Thanks! There's really not a lot to it. I make multiple copies of the components along their route of travel. There's a different tag applied to each of the copies and then a different one of those tags is visible for each scene. This screen shot shows a simpler engine model with four of the 24 tags turned on. There are 24 scenes for the animation.

It gets a little more complicated with an engine like the horizontal Muncaster because of the steam valve and the linkages.

Here's the resulting animation:
https://flic.kr/p/2n7xvyh

@bexar thank you.

My animations of the various steam engine models were done without using any "animation tools". I just use copies of components, tag visibility, scenes, and the native animation export option straight out of SketchUp. For me that's straightforward and simple.

Every SketchUp release includes bug fixes. As Rich indicates it might be related to an extension. Are these Bug Splats you are experiencing a recent thing? Can you identify what change in your computer might have happened right before you started seeing the Bug Splats? Obviously SketchUp 2017 hasn't changed in 8 years.

You could disable all of the extensions and see if you still get Bug Splats. If not, enable half of them and see if there's a change. If so it's probably one of those extensions. If not, enable half of the remaining ones and check again.

It could also be related to graphics drivers or operating system updates. If that's the case rolling back to a version from before when the Bug Splats started would be the next step.

What operating system are you using? Keep in mind that your computer is evolving out from under SketchUp 2017 Make. I presume you are using it as a hobbyist so it may not be a big deal that you have to deal with Bug Splats but for those who any software professionally, it's important to decide whether you are going to keep the applications updated to the supported operating system and other applications or if you're going to prevent the computer from getting updates in order to stick with the OS supported by the applications.

Download and install the Sketchucation ExtensionStore and install it. Open it and sign in. Then click on the bell icon at the top and then Bundles. You should then be able to install the bundle of extensions that you installed on your desktop machine. You can download. As for the licenses, you can access the license page via the Sketchucation menu in the Plugins menu. Download your licenses and activate them for each of the purchased extensions.

I like Fred Dibnah. He was a cool guy.

@Bryan-K thank you sir.

You'll have to give us more to work with if you want help.

@Rich-O-Brien I agree. I also like seeing what is possible without electronics and computer controllers. Although it might be a bit anachronistic, modeling these steam engines in SketchUp makes it easier to understand how they work and appreciate the designs.

Thank you!

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up:

why don’t you ...

Who is "you"? To whom are you making that suggestion?

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up:

nstead of scaling up x 100, you make 1mm equal to 100mm

You can do that. When I model for 3D printing I model with units set to meters to allow me to use larger numbers of segments in circles and other curves without running into the tiny face issue. In my models 1 meter equals 1mm. No need to scale those models down. These were modeled that way.

If I need to show small objects at real world size in a model; objects like drawer pulls, for example, I use the method TIG describes.

@L-i-am I can certainly see that with this model.

For scale the flywheel is 166mm dia.

Click on Download to download the file to your computer.

@rendyinterior said in SCFLicense: Extension Licensing on Sketchucation:

I'm installing my sketchup 2022 in drive D:. can that cause the error?

That could cause other errors with running SketchUp.

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up:

Don’t tell me you’ve never drawn over hidden geometry

I haven't because I don't leave loose geometry in my models. One of the first lessons I learned about using SketchUp, even before learning about Hide, is that the geometry is sticky and new geometry will merge with existing geometry.

@byubhayu said in [Plugin][$] FredoCorner - v2.7a - 31 Mar 24:

How to install fredo corner on mac?

What version of SketchUp are you using?

Download and install Sketchucation ExtensionStore, open it, search for and install LibFredo6 and then FredoCorner.

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up:

When i adjust the circumference of a circle up pops
“Curved segments must be in the range from 3-999”

That implies to me that you are trying to enter the radius in the Segments field instead of the Radius field. You can't edit the circumference of a circle in Entity Info. You can edit the Radius and the number of Segments. If you want to change the circumference, edit the Radius.

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up:

And if i draw over hidden geometry, by mistake i get
“Your recent operation has caused visible geometry to merge with existing geometry that is hidden” this takes about ten clicks to clear it

So don't draw over hidden geometry. Or group that geometry and hide the group if you don't want the geometry to merge. You shouldn't be leaving loose geometry in your model anyway.

@Leggy said in Annoying pop up:

The first one is just friggin annoying, anyway to get rid of them?

I guess do things right.

It's to prevent wear and damage to the anodizing on the chair's axle tube. The lift is designed to be very generic and so it's not really an incompatibility thing. The lift is intended to pick the chair up by the 19mm aluminum cross tube on the backrest but that's not a real strong part to hang the entire weight of the chair from, especially on rough roads. I designed and printed some hooks to lift and support the weight of the chair by the axle tube. In the picture here https://flic.kr/p/2peh56W, there's some white foam tape that was used temporarily. It's not very durable, though.

Another 3D printing project for a wheelchair. The tube was made of TPU and fits on the axle tube of a wheelchair to provide padding and protection from where a wheelchair lift picks the chair up. The rings clamp on either end of the tube and prevent the chair from shifting side to side. They were made of PETG.

The axle tube is indicated with the green arrow.

@buzniak In many cases that's just the way Round Corner works. It's simple enough to delete the faces over the holes. FredoCorner, on the other hand doesn't seem to do that. I find it useful to have both extensions because one sometimes works better than the other depending on the situation.

BANG! :

Actually that's the cap for the fuel tank. It's supposed to have knurling on it but I was getting bored. There's a nother cap on top of the boiler for adding water that needs the knurling and I have to add a spring and some other details.