@unknownuser said:

on first glance I thought it looked like
Suzuki Swift

Funny you should say that, I forgot to say I used blueprints from a 2006 Suzuki Swift as a base.

As a Star Wars fan I must say this is Brilliant! How long did it take(Hours)? Also would you mind if I did a render of it sometime?

Well, I've done my first car in SketchUp, and I'm pretty happy with the results. It took me 4 Hours modeling time plus 30 minutes to render(in Kerkythea).

I call it the Elgo OG.

Max, this is a very interesting looking project, I think it's one of the best Ruby Scripts(In my Opinion) I've ever used. A Thing I think would enhance it would be a seed generator, so the Ruby script would output a certain random number for each vehicle it makes, that way if we wanted to make the same vehicle again, we'd just enter the seed.

Oh my! That is... AMAZING! When can I get it?!

This looks like it will revolutionize photo viewing!

I quite like SMCars.net, Loads of great blueprints, plus models to mess about with.

Those are great! I'd Certainly use the Sofa. Thanks!

That SUV/Pickup, is very nice Can't imagine it's too Eco Friendly though

What method do you use to model these, I've never thought SketchUp could be used to make cars...

Well I've managed to grab a demo of Fryrender, And I had the best intentions in the world to make some lovely pics, but I can't seem to get the Plugins to install? I've followed the instructions to the letter, but to no avail. Anyone got any ideas?

@unknownuser said:

SU & KERKY
Whoops! Didn't see that, Too busy looking at the pics

It looks quite like the Hubble, I suppose that's what you used for inspiration?

Very Nice looking! What's it rendered in?

Those are really great, especially the furniture! I would also have to agree with Mr S on the Chains

Might I ask, How did you make the material such as the duvet on the bed so realistic looking?

WOW! Those are some really nifty looking pieces of furniture! I'm quite fond of the red bench design there, By the way, excuse my ignorance, but what method did you use to making these in SketchUp?

P.S. +2 on the book.

Well I've been fidling around with Google SketchUp 6(Free Version) for a while today, And I've managed to get it working on a USB 2.0 512MB PNY Attache Memory Stick I've had to remove most of the Materials, and all the Ruby Scripts that aren't needed. What I've also done is remove all the pre-loaded components, and put my models in Place. I will have a look at that idea of twharvey's though, I might be able to use that on my site...

Also, While I'm at it, Does anyone know where I can get the MAC version of SketchUp 6(Free) that would be ready to run(i.e. not in .dmg format)?

twharvey, I've thought about Google Earth Plugin, But I'd like to try to keep it all on the stick, without internet.

The Term
@unknownuser said:

"DUH!!!" slap-yourself-upside-the-head moments
was coined by David_H, so Credit to him for giving me the idea to start this thread.

This thread is a "Safe Place" to get all those sort of moments out in the open. I'll start:

I Once Tried to paint the model in Monochrome Mode

anyone else?

Hello Folks!

I've been working on setting up my whole portfolio(Pictures,Models,Graphic Design Work, etc...) on a memory stick, so that when I go for meetings and interviews, I can plug it into any PC and show examples.

So I was thinking, Is there anyway I could get SketchUp(Even the free one if I have to) running off a Memory Stick?

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a large Airport model, and I keep having an Issue where part of the model appears to be cut off when I zoom in.

I'm running SketchUp 6 Pro.
Does anyone know what this is and how I might fix it?