Getting Started

disturbed13 · 9 Apr 2010, 00:24

okay
so how are we supposed to get any plug-ins if we are not allowed to download them?
that whole thing just seems to rub me the wrong way
i mean what if someone has been using SU for years
and they just signed up online today
but they can dl any of the add-ons
(probably because they dont have enough posts [like me])
my question is whats the magic number?

Chris Fullmer · 9 Apr 2010, 02:10

Hi disturbed. We have it set that after 2 approved posts you are a full fledged memeber of the community. I guess that until that time you are not allowed to download attachments? I didn't realize that. That is unfortunate I think. So one more post from you and you should be all set,

Chris

Gaieus · 9 Apr 2010, 08:22

Guys I do not understand this as "Newly registered members" are supposed to access all attachments. I did double check all these permissions (and know that some people can download these plugins with no problem at all).

disturbed13 · 9 Apr 2010, 17:27

hmmmmm interesting
well this should take care of it

Chris Fullmer · 9 Apr 2010, 19:39

Intersting, I had also thought it was set so that any registered member could download. At any rate, he's reached the 2 post threshold so he is now set either way.

Chris

talimgw · 14 Apr 2010, 14:28

thanks for the tips!

Gaieus · 15 Apr 2010, 15:06

A list of GIF images we use on the Tutorial pages. Coen made them a while back and I thought sometimes they can be handy to insert into help posts especially here, in the newbie forum.

Arc

Axes

Circle

Dimension

Eraser

Field Of View (FOV)

Follow me

Line

Move

Offset

Orbit

Paint bucket

Pan

Polygon

Jan Steinman · 30 Apr 2010, 03:30

@remus said:

The exporters are the only difference between the free and pro versions.

And the ability to create dynamic components, which alone was reason enough for me to go through the considerable hassle of getting a higher ed license for pro.

Gaieus · 30 Apr 2010, 09:06

@jan steinman said:

@remus said:

The exporters are the only difference between the free and pro versions.

And the ability to create dynamic components...

True but Remus wrote that post about half a year before SU 7 (and DC's with it) came out.

Anyway, welcome to SCF!

pyroluna · 25 May 2010, 10:12

@jan steinman said:

@remus said:

The exporters are the only difference between the free and pro versions.

And the ability to create dynamic components, which alone was reason enough for me to go through the considerable hassle of getting a higher ed license for pro.

don't forget Layout and Style builder which only come with Pro, and the ability to choose some other (higher) resolution for your JPG-output than "View Size". Does come in handy for printing stuff!

Gaieus · 25 May 2010, 10:20

Martha, it was only in version 5 when you could only export screen resolution with SU Free. Now (theoretically) you can go up to 9999 pixels (and even higher on the Mac).

True however that all the printing (e.g. to scale) havoc can be easily and nicely solved in LO (thus it is in the professional package) although strictly speaking it is not "part" of SU but an additional tool.

pyroluna · 25 May 2010, 11:54

Well, I'm certain it was version 6, since I've never used 5, but have had to deal with max resolution for jpgs. But I've been using pro now for a while and must admit I'm not very up-to-date on the limitations of the current free version

Gaieus · 26 May 2010, 08:18

Well, I used the free 5 then the free 6 for a while and only then went to pro but I remember when first encountering version 7, I first installed the free version just to see what it can do and only then I installed the pro version.

Anyway, what can be said is that the two programs are exactly the same and what difference can be found are only done by plugins (DC's are also plugins) and other addons like exporters/importers.

This theoretical concept will probably allow the developers a bit bigger freedom as they do not need to maintain two, different versions of the core application itself.

sketch12345 · 3 Sept 2010, 09:09

Hi to all of you guys.
I am new here in this site and also newbie in sketchup.
Thanks for this site.

SketchUpNoobie · 2 Dec 2010, 15:49

@sketch12345 said:

Hi to all of you guys.
I am new here in this site and also newbie in sketchup.
Thanks for this site.

Hello and welcome to Sketchucation. If you are just learning SketchUp, you've sure come to the right place. These guys and gals are awesome. Feel free to drop ANY questions you have into the newbie forum and get be prepared for a real quick reply. Have fun learning and using Sketchup!

wheeljack · 7 May 2011, 13:13

So I'm fairly new to this program and the virtual 3D world in general. I get a little lost when someone explains something and uses one or more words that are specific to the program or 3D programs in general. I know this would be a chore for one person to do but perhaps a thread of such words and their definitions could later be organized alphabetically which can be updated quarterly or something as the thread grows. Just a thought.

Alan Fraser · 7 May 2011, 13:30

A Glossary of terms is already well under way on the official site.
http://sites.google.com/site/sagesuwiki/terminology
I hope this helps.

wheeljack · 7 May 2011, 13:37

@alan fraser said:

A Glossary of terms is already well under way on the official site.
http://sites.google.com/site/sagesuwiki/terminology
I hope this helps.

thanks a million.

greenbelt · 15 May 2011, 22:18

Has anyone else found that the audio on the Sketchup for Dummies tutorials is barely audible? Aiden Chopra also mumbles which makes it impossible to understand anything.

Dave R · 15 May 2011, 23:11

@greenbelt said:

Has anyone else found that the audio on the Sketchup for Dummies tutorials is barely audible? Aiden Chopra also mumbles which makes it impossible to understand anything.

I haven't had any problem with the audio on those videos at all. I find Aidan to be very understandable and there's no problem with the volume. Perhaps it's the volume settings on your computer?