@olishea said: but what a car!! I mean, they just don't make things that scream passion any more. Just epic. I love how porsche maintain their design approach through each iteration of the 911, keeping its sexy curves, but most other manufacturers are going very bland and predictable IMO. Just generic crap coming off a production line. I never used to understand the appeal of classic american cars but now I love them....real presence and impact. Pilou is right about moi3d....fantastic program. I couldn't agree more. In their few pitiful attempts to make a new car look "retro" they have failed miserably (like the T-Bird, the Prowler, the PT Cruiser). One of the few exceptions is the Mustang. I think they did a wonderful job with that one, captured the essence of the original Stang perfectly. Unfortunately I read somewhere where they're gonna give it a complete makeover. With very few exceptions I can't really tell the difference between cars nowadays, they all look like they came from the same cookie cutter, no real character. Of course you have to keep in mind that I'm an old fart that grew up around those classics, and most kids today don't know anything else. I've really gotta get to work on my time machine. Back to the future!

@chedda said: I'm English ! Lol I guess this should be in the plugin section. I'm literally crying with laughter! and poopy time?!!! ages 3+?!! WHAAAAAAAA? What is going on in the world?!

Here's the SKP file, in case anyone wants to give it a shot. Guess I should have included it at the start. 1.skp

I use export2d plugin for this kind of thing....one of the plugins that actually works quite well and makes backgrounds transparent in png. Good graphics outputs to date....so real pleased with it

Hehe. No, really, this was an important and valuable feedback. It somehow slipped through our attention while making the changes. The sooner we realize the problem the better as later we can forget what steps were made when and detect what went wrong much harder.

Kwstas, Wow, that's looking good! How much work have you done in Sketchup? I know it's sort of scary to post your work here for the first time, so kudos for taking that first step. You'll find the people here are a fantastic source of information, and are more than willing to provide help and advice whenever you need it. I know that when I started out I wouldn't have made it very far without their willingness to answer my many, many questions. And as far as your "horrible" renders, I see nothing to apologize for. At least you can render. It's something I've never been able to do, gave up on a long time ago. So don't beat yourself up, just keep at it. I hope you will become a regular here on the forums, and am looking forward to seeing more of your work. Well done! Steve

Seems a tricky way for avoid to pay teams creation for make publicity of BlackBerry! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QGLkemFOwI&feature=player_embedded

LightUp also pre-loads materials (and maybe components too?). I keep it deactivated until I really want to use it in a model.

@box said: Remember the flattery plugin is great for getting the folds right in the tinfoil hat.

i like to use my glasses,,or my eyes get more minus,,,:D you must be crazy man,,,it's oke,, no,,no,,i mean,,it's amazing,,no more then that,, can not talk,,,speechless..

@unknownuser said: Some pills for a method for obtain a randomising pile of bricks? Ummmmm......huh?

In addition to John's list, there are a bunch of online functions of SU - maybe the most relevant (as one would often use it) the Component dialog box which is directly connected to tjhe internet to search models in the warehouse.

good spot!

@rich o brien said: no worries, can i have the can to do the can can?

@jpalm32 said: This crazy good. Render! Render!! Teach me! Teach me!!

Jeff: "mac dictionary is giving me this: ain't |ānt| informal contraction" I was just kidding Jeff (by using it as a word). I think Twain pretty well cemented it into the language. It just ain't proper to use with real folks.

I would definitely recommend purchasing at least Photoshop. I've always stayed far away from costly subscriptions if I can. I don't have extended, and I don't know if it's of much use. I also have Lightroom, I think there's some feature overlap there, but LR in itself is really awesome. One huge difference between earlier versions of Photoshop and cs5 and 6 is 64bit support. I went from cs2 to cs5, and the difference in file handling between the two versions was night and day. Of course this was comparing 150Mb many layered files, so it depends on the kind of photo editing you use. I didn't find a whole lot of practical difference in Illustrator versions, but image tracing works really great. I don't remember it from cs2, I didn't use it much then. Acrobat and indesign conversion features are vastly improved. jm2c Andy

Huh! I've created plenty of components on faces before, but since I don't have to change axis very often I guess I just never noticed this before. Good info, thanks

@mwm5053 said: Steve WOW hell of a job man Thanks!

@dave r said: Well, it was worth a try. You haven't found any other solution yet, have you? I was just trying to help. No, I've pretty much given up on this. Just adding another volume to my Sketchup ScrewUps collection, soon to be available in handsome leather-bound 7-volume sets at your local Barnes and Noble. I very much appreciate your help. Have a nice holiday.