It is easier to use Fredo's Box Stretching.

Well, why so little info?!
SketchUP doesnt have native elipse tool - so, which plugin are you using, what version of SketchUp, OS and etc.!
We don't have a magic ball to find out all this stuff!
Help Us to help You!

@maeglin1 said:

@jonfar said:

very nice render

have you worked with VRay for Sketchup before that?

i ask because i am learning VRay4Skup, and before that i tried VRay in Cinema 4D and also in 3DS Max (demos), and it seemed waaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy harder (to learn AND to work with), so i chose VRay4Skup

do you have the same opinion?

I have spent the last three months learning Vray for SU. Like you I have experiemented with lots of software. Vray for SU is easily the most intuitive

It's easy to be comfortable with Sketchup. I love it. I only discovered it a few years ago and I have not looked back. But, the whole professional system demands 3Ds Max and since I want to work mainstream in CG I have to go down that road. Talking to architecture students online they say they are force fed 3Ds Max and have to learn it, but they all do their projects in SU and Vray cos it's faster and less hassle.

My advice to you is: HDRi. If you want good renders you have to get good HDRi's and very good materials. I don't like the SU Sun and Sky shadows. It makes the renders look artificial. Also, all my models in the scene are 3Ds Models which tend to be much better detailed and render really nicely. But, they are much more high maintenance and require more patience to manipulate and place.

Yes, the stupid software lock-in! The same with AutoCAD! Yesterday I installed 3ds Max 2015 just to test it - what a bloated and slow program! It takes ages to load, occupies about 600 MB of ram at the start and above all You can't resize the UI font - it is so small and practically unusable!

SketchUP is just a plugin for the Fredo's universe!

Easiest way:

@unknownuser said:

Skinny3D simplifies your 3D models!

http://blog.tdmsolutions.com/2014/07/11/skinny3d-put-your-model-on-a-diet/

@unknownuser said:

AutoDesSys introduces FORM-Z 8 -- new version introduces subdivision modeling as yet another modeling personality that enables the quick design and exploration of organic forms.

http://www.designerpub.com/materials/new-product-lineup-for-3d-printing

Yes, but the content wont scale automatically.
All pages are the same size - as far as I know.

FredoTools - ThruPaint

@tig said:

@dedmin said:

Hi TIG. I installed TrueTangents via latest SketchUcation Plugin Store. It works, but why are the tool-tips displayed in the Ruby console and not in the status bar?
Latest SU Pro, Win 7 64 bit latest.
Thanks.

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This toolset was originally designed to run from the Ruby Console, or from within other methods - so the tools' guidance/errors go into the Ruby Console, rather than the status-bar or an error message-box...
It's the same in all SketchUp versions - it's not v2014 specific.

I see.

Hi TIG. I installed TrueTangents via latest SketchUcation Plugin Store. It works, but why are the tool-tips displayed in the Ruby console and not in the status bar?
Latest SU Pro, Win 7 64 bit latest.
Thanks.

Here is the sample file with arcs, circle and freehand drawn curve. Nothing shows in the Ruby console when using the plugin. The large font size is due to the Windows 7 64 bit settings - Display - Set custom text size (DPI) - 125%.
Thanks.
move_along.skp
PP: I noticed something - when turning on Edge styles - Profiles the missing edges are visible!

See the animated gif:

For instance - to draw a shelf centered on the side. This is Rhino:

@sdmitch said:

@dedmin said:

Love this - using it all day long to build furniture from ply and sheet goods!
One wish - to draw the height of the box from the center, not just up or down.
Thanks.

Do you mean the height value entered would be half the desired height? Would this always be the case?

I mean - the value entered would be the desired one, just drawn in half up and down.

Love this - using it all day long to build furniture from ply and sheet goods!
One wish - to draw the height of the box from the center, not just up or down.
Thanks.

@thomthom said:

Any errors in the Ruby Console?

Nope.
selection_toys.7z

Win 7 64 bit, SU 2014 Pro (latest update)
See the video.
Video_2014-06-07_080026.wmv

See the video - SU 2014 Pro, Win 7 64 bit
Video_2014-06-01_171452.wmv

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