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For anyone wondering what these add-ons are, here is a link to the site:

http://www.tensile-structures.de/sb_software.html

Theres also indigo which can do instancing, i find the interface a bit more intuitive as well, but thats probably just me.

So the bezier spline bundle you mean (BTW that's Fredo6 not Rick). As Remus says; activate the toolbar from the View > Toolbars emnu.

THanks for the replies and thanks to Bob for posting the Bantam 3D. I tried to google it and thought it was gone forever!

@unknownuser said:

I love the way you are able to make those neet tutorials.
You are welcome, I learn things each time I do one.
@unknownuser said:

I assume that this is in Layout or something?
No, just plain SketchUp, I copied many others here. Click 'Zoom Extents' to see the whole Skippy and you'll get an idea how they work.

Bob

Remus and Gidon,
You guys are the best!
It is nice to see people sharing their information with each other.
Hopefully the world will catch on.
Great examples of the human spirit!
I'm blown away!

Thanks again!

Thanks for all the help!
This forum is really great, I must say!
So many people trying to help others out with problems. I hope I can someday return the favor, but for now I'm just a newb!

BTW, My skatepark is slowely coming along. Typical problems of fustration, but I did have a few breakthroughs recently. Sometimes the skin tool works and sometimes it doesn't, for me any how. When I master this and controlling the bezier curve's axis, I will be golden!
Sometimes you draw a curve and realize that it went a different direction. I feel guides and referencing off of other objects make it easier. Also, I think if I group objects that are completed and delete guides I'm finished with, will make life easier.

Thanks to all!

Hi Greg, here is "BezierSpline.rb"; the most advanced and complex bezier tool you can get.

As for layers; yes, try to use them extensively. The most importand things however;
[list=][]always model everying on the default Layer 0;
[]only move grouped geometry (or components) to other layers (thus even your rectangle ground plane);
[*]create several layers to control visibility and if you have a really big and heavy model, try to keep only the items (layers) that are relevant at your current work turned on[/list]
As for ram and processor; both are important at computing geometry. Also, leave shadows and colours/textures turned off while modeling to save on video card memory.

Search these forums for these hardware issues, there are a ton of discussions about them.