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    [Tutorial > Modeling] How a Pro Builds a House in SU pt 1

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    • EdsonE Offline
      Edson
      last edited by

      uncheck it and the sun's direction will not show.


      location.png

      edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
      http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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        Nick W
        last edited by

        Thanks guys!

        I just realized that the non-pro version probably doesn't have that feature, as I can't find it right now. Though I've seen it before, which confused me on several occasions (I have Pro at work, but not at home).

        Peace!
        nick

        http://www.nrwiesneski.com

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        • KrisidiousK Offline
          Krisidious
          last edited by

          it's the North Arrow... and you should have it in your model info

          go to the top of SketchUp...

          go to Window
          then to Model info
          then click on Location
          at the bottom it says Solar Orientation
          uncheck Show in Model.

          By: Kristoff Rand
          Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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            Nick W
            last edited by

            It's not there as far as I can see... (see attached)

            maybe it's an issue with an older version? Version 6.0.515 is what I have installed here.

            however, I know that I've seen the "location" options before. I'm assuming it was while working on my work computer, which led me to the conclusion that it's a Pro vs not-Pro difference.


            model_info.gif

            http://www.nrwiesneski.com

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              Nick W
              last edited by

              Here is the help text regarding setting location. This seems to confirm the lack of "Location" settings in the non-Pro version:

              @unknownuser said:

              Specifying a Model's Location in the World
              You can set the location of your model in all versions of SketchUp. However, the mechanism for setting location is different between SketchUp Pro and Google SketchUp (free).

              Setting Location in SketchUp Pro
              Use the Location panel in the Model Info dialog box (Window > Model Info > Location) to set the location for your model.

              Caution - Do not use the Location panel in the Model Info dialog box to change the location of a model after importing the current view from Google Earth (using the Google Plugin). Using the Location panel to position models in Google Earth will likely result in an incorrectly located model.

              Setting Location in Google SketchUp (free)
              Load Google Earth and navigate to the location where you model will exist (the town is sufficient). Use SketchUp's Get Current View button to import the current view, as well as the location, from Google Earth. You can hide or delete the Google Earth snapshots if you want to work without them (such as when doing a shadow study).

              http://www.nrwiesneski.com

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                Nick W
                last edited by

                I'll change the setting when I get to work on Monday.

                I noticed that the north line only shows up in the ISO view tab, not in the elevation or plan views. I'm guessing it's because Kris had set the views up with that feature enabled or disabled and SU still recognizes the setting, but doesn't give me the interface to change it.

                Thanks again for this template, Kris! 😄

                http://www.nrwiesneski.com

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                • KrisidiousK Offline
                  Krisidious
                  last edited by

                  no problem Nick... and thanks for finding this little glitch... I'll remove it from the template and replace the file... again nice catch.

                  By: Kristoff Rand
                  Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                    Nick W
                    last edited by

                    [light bulb over head] After thinking through what I wrote in the last post, I realized that since the setting is attached to the view I could simply regenerate the ISO view by resetting the camera position from a scene with the North line disabled.

                    http://www.nrwiesneski.com

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                      rhankc
                      last edited by

                      hello Kris,
                      back to the template again, I have been using your template on most new starts, mostly because I think it works different than the stock start file; probably the most noticeable difference is the higher number of degree divisions (minutes?) on the protractor from the vs. 6 stock protractor. Is that protractor an entity from previous versions or is there a settings for fine tuning your system?
                      Thanks for your time.
                      Hank

                      Hank

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                      • KrisidiousK Offline
                        Krisidious
                        last edited by

                        I bleive that's in the modelinfo dialog box...

                        goto Window>Model Info>Units

                        then angle units and Precision and snapping

                        that should do it...

                        By: Kristoff Rand
                        Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                          rhankc
                          last edited by

                          you are right, and I go there daily, have not ever seen it... thanks

                          Hank

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                          • syburnS Offline
                            syburn
                            last edited by

                            hi all,

                            im having probs with step 6. after making the rectangle i then cant see the jpg plan as its under neath. so no matter how much i right click i cant see the "Use image blah blah" option.

                            Any ideas what im doing wrong?

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                            • KrisidiousK Offline
                              Krisidious
                              last edited by

                              at this point it is best to right click on your image, and select use image as texture, then apply the texture to the rectangle... now continue tracing...

                              By: Kristoff Rand
                              Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                              • syburnS Offline
                                syburn
                                last edited by

                                oh i have placed the rectangle to one side this time. I have managed to get the jgp in the matrial library by the right click methof - but when i paint bucket the material to the recangle nothing happens - i cant see the image. can see other materials if i try those though.....

                                hmm i have now done it but not sure how - restarted it. maybe it was groups problem.

                                had to flip the image as it was mirrored but looks ok now.

                                thanks for you help!

                                (syburn)

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                                • KrisidiousK Offline
                                  Krisidious
                                  last edited by

                                  you may have problems like this, after applying the texture to the rectangle, then right click on the rectangle and select "texture>Position> then flip, rotate, move until it fits correctly.

                                  this help?

                                  By: Kristoff Rand
                                  Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                                    titmas
                                    last edited by

                                    @krisidious said:

                                    step 11
                                    repeat this process for your foundation, your first level and your second level and third...

                                    by 'repeat' are you referring to steps 1-10 for each page of the plans by importing an image of each page than scale, trace, copy, layer?

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                                    • KrisidiousK Offline
                                      Krisidious
                                      last edited by

                                      yes that's what I meant...

                                      By: Kristoff Rand
                                      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                                        last edited by

                                        Hi Kristoff,
                                        I only just found this thread and I'm finding it very useful indeed as I'm modelling my house in order to plan various improvements and alterations to services etc. I've got about six versions so far in various stages of completion which I realise is going to cause me major problem. Your tip about layers will be invaluable. Going right back to the beginning, would I be right in assuming that you could treat an imported 2D .DWG file in exactly the same way as you've used a .jpg image ?
                                        Thanks again for all your great input.

                                        Bigyin

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                                        • KrisidiousK Offline
                                          Krisidious
                                          last edited by

                                          yes you could use the dwg file, although you would explode it and make the actual lines of the dwg into SU lines.

                                          By: Kristoff Rand
                                          Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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                                            last edited by

                                            Thanks for that Kristoff. I think I'm gonna restart my model as I have a .DWG that friend produced and following your approach will help me keep the versions much better organised.
                                            Cheers,

                                            Bigyin

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