Combined a Vray render with an AO export direct from SU24.
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"Watt" Micrometer
A model of what is probably the first micrometer ever made. It's dated England about 1776 and attributed to James Watt although evidence shows it likely wasn't made by him.
A larger version of this image is available here.All the screws are made and holes threaded. 28 component definitions, all solids.
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Steam Engine Machinist's Model
A machinist's model of a twin cylinder steam engine designed by Joseph Bernays in the 1870's. The original was displayed in Paris at the Universal Exposition of 1878.
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A Recent 3D Printing Project
This is a heel strap for a wheelchair to prevent the user's feet from sliding off the foot plate. It's designed to install easily with no tools required except scissors to trim the strap to length. The clips with snap on covers are 3D printed to fit off the shelf polyurethane toothed belting.
From the SketchUp model.
Partially assembled.
Temporarily installed on a chair. Ignore the dog hair.
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RE: Steam Engine Machinist's Model
Another two cylinder engine just for the fun of it.
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RE: "Transforming Colors into Materials: A Plugin Inspired by Adobe Kuler"
Until such time as someone figures out and writes an extension to do that you can do it natively. I imported your first two images as images into SketchUp. Then select a random color from the native Colors collection and added it to the model. Under the Edit tab I selected the eyedropper to sample a color, named it, and then clicked on the Create New Material button.
Rinse and repeat for the rest of the colors.
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RE: ExtensionStore interface issue
@nickchun you might try updating to the latest version of the Sketchucation ExtensionStore tool. The latest version is 4.4.1
Latest posts made by Dave R
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RE: Leader text location in space
@llaves yes, dimensioning radii in LayOut needs to be added. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Currently I just use a label for that in LayOut. It works well enough. You could put in temporary radius/diameter dimensions in SketchUp and give them a tag which you can turn off in LayOut once you placed the labels.
Doing this also makes it easier to maintain consistency in the appearance of dimensions in LayOut. It's a pain at best to combine dimensions and leader text from SketchUp with dimensions and labels in LayOut.
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RE: Leader text location in space
@llaves there isn't a way to do that in SketchUp. As you orbit the camera the text will rotate to face the camera. Set up the text so it's in the desired location for a scene. Or add the labels in LayOut instead.
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RE: Convert Texture to image back
@optimaforever what is the reason for exploding the image in the first place?
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RE: An Old Bar Clamp
@Rich-O-Brien thank you sir! I was thinking it needs at least a few thumb prints.
FWIW, this image is from LayOut after adding the labels and the table which was made via SU's Report Generator. I combined the image export from LO with the image of the old paper. I could have added the old paper image directly into LayOut but I prefer keeping it separate so I have more flexibility in the final appearance. The following was done simply by changing the layer for the LO image to Overlay. Not perfect but for no more time than I have invested, it's acceptable.
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RE: Fredo Scale Radial Bending not working
@aleathompson520 share the .skp file so we can see what you are working with.
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RE: Move Plugins to new computer
@ntxdave said in Move Plugins to new computer:
What is the best way to move my plugins and their licenses to a new computer?
Best is to install the extensions fresh from their sources. Install the Sketchucation ExtensionStore first and use it to install your bundle of extensions from Sketchucation.
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RE: My Grandfather's Shop Stool
@Rich-O-Brien thank you Rich. I don't know if he made the stool although my guess is he didn't. There is no makers mark on it but the features on the rungs are all the same which indicates to me they were done with a duplicating lathe which he didn't have. An interesting thing about the rungs on the stool is they are all identical and just trimmed to length to fit between the legs.
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RE: cannot select groups with one click -
@schaferron1 what version of SketchUp are you using? Share a .skp file in which this happens.
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RE: "My Installs" tab missing in Sketchucation Tools settings.
@Nick_Bottelare said in "My Installs" tab missing in Sketchucation Tools settings.:
How do I proceed then to create a bundle?
Have you ever used the Sketcucation ExtensionStore tool to install extensions in the past? A bundle is created when you use the Sketchucation ExtensionStore to install extensions from Sketchucation. If you haven't installed extensions that way, you won't have any bundles.
What version of SketchUp are you using? On what operating system?