to neutralize clippping bug: switch to parallel view do zoom extends scroll mouse wheel 'till desired. The cause of this clipping- you've got some objects (or whole model itself) placed too distantly from origin.

@garry k said: As a plugin developer I have been running many versions of Sketchup with Windows 10. All versions since 7 7, 8, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 No problems Garry K : Thanks. garystan

@driven said: it will always show feet and inches even if the inches are zero... e.g. 6' 0" Thanks for your reply. garystan

Make groups or components of these parts... Then select them and use the right-click > context-menu to 'Lock' them in place...

@garystan said: Hi everybody : Currently I'm using Sketchup 8, and it's still functioning well. I do have a question about PlugIns. Is there a way to (temporarily) disable any PlugIns that I'm not using (at the current time) ? I downloaded a few PlugIns, and I think the plugins that I'm not currently using might be taking up memory space, causing Sketchup to function at a slower pace. Thanks in Advance--------garystan Start by looking at Window>Preferences>Extensions. Uncheck any you are not using. Otherwise you will have to access the plugins folder,C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 8\Plugins, and move unused plugins to a sub folder. You can always move them back if needed. You will Administrator access for this.

@mike amos said: The other right hand side, lower level. Mike Amos : Sorry about the misunderstanding. That's a large projection TV. garystan

In the Component Browser > Model Tab Select it and Edit - change its behavior to suit...

@garystan, I invite you to look at this thread: Challenge In particular, look at the document posted by Pilou in the 2nd post in the thread. I think you will find it is an excellent explanation of what you are trying to accomplish.

It really depends on the surface and texture--and the desired result. Some patterns are fine on a cylinder (for example) just as they are--off the paint bucket, others will need projection, especially for surfaces with irregular faces. Other results are only achievable with plugins to get UV mapping that realistically follows the surface.

@jo-ke said: The backgroundimage should be an equirectangular panorama in aspect ratio 1:2 like these: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gadl/sets/72157604695660345/ In twilight choose the backgroundsettings, take spherical background. Decide if the sun is on or of. Thanks for sharing this link. I downloaded one just to try it out and it is very interesting. Just wish I could find some that would work well with my car washes. Especially cities or neighborhoods in the US. Would love to find a source of US oriented images like these.

@sfto1 said: Garystan, The room has more a feel of American Southwest. Tapestry and bed cover seem like American Indian motifs.I like the lighting. sftol : My bad......that's what I was going for. American Southwest/Indian. Thanks for your reply. garystan

@driven said: can you post an example of one of these converted skp files? also, do they open as pdf's? john john : At the time, I kinda went into a panic, and didn't think about a screen capture. Good idea ! What I did was....I went into Control Panel / Folder Properties. And changed the file association to Sketchup. After changing the association of .skp to Sketchup. It listed the association as "Sketchup Model". In choosing what program would open these data files, it kept coming up either as Adobe Acarobat Reader or Sketchup 2016. I couldn't set it to Sketchup 8. And this part, for me, is kinda mysterious. After switching the association to Sketchup 2016, I was able to open the data files with Sketchup 8, Before, with the PDF title on the files, I couldn't open them directly....only using Sketchup. Now, I can click on the data files (containing the created objects) directly and Sketchup 8 opens. So now.....I went "backup" crazy, and copied as many of the data folders, at the time, to disk. ***As a side note: I thought my downloaded copy of Sketchup 2016 was a trial version ?*** garystan

hideous, but in a good way...

@mike amos said: The furniture is better but you appear to have pictures above the windows, what is that all about? Mike Amos : I just wanted to have some pictures on the wall for decoration. The other wall has the clock decoration. Just to let you know, I take no offense at your misunderstanding. garystan

It doesn't matter what happens to Google Earth as far as SketchUp 8 is concerned since Add Location hasn't worked for nearly a year and Google hasn't accepted Sketchup models for GE for a long time. Since SU2014, SketchUp hasn't used Google Earth at all. It gets locations from Google Maps instead. http://help.sketchup.com/en/article/3000177

@hellnbak said: Interesting, but light poles seen way too thick (and no debris, graffiti, broken lights?) hellnbak : I make sure there is no graffiti....garbage on the ground ! But, you gotta look at this way........Hurricane Sandy won't be able to knock those light poles down :smile: garystan

Hi Garystan, not sure but I hope it should work this way ? [image: AV6O_update.jpg]

after 'upload attachment' and 'add file' there's are further options to add a comment and to 'place inline'... A lot of people miss this step, but I think it's a better 'User Experience'... john