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I'm gonna go raise this to next level nerdery....

I have a AutoHotkey script that resizes the active window to 800x800 if I press CTRL + F9 and to 800x600 if I press CTRL + SHIFT + F9

https://i.imgur.com/2Iw810e.png

It actually resizes the active window to 816x746 but because of app borders and toolbars the viewport is precisely 800x600

Hi,

did you able to find a solution for your problem? i have got the same problem.
when i render the model in 3dsmax which i modeled in sketchup, the uv from some objects who are scaled gives me problems. so everythime i have to reset the xform in 3dsmax.. but need to redo it every update i have on the 3d model.

thx in case

Max exports with coordinates to an obj file.

Did you purchase through a reseller? If so, you should contact them and see if they can provide help. Otherwise open a ticket with SketchUp Support and see if they can help. Be patient, though. They won't be into the office for a few hours.

FWIW, the only correct way to install SketchUp on Windows machines is to right click and choose Run as administrator. It's not enough to have admin privileges and being logged in as administrator does not replace using Run as administrator.

@macker said:

I was using multiples of 1024. What an odd issue to have.

[Edit] HAH! The issue comes back if you use styles. Brilliant. Surely trimble must issue a fix for this?

Well, if you change styles, then this pattern works: 1024, 2048, 4086...
I have no idea but it works like this! 😄

Edit: False alarm! I had tried that in a rush and it doesn't really seem to work with styles 😕

If anybody is interested, here's a link to the thread started by my post on this subject on the Sketchup Community forum. While the issue isn't totally "solved," I'm satisfied with the answers I got from the SketchUp team, and particularly some of John's explanations were quite helpful. http://forums.sketchup.com/t/2016-push-pull-double-click-pulls-in-opposite-direction/23140

Yeah shift now locks orientation AND plane, down locks orientation only

Where did you see these instructions?

Thanks for the help guys, I got in to see an email from them this morning telling me that they hadn't received my email at all. Not sure where that's gone; lost in the ether of the internet somewhere.

There's the plist file. It may require a reinstall, though. I think you could install over the existing copy so you don't lose your plugins and such.

You will find this funtionality in many plugins... e.g.

extrude_line.jpg

What are your OpenGL preferences in SketchUp?

Yes, I must agree. I haven't seen this since hand drawing with pen and ink was popular. Some of our architectural 'perspectivist' may remember this. These look great! I Like the simplicity of the sections. Nice work.

@solo said:

Brilliant,clean and uncluttered, I wish I had clients like this that did not insist on adding people and cars to all scenes.

edit, I expanded the night image, there are lots of 'fireflies'.

Yeah, it's something of a rarity to have a client/architect that doesn't mind me not filling the scene with "life" as they so often call it. I know a lot of people feel quite strongly about showing buildings with people in, because that's why they are designed in the first place; but I think a building should be able to stand alone and look great.

Yeah, those fireflies were really annoying which I shall explain in a second...

@unknownuser said:

I like 'em. 👍 However, they're a tad too noisy, and your AA isn't great.

I know, and this is the same reason the fireflies are in the dusk image; time. I had to reduce the render settings due to the fact the images weren't rendering fast enough - they were needed for the next day so I simply couldn't take any chances.

In hindsight I've learnt so much since I did this project that I'd love to be able to go back and apply to it, but I just don't have the time.

Added to Gallery

http://sketchucation.com/community/gallery/58-macker-npr-housing

Very nice!

Well, I guess we just got our wires crossed. I thought you were giving me the equivilant of "just google it". Sometimes things don't always come across well in text 😛

I agree, it would be nice if they implemented it for PC's as well.

I was going to say that the site might be down again for a few hours while the hosting company reconfigures the sparkly new back-up servers...but it looks like they may have already started.