Though very passionate in m beliefs, I am, and have been described as a gentle man. I have been throughout Canada, US and most of the northern South-American continent in my my youth. I have been in situations and lived through and survived things I would not wish on my worst enemy (not that I have any) no.. no surviving enemies at all.. just kidding Seriously though, as much as we all would like to think we know how we would react in any given situation, I know from some experience that what we actually do can differ from our "would do" by leaps and bond.

I am a peaceful man (6'3" and ~250lbs). But I am a believer that in a potential hazardous position you first pull out the iron fist, then the velvet glove. In one incident, I found a young man breaking into my work truck. I yanked him out and slammed his head into the side of the box and roughed him up a bit. An hour later, I was buying him a meal at a nearby greasy spoon while waiting for the Mounties to show up. He waited with me, knowing they e=were coming. We talked for a while. I even waited for him after giving my statement and drove him home (if one could call it that). He ended up working off the damage he did to my truck and stayed on for about eight months, until he decide o go home to Ontario. To this day, to my knowledge, he's stayed out of trouble. But I do know that he is the exception to the rule.

I have to protect what is mine and my family because it's my primary "job" and because no one else will. The velvet glove comes out, afterward, in case there's a chance the "offender" can be rehabilitated. But we now live in an age where people get shot in broad day light just to serve an initiation for gang-bangers. We have to do what we must.

Again.. my opinion

Mike RL

By the way, Jackson. I had a good chuckle at your smart*** post.

Thanks for the feedback guys. It's nice to get a pat on the back from time to time and feel usefull.

I showed to a friend to get his input and we ended up changing the time delays to better the reading time and examination of the drawings. Is there a way that I can update the uploaded file?

Thanks again

Mike RL

For sake of practice on my part and as per a request from a post, I created this simple tutorial to show how to create holes through a cylinder. Note that this method as been described numerous times and to more experienced user it may seem silly to post it but, I hope, new users may learn something from it.

Best regards.

Mike RL

The delays have been re-set to a longer period allowing the viewer to better read the captions and examine the drawings better.

goes to show.. the universe didn't give the common sense of a mule to all men.

I think that to all rules there are exceptions. I understand the reason for the right to appeal but if you ain't found new information after a year or 2, odds are you're not gonna. The courts should definitely have a say as to whether a person deserves capitals punishment and there should be guidelines to avoid abuse of power but in the same token, as to my earlier post, some people really don't deserve to live and each breath they take in air that could be used for someone who needs it and an affront to the survivors affected by the commission of the crime. Should a man be put to death for accidentally killing someone in a fight where he was defending himself .. absolutely not. Should a man be killed for rapping and killing a child.. oooooh you betcha!!!

my opinion

Mike RL

I'm guessing from the ... custom jewelry store. What are you.. a gangster-rapper?? heheh
ciao

Mike RL

yeah.. as a guinea pig, maybe. Hard time call for hard way. Crime is ranpid and murder is becoming the sport of choice, Do you honestly believe that keeping Jeoffrey Dommer alive was a good thing?? what about the oklahoma bomber? Benladdin?? Still think capital punishment is such a bad thing??

Make the punishement suit the crime. @5 years as the holiday inn ain't the answer.

Mike RL

if the point is to showcase your work or do a quick e-mail style presentation, a video will serve you well enough. If you want the other party to be able to "play" with the model after watching the animation, the have them download SU... it is free!?! unless you don't want that third party to see how easy it is to work with the program... hmmm.... I see

happy hunting

Mike RL

Every "BBS" reference I found were connected to SketchUp in either China or Korea. Subdivide&Smooth is the actual plug-in that they are talking about. You should check it out.

Mike RL

WOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how long did you spend drawing this???
Mike RL

is this an iPhone, a cover for the iPhone or jewelry that look like the iPhone?

Mike RL

Same price as previous??

Mike RL

map texture, mess it up AND keep the "layout" relative to geometry. hmmm so ... you want fries with that??

OOPS ... submitted the post befor I finished my thoughts. How hard is it to build? How expensive?? What actual part and pieces does one need? Have you got a "how to" video??

Mike RL

very, VERY cool!!!!!! I'm guessing you change tools via hotkeys??

Mike RL

Someone posted a query and I decided that if a picture is worth a thousand words, a tutorial was the answer. I drew out what I needed to and in the process I used components with section plane to be turned on and off as needed as well, I needed to set up 3 layers. Each scene was set up and updated with the required layer on or off but when I play the animation, the "layer 0" won't turn off. What gives??

It is a very simple "tutorial" (for lack of better word). It is only to demonstrate how to create holes through a cylinder, giving the illusion of a solid interior, I'll try this "Upload attachment" link and (if it works) hopefully someone downloads it, figures out the problem and PLEASE lets me know what I'm doing wrong.

Any advise or help would be appreciated. It's probably an easy fix but between the migraines and my to-do list, my brain isn't working it out.

BW

I didn't purge the file so hopefully there's not too much junk in with it. (what purpose does "place incline" serve??

If I understand your question correctly, go to Model Info. In the Animation tab, you can set the transition time within the scene for section planes to show and/or hide, as well you can set the transition time between one scene to the next. This will allow a pause of whatever seconds you want for someone to examine the scene or set it to 0 and allow a more fluid flow between scenes. You may still get a minor "jerk" appearance between scenes if the movement changes direction.

BW

HUH???!???

DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU GOT THE PLUG-IN? YOU'LL FIND THAT MOST OF THE SCRIPT "DESIGNERS" ARE MEMBERS OF THIS SCF. PERHAPS IF YOU CAN FIND OUT WHO THE PERSON WAS, AN EMAIL DIRECTED TO THAT PERSON MAY PROVE MORE HELPFUL THAN TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO REPLY TO THIS POST. CHECK OUT THE PLUG-IN ITSELF, IT MAY HAVE THE "AUTHOR" LISTED IN IT.

BEST OF LUCK

BW

Whether it can be done or not I don't know but can you activate it in a "scene" whereas when you "play animation", it will automatically show the plug-in animation within said scene??

If it's not possible to do, can you not do a video capture and incorporate it into a "SU" video export. I've seen them on YouTube. It can't be that hard, can it?

BW

The following is part of a quote to another post answered by solo, Global Moderator

<<SU works better with a good GPU, and nvidia 8000 series is proving a great match, ....>>

I hope this helps you.

BW