...how did you manage to do that? I haven't read anything about an exporter.
But doesn't it say "Max" with af 3Ds Max logo in the exporter window???

It's messed up again - I think it reverts after every restart.
There is a box on the splash screen specifically for turning it off. Still this is not the main issue though. I'm SO freakin tired of having to set up my toolbars everytime. I hope it's some kind of issue with Microsoft Security Essentials or my Nvidia control panel and not sketchup. But I still haven' figured it out.

It doesn't even remember my custom shortcuts, so it's almost like my user profile is deleted or something...

skethup 8 free on windows 7 64 bit. Profile updated

I backed up my plugins, uninstalled and reinstalled sketchup. So far so good - it's working now.

I also have problems with my toolbar icons. I save my setup, but after restarting sketchup it's all messed up again...

I also get the welcome to sketchup screen every time, eventhough i make sure to remove th "always show on startup" mark...

Running Windows 7 64-bit, with MSSE

...you're on to something here! Very cool indeed.
Did you compare the results with LEM's outside openings VS. just a white SU background?

...I for one like the overexposed winter shot look, and think this is a very good start, toward making a great render.
Don't forget to tell what and how you did it - that always encourages people to share tips & tricks to improve...

Do the resulting renders from a white LEM, just outside the door, and a white sketchup background differ?

...you could take a look at the sony vaio e-series. It got me drooling a bit

But maybe that's just because I'm limited to a budget I can actually save up for before I retire as an old man!
If you customize it on the sony page you could end up with around a 1100 USD configuration that would probably fly well with sketchup and other graphical resource hogs

There's a review that seems to be legit right here:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Sony-Vaio-VPC-EB1S1E-BJ-Notebook.27201.0.html

I think youre floor plans are pretty damn close, Richard! Personally I would tone down the linework for your indication of tiled floors. At the moment they are similar to your furniture, and that seems a bit odd, when the kitchen tables vanishes into floor tiles.

Hmm.. Yes, they are a bit sketchy, but to me it still seems like it is something nearly finished, being converted into something sketchy.
I don't know if you agree, but a sketch can show a lot of thing a neat and pretty render can't.
It can show an immediate idea, impression, motivation and feeling, byt the way lines are drawn, ended, repeated and so on. I know I'm jabbering a bit here, but these things can be very tricky to simulate through a computer.

BUT, and here's the kicker. I've seen you making some pretty good attempts at this before, Richard! I clearly remember your pavillion images from pushpullbar, and your fake scale model look, created entirely in photoshop. Have you tried any of those methods? Or, have you tried doodling a bit by hand? I've read quite a bit about what you're into, but don't know if you're into that

I guess my point is. You can show your client that they are a part of the process, as well as giving them a glance at how you transform a concept/idea into your stunning renders. (I realise that in this case it's actually not like that, but I guess the clients don't need to know that)