It's open source.

Are You using the demo version? If so, this is the demo's restriction.

Bugsplat with Outliner open! SU7.

Why not using eps or pdf? SketchUP can export 2D geometry in these formats - make sure You are in parallel view when exporting. I checked and dimensions were exact.

I played a bit with importing geometry from Inkscape into SketchUP. The best way is to remove first the strokes in Inkscape, save as dxf and import into SketchUP. Little cleanup and here we go:

And there is a OpenClipArt Library
http://www.openclipart.org/

Not really - where I work they have it and I tried hard to get use to but no way! To slow and uncomfortable and has a lot of tools that I don't need. Rhino has much better tools for work with curves and huge import-export options!

I don't use SketchUP - it's using me!

Wait for the Thea render - better option!

Yes, it is good but AutoCAD's performance in 3D is nightmare! And the interface is also very slow - i mean the palettes and dialog boxes are slow and clunky! Try to import some mesh data and you gonna kill it! There is a 30 day demo - try it! I think that the professional and expensive 3D card is a must with AutoCAD! But when I open the same model in Rhino and it is flying ...

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=14985022&siteID=123112

Thanks Fredo. This has been asked in a Russian forum for a help - it is not mine. I'm gonna ask for the model and post it here.

When using SketchUP's scale tool to change the size of a component the surface area changes in the component's atribute, but when using Fredo,s stretch to do the same nothing happens

Saw this for Rhino - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y_6bo8Je7I&feature=player_embedded
Is this possible with SketchUP - Python for SketchUP?

lss toolbar?

@solo said:

@unknownuser said:

I am trying to get a nice shot from my poor model

@unknownuser said:

where i can find some application to get great renders?

Sorry to say but what you are looking for is a 'magic button', a great render starts with a great model, then needs great textures, great lighting, great composition in order to be a great render.... well at least this is how it works on my PC.

And You forgot a capable render engine with appropriate settings
Maybe You have a some kind of "smart" computer that does this for You

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=20233&hilit=align

That is normal - stretching creates a unique component.

The best editing program for the SketchUp's files besides SketchUP is SpaceClaim - as far as I know

http://www2.spaceclaim.com/stream/video.aspx?v=2009_plus_sketchup.flv

And there is an update of the Twilight

 

(www.twilightrender.com)