No,No! The problem is Autodesk's monopolistic policy trying to force people to use only their products and file formats!

Sorry, I didn't check it by myself - there were no SketchUP installed. This version works by a shortcut - You assign a shortcut to this plugin and when select group or component press the shortcut - You see the dimensions in the status bar - as soon as You move the mouse they are gone. Pretty useful actually.

Here is a new version that displays the dimensions on the status bar

Made by a russian guy called 'newsposting'
GetDimensions.rb

Actually, Nurbs solids are not true solids - http://news2.mcneel.com/scripts/dnewsweb.exe?utag=&group=rhino&xrelated=303826&cmd_related=View+thread

http://www.rhinocam.com/Products/RhinoArt.shtml
http://www.rhinocam.com/Products/Products.shtml
http://www.rhinocam.com/Case-Studies.shtml#
http://www.mecsoft.com/CaseStudies/PDF/mastercraftsman.pdf
http://www.rhinonest.com/
http://www.ransen.com/Photo2Rhino/Default.htm

So, Your intend is to actually build this models using a CNC? Again, SketchUP is not the right toll for this - look at Rhino 3d. It has 2d, 3D, nesting plugin, Cam plugin, T-spline for mesh modeling and it has real curves and geometry. You can grow with this software as much as You wish. It imports and exports a huge amount of file formats, reads and writes SketchUP files.

http://www.srww.com/blog/?p=117

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=34416&p=303808#p303808

http://www.screencast.com/users/dedmin/folders/Jing/media/c3154fc0-6d7c-4d41-803b-345c06131ef2

@tig said:

@dedmin said:

:thumb:
This is in BricsCAD:
http://www.screencast.com/users/dedmin/folders/Jing/media/67e9351d-d895-487d-849d-5424b73e1cb5

I see it makes iso/axo views... I was also thinking about how I might incorporate that in CADup...

Maybe based on the component/group axes or world axes - as two options. Because You can't be sure what are the front/back/right and etc. for a given component.

This is in BricsCAD:
http://www.screencast.com/users/dedmin/folders/Jing/media/67e9351d-d895-487d-849d-5424b73e1cb5

@dodge said:

High Guys
Just started with Sketchup, been using AutoCad for a while.
Can anybody tell me if there is a Trim command for tidying up
a bit.
Cheers Dodge

Trim is build into the SketchUP -
http://www.screencast.com/users/dedmin/folders/Jing/media/b54c8102-aabb-4909-8bca-81307edf8863

Good news! What about handling groups also?

@krisidious said:

the rest of the world is figuring out what we've known for years... ThomThom is a SketchUp God...

And the Cookie MASTER!

@gaieus said:

I was also going to suggest that plugin but it (only) says it is for components. Does it also work with groups?

Yes.

I got the same - just reinstall the plugin.

You can change the origins for multiple components and groups with Thom's Axes Tools - http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?t=30508

It is inside Thea's installation directory - Manual.pdf

@gaieus said:

Or eat more cookies (look at ThomThom).
Maybe both - but if you drink more beer, you will grow a red beard like Rich has (or a belly like me).

@tig said:

Sorry it took so long I was at the corner-shop buying some milk when you posted

So, if I drink more milk maybe I can start writing wonderful plugins as You do?