I think I have that one. I need to look.

Thanks again.

Ha! I got it! I edited the entry changing it from pageAdd: to View/Animation/Add Scene and now I have a shortcut.

Woo hoo! Thank you sir. Now we need to tell the world.

Hmm. So how does that look in the Registry. In other words, what would I type to add that to mine?

The curious thing is that I have U set to updatescenes and it shows in the Registry as pageUpdate: and no reference to scene.

The SketchUp folks acknowledged awhile ago that there were a few user set shorcuts that don't stick after setting. Add scenes was one.

That is why I was hoping for a Ruby script that would run at SU startup (like the one that calls the Select tool instead of the Pencil) and set the shortcuts by reading the preferences.dat file that is generated when you click Export in the Shortcuts setting dialog box.

I use Alt+A to add a scene but it won't stick ether.

So, let me see if I understand this. If I open SU and set the shortcut I want to add scenes and then export the entire SketchUp registry [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Google\SketchUp6] and save it as dave.reg, I should be able to double click on dave.reg and then open SU to find that shortcut is still active?

What confuses me is that with SU closed the the Registry, under Settings shows there is a shorcut set for Pageadd: but when I open SU the shortcut doesn't work.

Actually, I ran your cleaner and then went back and reset SU manually. that got rid of the bug splat.

The two files in the zip file are SU_Clearer and SU_Training. Is that right?

For some reason, after looking at the registry and attempting the moves from your other thread I am now getting Bug Splats upon closing SU. I was going to uninstall it all and reinstall but now I wonder if your cleaner should be run instead.

Thanks. I saw cadfather's post just before leaving work. I copied the registry file after I had made the shortcut for adding scenes. It appears in the registry but I haven't found the secret to getting the shortcut activated from that saved file. I get messages asking me if I want to add that info to the correct registry but there's no change in SU. I've tried it before opening SU and after. So what am I doing wrong?

Edited to add: the shortcut shows in the registry but doesn't show as set when I go to Window>Preferences>Shortcuts

By the way, it's that Scene Add thing I'm after.

As I'm sure all are aware, in version 6 there are some user set shortcuts that won't stick. It's been a problem since the first beta release and must be low on Google's repair list since it still hasn't been fixed.

So, with that in mind, I'm wondering if it would be possible to write a script that runs on startup that would set the shortcuts based on a previously exported shortcut list. My thought is that one would go through and set the shortcuts as desired, click Export and save the file to some location that the script would look for when SketchUp is started the next time.

What do you think? Is it possible? Difficult?

Thanks Todd.

PM coming in a few minutes.

Dave

My "quick selection" script has been updated (d/l available at my site) to avoid wrong dropdown lists with lots of same components/groups names.
Regards,

@unknownuser said:

Maybe you need one of those brain defrag's Tomsdesk was talking about. So do I.

SOunds good. Where can I get one of those?

Thank you Gai,

I rember that it was earlier this week that I saw it. In fact it was on the 15th. What bothers me the most is that I can't remember where I saw it or exactly what I saw.

Oh well, I'll keep playing. I think I'm close.

The other day I looked at a thread which I pretty sure was here on Sketchucation in which the OP talked about using some odd settings to get the look he was after. He had reversed the shadow sliders among other things. The image he posted had a black background. I think there might have been some PS work as well.

I was kind of intrigued by his images and got to playing around using one of my recent models. I ended up with the attached. Of course I didn't keep the modified style and now I can't find the thread to give me the prod I need to jog my memory. Does anyone recall the thread? Could you point me to it?

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

Here's a side table for you all. I based it on one I found in a magasine. It's pobably too heavy to use as a component in a model. I drew it with all the joinery and used components for the individual parts.

I guess it could be stripped down to make it light enough to use in larger models.
Thorsen Side Table.skp

Thanks for this Didier. It looks intriguing although I must be too thick to make it work even after reading the PDF.

Darrel, you suggested I give the Catalina 27 lines a go with your script. I just finished it with the most recent version. See the attached skippy. It did pretty well although it had a bit of trouble between two stations and couldn't handle the bow. I expect that could be dealt with differently but still using your script. I could use the waterlines instead of stations at the bow. The aft end of the keel is a problem but I don't think it is the fault of your script.

Good work on this. I think it'll be handy in a lot of applications.

Dave

Skinned Catalina.skp

Thank you Jim. This should be really handy.

http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=855969571

See the video. Copy the geometry and use the Scale tool to do the mirroring.

Oh boy! That's a neat trick. Thank you.