Weird indeed. I really wish once the development team found a way for the SU sun to respect image transparency (imagine how easier it would be with billboard entourage) but at the same time I also wish they kept this current method (maybe as a checkbox in the material editor?) when image transparency is not transparent to shadows. But this misbehaviour???

Something has been done, I know... Here are the release notes for some details: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=release_notes.cs

Hi, Charlie: I am glad that you were able to overcome the issue. I can see it was definitely out of my ability.

Hi Charlie- Sadly no, this one hasn't been fixed (as of v2013), but it hasn't been forgotten. thanks, Marc

Remus, Ruby line you graciously wrote did not seem to work. Though I did say I am Ruby challenged, I pasted the code in the ruby console and hit enter, it appears as I believe it should without errors. Though I notice no change in the model scene transitions. It's ok, I'll just work it out with an AVI, or if with the client just use SU V6. EDIT: I can of course just use the shadow slider & or instruct the client to do the same. Thanks so much, Best, C

Well there must be a way to do it, but not by ruby script I think. If they just would make it the same as GE which has a dynamic center of rotation

RickW: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=8760

@remus said: wow, 96 hours is a long time I cant help but wonder what the hell SU was doing all that time... Probably dropped by the local Corner Bar for a couple of drinks in the meanwhile... Anyway, impressive for sure. Now comes the modeling (and stamping) part!

3ds format limitations @unknownuser said: 64k polygons & vertices per object If you want more deep infos

@gaieus said: Definitely a nice presentation, thanks for the bigger images (and again; a nice model, too). Thanks Gai PS: actually the image dimension limitation is 800x800 now though a wider image than 705 pixels will be cropped by the forum software on the left so after the transfer we will set the limit back to 705 wide. %(#BF0000)[& 10-4 on the Image limits, Charlie]

no but seriously (insert seriously smiley) - all these geniuses... the @last folks came up with follow me, stamp and create mesh...great ideas, remember? now i think the kindness and generosity of these masters has been beyond words.. ...very... grateful ..to have a 'driveby' plugin where you can lay a path on a terrain and have a profile follow it while keeping the car flat on the ground... wuooh (missing a smiley again) ...to see some of these sirs work together to such achievement... TIG, Didier, Hal Rick and all those others...perhaps we could organise a ruby base camp in a warm resort where they would work in leasure (while we make sure they don't just go surfing) the labourer deserves his/her wages ...who would buy this tool?

Charlie, I1m sure we may... Thanks for sharing (and also nice details! )

Out of curiosity,has anyone tried....or willing to try to replicate the results I have posted above? Anyone....Anyone..... Also,& In a way I am a bit surpised the google folks haven't chimed in about this. Seems the absense of background/sky greatly improves the exporting result,possibly giving a clue to the 'failed to save" message. best, C