Posts made by chrisg

Any other ideas guys?

Turning profiles on or off in export>options doesn't seem to make any difference

I'm having a problem exporting PDF files in Pro V6.

It's pretty weird.

The models are very simple, just line drawings

90% of the time the exports are fine but certain files turn out to have VERY thick lines, making them unusable.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance

Chris

Thanks to everyone for your help, I think I've got it now!

Chris

Thanks Jim, that looks like a "no" then!

Cheers

Chris

I'm using the free version of SU7, I'd like to export to dxf and pdf, Is it possible to use this function without purchasing pro (which I can't afford at the moment)?

Thanks in advance

Chris

http://www.the-blueprints.com is a good place to start but if you google the aircraft name and "three view" you should turn something up.

Just to say I've used the suggested program and it works very well, thanks again

Thanks Gaieus!

I do need the dialogues so I'll try the one you suggest.

Hi,

I'm doing a little presentation in which I'll need to show some screen shots of Sketchup processes as Jpegs, what's the best way to do this?

Thanks

Chris

I think I might have to accept that I haven't got the experience yet. Could I ask anyone to have a go?

Thanks for your help

Chris

It's a flat drawing viewed from above, apart from the wheels

novathreeview.skp

Ok, I've had six goes at this and every single one is garbage!

Can I attach my flat sketch of the car to get some tips?

Chris

That's the one!

Thank you so much Pilou

Chris

Hi,

I downloaded a really great tutorial for making a car model from here and now I've lost it!

I've had a look on 3d warehouse, but the tutorials on there are a little basic, can anyone point me toward a reallyy good one?

Thanks in anticipation

Chris

Thanks Juan,

and appolologies for the delay in replying, computer trouble

Cheers

Chris

Hi,

This is probably quite easy but I dont know how to set the preferences for font, units, dimensions etc for every drawing that I do .

I know how to set them for individual drawings but it's getting quite tiresome having to change them every time!

Best Wishes

Chris

That's good advice, thanks.

I'm glad you like the drawing, it's taken a while!

Cheers

Chris

@remus said:

i wouldnt worry aobut file size too much, it pnly really matters when you start doing very large models with lots of different components, like fleshing out the interior of a big house, as the model can become ridiculpusly large very quickly.

I'm using it or mechanical stuff, book illustration and transfer to Autocad and some of the drawings are quite complex.

Hopefully when I get the new machine it should be a little quicker!

Cheers

Chris

Thanks for the replies guys and thanks for the welcome!

I'm running a 2.4 GB processor, but with only 512 MB of memory I think this might be the problem, I'm due to get a new computer in a couple of weeks, now I have the recommended specification, I can taylor my new machine to that.

I'm getting on pretty well with the actual modelling (in as much as the things I draw look like the things they're supposed to ) but I have noticed that the file sizes are pretty large, I presume because of imperfect technique on my part. I'd appreciate a link to a few of those efficiency tricks/methods.

Thanks again.

Chris

EDIT

BTW Dylan, I notice we live in the same place, it's a small world!