TIG:

Thanks for the feedback. I looked at all, as best I can, but do not find anything wrong. Everything had been working fine then all of a sudden things changed. FORTUNATELY, I had a backup and upon restore all was fixed and no further problems currently exist.

broomstick:

I tried “zoom extends but it did not solve my problem by itself but in conjunction with what Gaieus said read the solution is there.

Dave and Gaieus:

“Update Scene” solved the problem. I will never forget!

Gaieus:

As always, thanks a lot! In regards to #1 I think I did something and I have no idea what it could have been and I cannot find the specific cause. I think you identified the probable cause. Restore from backup solved the problem.

1- Whatcauses things to go away without knowingly deleting them somehow. See Image!

2-Things were fine but now when I zoom in things get cut open. See Image!

3- I have a scene that I set up shadows for and saved. Later I change the date etc.and save again but when I come back in everything is back to original date etc.

Thanks for replies!

ALAN,
As a result of your help I got my pattern on the 3DWH plates etc.
Thanks!

ALAN

Once again I really appreciate your taking the time to provide me with a tut and info that will definately be helpful. If I can get some things I am trying to do better I am going to go back and tackle putting a pattern on the plates etc. If I think I got it I will post the results here.

The info about layers is timely. I have done very little on the home so far but I am already experiencing a SU SlowUP so I can see that I need to re-think the way I am doing layers.

GAIEUS
Thanks for the link. I have read through it quickly but I can see that there is a lot of info there which I need to understand.

I am trying to learn SU and rendering simultaniously. I modeled some items in the scene. Below is the scene (will attempt to render in THEA) that includes the napkin that Alan so kindly gave. I tried to modify it a little, to make it a more complex, but decided that what Alan did was more than good enough for what I am trying to do.

Below is a foto of one last thing I would like to do for the scene if I can. I have a painted prototype plate etc. that I would like to have produced as a complete set. What I would like to do is get the painted plate pattern onto the plate etc. for inclusion in the scene. Can anyone direct me to some tuts that might show a best way to get the pattens on a plate and cup.

Also below is the home I designed and plan to build. I have included this in order to ask a question. In this thread Alan mentioned faces that can, if excessive, cause problems. Elsewhere I often see mention of excessive poly's slowing down the efficient usage of SU. My question is: If I continue to load up every room in this model as I am doing in the foyer-dining room am I likely to have difficulty later. If so, what might be a better approach. In total I envision doing a walk-thru but if I never get that far I would like to at least model all rooms, in one model, for multiple render studies.

Anyone want to play with putting a roof on this form? I have one worked out in CAD working drawings but would enjoy seeing what others might do with the form.

Alan

How can I thank you enough! That was more than I could have ever imagined being given and told. I could have spent days on this, never accomplish anything as good, and would have surely created millions of faces, without knowing it, and nothing more than gobbely goop. I am going to use what you gave in something I am doing and post it back. I will try to take it a little further but I doubt I will have much success.

Once again I thank you for all including how to spell napkin.

blair

Can anyone suggest how to do/start the dining table placemat knapkin shown? I can do the knapkin ring, generally basic, but I do not know how to do or start the knaplin.

All suggestions will be helpful and most definately appreciated.

Is there a way to make a contribution to Fredo through PayPAL or something?

The latest update cersion of XnView will read HDRI's as thumbnails (you can choose the thumbnail size),open them and you can save them as jpg etc. Now, if I could just figure out how to best use them in THEA I could take a little step forward.

XnSoft

(www.xnview.com)

Pete
Which tool or method did you finally choose?

Thanks PILOU!

I just tried that one on the flat plane I had previously shown and it did nothing. What I would like to do is create a multitude of triangles like Jeff had shown on the far right in the example he posted.

Thanks Jeff,

Now I understand that one better. I have seen Subdivide and Smooth and it does a lot more than I can ever imagine needing so I would like to find the free one you mentioned for now.

I installed the "[Plugin] triangulateFaces.rb v1.1" and tried it on the simple flat face with material shown below but it only creates 2 triangles. How can you get more triangulation?

Bonnie responded to my voice message. She seems to have some email problems. I ordered these books (link below) looked them over and they look very very good for what I need and want to do. I would recommend these books to anyone that wants to get a little one started with SU which I think can be an excellant learning tool. Still interested in knowing about anything else out there that might be good to work with.

I am excited, soon, wonder boy can teach me some stuff.

http://www.3dvinci.net/ccp0-prodshow/MBB_PDF.html

Thanks Susan!
It must have something to do with the holiday.

Anyone know of any new books or information developed or being developed that is dedicated to the use of SketchUP for children? My boy wonder (by association I naturally think this way) is 5 years old now, reading pretty well and clicking everywhere in SU but we need a plan and some methodical lessons to work from. He seems to learn quick and I look forward to his learning all he can very soon so he can start teaching me some stuff.

I am aware of Bonnie Roskes but not sure what she has going these days. I have emailed her but the emails don't get through. I have called and left a message, phone number and email address but have not received a reply.

I am looking for any and everything avaliable. Any information offered will be helpful and appreciated.

Thanks Oli

Gaieus

Sorry to bother you for this seemingly simple specific but where can I find "Didier's Ghost Component plugin"? I have searched here, Smustard, Ruby Library Depot and Googled but I must not be typing the best words/word combinations.

Thanks

Thank you both for excellant ideas. If not for you guys I would have never guessed or know. Rebuilding 28 interior and exterior corners is not the most fun I have ever had. But, I am now ready for next time.

There is probably a better way to do the above but I do not know what it is. What I did was go back and re-build each and every corner 1 x 1. Sure makes me hope I get the rounds right next time and have a back up copy just in case.