I guess I don't know about the keyboard shortcut for quitting. Never really thought about it before. It used to be that for shortcuts that are hard coded in the OS you could set them for the current modeling session but when SketchUp was closed the OS would take them back. Users used to try to use those shortcuts and then complain because they wouoldn't stick. Due to that the developers just removed the option to even set those that the OS uses.

The reason for the addition of Ctrl+Q probably stems from their effort to make SketchUp look and behave more identically between Mac and Windows which has been a thing many users have requested over the years. They change to the QT Framework was the start of that

You cannot assign shortcuts that are hard coded by the operating system. That's intentional, not a bug. And some like Ctrl+Q are hard coded. That one is hard coded to quit the program.

@FlorinAp that's exactly the same as it's been on Mac forever. The developers have indicated that vector import is on their roadmap.

SketchUp 2026 on Winodws imports PDF files natively. No need for an extension.

@panixia said in Help with plugin:

is definitely not the best for textured models tho.

I know that. I was only responding to the OP's comment that SketchUp 2017 won't import .stl files. I agree that other formats would likely be better.

@Jspro said in Help with plugin:

my experience is sketchup (2017) will only accept and recognize a SKP file

That's not correct. You can import .stl files into SketchUp 2017.

Presumably you have Blender since you have a Blender file. Open the file in Blender and export a .stl file as Rich suggests. Then use File>Import in SketchUp to import the file.

@Mvmcneil ahh ... Good that you got it sorted. Two different extensions and two different licenses. Both a good to have, though.

Are you sure you are trying to activate RoundCorner and not Fredo Corner?

The developers haven't have made any changes to SketchUp 2021 since late in 2021. The .3ds exporter in SketchUp 2021 wouldn't have been changed, either. You can be certain that the developers won't be looking at the exporter in old, unsupported versions of SketchUp.

Maybe there's something in your model that is resulting in the slow down. You could share the .skp file. We could try the export in the current version and see what happens.

@onzki said in Export to .3ds takes forever:

I’m using 2021 Pro

Your profile says you are using SketchUp 2024. Do you get a different export result with that version?

A compound steam engine directs the exhaust steam from the first cylinder (smallest one) into the next cylinder which is larger. In the case of a triple expansion engine, a third cylinder (largest of the three) gets the steam from the second cylinder. This works because the steam still has energy to expand after the first and second cylinders. It does require the cylinders get progressively larger.

Thanks. No scavenger system for the exhaust. It's just dumped out into the room. On the other hand it's only compressed air going in.

Here's a little boxer engine intended to run on compressed air. For reference, the large gear is about 50mm dia.

Like usual I haven't added screws

Thank you all.

@ntxdave said in Create new or adjust materials:

The only problem I am having now is that when I rotate the object (actually the camera)

So you mean orbit the camera?

@ntxdave said in Create new or adjust materials:

the image on the back side of the heart comes and goes

Sounds like Z-fighing. Make the image of the heart a texture and apply it to just the back face of the heart. Turn on Hidden Geometry so you can paint the back separately from the rest.

You appear to have Back Edges turned on. K is the default keyboard short. Tap it and the Back Edges should turn off.

Are you rotating the object or orbiting the camera?

@ntxdave said in Create new or adjust materials:

I do have an F1 key but I am having some new problems.

What problems? F1 is a hard coded shortcut so you can change that one.

Merry Christmas to you and yours, Rich.

Amazing!

@ntxdave said in TIG Weld Shortcut Setting:

I will try @Rich-O-Brien’s approach as well.

It's not a different approach. I just demonstrated what Rich wrote.

You're starting to worry me Dave.

@ntxdave said in TIG Weld Shortcut Setting:

I thought the Help file said you can these two keys.

You can use Ctrl and Alt for some keyboard shortcuts. Also Shift. But you can't assign keyboard shortcuts that are assigned by the operating system. Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, for example are hard coded so you cannot assign them to other things in SketchUp.

Sure. I use W for it.