Hey Guys

Push came to shove and I managed to figure this out. As soon as I made the first guideline, I remembered during Gaieus lessons, he showed me how to use them and that's exactly what I did, used it to align each item and print it individually to PDF, all worked perfectly well.

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D0me

Hi Gaieus/Tig

Tig: Thanks for confirming the volume.

I have these SKP's and I'm trying to push it into Layout but it just wouldn't sit centred on my page.

Please can you guys help me to send both these SKP's to Layout. The SKP called Pieces have 10 items and each item will fit on a A4 page on a 1:1 scale. The red and blue blocks are grouped and sized in such a way that it should fit perfectly centred on an A4 page. I manage to send it to layout but it's either skew or if i get it straight then it's not centred.

The SKP Called Circle can fit on any size page as long as it's centred and also on a 1:1 scale.

If you can supply in PDF format, it would be appreciated but that's something I should be able to do.

Sorry, I know I'm being a bit lazy but I've been failing with this and I need to submit these drawings to my supplier urgently so he can cut accordingly.

By the way Gaieus, I plan to upgrade this weekend.

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D0me

Pieces.skp

Circle.skp

Hi Guys

I'm trying to get the cu.m volume of the following skp but it keeps popping up this error.

It skips a whole area, what have I done wrong, can't seem to find a solution.

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D0me

Base.skp

Thanks for that Gaieus

Can I ask you another silly question?

Now that you've given me the volume, how do I calculate a rough estimate of the length of blanket that I need. Basically
its sold in metres so how many metres of this would I need to buy to cover the volume you've just given me.

Thanks again
Regards

Thanks Gaieus

I'm guessing the first thing I'd need to do is upgrade to version 8. Busy doing so now.
If you don't mind, can you calculate for me in the mean time the required amount of material but i still need you to show me.
If you hadn't run me through those tutorials, I don't know what i would have done because as my project progressed, i realized i needed to make certain changes and Voila! Thanks to you, i was able to do it all on my own.

I have attached just the dome that i need the calculation for.

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D0me

Ref Dome.skp

Hi Gaieus

Wow! It's been a long time since posting here. It actually brings back some memories on my journey to draw a dome. And don't be fooled if you think this sketch didn't come in handy, I would say it was more of a neccessity.

But now i need some more help. I need to calculate how much of a specific type of material I would need to wrap it around the dome. Now, this is on the Refractory dome only which is 3" thick according to the sketch.. The product I refer to is a special type of material almost like a woolen blanket that will be draped on the outside of the dome. The material is 610mm wide and comes in 7 Metre lengths. Basically, I need to know how many meters of this stuff i would need.

Look forward to hearing from you.

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D0me

Hi

I have been playing around a little with locking of inference using the shift key and this works like a charm however I found one problem which I cant seem to resolve. If I lock my inference on example the red axis and I have another object on that same red axis, I need to bring the newly created object in close proximity (about 5mm) to the other object that is already on the red axis. What I have found is that when I move the object too close to an object that is already there, it locks to the nearest endpoint. Is there a way around this?

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D0me

Hi Gaieus

@gaieus said:

No Dome, did not forget - and still only checking in to see if everything is all right - I have to finish a 7 page translation today and a 30-40 page manuscript on some Early Christian mural opaintings by tomorrow (although I suspect I cannot finish it just by the end of Eastern).

So I guess, during the holidays I can catch up with my things - including the dome (and sorry for the delay...)

No need to apologies. The fact that you included my dome into your busy schedule is greatly appreciated.

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D0me

Hi Gaieus

Just checking if you didn't forget about my exports and "How To" do it using layout?

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D0me

Hi Gaieus

Not a problem

Whenever you have the time to do it works just fine for me.

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D0me