Thanks for such a helpful plugin!

Whenever I try to import a simple 3mf file, the plugin asks me first for the model height. It shows a default of 1800 or some such. I don't know the height of the items I am importing. I have no way to know. Is there any way I can get it to accept the height of the model that is included in the model, which has a "unit" (almost always) of mm?

Hello. While trying to validate paid-for license for FredoCorner on SketchUp Make 2017, I get the following error popup dialogue box:

msg_validation_error
Request to Sketchucation = ERROR_F09

UPDATE:

I had done quite a bit of searching, but not enough. I just read (above) where the plugin author answered a similar question with...

@unknownuser said:

FredoCorner and RoundCorner are different plugins, functionally and for licensing:

• RoundCorner is part of the bundle pack
• FredoCorner is licensed separately (it has been so for more than a year)

I sent you by email the license file for RoundCorner just in case.

I was not aware of the difference, and I apparently installed FredoCorner instead of RoundCorner. I have no idea what the difference is between the two, and the license I bought says it is for RoundCorner. Working on this some more...

UPDATE 2:

Got RoundCorner license validated.

Success! I recreated the material from scratch. For anyone having the same issue, I edited the texture image, changing it from 300x300 pixels to 512x512, and I saved it under a new name. I then rebuilt the material using the new name also. It has started rendering again.

Now if I could just solve the issue of the model's geometry not caching. That was the reason I did the 'select all+copy+paste-in-new+save-as-new' trick last night. It has not helped. I may head over to the Podium official forum and see if I can get some ideas.

Thank you again, Solo!!

Thanks!

Re: the copy, paste, save new...

I had done that last night (for another reason), but will probably do it again just to troubleshoot this.

But I think that before I do that, I will delete the texture, rebuild it from scratch, and try that. It's the only one that does not render.

Thanks!

My initial thought is that a naming issue would have meant the texture would not have been rendering before. It worked fine (rendered properly) then just stopped.

The skm name is straightforward: Stone-floor-tile-brown-quad-300.skm

The jpg inside is also straightforward: Stone-floor-tile-brown-quad-300_1.jpg

See anything wrong there? Any more ideas?

I am still pressing on it.

Thanks!

One issue is a material texture that I created, and which was rendering, then suddenly stopped rendering. I have lurked and read. I know that the front face is painted and it's facing the camera. And if that was the issue, it would not have rendered earlier before stopping. The 'write permissions' issue could not be it, or the texture would never have rendered properly. I have closed SketchUp and restarted it. I have painted a different texture, and it rendered. But when I reapply the one I want, it won't. Ugh. Any ideas?

Another issue is that Podium's 'geometry caching' feature does not work on the model (same as above issue). I have another model that geometry caches properly. Since this is a rather full model (Podium calls it 179,000 'entities'), not having caching working is a real time drain. Another ugh. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Hello all. My username is my real name. I'm pastor of a church in Clarksburg, WV. I'm new on the forum. Looking for a Podium forum...? We're using SU for creating a 3D topo model based on 2D topo, using that to create a 3D grading plan from which 2D plans can be printed, and creating a 3D construction pre-vis from which 2D stills can be rendered, and 2D schematics can be printed. Again, looking now for Podium forum. I guess it's been merged with something above it, from what I'm reading. Just checking to be sure. Have a couple of rendering issues/questions. Thanks in advance for your wonderful knowledge and kindness!