Wow I just added a ctrl+shift+s shortcut in preferences like you said and it works!
Thanks a lot!

I just need a way to have a save to sketchup 8 with the same name (overwrite) as button or shortcut.

It would save me a lot of time as the purpose of this is to have it imported to grasshopper and then send to Robot for structural analysis.

The way the grasshopper script works is that it listens for any file update under specific name. My rhinoceros3d though cannot read newer versions of sketchup files so I need to save it as sketchup 8.
Now I am doing it manually by selecting save as and picking version.
But when doing many iterations (when I want to see how changes to sketchup model show up in Robot) it takes a lot of time.

Hi, I am experimenting with linking grasshopper to sketchup (I have found a plugin in which ctrl+s in sketchup automatically imports it to grasshopper with updated version), and I need to have sketchup 8 file all the time. I would like to work in newer sketchup program though to have access to many plugins.

I did not find any option to force this on sketchup,
any help?

thank you I will do this

Hi, I am experimenting with linking grasshopper to sketchup (I have found a plugin in which ctrl+s in sketchup automatically imports it to grasshopper with updated version), and I need to have sketchup 8 file all the time. I would like to work in newer sketchup program though to have access to many plugins.

I did not find any option to force this on sketchup,
any help?

Hi,
there is new material layer in beta - BRDF material. I have been seeking some informations in the internet but I cant see, whats the diffrence from standard diffuse reflection and refraction map????

Hi, I have a problem with metal reflection.
Both components with red arrow pointing on them are the same. Same material shape and orientation. However the way they reflect sun is completely diffrent. I noticed this in some places in the model. Anyone encoutered a problem like this?