Okay well I've just checked firewall settings and they are fine, no security issues whatsoever, however I still end up with a blank window for the 3Dwarehouse, which oddly...

The Extensions Warehouse loads perfectly fine for me.

Any ideas as to what is going on, is it anything that I can change on my user end that wouldn't require a re-download of SU14, program uninstall, re-install, and all that hassle?

Thank you in advance for any suggestions!

Come to think about it, I'm not entirely sure about my secruity situation. My anti-virus updated not too long ago, and it was a major update. There's a possibility firewall settings for SU might have changed, but it never occured to me to check on that. I may have just had a derp moment, please pardon?

Hmm as far as Browser being used, it's the latest FireFox.
My system is WinXp Pro.. which yes it's outdated as of early this month but at the moment, funds are limited to getting a new machine is out of the question for the near term future.

If indeed something had derpped within my security suit, I'll make changes and see what happens.

Might turn out to be as simple as letting SU communicate with the net.. Could have sworn however that it was allowed to.

If I can use the warehouse from within SU14 again, I'll come back and mark this case file as resolved, if not I'll keep this up and ask for more advice.

Thank you for your suggestions and guidance Dave!

I've just attempted to post a private file to the 3Dwarehouse, download my posting, make an edit, and see what the warehouse would do, and to my dismay instead of updating and over-writing my existing file the warehouse is treating my update as a seperate submission and placing it next to my original already in my private folder.

Perhaps it is because I am using my browser to post the uploads instead of directly from within SU-2014..Speaking of which I cannot seem to log into the Warehouse from directly within SU2014, and am presented with what appears to be a blank window with only the navigation buttons in the top frame.. Waiting does nothing as up-to several minutes have passed and still the window within SU14 remains blank... Therefore the only way I can post anything to the warehouse is via a browser like Firefox..

If this goes on, how am I supposed to make an edit to an older "Public" model and not loose any "bread crumbs" such as whatever collection the model was a part of if I cannot directly access the warehouse within SU14??

It seems as if almost an entire month has gone by whereby the ability to share models directly from within SU14 has been bugged with that blank window.. Has anyone else noticed this?

I'm beginning to loose confidence with the warehouse...

Anyone have any suggestions? I'm all ears! XD

I have tried to update one of my more recent models posted to Trimble's 3Dwarehouse and from the above image, I was expecting to have my initial posting of the Red Mario Kart in the second pane to have been overwritten by my edited posting.

What exactly might I have done incorrectly to have cause the warehouse to treat my edit as a new submission? I was under the impression that all skp files have a unique tag attatched to them that would allow easy editing and not affect any collections the model may have been a part of?

However when I've tried a direct copy and paste of models into the original file, and uploaded it, the original is still available for downloading...

This concerns me greatly as I have a popular older model which I would like to update, only now my fear is that by doing so, I can only hope that the collectors whom made my model a part of their series will collect my edited file.. I was hoping the edit to my simple kart models would have overwritten the original, but it clearly hasn't..

Any thougts on this matter is greatly appriciated!

@jim said:

Models in the 3D Warehouse have a unique ID number. This number did not change after the google to trimble buy-out.

If you download the model from the 3DW, edit it, then re-share it then the edited model will replace the current model in the 3D Warehouse. The upload window will show the original model title and description.

You can also manually change this ID number in a model to force it to over-write another of your models in the 3DW.

Thank you for clearing that up, Jim!

I was hesitant to do any updating to my older models since I felt there was a chance the update feature, being gone, would mean I'd have to use that process I've described above, and I feared the collections my replica was a part of may not pick up on my update.

I suppose then that this question and issue can be considered resolved.

Best regards to you, and to all,
LooksSketchy2Me.

A quick question if I may?

I realize that Trimble's 3Dwarehouse has undergone some pretty extensive updates and overhauls for 2014, and I would like to know this?

What has happened to the Model Editing feature to the warehouse? It used to be a simple matter for hobbyist modelers such as myself to poke at a project slowly over time, when life permits, and again over time, update our models without affecting the collections which said model resided in.

Now I find however that on the surface of things, the model editing feature has been removed, so would that mean any updates to a model I wish to perform entail deleting my older version, upload the newer, and hope whatever collection the model was a part of would be picked up on again by the person(s) responsible for collecting my model in the first place? I'm sorry but this isn't entirely acceptable!

Let's take an example of this.. Let's say I've made a model some time ago, two years maybe, a model that seems to be rather popular and one that is a replica of a rather well known space ship... Now let's say I've done some improvements to the model since last I've posted or updated it now that my skills as a hobbyist artisan have improved.. If the editing feature no longer exists, does this mean I must delete my well received replica from the warehouse, upload my updated version, and hope those who collected my replica initially will again choose my newer update and re-add it to their collection?

This is looking more and more of a TOTAL HEADACHE, and I'm sure I'm not the only hobbyist artist who feels this way?

Any speculation as to whether or not Trimble will reintroduce the model editing features back to the warehouse, or is this simply wishful thinking?

Thank you for any feedback on this matter.

Oh I see now. ^ ^ Perhaps I've spoken a bit too soon then. Very well I shall reinstall the newer SU2013 and give it a go, but for sanity sake and the sake of keeping an option open, I shall keep the older SU8 in a different directory for easy access and use. =D

Oh FFS... Thank god I've kept that older installer of SketchUp8 around... Wanting to keep everything I have on hand up-to-date, I've just recently tried to update my freeware sketchup to this new sketchup2013.. and to my surprise..

The bloody thing is now a Trial-Ware? Seriously?! A trial-ware.. I thought I followed the link to the freeware version, same as I've always done since SketchUp 6 and 7... but to my surprise, no matter how hard I've skimmed over Trimble's site looking for the freeware SU.. I dunt find any!!

Needless to say I've un-installed SU2013 and I'm reinstalling SU8, compatible with all of my older plug-ins like Fredo, and others..

I thought SketchUp was supposed to be 3D for everyone.. for the masses? How is it for the masses when it's a trial-ware that last only a week.. or I don't know... as soon as I saw SU2013 was trial-ware I uninstalled it no sooner had I launched it to see what all the fuss was about.

Correct me if I'm wrong about this, everyone, please? But I thought there ALWAYS was a freeware version of SketchUp to go hand in hand with the Pro version since the freeware was thought to be more suitable for the hobbyist and students alike, such as myself, a hobbyist..

Seriously, I think someone has made a dreadful error here removing the freeware version.

Pardon me gents, but I'm back to reinstalling SU8 and all of my plug-ins. XD

End rant.. LooksSketchy2Me

Hello fellow "New" and "Old Masters" of SketchUp, I go by the name of Sketchy@Best over in the 3Dwarehouse, and thought I had an old account here on the forums named HeinzSketchUp.. LOL!! but it appears that since I was NOT very active I might have gotten the boot.. insert shrug here Anyhow, I've been using SketchUp 7.1 and 8.0 for 2.. no wait.. omg 3 years now and I just love the program. I know it was and probably STILL IS meant for architectural purposes, but I'm one of the few artsy types that likes using this intuitive program to make artsy stuff with. XD

I'm by no means a master artist, nor a master using S.U. but if a half baked individual like myself and make some pretty decent looking fan art of Leiji Matsumoto's masterpiece spaceships, heck... many of you MORE artsy types could probably make much more amazing things in S.U.

Here's a direct link to Uchuu Senkan Yamato made by me, for those interested.
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=68c3287f836252635a354e9c4c05993b&prevstart=0

and here's the EDF Andromeda
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=7e4c50ac4726f6da5a354e9c4c05993b

and here's Desslok's ship
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=6ce84c3e01fbd4135a354e9c4c05993b

and like I've mentioned above, if a half skilled goof like myself can make these amazing vessels in S.U. I'm pretty sure you more skilled types could make wonders happen... and DON'T freak out of be put off about using SketchUp, because it is if anything, intuitive and easy to learn.. Heck I learned it.. You can too!

Best of luck to you new users!