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      Sketchup navigation in modo

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      How do you uninstall ? Sorry new to modo I try systems but can't find your config/ plugin folder. Using 801 in mac it works but need to revert to default . Thanks for your help
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      Still looking for a good drafting companion for Sketchup...

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      I've lost count of how many CAD programs I've tried over the years hoping to find a good layout tool to go with Sketchup. Just recently TigerCAD, TurboCAD again after many years, DoubleCAD, FelixCAD. Bottom line I think DraftSight is it. I thought it was 2D at first, but scanning the manual it is actually 2.5D! and it opened a 12mb dxf model from SU perfectly with layers. It makes nice vector PDFs and .dwgs that open well in other programs. UI is different and still figuring it out. Also imports images and you can reference external files. All the stuff required to do layouts and drafting. And it's free. DoubleCAD imports the skp model but you can't actually do anything with it, too clunky and slow. My two cents. I normally use ArchiCAD by the way. EDIT: Update. Upon further review DoubleCAD isn't working out. Now, I'm export 2D drawings extracted from the model in a preliminary sheet layout in dxf. Then open in DraftSight to add images, Word docs, etc. No 2.5D, just 2D. One issue is although it prints to pdf very well, the file is 15mb! I found that printing an svg, open that in Inkscape and save as pdf makes great quality and 141kb. TurboCAD Designer also works for this, but not free, about $40.
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      The most unsung of 3D programs...

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      As I have said many time before; I have used ACAD for many years. But I struggled with ACAD's 2 1/2D disaster for over 2 weeks trying to get a good approximation of an airplane fuselage I've been developing on paper. I gave up. Then I discoverd SU V6. In just the very first 2 HOURS of playing with it, I had my design exactly as I wanted it. ACAD has never since lit up my screen.
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      Plugin to "freeze" scenes to avoid changes?

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      True: scenes aren't designed to control visibility. but they can. If they just had the ability to "freeze" I wouldn't have that minor annoyance in my workflow. The way I prefer to work is simple really: -Build to my heart's content -Select all, unselect desired component(s), hide, Add new scene -Document in Layout -Build more, add more scenes when necessary I never need to Unhide because there's always a scene that has everything that I can create a new scene from. Not trying to step on anybody's toes. Your workflow is just as valid as mine
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      Keeping scenes intact while modeling?

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      The only problem is that all the scenes will be updated with the layers you have selected/deselected and that is not the intention is it? So the problem remains I right?
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