this is probably not what you were referring to but should also work well http://getskatter.com/

My limited experience SU primitive geometry contributes as second order impact on processing speed: Usually its is the graphics processor and computational load of the image textures; I some times save model and use that, delete all materials and see what the speed a nd program size is; That at least gives you some idea of the problem facing you. The actions can be done: Model work in monochrome mode since it reduces the processing load; 2 Save the materials as a collection. That creates a skm file and since you can open in the windows explorer you will have an idea of which materials are causing the problem and take action to change size if possible, usually it seems a few are culprits. ( If you want to open change extension to zip and the you can open.; You gave no info on machine and sku version you have, but make sure the graphics card is set for operation when running SU. You can also particularize its setting for SU by using its control panel. My info on that is out of date but someone will have it for you. Can even give NVIDIA a call. Select the widows styles and deselect enable transparency because that make process load more, also it sees thru the material or set opacity also., use layers to minimize processing load and scenes to help with navigation. The new task manager ( came in about vista time frame? ) at bottom right corner has greatly expanded info ( resource monitor ) you can get, read its help, understand and then use that. It may point finger at problem area. Shut down all other threads running you can. Just some thoughts :smiley

If real warehouses were organized like 3Dwarehouse we would never get delivery of anything.

Ok, I see what's happening. I cannot edit the library of materials. That's the way it should be. I am able to edit any materials that are used in the model, which is also the way it should be. All is well! Thanks.

In this particular case why not see the Videos ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XClkab8aOes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsKZpmrJkxs

Thrupaint is your fiend! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2QjLlUQVrY

Thank you.

Thanks TIG. Your explanations are very knowledgeable ... but they're being read by this guy who isn't.

Extrude Edges tools by TIG (despite the name it's useful for curvated surface! ) Ferrari idem Soap Skin Bubble idem What learn ? All! They are complementary! PS If you look the avatar of Fredo6 you will see a Sketchup boat ! So take Fredo's plugins first! [image: file.php?avatar=133_1370445374.png]

Fix problems tells me there are repeated edges, but nothing else. I fixed them. The splats are not frequent anymore. They are not regular enough to test plugins.

If you need to convert formats in the future, try using a service called Convertio.co. It's free and easy to use.

I figured this out!! This may help someone else ... You have to rightclick on the program icon, run as administrator, open the model, then claim credit. (This for those in the pc world)

@joelm3dm said: ....Try this little file below. If I draw a line from one circle to the other, the line vanishes. If I try drawing the line elsewhere and there's no problem at all. ... I can't draw any lines that disappear by themselfs. Neither outside nor inside group's environment. b.t.w. your drawing axes are upside down. Right click on one to reset them. Not that I think that this makes any difference in the "vanishing edges" issue.

Have a read here http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/37-beginner/108-installing-sketchup-plugins

It really depends on what you are exporting. I never found a single fit-all solution when porting geometry from one application to another. It depend on what is important for you, model structure, filesize, material and UV mapping. Various application will treat this different depending on their own internal data structure. But I usually start with DAE as it's a newer format, where as OBJ is much older and produse problems if your meshes has more than 32.000 vertices.

@joelm3dm said: Ok, my current system ... Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.7 GHz, 4.0 ram, 32 bit, Nvidia geforce GTS 250, two monitors I use it for SU and some light-duty video editing and photoshopping. I had a similar setup a year ago and switched to a I5-3.4Ghz, 8 GB ram, GTX 560 Ti and 64 bit windows 7 and an SSD. With anything similar or better Sketchup works great. @joelm3dm said: Initially I was asking if there's already a sticky or page or post with hardware suggestions. Wouldn't that be a good idea? Of course, it would have to be updated often, but I think many people would use it. A page could list different setups: "Bare Minimum", "Good SketchUpping", "Good SU Plus Others", "Super Ideal" Could be great if it was maintained regularly. Maybe someone will feel up for it.

What he said...