@dave r said:

Nice chest you've got there, Baz.

I wouldn't want to have to fit those dividers though. Are you going to build it?

Hazza won't like it because the case isn't drawn as separate components.

Thanks Dave, I actually made this many years ago as my 'masterpiece' (in the sense of the traditional apprentice/journeyman/master, guild system.) I cut each of those mitres on the dividers with a 'donkeys ear' shooting board, and they are a dry fit.
If you push a drawer closed firmly most of the rest slide open, I was pleased with that:)

Not sure I understand about about your component comment re hazza?

Baz.
ps: sorry about the daggy photo, its the one I used for photomatching, all the good shots of this are on slide. (another job to get round to:(

Heres my contribution.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=72c2d871fba975c7d797e188153f356&prevstart=0

With reference to woodgrain orientation, it always used to be a real pain, but now in su7 you can edit the image in pshop. Simply save the texture as a copy in su. Export it to your image editor, rotate the image 90 degrees and voila!

Baz

I'm halfway thru the second series, I think its very well written and a great premise. My partner calls dexter 'the robin hood of psychopaths' (although she cant watch it.)

baz

@stu said:

@baz said:

@stu said:

I just cant think of a good reason to spend that $180AUD or so....Anybody?

hi stu, I havent tried v7 yet, but if the improvements to layout are as they say, it will be worth the 180 for that alone, i hope to throw the other cad apps away for ever!

baz

Baz, I can operate ACAD LT in my sleep and from the reports coming in about Layout 2, dont throw away your cad apps yet

well I wont of course, but I live in hope and anyway I have to wait for chief australia to get up to speed with the update.
baz

@stu said:

I just cant think of a good reason to spend that $180AUD or so....Anybody?

hi stu, I havent tried v7 yet, but if the improvements to layout are as they say, it will be worth the 180 for that alone, i hope to throw the other cad apps away for ever!

baz

hey gaius, thanks.
Ive actually been using pdf creator for a couple of years but I had no idea it could export anything other than pdf. (note to self: read the help files!)
I've just tried a png export and it worked a treat, Ive yet to play with different resolutions and line weights, I think I can get it a bit crisper.
thanks again guys.
baz

remus, thank god you replied.
I was not thinking 'glaring emmissions' I was thinking that there was no mention of this in the help files like 'supported formats' and that I was going to have a 'DUH' moment any moment.
Is all this excused by layout being beta?. C,mon guys, be straight, do no evil. Or perhaps I dont fully appreciate the caveats of using a beta.
But then again, Ive been testing microsoft software for years, just after it's downloaded automatically. (Doncha just lurve a update from the live empire/we're just trying to help empire/the trying to keep ahead of it empire.

I will try the res idea tomorra. Ta.
baz

go democrats. good luck.

@solo said:

300 dpi only really applies to printing as most monitors only show 72 or96 dpi

You be correctimondo: mac is 72, pc is 96. Which in itself is an approximation as 'dots per inch' is preety old in this world, the old one that is. (australia and the rest of the metric world). We have to start thinking in pixels, or was that pixies?

ok, so i got away from the puter for a few hours, friday @ beer'o'clock beckoned, but.
Im thinking i could be a complete fool here. but whatever.
I've just had another look at this and still not happy. Must be missing some essential step/braincell.
heres my best raster effort, pdf to png as a save to clipboard.

baz.

Ps: Congratulations USA, I think you made the right decision, I'm rootin for ya. http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/posting.php?mode=reply&f=12&t=14017#

PPs: i dont understand smilies, but I dont think its going to be a problem.

hi. Just started using layout on a real project and I quite like it. But...
It seems that you cant export anything but a PDF. Unless Im missing something.

I need to put a good quality image of the layout drawing in a web page. Ive tried copying the pdf image to the clipboard and saving as a jpg, but the image is lousy with jaggies. Ive messed with the line weights in the 'model styles', made it worse.
Ive done an exhaustive search here and on the google forum and couldnt find anything about this, I cant believe that Im the only one who needs a different output than PDF?

I must be missing something!

Any thoughts gratefully received.
Baz

@tamfore said:

can you direct me where to find that spray tool?

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Hi susan, yeah, ok, fair cop. But it does seem to happen a lot and it defrosts my kelvinator when i see people abusing the fab community we have here.
Have you noticed the odd comment from new users about how different this forum is from most others? From my limited experience with other forums it's certainly true.
Now while Id would'nt like gscf to go the way of pushpull bar, some sort of formal credibility rating might not go amiss.
On the other hand Im getting just like the other old farts that I despise so heartily. So forget all that.
Let it carry it as it does and let entropy take care of those who do not appreciate it.

baz

I think we really need a 'rude bastard' category for people who don't at the very least acknowledge replies, so that other people would know and then choose whether to help them.
whaddya think cornel?
baz

Dave, got it, thanks. Just followed your steps and all is now crystal.
Also, used the 'offset' parameter(for the first time)to make a group of the roundover, saves a bit of time on the clean up.

this maybe a stupid idea, but does your lappie have a separate numerical keypad, if so you may need to turn num lock on/off.
thats all I can think of apart from a new download.
baz

Good stuff dave, thanks.
The answer from you and remus seems to be to simplify the curves especially at small angle or sharp intersections and to separate the various elements and round them individually.
Its not clear to me however what steps you took. Especially how you have the two rounded sections above and away from the rest.
Thanks again guys.
baz

Remus, thanks for that, I think I can see where the confusion came from.
baz

hi.
Ive been having varied success with this ruby and I cant understand why sometimes it works well and othertimes not at all. Sometimes su locks up, or else it does a near perfect job on the selection but erases all the planar faces.

I attach a skippy of the current project, its a moulded poly handle.
Ive tried in desperation stitching the planar faces back together but that proves problematic in itself as some faces just wont close.I'm onto the need to clean up edges and I understand the necessary parameters (I think).
Im also working at 10x scale to see if that helps, I havent tried a larger scale, p'raps that might.

any ideas much appreciated.

baz

quick grip handle.skp

I get nervous when I even think about posting on this thread. such a delicate area of operation, DH and samantha for example, and the fact that in all of this su mania and joy, nobody, but ditto has messed with our brains quite like DH. (you still there sam? me never forget you signing up to the forum to give DH a serve.)
Lots of stuff: about not ever seeing a skippy of yours, (does he group?, or does his/her simplest skp need most of the networked super computers in the southern hemisphere to zoom with shadows.
has he/she ever used a pencil and to what purpose? is he/she really as much of a piss head as me?

Howsoever, that last image, too far, you took all the colour out of it, please keep your stimulants to 2 or less during creativity.

baz xx.

ps: id like to share this clock, I did it yesterday when I didnt have to do anything, at all.
Day off, no girl, no work, dog happy to sleep. thinks? what about a bit of su for fun? find clock, sit on desk, and model. And learnt how to use/abuse fredo6's brilliant ruby. round by bezier. bevel, chamfer, bezel, soften, make user friendly, etc.

pps: im on the wrong computer, will have to upload clock later.

DH, I like that last image, although I think the water is too real or maybe not mysterious enough. or perhaps the machine is not real enough, either way, I think that the two elements have to integrate fully or be very disparate. its a bit like in graphic design, if an element is slightly off horizontal it looks like a mistake, it has to be boldly off to make the point.
Also, first image of yours that i can recall without any overt graphics, it works for me.

baz
ps still frustrated that I can't view your work a bit bigger.