@3dita said: @john2 said: thanks . And how to give a vertical incline as seen in the photo? Try skewing the vertical lines after cutting and before shape-bending (use Fredo scale Oh yeah! Thanks, So many plugins I have but not the wisdom to use them .

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@box said: Use the tape on the group while it is open for editing. Box you're a Boxstar. Pun sort of ...I meant Rockstar.

@driven said: There is already [sort of]... 'Window' >> 'Model Info' >> 'Components' >> ' Component Axes' >> check 'Show...' then you assume the role of the 'Inspector' john 8 years of using Sketchup. I never saw this thing. ! Thanks

No. You misunderstand the concept of copyright. If a script is published in a way that disclaims copyright [typically in the wording in its header, which puts it freely into the public domain] then you are free to do what you will with it, edit it and even republish it with changes - although doing so without making it clear it is now 'your' version could confuse others, and at least annoy the original author. A script might be published explicitly claiming copyright [or if there is nothing said to the contrary the copyright is deemed to remain with the original publisher or author - the 'owner']. In that case you may not change its contents and republish it, without the express consent of the 'owner'. However, if you make some changes and use that changed file for your own private purposes then who is to know... I suggested a simple 'tweak' to the copyrighted 'select.rb' to make it compatible with newer versions of SketchUp - it was adding a couple of lines at the start to fix an oversight by the original author, and which I an sure he would have agreed with. If any of you then decide to try that 'tweak', it's up to you, I did NOT republish the file. I trust you will not do so either. I declined to make significant changes to his copyrighted GoldenGauge.rb, this is would have meant a major rewrite and posting large blocks of code - tantamount to republishing a then much edited version of the script. I could do that for my own personal use but not post it for the rest of you, as I then consider that infringing copyright rules... However, I did make significant changes to' LiveIvy', because the original author invited users to make changes and improve the code, effectively disclaiming any copyright he might have had.

@rich o brien said: Looks like someone is already building a future classic! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By_VJMXKVXk superb! I want to do that stuff exactly. How should I do it?

@box said: You can get problems with the origin from a cad file even when it seems to be in the right place. I recently fixed a DWG that was causing clipping that the user was adamant that the origin was correct. I checked and in this case it had been imported with retain origin intact ticked, so when I looked for it the true origin of the dwg was 69,000 miles from the SU origin. The times I have a problem were with files I created in SU. I do not import other files, they have a lol been my creations.

Tricky steps of cones! But some efforts for the same result than shown on my previous video! (and you can't modify the result of the holes by editing a component! ...Try the SuForyou plugins above! Very powerful and versatile! [image: suforyou.jpg] Some fractal forms [image: simili.jpg] [image: simili1.jpg] and others concepts [image: suforyou2.jpg] [image: suforyou3.jpg] Very pleasant plugins! Zaha recommends SuForyou!

@krisidious said: Not sure... I don't have it. Did you have pro and then the trial ran out? Seems like you wouldn't have had enough time for your trial to run out though. You might try installing with the internet disabled. Just a thought. That would be pretty irritating and would push a bunch of people out of the range of Sketchup and that would be a mistake IMHO. Actually I installed it without being connected to the internet. I should do the otherwise now, hehe, installing it while my net is still active. @jason_maranto said: I had the same issue when I installed using my removable USB wireless adapter -- if I removed the adapter I would get the "SketchUp cannot start due to a licensing error" message. What I found to be true in my case was I needed some type of network hardware active in order to start SketchUp -- but did not need to be actually connected to the internet. Something to do with the SketchUp license being tied to that particular machine as identified via a MAC address. In my case I had some Ethernet ports on my computer that I usually keep disabled (because they are not connected to anything) -- by enabling them and re-licensing SketchUp I was able to remove the USB wireless adapter and still start SketchUp (because the Ethernet ports supply the needed MAC address, even though they are not connected to anything). Best, Jason. You are saying really technical stuff to me. Please explain step by step what you did.

Thanks a gigaton! I've been pulling my hair in frustration for the past two months about this openstudio problem. Then i installed legacy openstudio plugin but got stuck somewhere else. Frustration at peak.. But now, everything is cool... I'm feeling like Tom Cruise of Jerry Maguire movie screaming "Show me the forums . I love SCF people" Thanks from the bottom of my heart..

Have you tried pdf? Not using illustrator but assumed it might explode pdfs.

The 'About SketchUp' should look like this: [image: 3kTO_Capture.PNG] for the latest version of v2014... You should be able to Install it in such a way that will update it to be the latest v2014. If it's offering a Repair and you choose that route, then can I assume it does not update it to the current version ?? Your ultimate option is to uninstall your out-of-date v2014, as it offers you: and then re-install it cleanly... It will keep any previous licensing files, custom Plugins, Materials, Components, Styles etc, but you will loose all toolbar statuses, dialog setups etc that are Registry dependent...

@tedvitale_cg said: Try this for just a Sketchup model. In V-Ray you can make a truly realistic version using a Refraction material layer. Just as a side note, the model I've shared wont render properly in V-Ray. Its only an example of how to illustrate aerogel in Sketchup. Nice solution! At first I thought you were just using a textured cube.

Uh, that's because you can't make a two column toolbar. If you had actually read what I wrote, you'd have seen I covered that.

Hello, I am encountering a similar problem however mine is a bit different. In my Catalyst Control Centre there is no option to switch Sketch Up to use the AMD GPU. Is there another way to force SU to use the AMD GPU because currently it is using my intergrated Intel HD GPU

Random Component Replacement by Sdmitch ?

@utiler said: For me it's PlusSpec. http://www.plusspec.com

@wahoowetzel said: This is my current list of plugins that don't work in 2014. Obviously, the list is limited to what I've been using, so it's by no means comprehensive. Moving files over from an earlier version is a recipe for errors... If you get the latest versions of Plugins [from the PluginStore/EWH], then most of the ones you list should be v2014 friendly. For example Fredo's tools are all compliant as far as I know, so the far superior RoundCorner would replace the ancient BZRoundEdge ? Fredo's ToolsOnSurface covers many of the others you listed, as does his newer JointPushPull... I also know that TT's Cleanup is also made v2014 compliant. Remember also to get the latest Lib's for TT & Fredo's tools... Shapes.rb was also updated by the su_ team and is available from the EWH. The only one which I don't know of regarding v2014 compatibility/updates is CADspan's

Alas... that is the life of a plugin developer... You have to roll with the changes of the host program. I will say, though that SketchUp did an excellent job of alerting us to the upcoming changes and gave developers plenty of time to make changes before 2014 was released. Not all software companies give their API users that much time to get compliant before releases!