Sorry for the poor image quality...still funny though!

[img][http://sketchucation.com/forums/download/file.php?mode=view&id=113082&sid=db1244bece06eac0effcb56c377602a2/[img]

The zipped file worked! Thanks again for all the help!

I had my client download the skp file and import it in to an already open file and he got this..."An attempt was made to access an unnamed file past its end" is this related to what has been mentioned with .skp being related to Sketchup? As far as file exchange, I have just been emailing the file as an attachment...should I try as a zipped file?

Thanks again for all the help thus far... and thank-you in advance for any on new advice/suggestions! I had emailed Sketchup Pro support and heard nothing....hmmm

Thanks very much for the quick response! I had him check for updates and grab the latest version and he still seems to be having problems. When trying to open .skp file he gets an "unexpected file format" message. Any thoughts?

I am working with a client who is a Windows user and I on the other hand use Mac.... when emailing skp files to him he can't open them. Any ideas why this could be happening? The operation in reverse works fine as I can open his with no problem.

Another note is that he is using the free version and viewer and I am using the pro version.

test.skp

Found same issue when exporting in JPG or PNG but it vanished with PDF......

Example.pdf

I have found when issues like this arise if you delete the affected file, purge in document setup, and then reload it back into layout it may clear that up..... has worked for me in certain situations in the past.

I have always liked everything about your work...... no problems from my point of view! In addtion, thanks very much for your tutorial! Your style really shows the power of Sketchup and what can be achieved with great modeling, my hat goes off to you sir.

oops! you said graphic....

I find this one to be pretty good.....a few good links in there as well.

http://www.idsketching.com

Thanks again Brodie.....I think we will give a try.

Thanks to all for the reply...... I should have mentioned we are thinking abut getting into rendering a little.... podium and maybe some photoshop...... is this rig still up to task?

Hello,

Been lurking from the start of these forums and have absorbed endless amounts of truly superb information from all of the moderators and members..... so thank-you very much! My question is about laptops..... my boss is going to get me a laptop to use at the office and also to take home and was wondering if anyone had any advice. I have a budget of about $1500.00 and I am a mac fan and have found a refurbished mac book pro in our budget with these specs :

Refurbished MacBook Pro 2.4GHz Intel Core i5
15.4-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen display (1440 x 900 pixel)
4GB (2 x 2GB) of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM
320GB Serial ATA @ 5400 rpm
8x double-layer SuperDrive (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memor

Is this okay or are there better options for the money..... I'm concerned with opengl and video cards primarily.....
The pic is what we primarily are trying to achieve.... not nearly as good as content here but I improve all the time so maybe someday....

I haven't ever posted here before but after finding these images posted inspired a response (finally).......I have been playing with sketchup for about a year now and hope to post an image soon...I'm not educated with the same regard to many who share and post but I do find the many who do contribute extremely talented and a source of inspiration. Hopefully in the days (years) to come I can finally contribute some renderings of my own....In the mean time a big pat on the back to all who make this forum the resource that it is.........

Thank-you!
Dan Coast

....and to Lewis.... these are really something else!