@pilou said:
...I am registered - loading it etc...
But when I launch it I am not accepted by their server!
It's free. I have been using it and didn't need to pay anything. Look on the forum's, not in the wiki.
Your connection problem has been reported before:
https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?75206-Error!-Connection-to-server-failed
@jql said:
Has anyone had any success in usin Autodesks's 123D for Architectural purposes?
I'm in need of something that can, with more or less effort, 3D scan buildings:
- Facades;
- Interiors;
- Staircases and complex interior rooms.
I tried it a while ago. See http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=169%26amp;t=62602%26amp;hilit=+123d#p573897
Personally, the results aren't good enough yet to use them for my projects. For now it's just for fun and personal research.
Exteriors might go ok. There are a few examples on youtube.
Interiors could fail if the individual photo's don't have enough unique markers to match them. Rooms with large white walls and a polished concrete floor most likely fail.
Reflective surfaces most likely fail
I would expect some trouble with staircases if there aren't enough unique markers on them. Complex interior rooms could go either way.
Maybe someone else did some more testing and had some better results?!
Max
Several years ago the PushPullBar forum was alive and kicking. It was hacked if I'm not mistaken. Some people here on SketchUcation were members on PPB too. I wonder, where did the majority of it's users go to for discussions about architecture and related stuff??
No clue but maybe this helps? https://guildofwriters.org/wiki/Importing_Blender_Objects_To_Max
You could also try exporting as DAE or OBJ to 3dsMax?
@joelm3dm said:
..The biggest problem is slowing down to a crawl when models get large. It drives me nuts! Please give me some tips for the most effective things I can do...
WINDOWS 10 PRO
AMD FX 6350 SIX CORE PROCESSOR 3.9 GHz
8 GB RAM
64-bit OS
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 650 - 1024 Mb
Define 'large' models? Without a bit more information or a reference file of an earlier large model, it's difficult to find the actual problem.
In general though:
Normally my advice would also be: maybe have another look at your modelling strategy, hierarchy and styles. By temporary switching off high poly objects and/or with a more simple style, SketchUp might pick up speed again. Maybe you could share a screendump of a large model, with the model statistics and layers?
Finally, do a search on this forum for 'hardware' topics. This question has been asked before and you might pick some great advice.
Max
@frederik said:
This is definitely a bug and it has been reported to Trimble...
I’ve found out that if you untick "Use maximum texture size" and then apply some of the Sketchy Edges styles, they will appear as expected...
Well, in the R15 maintenance releases it apparently hasn't been fixed because I just ran into the same problem (and solution).
So, just a bump to get it noticed and hopefully fixed in the next release.
Box is right I think. I also see some inconsistencies in your layer management.
I would suggest:
there are some nice video tutorials by the maker of the SketchUV plugin. They should get you started. https://www.youtube.com/user/Wh447/videos
Blender uv mapping has lots more options though, so learning Blender (or at least those sections about uv mapping in Blender) could be a smart move at some point.
Maybe detect closing of the webdialog in javascript instead?
<body onUnload = call_ruby('quit');>
Another option could be: instead of closing the webdialog, you could minimize it so it just show the title bar, and a maximize icon. This way, the tool is still active and the user gets some screen space back until he/she has to make another choice in the webdialog and can maximize it again.
Ok, in this file there are 243 component definitions and they all contain the same 4 sub-components. Is it possible for your workflow to use a group as a top-container instead of a component? If I do that, the file is only 106kb.
could you post the skp of one component so people could test with the actual thing?
I just tested copying a 100kb component 1000 times -> file size went up from 100kb to 242kb.
Copied those 1000 components again 30 times so in total 30.000 components -> file size was 4Mb.
Applied a random rotation and scale to every component -> file size was the same as before.
Maybe it's some attributes or dynamic component behavior that's causing this? Posting a sample component file would help determining the problem.
No idea whats causing this. Maybe try opening the pdf in Inkscape (open source) and re-save again into some vector format? Nothing to loose.
did you try disable-ing <window> - <model-info> - <file> - <redefine thumbnail on save> ?
For normal saves, that can save up to half a minute for my files (< 50Mb). I never do auto-saves so don't know if this would help.
too bad Trimble doesn't talk in public about the next release. Also, too bad they don't have more update cycles to squash bugs. As a pro user who uses SU & LO every day, I sometime feel a bit let down having to wait 4-6 months before maybe something is fixed (or not). Keeping fingers crossed for next release!
maybe try changing your window-style-face settings to 'nicer' instead of 'faster'. That can improve quality of transparent objects.
SketchUv might be what you're looking for:
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44501
@tig said:
You could simulate the 'edit group' command - set a shortcut e.g. '
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+G' to the 'edit group' menu item and then use 'win32ole.so' to run the key-stroke(s) to make that group active..
I'd like to dig up this old thread because I'm looking for a way (a tool started by a keypress) to drill down many nested groups up to the group with the face I picked, and have that group opened to start pushpulling / modifying etc.
Normally I use the outliner to get to the right group but sometimes it's not clear and I have to double click a few times on the target face to drill down the hierarchy. I'd like to skip that double clicking by firing a tool and just pick the face.
I tried making this into a small tool. With the pickhelper I can select the picked face but the group itself isn't opened.
I also tried TIG's suggestion above in a tool but I can't find the 'edit group' command in the shortcuts so can't bind it to a keypress.
Any suggestions??
edit: turns out the shortcut list is generated dynamically. If I select a group and then open the shortcut preferences, I do get the option to assign a key.