curviloft is also a nice plugin..u should give it a shot...

@honoluludesktop said:

One of the biggest problems is with attempting to place a surface on existing coplaner line ends, if there was a slightly overlapping line intersecting the face I was attempting to create, SketchUp refused to insert the face until I corrected the Acad drawing. Can anyone tell me if it matters that I import dxf or dwg files?

can you post a screenshot here

@honoluludesktop said:

Other problems I faced, was the weld.rb would frequently cause SketchUp to splat. Is that common?

I've never had that problem. I'd suggest you one useful plugin Makefaces ..it's available for free on smustard. You should surely give it a try. It's really useful plugin. I work with cad files a lot on sketchup and find this plugin really handy.

@gaieus said:

I presume you have SU Pro. Have you ever considered using LayOut? That is exactly what can easily handle to-scale, 2D output.

Yes I do have Pro [version 8].I have never tried Layout before. Should I then export my model to layout??. What should I do then to get scaled output. I tried exporting the file as a pdf from layout but the textures get a lot hazy. Also I can't find where to specify the scale...i.e. 1:200, 1:100 etc.

I have a SketchUp model of which I would like to print an elevation on a scale of 1:100 on an A1 sheet. I want the view with all the shadows and textures...how can I do it?? Exporting as a jpg is not an option as we cannot give a scale. When I export to AutoCAD, I can just print a 2D framework.

@edson said:

somehow I am not being able to see the pictures. all I see is a sign that tells me to register with imageshack. thanks to mike lucey I was able to see them.

same for me..i also get these symbols....

there's another way....i found out...use the follow me within profile builder if you're using preloaded crossections....

@unknownuser said:

I use DropBox for convenience. But backup to external HDD nightly and Back that up to second HDD weekly.

Can't afford to lose all that porn

@escapeartist said:

If you're looking for assistance, I'd recommend http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/. I've posted questions there and have received good technical help. They have a wide range of subforums, from home automation to to automotive and even PC gaming.

Thanks a lot escapeartist...I found this website really useful. and thanks to all for helping me out...

I've read a lot about online data storage services. Clouds as they say. Services which claim that data on their servers is the best bet. On Sunday, thousands of Gmail users have been left with empty inboxes after their accounts were accidentally wiped clean. Are online storage services like Box.net and SkyDrive still the safest when it comes to storage? Is a file written on a CD less safe than stored on such online storage services. What if such "glitch" happens??

Is there a way to make perfect railings for staircases, having asymmetrical sections using profile builder? I try to make one but the cross section twists itself along the path. If there's no solution to this issue of railing making using this plugin, what is the perfect way to make one?

@unknownuser said:

Microsoft has a good forum.

Afterdawn for miscellaneous stuff is where I tend to lurk

I mean't a forum not only for windows but other software as well..including freeware, internet related queries, antiviruses, etc.

Is there a decent Forum like SCF for PC related queries and troubleshooting??

To keep more than one file open together...we have to launch sketchup for every particular file...Is there a way or a plugin to open Multiple windows of different files in SU at one time??...just like we do in AutoCAD, Photoshop, Word, etc.

nice render!! ..can you share the link where this material is available for download?

is there a setting in sketchup to always save a file in an older format..for e.g. version 6 whenever we hit the save button so one doesn't always have to do File>save as>sketchup version 6

@thomthom said:

That's because you're using a flat plan tool. If you look at my demo video, I use 3D plan data to generate the buildings. The faces are extruded up to the lines above it. The tolerance is not the extrude height - but the tolerance for closing open gaps in the lines.

I'm also having the same problem as arjun ..how can one create a 3d plan data??...Isn't there any way to automatically generated extruded faces out of such plans??

@gaieus said:

you can export that and make a texture that is seamless but of course, what would be the reason, since you could do that by simply exporting the texture image (unless I am missing something here completely)

i did that with export 2d graphic but the texture doesn't come as seamless...i need to make a bump map of it..

is there a way to export native textures of sketchup as a seamless jpg file??