Thanks TIG! layers to 3DS! yes.

Very very nice Paul,

Gaieus,
Ok, smaller image got it. Thanks for your help guys. I'll remove the LARGE FILE now. and try building again. I hope this is not what I have to do everytime I build something.

Larry

Gai...
I'm sorry, I understand what you wrote, I just was wanting to understand what it was I was doing wrong.
So, are you saying that because I didn't make the scan of the floor plan a separate layer that the lines were becoming part of it?

Modelhead, yes it is a large file, and I will make it smaller, I was trying to get as clear a scan as possible because the print was not that good that I had to work from. Making it gray scale would probably help too.

Thanks for your help guys.
Larry

Um ok,

I don't understand, what does that do? Please don't take this wrong, I don't know how to say it in type without sounding ungrateful. How will this fix help, or is this just the first step?

This is not an actual job, so don't feel as you need to give me a quick fix. I am just trying to understand what I am doing wrong. ( sorry about the size, next time I'll reduce the size of the scan )

Thanks for taking the time.

Larry

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/sas/Newbie/Walts%20model%202.skp

hope this works. OK, this should work now G

Thanks.

Larry

Thanks Gaieus,

I'll do it sometime today.

Larry

Hi G,

Well, I wasn't sure I should upload such a large file. It is ok? I will delete it later.

Larry

These are awesome!

Larry

Ok, I've linked up to Kelly's server (step one ), and am trying to reduce the size of my already huge file.(27mb) I'm assuming that it is the scan of the floor plan image that it is so big.

Larry

Ok,

Thanks Gaieus for trying to make sense of my post, I was a little frustrated. It would probably help if I posted up the model I started on. I was trying to follow along with Krisidious's post on how a pro builds a model. So, I created a plane first, then applied my floorplan as a texture. I then scaled a line, or so I thought, and traced the plan. The first thing I notice is I am having trouble getting the walls to fill in. So, I start again from scratch. I am tracing a so so print, and since it is black I change the color of the lines to pinky purple, so I can see them. I can't get the walls to fill in when they become closed. I change the line color to "by axis" and see that many of the lines I thought were correctly done aren't a color, they are black, which means they aren't on the same plane, yes? It seems that my lines are not cutting each other when they cross. So, it works pretty good when I know exactly where the line will end, and I can just inference that point. Also, my measuring tool is really driving me mad. It keeps cutting my measurements short! I must have something not right. Any suggstions? I will try to upload the model in a while, maybe later today.

Thanks.

Larry

I cannot get my lines on the same plane!!!!!!inferencing makes me crazy. But its agood thing. Also, when I scale a model, that is when it works, it will sometimes, alot lately, shorten my measured,or scaled line about a foot or so. IT is extremely frustrating, and I don't know what the problem is. Sorry. I must ask here as I can't find the answer anywhere else.

Larry

VERY NICE WORK!

THANK YOU ROSS!

Now, I know. Your explanation was just what I needed. I did in fact go to the default style, and the wayward lines reappeared automagically. Although not satisfactorilly.(sp?) Of course, now that you say 1 pixel line it makes sense that it is not vector based. Thank you all for taking the time to help me. You guys are great.

Larry

@gaieus said:

Larry,

Are you using the default style or any of those "fancy" ones (like sketchy edges, straight lines etc)?
These latter ones tend to hide some of the lines when there are too many of them. If this is the case, change to default style and try to render your image that way to see if there is a difference.

I may have the straight lines on at 1 pixel. I'll give that a go and go back to the default.

Thanks Gaieus, and once again Krisidius also.

@krisidious said:

play with the settings under "View" things like

hidden geometry
edge style

let us know...

tried that, no better

I don't know, I will have to check it and get back later. I am just going to PS the lines in so I can print it out. But I will need to rectify this for the future. Thank you for your help Krisidious. I really appreciate it. the lines appear to be on the face, but maybe I don't have something set correctly. the walls don' t have thickness, I'm just doing a simple model to use for a perspective guide to do a rendering of.

Larry

left face of the tower, floor lines are invisibel above the podium level....If you look closely you can see the endpoints on the corners....

ok, this is the jpeg version

hang on resiizng

do you want the skppy or just the jpeg?