Dave/Box, Thanks to you both for responding. Your comments are what I thought previously. I get the feeling that I was getting a bit of scare mongering to encourage us to migrate to the subscription model.

@jga said: @n3to said: ...have the inserted files into components or group as was before? I have to admit I never noticed there was a change in behavior. Can you not just insert the drawing, then drag it into the group/component using the Outliner? Yes, is it possible also. But in the precedent version it was automatic. If I'm working inside a group, the DWG as inserted inside this group. 2 steps less... N3TO

@jga said: @pbacot said: So SketchUp changed and now ACAD tags files... It's not aimed at SketchUP users in particular, it's people using the "free" student version of AutoCAD in a business environment. There was a spell that Autodesk didn't use the watermark, but they are back with the 2019 version of AutoCAD. Well it seems to be targeting anyone making dwg files in some non-AutoDesk software. OH I thought it was caused by later SU versions. In the explanation someone said "save it as 2013". They mean save it as ACAD 2013 dwg, I guess, which is a good precaution. Otherwise your consultants will believe you are using a student version of AutoCAD.

TBoy, many thanks for the link. Box, you’re right, but AutoCAD has a similar command (addselected), which can save a bit of hunting and trying to locate the insertion point of a component.

Sorry, right you are JGA, it's not immediately clear when distracted what should be downloaded. The main cad download is a bit too prominent on the page and you actually have to read a bit to realise the Shape download is elsewhere. I'll give that a try too.

This works. Thanks for the tip!

sketch3d.de, the impression I got was that we couldn't use the old network license together with the new stand-alone licenses.

You can test my plugin http://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/s4u_selectool

Pass, AutoCAD 2013 hasn't been released in Europe yet. I presume it'll be triangulated (although they may be hidden depending upon the visual style applied in AutoCAD). SKUP "solids" may be converted into real solids in AutoCAD, but I'm guessing.

Just a quick update. PhotoSculpt doesn't like the 90 degree angle between views, but it did process a couple of them. Unfortunately, it took the cloud shadowing as the main difference in levels between the two views & has created a few hills in the flat site! I haven't tried to import the exported OBJ model into SKUP - it's 187Mb & not practical to work with. Back to the drawing board... I might try just importing the site plan into SKUP & setting one of the views as a background watermark. I might be able to align the plan with the view & work from there.

In Ruby UI.openURL(your_path_to_batch_file) runs a Windows "batch file" (.bat, .cmd etc or compiled stuff like kix or VB)... I'm sure there'll be equivalent UnixShell or AppleScript possibilities for the Mac - I think that, unlike PCs, Macs get a full install of Ruby, so perhaps for Mac this could even be implemented in Ruby outside of SUp ? ... However, there is one big problem with this... IF the batch file you run changes the SUp registry settings during a Sup session it's pretty much pointless - most of these values were read when you started SUp and will be rewritten when you exit SUp - therefore most of these changes you have reset within SUp wouldn't make any difference - they be ignored during the current SUp session and then lost as you exit SUp when it rewrites things. To reset the registry values you need SUp NOT to be open... BUT Ruby needs SUp open to carry on working. However, it could be made to work this way... A 'SaveToolbarsSettings' Ruby script would run suitable batch files to make the required files with the info extracted from the registry (or ini file for Mac ?) - all as outlined by CadFather - you could run this script at any time to make a backup of the current 'good' setup... A 'ResetToolbars' Ruby script would first save the model's path details to a temp-file - note: that if it were an 'unsaved' model you would be prompted to save if - if you cancelled the model would be discarded and the temp-file entry set to "". The script would then run a batch file. This batch file would wait (looping) while SUp was open (using plist etc ?). Assuming you didn't initially have an 'unsaved' model, then the script would save the model. The script would then close SUp (model.close_active ? or another 'process-killer' batch file ?). The batch file would then notice that SUp was no longer running and so it would re-start - it would rewrite the registry values for the saved toolbar settings - again, all as outlined by CadFather. Finally the batch file would reopen the model using the temp-file info that was saved at the start - note: if it was an 'unsaved' model then SUp would simply opene from the default template, with a new 'unsaved' model file. SUp should now continue to reopen with the toolbars setup as they were previously saved from a 'good version'... This way could effectively automate saving and resetting of the toolbar setup - accessed within SUp itself, initiated with Ruby, running external commands - however the coding needed extra-ruby for PC and/or Mac is not that easy - but I'm sure it's do-able... I don't have the time (or the patience !) to look at this right now... but perhaps CadFather or someone else could automate this furthe, using these ideas ?