So we should use the new Sketchup 2013 when we use install/use on the Mac?

I have a similar problem which is keeping me from finishing an important project. I cannot open the file without it crashing. I didn't have much success in dealing with the American Vray provider in the past. They were not very professional. Maybe this has changed for the better?

We tried it the other way from Revit to Sketchup and found the resulting file to be so unwieldy that it was abandoned. There were some parametric things in Revit we wanted to do so that's why we began there. Then we want to add some organic forms to it. Rhino accepted the file and it worked. I hate to beat a dead horse but Google really dropped the ball with Sketchup. Once Mac OS X Rhino has page layout capability where one can scale and print plan, sections and elevations , then I don't see going back to Sketchup. It unfortunately isn't robust enough to create, handle or edit more complex geometry. I wish it were but I don't think I am Sketchup's intended audience. I also tried to recreate some lofting work I did in Rhino where we made chairs. Lofting in Sketchup was successful I then tried to cut and make slices that I could print in Layout as Mac Rhino is missing this function. I could make the slices with one command in Rhino. I spent hours making the 190 slices individually in Sketchup. Perhaps there is a faster way? Sketchup also crashed quite a few times. Anyway, I look forward to seeing some of the workflows you speak of and to improvements in Sketchup!

I am trying to model this Toto bathtub. I am puzzled as how to get the different section profiles to meet properly at the corners.

Anyone have a suggestion?

Much appreciated!!!

Cheers,

Wm

The Sketchup file

Where's the paint tool in Layout 8?

I didn't know there was one.

Cheers!

I have an error message:

Error Loading File /Library/Application Support/Google SketchUp 8/SketchUp/Plugins/TT_UV_Toolkit/loader.rb
no such file to load -- TT_Lib2/core.rbError Loading File tt_uv_toolkit_2.rb
no such file to load -- TT_Lib2/core.rb

Any ideas?
Cheers!

UPDATE:

I didn't have the other plugin loaded.

I think it works!

Do you know where I can download Sketchup 7.1 free version?

When I google it, it leads me to 8.0. I am using the VRay plugin and want to keep everything the same so that it works when I render my model.

Your advice is greatly appreciated!

Cheers.

Thanks, I'll try it.

Next, how do I get the wall opening on the inside without having to draw it? Or do I just have to draw every single one?

Thanks!!!!

How do I reset the axis of the DC Marvin window component?

It snaps to about an inch outside the wall I place it in. That's fine for frame construction but I want to inset it as I am putting in a masonry [corrected] wall.

Any ideas?

Cheers!