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Hi Folks, I haven’t be around for awhile (self imposed exile), but I wanted to post this picket fence and arbor design for my old Sup friends to see!
Not my grandest project but sure was a lot of fun, and one of my most unique yet, using SketchUp to design an ocean swell and whales 
This is located a few blocks from San Diego Harbor hence the nautical theme.
can you see the Whales?
(excuse the weird sky above, had a lot of power lines to remove)
It's good to know you're still alive Alan I was starting to wonder, not seeing your name on these forums for quite awhile, not like the 'old' days!
I was talking with my 56+ YO coworker about the rolling stones and how long they've been around, he said "yeah amazing that Keith Richards has outlasted the twinkie"
OK Folks, been a long while since I posted here, but since we're talking about our dawgs I had to 'come out' to show my little pal Bandit.
Some of you saw him on the old SUp forum, back in 2004! (This was my very first digital photo
Well here he is a few weeks ago
Look at how white his face is getting!
His most favorite activity now is sleeping
which he's a master at.
Can you believe he's over 17 years old now! But still a happy kid and that's what matters.
hey Gaieus, what software are you using to make those text boxes with arrows?
Oh! is that it, my viewer is displaying the segments, but the CNC machine won't?!
I'm using DWG TrueViewer 2010 as my viewer.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/index?id=6703438&siteID=123112
right on, I'll send that new dxf to my cnc guy and see what he says!
Looks like you've saved me from alot of sanding, all my joints thank you
TIG, sorry but I'm not getting this right. If you take a look at this dxf, it's still segmented. I made all the rafter's curves into Arcs, and removed the one inner face,
then did Export> 3D Model> AutoCad DXF.
I'll also include my revised skp again.
you say that if I Export it as a 3D DXF then any 2D Arcs appear as true Arcs in the DXF. What am I doing wrong? I'll include my Export Options.
Thanks so much for your help, got another order for a set of rafters I need cut later on in the week
Does it matter if I'm using SUp Ver. 5 for this??
Man I'm glad I posted that skp, didn't know about, not having that face in there!
Tig, what are non-Arc Curves? Are they just a series of segments (like when you Explode an arc), instead of one arc? In that skp, the bottom curves I made are arcs, and the one top curve is a non-arc curve? (the top curve is exploded)
OK, so delete that face, make the top curve one arc, and then Export> 3D Model> dxf ??
This is what I've been doing. My rafter templates I make 2D, I get in the Front View, perspective off, then File> Export >2D Graphic> dxf.
In that dxf I posted, I did Export> 3D Model> dxf
In this skp, I added a bunch of segments to the bottom edges, and the curved rafter end. I didn't add more segments to the top edges because those aren't seen and don't need to sand those.
The curved rafter ends I made with 40 segments, end points are ~ 1/4" apart. I bet I should make even more. Sorry I'm not sure yet how to use that formula.
Naw, just looked at it with DWG Truevue 2010 and it has segments, matter of fact it has extra lines too.
The curved rafter end had maybe 40 segments in SUp, in that dxf it only have a few.
Yeah has been ages! Seems I'm a lurker these days.
TIG! too much info .. I know about adding segments, but I'm trying to get away from segments as we need to sand them out.
trying to understand about that 3D.dxf. Are you saying that makes true curves? How do you do that? File>Export> 3D Model.dxf?
So there isn't a program that would take my dxf/whatever files exported from SUp, and make all the curves true?
Is there any way to turn off those stupid smileys on the right when you're typing a reply!? >
Just tried doing that 3d.dxf, is this how you do it?
OK, can't upload dxf's
I’m having wood pieces cut by CNC, from dxf files I export from Sup. Not a problem with straight cuts, but any curves I export from Sup have all of those short straight line segments.
My question is, is there any program, or any way I can convert these
segmented curves to true curves before I hand them over to the CNC shop?
These rafters are the sort of dxf files I'm exporting ..
OK, on the trial version page, the 9th one of the curved deck should be
http://woodsshop.com/documents/Rosen3D.pdf
the 11th of the Teahouse http://www.woodsshop.com/Japanese/Tea%20House%20Plans/Teahouse_Plans.pdf
the Tea House 2 http://woodsshop.com/documents/Chashitsu_Plans.pdf
Sorry Al, not getting notifications!
Oh, I've got your 3D.PDFs scattered all over my site!
I'd appreciate any links from your site.
here are a few ..
Dojo PDFs on this page http://woodsshop.com/Dojo/Dojo_Plans.htm
Japanese Gate http://woodsshop.com/Japanese_gate_plans.htm
Moon Gate http://woodsshop.com/MoonGate/MoonGate_Kit/Moon_Gate_Kit.htm
http://woodsshop.com/MoonGate/MoonGate_Kit/documents/Moon_Gate_KIT.pdf
Sorry Sharwe, but I was hoping to see the timber structure under the roof
Hello Sharwe! I am a Builder in San Diego, California. I enjoy designing and building Asian style structures. I saw second image you posted and I was wondering if you also drew the roof structure under the tile? If so could you post some images so I can see how that type of roof is built?
So glad I could help guys!
OK, here's another I did around the same time, showing how I usually draw my curved decks, like this one. http://woodsshop.com/Curved_Deck.htm
PB, that's how I figure out baluster spacing too.
On page 19 of this Tut, #29, after you select all the balusters you could make them all a Component.
Casey, those might have been my humble offerings I made about three years ago. Glad I kept them!