i have a new problem , sometimes on some elements i get this fragment of the picture in my model , i think this is the line of the picture downstairs in the home cinema, the jpeg i made for the projection wall
http://i43.tinypic.com/6p22br.jpg
the thing is about this new project im planning to go around with camera and make a tour of the house so i will not render, ill primarely film it , but thats thing i need to explore on the end, so the house itself needs to be perfect, as much as i can
http://i41.tinypic.com/2yugbyr.jpg
this is my latest house, so you dont think i dont know anything at all 
here is my plugin folder
http://i44.tinypic.com/23h37ro.jpg
what should i do now to install greeble and make those bricks ?
ive managed to install scf powerbar, but i cant install greeble2 , ive downloaded all 3 files and i dont see it in sketchup . i really need those bricks !
im doing it by this tutorial but it seems kinda hard , is there any other way ?
im doing some brick work on the outside but i dont know how to install this plugin : http://www.smustard.com/script/Greeble2
i hope ill not get to boring after a while.
@unknownuser said:
Think of layers as Visibility Toggles.
The white dots are graphical issues. What card are you running?
Graphics Controller
Type Integrated
Graphics Processor / Vendor Intel GMA 950 Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Max Allocated RAM Size 128.0 MB
i managed to execute the first lecture . yes the components that i gruped was invisible . thanks for that ! and the rest ofcourse
@dave r said:
In short, layers are different in SketchUp than in Photoshop. You can turn a layer off to make components or groups invisible. Only components and groups get associated with layers other than Layer 0. Primitives (edges and faces) should be drawn on Layer 0 and should remain there. Go read the help files on the subject of layers before you do any more drawing.
i have tried that and only the edges dissapear...
As to the white dots, it is an OpenGL thing. You can minimize it by making sure you have front faces out (shift to Monochrome face style and make sure you haven't any exposed blue faces. Reverse them if you do.) and then set the back face color to something dark like black.
im going here step by step, i have reversed faces on my group of chair, but only in some elements inside the chair, and where dp o set back face color ?
If you are drawing and leaving exposed back faces, quit it. That's sloppy work that can bite you later. Work in Monochrome mode so you can stay ahead of the back faces. I set my back face color to a green that I don't normally use in my models. I find it easier to identify reversed faces and holes when they occur .
You can see the back face color in this example.
I generally change the back face color to black when I need to create image exports but while I'm drawing, I don't worry about it.
thanks . i will research more on topic. but in brief, you cant actually make layer invisible ? like in photoshop ? i want to do it because of the speed, when im having alot of components my pc tends to be slow, its not that pc hardware is bad i think .
and here is the pic , you can see it a bit , its annoying when its many of edges like that
hello everybody!
im doing this theme and calling it my own, in the matter of, i want to post in here all of the problems i have on my road . im learning by myself and its frustrating sometimes when something isnt going according to plan . so im going to be free and post here about my problems in google sketchup . i hope you all will help me with my big and small problems i will really appreciate it . i think the forum should be mostly about resolving the problems. i love architecture and interior design and i want to improve my GS skills ! sorry for bad english its not my native language
so first thing i have on my mind, i make new layer, select it , and then for instance draw a cube on it , then i select invisible and its not invisible
and the second thing is this white dots on edge, i have this wall and at random degree you can see this small lines or dots on the edge . and i dont want that 
i thought forums are for helping other , not for bragging and showing you know stuff. this is example how nobody can help me. thats just sad people. i make money off making architecture and i wanted to improve my skills and learn new stuff. the tutorials dont always work !
its marked gray and i cant change it ... its so hard without someone here to learn this ... im experimenting with material , stone wood and stuff and with rectangle light ... is there any way i can help myself better , because this little tips you give me arent much , but thanks . is there some tutorial from scratch ?
i just installed vray . i didnt do nothing but draw lights . here you can see rendeer without lights and without all . its just this thing i drew to show you guys
si this is object without anything.
this is objest without anything in render
this is object with all the lights and stuff
and object with lights in render
soo can you help me ? ive played with brightness yes and with all other stuff but nothing.
@andybot said:
no worries. Just when it's asked to post a render, it's generally helpful to post the render. Maybe some information about your lighting and your camera settings too. I would guess your lighting level might be too low compared to your GI illumination.
please guide me sir ! how to fix it . vray is all on default . i can printscreen you something . i just need fast and usefull help because the vray doesnt work !
@andybot said:
um, you should have a separate window that shows the rendering. Your image looks like a screenshot of your sketchup window
Hate to ask, but did you click on the blue "R" button (Start Render) in the vray toolbar?
i didnt export rendering because , like i said , the rendering doesnt change at all with and without lights.
im not noob like you think . i know renderings but i dont know with lights . its like they dont work
@moderat said:
Hi,
you posted a screenshot from your sketchup model. Can you take a render using vray and show it to us? That way we can see what the problem is.
sorry i forgot on this theme . i didnt know about render before now my skills are improved . but im stil struggling with vray lights ... look at this 2d export . i have draw all this thing , light all over and changed settings for all of them and experimented and nothing , the rendering with and without lights are same ... what am i doing wrong ? or what i aint doing ?
hello everybody !
im still learning using a sketchup ... today ive watched and tried vray lights and it didnt work for me
i saw tutorial with glass ... i made a glass , draw a rectangular lights around the glass , and in the render its the same , the light is from left to right and thats it ... its not changing ... how to make lights actually work ?
my mom is an architect and im going to maybe work with her and make 3d models from theirs 2d cad works ... so here is one of my works , and i would appreciate if you could help me and guide me with better results ( sorry for bad english this is my second language )
i like design and i would love to improve my skills ... i also made entire first flor with elements inside its in other file
im really trying to work with vray but its hard ... and tutorials that i found are really bad . can someone explain it to me or redirect me to some good tutorial
and one thing ... vray dont effect on the model but only on little render window as 2d picture ?
and one more thing . i hope i dont bother but i really want to improve my skills !
so this is the looks of my window and how i made it in this project . when i color it it looks like there is no depth or any relief at all . how would you do it to look it better ?
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i tried going on youtube but i could find any good tutorials . can you maybe tell me how to add some exterior lights ? and one more thing i would like to darken and add contrast to he whole thing is it possible ?
