Hi,
Would it be possible to select and group a number of faces and give a tag that relates to the total surface area of all selected faces?

In addition, would it be possible to produce a similar ruby that totals up the lengths of selected lines/junctions? (not necessarily the perimeter of a face)...this would be icing on the cake for me

Thanks

Graham

Hi Folks,

In order that I can get a firm grip of SU & LO, I would be very grateful if someone could upload a new house model template for me to look at for ideas.

In particular, I need help with mapping things out, grouping and scenes etc., and it would be good to see how it's done - start to finish.

It would be fantastic if I had an all singing and all dancing SU and LO template.

Thanks for your values support

Gra

Thanks folks....I guess the idea of Sang to help with scaling is a good idea.

He has his uses after all

Gra

Just wondered why..that is all

Is there any way of preventing him appearing every time I open SU?

Thanks

Gra

@unknownuser said:

Graham there are thousands of tutorials out there and many on this very site.
If you explain exactly which areas you wish to improve on we can point you in the right direction.

Hi Dylan,

Thanks for the offer of some help.

Basically, I am a newbie. I have watched a lot of tutorials, but not quite there yet.

I am a building engineer and want to be able to produce construction drawings. I also want to be able to produce technical tutorials/guides/animations showing how things are put together/sales literature for staff and clients etc.

I have hundreds of CAD construction details and want to bring them to life using SU.

Any help/direction would be warmly received.

Regards

Gra

Thanks for the advice - you were right, it was locked.

I am a silly billy

Gra

Hi Gaieus,

Thanks for the advice. I am still trying to get my head round SU and LO

I am sure that the penny will drop soon ...i can't wait

If only there was a tutorial covering all that i need from start to finish

Regards

Gra

Jim & Alan,

Thanks very much for the sample detail....I think that I now get the idea of how to make the section detail

Is there a way of saving the full wall build up as a template, then draw lines as a wall type?

Gra

Hi Folks,

I am new to LO, and I am trying to adjust the Document settings.

The existing logo is square and does not want to go rectangle shape.

Any help would be appreciated.

Gra

Hi Dylan,

Yes, your details are the sort of thing that i need to produce.

However, I was not aware of having to use another software package alongside SU.

Gra

Hi Folks,

Please refer to the link:

(www.scotframe.co.uk)

I am a techncial manager for a timber frame company, and I would like to create our own wall build-up visualisations - similar to the one shown in the link above.

I would also like to be able to show off all of the components in an external wall.

How do I go about it?

Regards

Gra

Added a test multi layer wall as requested.

Gra

Hi Folks,

I am very new to SU, and have downloaded a new plug in for creating multi layered external walls. However, I do not seem to be able to push-pull past the first layer.

How do I do it?

Ta

Gra

multi layer wall test.skp

Thanks Gaieus,

It was my first attempt. But got stuck!

It took me hours to do too....the thought of re-doing everything is daunting.

I do take your point about creating groups and layers etc. I kind-of know that now. Is there an easy that I can do that with what I have done already? I am still getting to grips with groups and layers - the penny has not quite dropped yet though!

I am sure that I will get there with a little help and guidance from you guys

Gra

Hi Remus,

Thanks for the comments. I am also finding it very hard to work inside the building. For example, the exisitng balcony is stepped, but I can't get in to complete the 'push n pull'. Any suggestions?

Also, I need to instal at least 2 flights of stairs and to introduce a basement room to house the boiler. I have also a swimming pull to instal.

I would like to produce multi-layered walls, but not sure how to go about it. Will the 'Push n pull' work with multi-layers?

Sorry, there are loads of questions!

Gra

Hi Folks,

I am another newbie to SU. I have spent the last week watching loads of video tutorials too - in no particular order, which makes the brain go a bit fuzzy!

One thing that I'd wish for is for a set of video tutorials that are in some sort of logical order, taking the newbie from the start to the end of a new project. For example, I am particularly interested in drawing construciton drawings for new houses, and need to draw 2D scaled plans for printing onto A3. Anyway, I will add it to my wish list.

In the meantime, I jumped straight into drawing a rather large building in SU, but finding it difficult to do mcuh internal work. I now know that I should have made groups, components, scenes and layers

I am now faced with either re-drawing the building, or backtracking in order to introduce all of the above.

Please open the attached file and see what I have done so far.

Regards
Gra

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