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I've not seen that. Could you post a SKP file that exhibits the behavior? Maybe it has to do with the file?

The images are too small for me to tell anything for sure but they look like they could have been done with a combination of SketchUp and LayOut.

@unknownuser said:

Better is use the free crazzy Top Mod then import the model inside Sketchup with the free Import OBJ by TIG 😉

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http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MlLJ9r25_nc/R74dAvAbeFI/AAAAAAAAACI/f-ELUCPtzN0/s400/12.jpg

there is also a mac version 😄 ☀

I've been trying (and failing) to make forms like this in SU for quite a while.

We need a Voronoi Tools-on-Surface plugin! Could make any shape you want and then seamlessly tesselate a voronoi pattern, I'm dreaming. 😆

I love the trees 😄
Im a big fan of the conceptual/NPR styles and I think these trees would be great for them.

Regarding your render I think that the grass is a little too big, might have to scale it down a bit.

Looks good though

There are some cool, new features of SU 8 Pro (like solid tools and a bunch of improvements in LO for instance) so if you want to try them, I suggest installing it. Do not touch SU 7. Just download SU 8 (Pro if you want to try) and install it side by side version 7. I have 6, 7 and 8 installed (and use them all occasionally). You can even run two, different versions at the same time.

Then if you like 8 Pro, you can upgrade - and yes, I also think it's about $ 95.

When I make large cities like that, I almost always have all the data from the city in GIS format. So it comes with street curb lines, building footprints. Then its super easy to take those layers into SU and make a city footprint, and extrude all the buildings to approximate heights.

There have been times where I didn't have the GIS data though and I've copied in G.E. terrain data, and traced all the buildings as fast as possible and then deleted the G.E. terrain imagery and just used a nice clean flat plane.

That is how I tend to do it at least,

Chris

figured it out! put the section cuts on a separate layer, turned them off and re-saved my scenes. the panes don't show up in layout anymore but the section cut is still there.

And once you get it open, you can go to Window > Model Info > Statistics > Purge Unused. That should drop your file size by quite a bit especially with a large file.

Try-
File->Document Setup...->Grid
Uncheck Clip grid to page margins
Turn on Grid display
Make sure grid snap is on
You should now be able to resize and snap to the page corners

Hi folks.

See this SU file for ideas.

Curving a flat shape.skp

Glad it works (sometimes it can be tricky)

Have you tried exporting your model via FBX to Unity, then using the painting tool to simply add more foliage and trees?

You can make that, will be the same with a cylinder (more easy)
Intersection = Right Click / Intersect selected

You can use Booltools till V7 or V8 free at Smustard (10 $)
(Automatic intersection)

On the SU Pro v8 that is automatic 😉

If you don't want use a box and draw a square or a circle on the cone
take Tools on surface by Fredo 6
cone.png

thank you!

can't wait to give this a shot tonight!

Just browsing through posts.

If you have too much detail or hidden stuff on top, try moving the WHOLE model UP by 3 ft, then with a front or side view, L-R select the LOWER part of the model and move it DOWN 3 feet. Then you can go in and fix any bits that either didn't move or accidentally moved. This avoids moving & fixing the far more complex upper part of the model.

Just a wild guess, but could be the axis of the site model and the inserted model be 90 degrees apart? However, have no idea about the random order of sides.

Glad to help and thanks for the new word........EEbyRail'ed 😎

thanks gaeius, i appreciate it!

Dave, there are lots of free images/backgrounds/textures in http://www.cgtextures.com.