Thank you for the detailed info, Roger! Page bookmarked.

This was a side project to help me see how the 123D software worked. I hope to have time soon to try it out.

Haha, I used the online 123D catch app, so I don't have a file to send, and I can't see any way to link to an online model directly. Here are some screen grabs of the model (linked so they don't hijack your images).

Overview
Closeup of eagle sculpture

I put the sculpture on a box to make it easier to take pics of the underside, and I thought the tape measure might help scale it later. 123D converted a lot of background in the model, but the sculpture model itself wasn't that great. The other side has a big hole in it.

Do I need to download the program to my computer to edit the model and get better results?

I like it, Roger, especially how you got the stump date into Sketchup.

I've tried 123D catch a couple times without success. I find the background always messes up my model. Did you do anything special when you were taking the photos to help get a better result?

Is there anything else you did during the process that may have help you achieve a good result?

You can export a dxf or stl from Sketchup and import that into Solidworks, but that doesn't usually cut it for injection molding. You either have to rebuild it in Solidworks, or try Spaceclaim to convert to IGES or STEP.

Here's mode about using Sketchup and Spaceclaim: a Youtube video
Sketchupdate blog post.

Excellent tip, Jean! Sketchup's inferencing is definitely underestimated.

Sure, my contact was Dave: dburdick @ e-onsoftware.com

Same as you, I bought V1, got the free upgrade to V2, and just got an email last week about free upgrade to V3.

It worth asking about it on the E-on forums: http://www.cornucopia3d.com/forum/index.php - or email customer service.

Its free to upgrade from V2 to V3 until Sept 15...as a previous user, you should have got an email with the details...

Can you upload the model? Its hard to tell what the problem is from your image.

You may have duplicate faces...try deleting the face where the window should be transparent and trying again.

If that doesn't help, upload the problem component here and someone will sort you out.

@thomthom said:

Red is the currently selected error. I think you can press a key (Return maybe=) to make it zoom in. You can also Tab around between errors.

Oh cool, I knew about the Tab key, but I never knew about the colors.

Its an excellent tool - thanks again!

Just curious, why are some errors highlighted red, and some yellow? I haven't been able to figure out a pattern.

I believe Phil Rader, member here, does. I'll PM you his email address.

Thanks Paul, I clicked on one of your links seconds before the team burst into applause. Awesome!

@unknownuser said:

Found a cool one today.

Copy a line over and type 6" to set the distance. Then type *10 to array it 10 times.

What I already knew was that you can type *8 or *4 or whatever to adjust the number of arrayed items.

However I just found out that if you then type 3" or 10" it will keep your array but adjust the spacing. Pretty sweet!

-Brodie

I learned that just a couple months ago from Dave R at a local meetup

You can draw them as arcs and use 'xline' to make the arcs into guides...its free: http://www.smustard.com/script/Xline

@fletch said:

I would like to create a nice endless knot lamp to print on a 3D printer.

That would look neat I bet!

@wheeljack said:

I thought there was a program that worked with sketchup (developed with or partnered with) that could import skp files and convert them to nurbs. I swear I recall it was featured in a newsletter or some sort of announcement. I've searched all over trying to find it again. Anyone recall the program's name?

Spaceclaim...here's a writeup: http://solidsmack.com/cad/spaceclaim-launches-spaceclaim-engineer-2012/

PDFill, and its free!