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Nice, love the style, (as usual).

@dave r said:

PM reply sent last night.

@baz, I'll post what I found if PG says I can.

Cool. Can't remember how and when I had this issue, on a deadline, of course.
But I expect I solved it by kicking the dog and starting again
Bad methodology, I'm sure.

BTW Dave, just about to buy a new/old boat. V. exciting. Starlight 30, built 1980.

@pipingguy said:

sent via pm

Hope you make the answer public, I have come across this myself...

So... looking at the posts here and Cotty's thread, it seems that some of us wouldn't mind extended ranking options.
As said before I like this...

Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert

We don't need, or are asking for, a pissing match about who is the 'best'.
And as Box says, who could be the best at all the aspects of the Su/Layout/Plugins/Communication interface?
A guru perhaps? But let us not go there just now:)

Baz

@box said:

I actually find that rather offensive, both Cotty and I and Solo have been involved in and even started threads about this very subject.
For exactly the reason you now call sandbagging.

How do you choose what you should be from the three options,
Ok I'm Not a beginner, but I'm also not advanced as I barely use layout, can't write a plugin and have limited experience with only one render engine.
This leaves me with only one option, Intermediate.

Chill...Box, it was a compliment, albeit tongue in cheek, but one I agree with. You guys have proved many times how fluent you are, (in your own ways), with Su.

@bob james said:

The Shadows toolbar no longer has the "turn off sun" icon.
I originally posted this in the General Discussion forum but received no reply. For details and pictures of what my problem is please see:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=372%26amp;t=65589
Thank you

Totally off topic Bob but just saw your puter specs. Wow! And 4 x 27" monitors!
Any chance of a pic of that setup?

@cotty said:

I've started a similar discussion some years ago here, but don't remember the result (if there was one?)...:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=79%26amp;t=53951

I missed that thread Cotty, interesting.
This would get my vote...

Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Expert

@dod3r said:

One of the great weaknesses of sketch up is. That one can easily fool himself into thinking he has mastered it.

T.

In a nutshell

@kellenraidfractal said:

I just downloaded and began to use SU2015. I cannot make a circle or other polygon. I did just what I did in earlier versions, but when I click to change the diameter, it disappears. Is there a setting I need to change?

Check your model units?

@gareth said:

Fascinating...!!

Indeed

look at the two files side by side, should be pretty obvious...

Hi, there was something messed up in your curved geometry and Flowify didnt like where you had put your connectors.
Here it is fixed quickly...I would reduce the segments on the rim though, thats a lot of faces

PS; In future you might add a screen shot of the problem. In this case a fix would probably been suggested without having to open the Skp.
Also it would be useful if you completed your profile.

tyre-fixed.skp

This is why you need a lighting designer.

@gareth said:

Do we have a thread for the good old freehand perspective drawings ?...now that would very nostalgic...!!

You could start one Gareth, would be very interesting. ( I could 'probly dig up a couple ).

@davidheim1 said:

The structure is straight all the way to pain.
Sorry, Robert, I don't understand.

I think Robert means the poor engineering.

Thanks Chaps.

nice, did you CNC the steel from SU?

@pilou said:

Some big knots in the real one!

We call it 'Feature timber'
This pic is mostly 'Worm'.

Amazingly realistic bed linen, how on earth did you do that?