how do I install the other icons ?

I have the same kind of problem, on two levels:
I have downloaded a component from the 3D Warehouse (a heating radiator) on which the edges are not visible, while I want them to be, as the image without edges is blurry
plus on components and groups I made myself, some edges are visible, some are not or seem smoothened or softened
please help
Frank

in the sketchup plugins and extensions managers there is a button that says "manage sets".
I can't find instructions on how to use this feature.
thanks for helping
Frank

Hi Thomthom,
I am trying to design thermoformable objects which can be stacked, destacked, nested and denested easily.
Stacking and nesting is no problem for two same objects, but destacking and denesting can become problematic if the surfaces are too close to each other.
To check this, I simulate the nesting of 2 objects in X-ray mode. I can then see the distance between the surfaces.

For days now I have been inspecting and testing every "drop" group/components plugin I could find, but to no avail.
Invariably all "drop" group/components plugins either drop part of the object through the surface or change it's orientation.
I was getting very frustrated until this afternoon, when I found your Raytracer plugin.
Using the "Drop Components by Geometry" I get a number of rays going straight down to the surface.
With the camera on Parallel Projection and in X-ray mode, and by clicking on front, back and side views, I can now try and find the shortest ray, as that is where both objects will first touch.
Then I can move the object down along that ray.
Works like a whistle.
But with complex objects there are so many rays it is not easy to find the shortest one.
When I click on a ray, the entity info only mentions "guide", but not the length of the ray.
Is there a way you could highlight the shortest ray, so I can quicky delete all others?
Would save me heaps of time.
Greetings
Frank

nestable pots test.skp

it works !

many, many thanks jimini-billy-bob !

same problem here !
could someone please make this wonderful plugin available for sketchup 2014 ?
thanks
Frank

Error Loading File Matt_Toggle_Units.rb
Error: #<SyntaxError: C:/Users/Frank/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2014/SketchUp/Plugins/Matt_Toggle_Units.rb:62: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting ')'
Sketchup.register_extension (ext,true)
^>

I spent 4 extremely painful days in which I absolutely could not use my right hand any more, even had to lift and carry it with my right hand. Painkillers didn't help. Bought a pen and tablet and a space navigator, am now learning to use them

Hi Guys,
I happen to be the "Frenchman" who challenged Todd some time ago which apparently led to progressbar.rb

except that I am Belgian, from the Flemish part (I am not a fanatic, rest assured ! ) but my last sentence will explain the difference for all to understand !

I recognise the drawings of my lake

Todd spent some sleepless nights, solved the issue and allowed me to try it out under a gentleman's agreement of confidentiality, which, of course, I respected

still only closeopens v1.1 is available to the general public, which is a pity

lately I have gotten extremely annoyed by the time it takes for sketchup to backup a file

Microsoft Windows's task manager doesn't help either:
invariably it shows that sketchup "does not respond", same goes for Layout:
impossible to know if something is happening, how long it will take,
worse: impossible to intervene without losing part of your data

so Todd, will you please consider taking progressbar.rb to the next level?

or does any of you wizards feel challenged to make one for the backups of Sketchup and Layout ?

I offer a crate of the best Belgian Beer !

thanks, Frank

thanks, Kaas,
but if you save your project under the same name, I imagine the .skb file is also updated
this is what I did, as I had no reason to suspect that anything was wrong:
who would think that exploding an image of a group or component in a section slice will also explode the original group and component ?

thanks for the tip concerning the archive plugin
I already had it installed,
but it has improved a lot, so I upgraded
a timer would be ideal for automatic archiving

I probably wouldn't have used it, as I was confident nothing wass amiss

to my opinion this is a huge bug in Sketchup

Frank

finalising my project after 100ds of hours of work,
I wanted to include some section cuts
sections worked fine, create group from slice also
moving this group to where I could work on it: fine again
when I wanted to slightly adapt the sliced group (add some lines to form new surfaces, paint some surfaces a different color, etc...)
I noticed there are groups within the sliced group which made it impossible to do what I wanted
so I proceeded to explode the groups within the sliced group one after the other
got what I wanted (at least I thought so), so I saved my project this morning under it's original name, erasing the previous version
upon reopening it, I notice that all original groups and components are exploded, not only within, as I wanted, but also outside the sliced group
so now everything sticks together, and I have no backup
this is dramatic: it will take me hours to repair
please help
Frank

I have lost a component somewhere in my drawing
to find it, I pasted a second one in a visible place
when I select this, the entity info clearly says Component (2 in model)
with the components window context menu, I selected all components
I thought then, if I could hide the rest of the model, I would easily spot where the original one is
but view/hide rest of model doesn't work unless you are inside the component,
which means you can select only one of both, and the other one is deselected
please help
Frank

yesterday and today sketchup 2013 completely froze when using the unhide plugin (which I have used many times before witout problems)
the only difference I can see is that I twice had the outliner and components windows open, which I didn't before
both these windows were on a second monitor which I didn't have before either
anybody else had this experience?
Frank

I have encountered a strange snap problem:
all of a sudden, after copying and pasting a (flat in z) group from another sketchup drawing, snapping didn't work any more on my drawing
the points were there and visible, endpoints of regular lines within this group, but the cursor didn't find them, nor inside, nor outside the group
zoomed in, zoomed out, both inside and outside the group, tilting, panning, all to no avail
I closed the file and reopenend it, no solution
I exited all, restarted my computer, reopened the sketchup drawing
then I was able to draw say 3-4 correct connecting lines between snapping points
but the problem came back, probably after closing the group
very frustrating
continued searching, finally found the problem:
apparently the group was on the same z-level as an imported picture, which must have confused sketchup
hiding this picture or moving either the picture or the group to another z-level made all snapping work again
hope this helps
I don't know if I posted this on the right place, feel free to move it to where it belongs
Frank

container farmhouse with moat.zip

Hi Fredo,
I am working on a project for an aquaponics farm of which the building consists of shipping containers, with a greenhiouse on the south side
this building then has to be covered by a moat on the north side which includes two terrasses
to draw the moat landscape,
I drew the outlines, then tried to use Curviloft skinning
it didn't work in one piece
I then added some lines, tried again, no success
then I tried in segments, that worked for some, not for all
I had to further split them up
finally I succeeded, exploded all groups, smoothed the edges, painted all surfaces with grass
you can see my trials in the file attached
ooops, that didn't work: file too large
compressed it with 7-zip, more than halved the file size
http://download.cnet.com/7-Zip-64-bit/3000-2250_4-75133313.html?tag=dre

hope you appreciate the feedback
greetings
Frank

container farmhouse with moat.7z

is it compatible with Firefox?

correction, Thomthom: I never pretended that you need to pay anually $95 to continue using any older version, I merely pointed out that from version 2013 on you will have to pay this money anually, even for updates of the 2013 Pro version you already have, even if it is not a major update

@dave r said:

I don't think it should have taken much searching. Click on Buy and then Upgrade. It's preety clearly spelled out.

@unknownuser said:

Price to Upgrade:
$95 USD for a single-user license $150 USD per seat for network licenses

Upgrading to SketchUp 2013 gives you SketchUp 2013 and LayOut 2013. The features are available on the website so I'm not going to waste time repeating them here.
They've always had an upgrade charge when advancing from one version to the next. If you consider that being milked, just stick with version 8. It's up to you.

Oooops, there seems to be a misunderstanding about my attitude, Dave:
I am not looking for a free ride
I started with google sketchup, the free version, like I imagine everybody else
as soon as I was convinced of the immense value of the program, I bought the pro version, even while I never used Layout
I like to pay for services rendered, if you have any doubts, ask ThomThom
So I consider $95 very good value for money for a major Sketchup upgrade, if there is a real difference (I still have to find out)

about sloppy communication:
why is it that when in Sketchup I click on update, sketchup answers that I have the newest version, while there clearly is a new version available, although not for free?

and why must I first click on "buy" before I can find out that an upgrade is also possible?

last but not least:
history of Sketchup shows an average of 3 years between major upgrades:

What's New? Well, about the biggest thing ever: we've been Googled,'" wrote Brad Schell. January 9, 2007 saw the release of SketchUp 6 featuring some new tools along with a Beta version of Google SketchUp LayOut. On September 1, 2010 the latest version of SketchUp 8 was released. It has the improvements like geo location, match photo, color imagery and building maker integration.

the new licence clearly states that updates are limited to one year:
"By purchasing an upgrade to SketchUp 2013, you are also receiving one year of maintenance and support for SketchUp Pro. This entitles you to any SketchUp Pro updates that occur within your maintenance and support period."

while $100 per year is of course peanuts for real pro users, it is a lot of money for honest amateurs like me who wish to support the program

greets
Frank

@zylescozar19 said:

@dave r said:

What are the features of this update? is there any videos showing whats new on it?

there are, but to me the advantages are not quite clear, neither is the fact that an upgrade is possible, and of course cheaper than a new licence.
I had to go look for that.
Also, on first impression, an upgrade only gives right to further upgrades within a limited time of one year.
I wonder if this is sloppy communication, or if we are going to be milked for ever after in the future, so maybe somone can put my mind at ease

@dave r said:

@hygicell said:

and what about sketchup pro 13 ???

What do you mean?

apparently there is a sketchup pro 13 (see the libfredo update)