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Hey Guys,

I have installed a new Profile Builder 3 and I am trying to develop a profile for a building. Basically made up from residential bays components with balconies.
With special start/end and corners. So I can draw a line in a plan and it will create a building.
I tried to make it a couple of times but can’t make it work.

Any ideas?

Thank you,

BuildingMassing.skp
SDevelop in18091814310.pdf

@fredo6 said:

I would rather use Curvizard, which has a bulk mode to operate on all curves in one-shot and can both smooth and weld at the same time.

Thank you it is what I need! Curvizard works perfectly.
Do you know if there is a way to project a 2d road, but then make it flat ?
Instant Road NUI alternative?

Cheers

Hi Guys,

Just wondering if there is a plugin / extension which will smooth all contour lines I have got from slicing terrain (with planes).
I am getting something like on image 01 and I want to get a smooth poly line Image 02, I know it will create more points.
Or maybe convert to B-Spline using points as a control points for a spline?

Thank you,

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Had anyone the same problem? maybe it possible to write a custom script to measure the area and attach it to DC?

So FACEAREA() doesn't work after all. ))

Does anyone knows how to get a correct area from the component using FACEARAE() function?
Redraw command doesn't update the area after changing component size via "User Text Box"

I switched off scale handles
User can enter LenX and LenY in a text box
After changing the values of LenX and LenY Area is wrong!

Also any ideas regarding questions 2 and 3?

Ok, I have resolved the problem with Areas.
Do you have an idea about 2 and 3?

Thank you

Hi guys,

Just want to check with you a couple of things regarding dynamic components.
I am trying to make a Building block which will report all the necessary information to SketchUp report.

1. Why FACEAREA() returns area which is 2 times bigger then it supposes to be?

2. I want a user to be able to select Building Use which will change a colour of the component. It seems straightforward, but how to report not a colour but actual usage?

3. Also is there a way to have a component name above it? So it easy to see where components with wrong names?

I have attached images so its easier to understand what I want to get.

Thank you!

BLOCK A.skp

Any news on Vray 3.0 for Sketchup?

Thought image will help....

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Hey Guys,

I am making a structural grid component.
My grid lines are repeated by a COPY command inside component attributes .
Just wondering is there a way to insert letters and numbers into grid markers.

• 1, 2, 3, 4, …. for horizontal lines
• A, B, C, D …. for vertical

So every COPY of a grid will have next number or letter.

Cheers

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to share with you a collection of SketchUp plugins I use in my work. I sure you know all of these cry well, but I thought it will save some time for people who just starting out. Because there are dozens of plugins you can spent quite some time choosing the right ones.

Anyway here is link to a list: http://rgorshkov.blogspot.co.uk/2014/12/sketchup-plugins.html

There is also a good video describing some of the plugins by Daniel Tal on 3D Basecamp 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp_iTKs7Xcc%26amp;list=PL-bndkJaV8A5pV_wb4kSy5tZTdII2OqXt%26amp;index=4

Hopefully it will be helpful.
Cheers

After SketchUp 2015 release, I want to take a moment to say “BIG” thanks for x64 support to a SketchUp Team.
For SketchUp 2015 I did a long list, for SketchUp 2016 I think it is better to keep the program simple but provide a good core functionality and features.
So I reduced my wish list to a minimum… well almost )

GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS / FEATURES

1. TeamWork / Xref - is essential for any office based work
   I know there is an option to use components, but common it is not really useable for commercial projects with team of 10 people. Or it is not flexible.
2. Basic building elements - (Walls, Slabs, Curtain Walls, Roofs, Windows/Doors) with use of Dynamic Components, so user can edit individual elements and create custom elements.
3. Faster Nicer Viewport - nicer texture representation, nicer anti-aliasing, soft shadows, smooth navigation, better fog and light. So there is no almost no need for external renderer
4. Components to cut through walls / two faces - for creating windows and doors
5. Real indestructible curves - even if curve was exploded you still have an option to find tangents or centre

OSX

Please give some love to a OSX version of SketchUP.

1. Material List
2. Better UI - Please update the UI to fit Apple UI guidelines (Flat design)
   Take a look at Pixelmator - the team make a great job
3. Full Screen - Why it is still not here? Even Blender has it.
4. Total area of material in Material Browser - Like in Windows

WILL BE GOOD TO HAVE

1. Line Types - like you have in Layout, All Layout library to SketchUp (Lines, Fills, Scrapbook)
2. Layout and SketchUp Layers Sync - or option to export DWG from Layout with SketchUp layers.
3. Faster Nicer Viewport - nicer texture representation, nicer anti-aliasing, soft shadows, smooth navigation, better fog and light. So there is no almost no need for external renderer

Cheers,

Sketchup curtain walls. Check this out:

http://pingpinkstudio.weebly.com/about.html

Pbacot thanks for the tip. I should try it.

Another though: Why not put SketchUP on App Store for Mac users?

Have been working in sketchUP on a couple of complex architectural and landscape project just now and thought it will be worse to update a wish list.

GENERAL

1A. Xref or other proper Reference system with Project folder setup.
So you can see all References in the Master model and been able to open them start from the master model make changes in separate file,
then save and update the master model

1B. Some kind of team work please

2. X64 for big complex project

3. Texture folder. Each SketchUp file will have a separate Texture folder inside a project folder. To keep all organise.

4. Faster Viewport using modern OpenGL technologies. Nice representation , colours , anti-aliasing , soft shadows, nicer fog and light.

5. Groups for Layers

6. High Quality Google Maps with option to grab bigger locations

7. X64 and FASTER Layout

8. I think it is time to introduce wall, slab, window/door, curtain wall, elements

9. Components to be able to cut through walls ( two faces )

10. Better lines and curves. Able to see centre point of each curve. Able to see tangent points.

11. Line types (without using plugin)

OSX

1. Material list

2. Show total area of material in a model by right click on the material inside the material browser. Yo can do it on Windows

3. Better UI

4. Full screen

Just wanted to ask is there any official way to submit our wish lists to Trimble directly? Of cause they work hard to deliver better program but they quite close from the community.
Updates are very rear. No information is given unfortunately .

Cheers

Have been working in sketchUP on a couple of complex architectural and landscape project just now and thought it will be worse to update a wish list.

GENERAL

1A. Xref or other proper Reference system with Project folder setup.
So you can see all References in the Master model and been able to open them start from the master model make changes in separate file,
then save and update the master model

1B. Some kind of team work please

2. X64 for big complex project

3. Texture folder. Each SketchUp file will have a separate Texture folder inside a project folder. To keep all organise.

4. Faster Viewport using modern OpenGL technologies. Nice representation , colours , anti-aliasing , soft shadows, nicer fog and light.

5. Groups for Layers

6. High Quality Google Maps with option to grab bigger locations

7. X64 and FASTER Layout

8. I think it is time to introduce wall, slab, window/door, curtain wall, elements

9. Components to be able to cut through walls ( two faces )

10. Better lines and curves. Able to see centre point of each curve. Able to see tangent points.

11. Line types (without using plugin)

OSX

1. Material list

2. Show total area of material in a model by right click on the material inside the material browser. Yo can do it on Windows

3. Better UI

4. Full screen

Just wanted to ask is there any official way to submit our wish lists to Trimble directly? Of cause they work hard to deliver better program but they quite close from the community.
Updates are very rear. No information is given unfortunately .

Cheers

We'll as usual:

1. X64
2. Mac ui improvements
3. Material list view
4. Faster viewport on big scenes

Cheers

Hi Guys,

I was trying to find how to solve this problem, but I couldnt.

Sketchup pro 2013 Mac version, I have instaled some plugins(scripts) and placed their tool palettes on the screen, BUT when I open sketchup all plugin's tool palettes gone and I need to place them again.

Is there a fix for this problem?

Thanks for help.

same here!

same error