If you mean, how do you ensure SketchUp is properly install, then you can Repair it... Whilst logged into Windows as your normal user-account, ensure SketchUp is closed. Find the SketchUp installer's exe file - usually in your Downloads folder. Select its icon, right-click > context-menu > "Run as administrator" When prompted choose "Repair" [for a new installation choose "Install"] When it completes restart SketchUp... Doing the repair should leave any customization as it is - e.g. installed Plugins. All folder/file permissions should have been reset properly. The one exception is any customized preferences - like LibFredo's - if these were made with bad permissions by an earlier badly installed SketchUp it can cause issues - there are separate instructions for this in that Extension's thread... you simply delete its prefs folder and SketchUp recreates it with proper permissions. Installing SketchUp in any other way - e.g. by double-clicking its installer exe file to "Run" it will lead to all kinds of unexpected issues, often centering on bad file permissions and unsaved settings across sessions etc... Having admin-powers is NOT the same as using "Run as administrator" on the installer's exe file.

@unknownuser said: ...and always install as Admin. So you always right click on the installer exe and choose Run as administrator? It's important to note that doing that is different from just logging in with administrator privileges. @unknownuser said: Never value the Teeths of a horse givin to you for free! We have that, too. It's generally worded as, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth."

@tig said: It's not a bug. The 'Make Component' tool actually has a default shortcut preset - G. But before it appears in the Preferences > Shortcuts dialog's filtered list, you must have something[s] preselected that could actually be made into a component, you must make the selection prior to opening that dialog... This occurs in many situations - e.g. if you want to make a shortcut to Reverse faces or to Orient faces, then these will only appear in the filtered list if a face or faces are preselected... Now this is rather awesome! But thanks so much, cause it works. It never occured to me with other shortcuts and I really have many assigned. Sometimes U just have to ask someone who knows! Thanks again.

It happened to me too. Sometimes you're lucky and after reopening Layout you have a recent file, sometimes just nothing and you lose hours of work. I solved it adding few lines to my autohotkey script, it generates a loop that autosaves every 2 minutes. #Persistent SetTimer, AutoSave, 120000 AutoSave; IfWinActive, ahk_exe C;\Program Files\SketchUp\SketchUp 2016\LayOut\LayOut.exe Send, {LCtrl Down}s{LControl Up} return where 120000 is the time in milliseconds.

I also use a Quadro 4000. Great graphics card that reads well the "polygonal". I have not noticed a malfunction with SU 2014, but you should to inform the support of Trimble.

I'll leave it at that, You are an advanced user and are obviously talking over my head.

Michael, I suspect you are like me.......and when without the Space Navigator it is like someone tied one of your hands behind your back....so I completely understand the R&R of SU 2013. Glad to hear you were able to get your Space Nav/3DxSU going. All the best, Charlie

Hi, Does in your "Plugins" menu "3dxSketchup" exist? Similarly, in the "View" menu? Charly [image: nzve_2011-07-31_134936.jpg] [image: yWJH_2011-07-31_134837.jpg] [image: VTC9_2011-07-31_134751.jpg]

Anti-aliasing is probably the worst performance killer when exporting.