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    • RE: JHS Powerbar for SU 2025

      Did you try installing it correctly using the Sketchucation ExtensionStore tool?

      FWIW, did you use the Sketchucation ExtensionStore tool to install your Sketchucation Bundle? If not, you may have issues with some other extensions. The extension migrator for SU2025 only copies the extensions from a previous installation of SketchUp. It doesn't update them like installing the bundle with the ExtensionStore tool does.

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

      A twin cylinder steam powered donut delievery device? That would be cool.

      In the meantime here's an idler sprocket for #40 roller chain.

      Idler Sprocket.png

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: ASAI Entry 2025

      Excellent!

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Dimensions

      I would set up an edge-on scene and then, in LayOut, place the dimension between the bottom and the apex of the curve.

      Screenshot - 4_24_2025 , 6_54_15 PM.png

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

      You probably won't believe it but here's another little steam engine. This is a 2-cylinder engine driving a duplex water pump.

      2_Cyl Engine with Duplex pump.png

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Animation rendering speed

      @deanbuckeridge said in Animation rendering speed:

      It's the current Pro version.

      You might see what changing the graphics engine dos. Some folks have seen an improvement in performance by doing that.

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: Animation rendering speed

      What version of SKetchUp are you using?

      SketchUp, like other 3D modeling applications, will only use a single core of the CPU so the 11% CPU usage shouldn't be surprising.

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: A Mahogany Lowboy

      @HornOxx I'd have a difficult time making one of those legs out of real wood by hand. Getting four to match? Not likely.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: [Plugin] SectionByCamera (V0.2) - UPDATED 4 June 2012

      @FlorinAp reading through this thread, it hasn't worked for more than a decade. The author indicated that on 21 June, 2014. It would appear that the author has, for whatever reason, not continued to support it.

      posted in Plugins
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    • RE: Burlington Northern EMD SD45

      Excellent work!

      posted in WIP
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    • RE: A Mahogany Lowboy

      @tuna1957 good memory.

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: A Mahogany Lowboy

      @Rich-O-Brien said in A Mahogany Lowboy:

      In your 20s!

      I wish!

      @Rich-O-Brien said in A Mahogany Lowboy:

      As always its a great example of accurate modelling.

      Thank you very much!

      posted in Gallery
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    • A Mahogany Lowboy

      This is from a model I initially made 11 years ago for shop drawings. I pulled it out recently to do a bit of refining in SU2025.
      Lowboy mahogany.png

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Extension Request: Fit Texture to Rectangular Face

      It's not difficult to adjust a texture to fit a face using the native tools. Is it OK if the texture is distorted in the process of making it fit?

      posted in Extensions & Applications Discussions
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    • RE: My Default Template

      Toolbar placement has nothing to do with templates. The toolbar positions and visibility states are saved in PrivatePreferences.json in your User/AppData/Local/SketchUp/SketchUp2025/SketchUp folder. AppData is normally a hidden folder. Make hidden folders visible in File Explorer. Then go to that folder and delete the .json file. Reboot your computer and then open SketchUp and set up your toolbars. Open a model file and save it. Then close SketchUp and open it again and see if the toolbar placement has remained.

      I would suggest before you do the above that you remove that license and then sign in with your subscription license instead.

      posted in Resources
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    • RE: My Default Template

      After you made the modifications did you select Save as Temaple? If not you aren't saving a template. You are just saving a SketchUp file like any other SketchUp model you might create. In order to have the changes show you need touse Save as Template so it ends up in the Templates folder.

      posted in Resources
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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.

      Link Preview Image
      ClothWorks | SketchUcation

      3D SketchUp Community for Design and Engineering Professionals.

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      (sketchucation.com)

      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.
      box.gif

      posted in Plugins
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