Thanks, it's nice to learn something new and I have a shed load to learn.

You may have to go full time, I hope this makes you heaps of dosh. Bloomin' good luck to you.

Brilliant, when is it available to move in? I can offer a half sucked gobstopper as a deposit if needed. NB, I have not got to the aniseed part and that IS the best bit........

I know there is a great deal of pressure for European countries and elsewhere to take in refugee's but we simply do not have the resources for our own citizens. Housing in the UK is in acute shortage already. It may not be PC but the United Nations was supposedly set up so this kind of problem would not happen and what has it achieved? Nothing. About time countries stood together and faced the likes of ISIS etc together so that each and every nation can be safe for ALL of their citizens. I know this sounds like hot air but it is not. I know what it is like for a lot of reasons and the Trekkie in me wants to get all these politicians in one room and smack their heads against a wall until they all get it.

Just a quick question from a Joe public point of view, why would anyone want to raise the area of the front door? In a time when accessibility is going mainstream and wheelchair users etc are being considered just part of the population rather than a nuisance special needs group and steps are not actually essential.

They look like dental equipment trays, are they? They certainly look like a good result from 3d printing.

Nicely done Taff, thanks for making the model available to us. Very generous.

I can only second the comment above. A pleasure as always, to see your work.

Superb, as a render and a place to sit in.

Another with little in the way of instruction for installation etc.

I bit the bullet and switched, the initial setup was a fail but a second attempt went OK. Apart from not being able to find stuff it seems usefully quicker than win 7 but I am still finding my way around.

A little more information please.

There is something decidedly dodgy about the last few posts. An assistant professor? Looking to download a model from the warehouse? I would think the architecture department of any university would have more than enough models to use in any study.

Not sure what the desk light is doing on the bed.

As a 'Make' user and having paid not a penny for what I have I still see a lot of basic items that need to be fixed before sketchup reaches a standard where I would want to pay for it. Here is the rub though, I get it free and honestly accept that this means a lower standard can be upheld by the company. Consider also the quite large improvements made since Trimble climbed on board and it is hard to see where the criticism is so harsh. 64 bit is here and while it is not before time it would NOT be here if google were still paying the wages bill.

I wish that the basic problems were ironed out and the gap between make and pro were wider but if wishes were fishes all I would need would be chips and I would be set up for free meals forever. I will take what I can get on the whole it is more positive than negative.

I have a little concern over how close the tree is to the pool, has root growth been considered?

It worked after a few attempts, very slow but that is understandable with all the detail. I will have to work out how to wrap the textures next. Thanks againTIG, I appreciate your quick response.

Thanks TIG, I am guessing that as the modeller is European that metres is the correct scale, especially as the subject is reasonably large. I have SOME of the models translated with Turbocad but the older aircraft tend to be more complex and that is where the problems lie.

I have tried with obj files this week, the import with materials fails to bring all the geometry across and import as geometry loses faces but at least keeps the lines for the geometry. Is there something I can do to get all the geometry?

Link to models. http://www.colacola.se
Link to topic http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=81%26amp;t=62675

The plight of the humble bee is something we all need to look out for ways we can contribute. We have a lot of wood bee's here, the smaller solo living bee that will live alone in a small hole in the ground or in tree's. I was lucky enough to spot a humming bird moth ONCE in a friends garden but this has not been repeated sadly. If Monsanto et al get their way the only insects we see (or hear) will be mosquitos or horse flies.

As for reviving burnt out bees, a little sugar, dissolved in water and left on the thumbnail can be just as good. I used this last year and it does work, revived bee flew off after a few minutes thumb rest.