Simple as that thanks

@cadfather said: yes, but only if you already have extruded faces... True - you cannot do this with 2D geometry.

Super - thanks Didier

Hmm, i got the update, but did not find any news about SU 7.0 ?

@unknownuser said: Also in addition to pavs answer, you can use the rotate function, but if you keep your left mouse pressed down once you choose a point of rotation and move the mouse, you can lock onto one of the other axis. yeah thats probably easier as it goes, always nice to have a component or two in the library though. he he pav

Hi RickW I har tested a script created by Didier, and it seems to work super So it should not be nessary to extend your probably already long todo list. Thanks Jorgensen

@unknownuser said: Thanks Biebel. I will pay more attention to that. I thought I was following the direction of the post, but . .. .alas. . .. Try try again. D Okay .. .the .lights came on. I get it now. I was skipping a step. All together now. . . "DUH!"

Ok, the problem is, that VRay 6.0 won't run with my Vista

You might also want to check out Antics V3.1, which just launched last week and now includes SketchUp import. Antics V3.1 is a free download from http://www.antics3d.com Check out this video which showcases how you can add animation to your SketchUp models: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC9ZIeEadqQ

Oops, sorry, I'm not used to looking at the user info for OS data - it clearly states "Vista" as your OS That's a really strange situation. Contact me via Smustard and we'll go from there.

Hi everyone Thanks for your input. It seems to me, that LO has to many bugs / to slow / to hassle... So I'm back using Indesign, but I will keep an eye on LO Thanks Jorgensen

Ok thanks.

It is possible BUT I'm too busy to think at the moment...

http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/RUBY_Library_Depot.htm You will find there a ruby which set shadows automatically at 45° from the left Marc

I had this problem once as well. I ended up unlinking the file, linking it to another, unlinking again and linking back to the correct (updated) SU model file. That worked as the LO didn't want to update the file with the updated model file with the same name as the one used in LO. So I solved it "old school" style.

Hi there I needed to print a facade that was not aligned to the axis. So I had to rotate the whole model. I find this quite annoying and see it as a missing function in Sketchup, even though it was the first time I needed it Thanks Jorgensen

If only TIG's script worked with dynamic section cuts! But I fully understand that it's impossible. Apart from this, it is a brilliant script and I love it!

I am currently running a Dell M90. It is the laptop before the new M series. I have it completely maxed out and it is a beast. I have thrown everything at it and have not had one issue. It is incredibly fast. It have a quadro card in it at 512mb and makes a work of difference. My only complaint is my back....with the brick of a charging cord it weighs in at over 14lbs! Now add in all the other stuff I carry (magazines, mouse, graphics tablet, etc.) and it is ALOT to lug around. is it worth it? YES, it is just a powerful as most high end desktops. Make sure you get a good backpack or briefcase that will hold a 17" laptop (not a lot of choices). I opted for a backpack as it is a little easier to fit more crap in it;) Scott

Hi TIG and Fredo Thanks for your input. I'm thinking about to try and use 3dtext instead. But until further I'll have a workaround where I modify the position by x,y, z axis. This is not perfect, because the texts don't have the same width. Thanks Jorgensen

That should not be a problem, because I'm adding my own attribute: entity.set_attribute ("TM_area", "TM_ID", "TM_ID " + target.entityID.to_s) that I use to keep track of objects. Thanks Jorgensen