Thanks Dave - but that version is from 2007!

I'll try again - yes TIG it appears sketchup loads from the latest version and there appears to be no way of changing it. As I use the program everyday for 10 hours a day I found it damned annoying!

available where Dave?

d12dozr I had a housebuilder.zip file in S8 so I copied it into 2013 and unzipped it in the 2013 folder
I then went to install new plugin and 2013 wanted a rb? file and wouldn't display the rb file.

Thanks Dave - but I couldn't find Housebuilder in the plugins store.

Installed well etc. But I tried to add my favourite and constantly used plugin Housebuilder and it wanted a rbx file instead of a rb file.
So I went back to using Pro 8 and discovered that 2013 had taken over as default .skp program and I couldn't change it back to Pro 8.
I had to uninstall 2013 to get Pro 8 back.
So what's up with these rbx files?

Why is it that Sketchup and Google Earth refuse to close down when asked.

In component/group editing the 'fade rest of model' refuses to change to a new setting and always reverts back to it's default setting. Very annoying.

Is version 9 going to allow multiple models in Sketchup for Windows? You can do it in Mac but not Windows.

Could someone sort out the discrepancies with the axes/guides relationship. They were always independent of each other but now they react with each other.

@gr8fzy1 said:

I get extremely annoyed by the Materials window constantly opening every time I select the bucket tool. I have already chosen the material I want to use, so I double click the window to collapse it and move it out of the way. When I've finished paint all the parts currently in my view with the selected material, I rotate the camera to a new spot, switch back to the bucket, and BOOM! It un-collapses and gets in my way...again...

Grrrrr....

You really should look at running twin screens - I run all my dropdowns on the second screen.

So do I Allen. copying from one opening of sketchup to another is possible but dangerous.

So why can't windows users open up multiple windows of sketchup like Mac users can??

GREAT UPGRADE - THANK YOU SKETCHUP

Nvidia have just released (2010/10/25) a new XP Nvidia driver. It now works with Sketchup.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp-260.99-whql-driver.html

must be a windows thing. :0

Thanks TIG for the script - works perfectly.

I find it annoying that the program always opens with the line tool instead of the select arrow.

Yes - I think it's an XP thing as you say.

http://groups.google.com/group/SketchUp/web/faqs-for-fixing-problems?pli=1

Problem solved - I reinstalled a video driver from 2008 and all the problems have gone away. I hadn't seen the notice regarding Nvidia drivers.

So I'm now back to running V8.

yes - I have the latest video card driver.

Since I installed Version 8 I've had all sorts of problems. the pushpull is weird, i.e. it selects the wrong face, the mouse is weird - I have to add an additional click sometimes to make something like a simple delete happen, I can't capture a group of items as they highlight then unhighlight when I click delete, sometimes it appears the mouse is one step behind me and it appears to have infected version 7 as well which now shows similar symptoms. (I'm on a PC BTW)

I've checked my computer for Trojans and viruses etc and it's clean. I've tried switching off the acceleration but it makes no difference.

So I reinstalled version 6 and I think I'll go back to it. I can't find my copy of version 5 else I would have reverted back to it and 5 is no longer a download option, only 6 and 7.

Version 6 works fine with none of the above problems, it's also more intuitive.

I don't use the program in conjunction with Google earth so I have no need for the the updates, I don't use fancy styles, renders or street view scenes either. I just use it to make 3D models of my designs so I can show my client and export to .dwg for the 2D plans. I don't use layout as I have ProgeCad.