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    • RE: No context menu fo clothworks.

      @ximcix said in No context menu fo clothworks.:

      but no context menu when I right-click on a bare surface (not a group or a component).

      @ximcix said in No context menu fo clothworks.:

      Any suggestions?

      Read the instructions.

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      You need to have groups or components for the cloth and collider for Clothworks to work on.

      There's no reason fo Clothworks to appear in the context menu if you are right clicking on a face since the extension doesn't work on that context.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

      Thank you gentlemen.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

      @tuna1957 Thank you. Shapers were fairly common in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are still some in use today, though.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: [Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.6a - 01 Apr 24

      @elfis said in [Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.6a - 01 Apr 24:

      divide do not work on sketchup 2025 I'm alone with this ?

      Well, it works for me in SketchUp 2025.
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      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

      Not a steam engine this time. Instead this is a machinist's model of a shaper. The top part reciprocates forward and back pushing a cutter over the work clamped in the vise. As the machine cycles the table with the vise on it increments to the side after each stroke.

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      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Hook on a Pulley

      Thank you.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: [Plugin] Shape Bender Beta

      @vinhnguyen2012 said in [Plugin] Shape Bender Beta:

      But when I download sketchup, I need to register to use it.

      Please clarify what you mean. The only currently available versions of SketchUp that can utilize extensions require a subscription to use and you would have to register to get the subscription. The Shape Bender extension is free to use but SketchUp is not.

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Seamless tiling

      @panixia that's fine. I was simply demonstrating what it would take for the OP to use the texture image they shared.

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: Seamless tiling

      It tiles correctly in SketchUp for the image you have supplied.

      Illustrating what TIG described: I cropped your image down to eliminate the partial tiles on the sides. The cropped image is shown imported as an image on the left and as a material on the larger face to the right.

      Screenshot - 4_1_2025 , 8_05_48 AM.png

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: Mod Garage

      Very cool.

      posted in WIP
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    • RE: [Plugin][$] FredoScale - v3.6a - 01 Apr 24

      @noseno002 yes. They all work with SketchUp 2025.

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: [Plugin] Slicer5

      @Chelmite no. It makes parallel slices.

      For your snake you could create a plane component and use Copy Along Path to do what you are looking for.

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: 3D warehouse "load blocked"

      @Gus-R like this?

      Screenshot - 3_25_2025 , 2_26_30 PM.png

      I had an issue some months ago where Instagram appeared as a white screen. After signing out of it I cleared everything to do with it from my computer. Then I was able to get back into the site and see content.

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

      Thank you gentlemen.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

      Holburn Engine HDR.png

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: [Plugin] 3D Text Editor

      @atelierpaar it works fine in SketchUp 2025 for me. As TIG implies, the 3D text needs to have been created with this extension in order to be editable. Also make sure you have the current version of TT_Lib2 installed. It is required by this extension.

      This is done in SketchUp 2025.

      Editable Text.mp4

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Single license SU on two computers

      The only legit license for SketchUp is a subscription and has been for a few years. To activate SketchUp you would enter the email address and password you used when you purchased the subscription. You should be able to do that for two activations. That could be on two different machines or two different versions of SketchUp on the same machine.

      Presuming you've installed SketchUp 2025 on your PC, what happens when you start it and enter your email address and password?

      There isn't a free version of SketchUp for desktop and hasn't been since 2018. There's a 7-day trial but you shouldn't need to use that. Just enter your subscription credentials.

      posted in Newbie Forum
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

      @tuna1957 thank you sir.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: [Plugin] Pic2Shape - v1.2b - 13 Oct 25 (Image Contouring)

      Very cool! Thank you sir!

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

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      posted in Gallery
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