after doing some tests we ran into an odd problem. after selecting Components>>Nearby Models we choose one model and are able to download that one. then we select a second one and after downloading it all we get is the 1st one over and over. however, this does not happen with all locations. with some it does with others it does not. any ideas?

@honoluludesktop said: My graduate prof. Utzon's entry in the Sydney Opera House was only selected after the jury decided to re-look the rejected projects. I heard the legend that what happened was that the jury had it all already set up when Eero Saarinen who was the chairman had yet not arrived. He came, went to the rejected pile and picked Utzon's proposal out of there. I have also gone to some competition exhibitions (in Finland all the proposals for an open competition are presented to the public) and have found that as much as I have disliked the architecture of some winners, they always have IMO been the best solutions to the actual problems of the site and brief, and I have found it hard to disagree with the jury, even when having taken part myself. Anssi

It's all xyz or nothing. You need 'Drop.rb' etc...

Ed, Attached is a dxf (change extention from txt to dxf) that you can import into SU (origin unchecked). It has all the components, and 3d features preserved corectly. You can explode and edit as you see fit. ABR15.txt

Hi TIG, thanks for this nice tutorial. Charly

yes, absolutely. thanks, tig. i was about to post this reference here. i consulted with a brazilian mac expert and he suggested i could use ukelele for that which i did and it worked. i just made a copy of the layout i use and changed only the key i needed.

I tried MagicPrefs and it works okay. The middle button for rotation can be simulate by two fingers tip. ( my choice )

@unknownuser said: Great work. The birds eye view shots are great. Scott thanks, scott. in general, i favor points of view that show the buildings as they will be viewed by their regular users but elevated points of view are certainly very useful to convey an idea of the project as a whole.

It seems that I have more and more updates to do, and not enough time for it now

rich, that was my intention: to make a building that would help people get through very difficult moments of their lives instead of exacerbating their pain. sid, me too. i always feel unconfortable with renders in which one cannot see a little of the interiors. i am aware that some, if not all, of these renders could be better but as for me they are design tools i decided to stop at a point where thay are already believable.

I think I read threads where users sucessfully moved Podium to the main pluginfolder. But there seem to be mulitple scattered files. I've given Jeff a nudge. I think he'll be able to help when he comes online.

Yep... Great looking, Edson...!

@alan fraser said: Edson, You seem to have changed the sky to black. Instead of that, leave the sky turned off, turn the background to black and have the ground turned on, but a light grey. thanks, alan. as they say here: easier than stealing from the blind.

@remus said: So basically you want the plugin to make all connected geometry a group? @remus, absolutely. this is what i want. @chris and TIG, my thanks and apologies to both of you. i kind of suspected some of you would have created a similar script. i did not find any of them because i ran a search here at SCF for "group" and "groups". it returned nothing because in chris' case the script is elsewhere and in TIG's the word is not isolated in the name of the script. apart from that, there are so many scripts around (and in my HD) that finding one without remembering its name is not always easy... @TIG, i do not see the extra step as a problem as most of the time i do not want to group all connected geometry but specific groups. once more, thanks to both.

[image: pY1a_ivy.jpg] Here's my try at a vertical garden.. I think it is a wonderful idea and can't wait to use it in a project.

Dear Edson I hope you don't mind my using your suggestion to illustrate my view that plugins should be considered in two categories: [image: giD0_Dressandassemble.png] So in the case of your louvres it would seem close to reality to use dressing plugins to create an individual component but unworldly to create separate components with different rotations. The component is the same, only its assembly differs. So here I would recommend using a webdialog machine to assemble each louvre and determine its rotation. JavaScript has a ready-made random number generator (Math.random()), but the rotation might better be determined by sun position, or wind direction/air flow for cooling plant and so on. Louvres could also be grouped in sets whilst still retaining their individuality (no exploding of groups required) and all could be animated including delivery, hoisting, unpacking, installation, testing and use. Now all of this is unlikely to be of anything but passing interest to the Sketchup modeler but as the webdialog machine records are in comma separated plain text, other machines designed for different purposes can add their output over the Net and help compile comprehensive data. All (authorised) can see the results. This seems well and good but the main stumbling block is the difficulty in establishing a single standard for the interaction of webdialogs with PCs and Macs. I am not suggesting this should be attempted in this topic, but if what I suggest helps to build a consensus for a dedicated webdialog forum, then I think this would greatly help the development of this important aspect of Sketchup use. My apologises for "bending" your topic, Chris [flash=600,480:1p50byyh]http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6673808&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1[/flash:1p50byyh] Just testing if Vimeo now unblocked

I've always thought the computer should do something like this. strengthening the sketch as you develop the strokes by iteration. I know it's easy to say NOW. But it's something I wanted to see attempted. Looks great, and fun.

Edson Great looking project and renders. I particularly like "13_ConjuntoCima.jpg" It's one of those images that captures the magnitude of the space that photographs alone can not portray. It's humbling when you are in the presence of majestic spaces like this and you realize that we are but a tiny part of this universe, yet we have the power to do so much harm to it. It's always a pleasure to see your work. Regards Phil

@dave r said: EDson, I just tried intersecting contours with the sides of a box like you showed in the beginning. I selected the contours and the box and then used Intersect>Intersect Selected. For the example, I had no groups or components. If your contours are inside either a group or component, put the box inside with the contours before doing the intersect. strange, because this exactly what i did (or al least I think i did). perhaps one of the two elements was still a group. thanks anyway.

Great job Edson.