase. I'm still trying to get that "feel" for how to approach the modelling of an object in the way that is natural and easy with SU, rather than doing things all bassackwards. skp tuts are absolutely wonderful, I have never seen a software tool before that so easily and perfectly provides its own HOWTO. the "assembly line" walk-through skp's used by some of the boat hull modellers are wonderful.

                                    I've written quite a few data viz interfaces in my time, and so I've got my hat off in sincere admiration for the thought and creativity that went into the SU local universe. the rules are remarkably consistent and the core method/approach to simple models (subtractive and additive extrusion) is very powerful. we've come a long way since paper tape readers (and yes, I remember them personally).

                                    Nothing is 'mere'. -- Richard Feynman

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                                      Gaieus
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                                      @rootlessagrarian said:

                                      My learning curve is nearly vertical at this point, so I hope everyone will forgive the inevitable newbie idiocies.

                                      If you look at the name of this subforum: "Newbie", you will realise that here (well, "almost") anything is allowed so as to get beginners encouraged a little bit.

                                      @rootlessagrarian said:

                                      we've come a long way since paper tape readers (and yes, I remember them personally).

                                      And I still use them in the field. πŸ˜‰

                                      Gai...

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                                        Mick
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi All, my name is Paolo and write from Genoa Italy, I'm a very newbie of Sketchup and also of read and write in english.
                                        I'll try to read your post, many thanks at all!

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                                        • GaieusG Offline
                                          Gaieus
                                          last edited by

                                          Hi Paolo and welcome.

                                          Although our Italian subforum is not very busy, I have added you to that usergroup so eventually you can also post there - but we will make sure to try to understand what you are saying here (so far it's OK πŸ˜‰ )

                                          Gai...

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                                            scooby555
                                            last edited by

                                            Hello,

                                            I have spent a few days on the forum now, and you guys rock.

                                            Everything a new user needs is here, I am going to do my best to follow the advice and see how it goes. Will hopoefully post some results and try to repay the favour with things I have found along the way.

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