Posts made by Galvax

Is there any way to select your axis of rotation with the key board? It would be really convenient if I could just hold x, y, or z while using the rotation tool to select any of the grid axes.

Does the "Custom Style" feature work on the line style editor? Nothing happens when I select that option and hit okay. Your instructions say that another window is supposed to open, but I don't see it.

Is there a website that I can download additional colors and textures? I'm specifically looking for one that will fill an object with horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines. (Like in excel where you can change the pattern style under the "Fill" tab in the cell formatting window.)

Does the free trial version have that option? Or do I need to buy it first?

Darn, according to the Help file, Shark FX does not currently support SketchUP 8.

Thank you for that plugin. I'll have to clean up all my drawings later. I tried creating a simple solid model to see if I could generate a .step file. However I'm still getting the same results. I was hoping I could import my models into DoubleCAD, which can export .step and .iges files. Though I don't know much about it, it seems that SketchUp rendered models are incompatible with the .step and .iges formats. If anyone has found any solutions, please let me know.

Now that I check, I don't believe they are. The entity info dialog box does not give me a volume for the component. How do I find the "leak" in my component then? Does the complexity of the object affect whether it is even possible for SketchUP to ascertain it as a solid?

Is there any way to convert sketchUP models to ACIS solids? I'm trying to figure out a way to export my models in .iges or .step formats, but I have yet to find a way.