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for my roaming content (plugins) i make sure i copy them over to the newest directory, and for my components, materials etc i copy them over to the newest program data folders.
update my preferences -> files
open SU verify the plugins etc are all working, then i mark the second oldest top level folder as "SketchUp 2020.X" in case i missed something, and remove the older ones.
some thoughts -- unless the custom material is saved as an SKM, it has the potential to be purged from the memory space and thus not readily available again (unless some other means of caching it - e.g. a persisted JSON of custom materials containing the RGB values - presumably if images are involved, then saving it as an SKM would seem the better option + may be more compatible in terms of management compared to the built-in materials).
(as a note -- i stopped using materials in my own DC because of the purging etc -- so i just got better at organizing the SKM content. some DC have basic color "materials" applied and then i replace them later, most are default material so i can paint them all quickly)
what level of detail do you need? if it's just exterior - then extruding the beam and column shapes will do it. if you need the full rebar layout internally - that will be more complex. although there are a couple of concrete - rebar type plug-ins which would help.
not sure where the IMAGE_RickOBrien folder is or how to change it
also same error with the materials path. it's says the roaming profile path is the default even though the setting in SU is the ProgramData path.
error from console:
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method []' for nil:NilClass> c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:660:in block (2 levels) in folder_sorting_all'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:660:in sort!' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:660:in block in folder_sorting_all'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:658:in each' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:658:in folder_sorting_all'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:884:in matinfo_load_bulk_finish' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:875:in matinfo_load_bulk_start'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:2342:in dialog_dom_ready' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:2277:in dialog_process_events'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:1064:in dialog_callback_exec' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:1056:in dialog_callback'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2428:in call' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2428:in master_callback'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2206:in j_action' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2165:in j_callback'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2151:in block in j_dispatch' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2143:in each'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2143:in j_dispatch' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:1428:in block in create_dialog'
Error: #<NoMethodError: undefined method []' for nil:NilClass> c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:660:in block (2 levels) in folder_sorting_all'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:660:in sort!' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:660:in block in folder_sorting_all'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:658:in each' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:658:in folder_sorting_all'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:884:in matinfo_load_bulk_finish' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:875:in matinfo_load_bulk_start'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:2342:in dialog_dom_ready' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6materialbrowser.rbe:2277:in dialog_process_events'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:1064:in dialog_callback_exec' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:1081:in dialog_callback_exec'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_thrupaint/thrupaintmaindialog.rbe:1056:in dialog_callback' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:646:in call'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:646:in wonload_initial_adjust' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:667:in wonload_sequence'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2261:in master_callback' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2206:in j_action'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2165:in j_callback' c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2151:in block in j_dispatch'
c:/users/gullf/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2022/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6chromiumwdlg.rbe:2143:in `each'
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what tool are you using for the color import? color paint? what version?
i created a color file which can be imported by Fredo's Color Paint tool. colors are sorted in name order. since rgb leads in the file, sorting on rgb would be easy enough in case you want to see in color order vs name order...
i dumped the color list into a spreadsheet and ran the convert code to create the csv i attached to my original message.
there are sources for the NCS colors and there are also online and github converters to get to rgb or hex which as Rich has pointed out could be imported from a text file.
e.g. source https://www.paintcolourchart.com/ncs-colors (which shows corresponding rgb, hex)
e.g. https://github.com/m90/ncs-color
one thought - setting o.c. for column space - e.g. columns on 8' o.c. for a 24' wall could accommodate 4 columns (each end + spaced 8'). as an example, my personal DC wall assemblies, i would make 3 separate sections.
i'd probably done something a bit different - the opening is into the garage or other non-direct home access point - then a fixed size box which once the opening door is shut, a conveyor moves the package out and into the non-home room. video monitor warnings. etc. to try and prevent mischief. as a small edit - re-purpose some robotic vacuum/sweepers to perform the conveyance...
since its b&w, just a butcher knife on the floor - clean - with a rag which looks like it has some dark stains on it...
maybe it would be better to have a setting where component tags are added into the model or not (default). that way, may components tags could be added as i build up my model. today i simply have all the tags i generally use in my components already part of my default template.
however, if i have a blank template and want to incorporate those tags (and those nested in tag folders), there is no retention of the folders (i.e. tags don't know their parent tag folder) - so that would be a nice fix to add to the list. understood this is likely due to backwards compatibility, but it would be nice for those of us using the latest tools have the logic (and settings) to enable (or not) so we don't have to recreate the folders...
nicely done - probably need "sprayed foam" insulation which would be incorporated into the rafters as well as joists + combinations. here in FL it's pretty common to have a layer of pink stuff in the joists against the drywall ceiling, then 1-2 ft of blown-in insulation. newer construction seems to use a lot of sprayed insulation on the rafter/sheathing but still using the pink and/or blown-in on the joists.
good idea to leave the deprecated products in place so if someone is drawing an as-is, they can use them to represent it.
wondering how complex it is to add new/old components - if this is something only you can do, or if you have some key mapping points on components which could be dropped into the plugin component folder and some text updates to reflect the component anchors, default sizes, rotation point relative to x-y, etc etc. as a means of expanding.
@l i am said:
For Council any "reasonable representation" of materials should suffice.
agreed, but that assumes rational people in the council... not always a given, and incumbency has its advantages when it comes to making a change of people composing the ruling group...
@gus r said:
... apparently there's someone at the homeowner's association with nothing better to do.
as i just moved into a neighborhood with an HOA - they want: the plat map, landscape plan, house elevations, topology map, and the actual stone samples (sent or brought to ARC meeting). so i can replace 50ft of crappy plastic edging with actual block... i'd hate to see what they want if i have to add a shrubbery!
this is a site i've been using lately: https://www.sketchuptextureclub.com/
in LO - your view port can have the scale set to fit it on your paper size etc. in SU, you can set the scaling factors in the print dialog where you set the extent parameters.
RCP needs to mirror the ceiling like you're laying on the floor AND it needs to be in alignment with the floor plan - so you likely do need to flip it to match the top down (plan) view in the viewport.
then add the LO scrapbook electrical bits as needed.
i made custom components for use in SU to lay it out and then set a scene to use "show_symbol" vs object (so it's 2D). then unless it's some very specific wiring that needs to be shown in SU, i'll add any electrical lines between them using the layout lines to color them, size them etc.
this way i can flip from 3D to 2D quickly once i've positioned everything. do a "bottom" view (might require a section cut if i have flooring etc) from the standard perspectives, then flip in LO to mirror the floor plan.
a variation - once you have the "wires" laid out, ctrl-a to select all lines - examine the length in your entity info, then create a component with the name like "elec_wire_256" for 256 inches (or whatever your base measure is. round up 
then when you run the report the wire components are listed in a grouping and the various lengths. i also include wire type/size such as "bx12-3" or "nm14-2", etc as part of the name... so "elec_wire_" + "bx12-3_" + "256" then i can readily parse it into a spreadsheet by splitting on "_" underscore.