TIG, no it is not the issue and thanks for the moronic eye roll. Very victor mature it is not. Sometimes the geometry is replaced and other times not, no idea why it should not but other folk have mentioned they do NOT want this. All I am asking for is a method of ensuring there is a choice in whether geometry is replaced with a component or not. That easy enough? Ticking that damned box is not something needed all the time and quite frankly it is not good enough with the current advances in software engineering.

Chris, I have everything selected but it has to be everything I select rather than everything in the drawing which appears to be the default sketchup setting. Funny thing is, sometimes the process WILL do what I want and other times not, pita mate.

I would like to be able to automatically replace geometry when I make a component. I understand not everyone wants this but I want to be able to choose this as an option.

An attempt to get realistic snow into a garden, probably best to wait a bit and get some home made hdri. A very simple scene.

Thanks very much.

I know this has been rendered many times but cannot find (yes I did search) for tips on producing a snow covered region in a model.

I have a rough idea, basically a quilted shape draped over terrain to put it in a nutshell, I am just one of those people who have to know all the little actions before I go into something. Just my little bit of autism I suppose.

Anyone with any braodstroke tips?

Nice IF you can use the .bro format.

Not to knock the sentiment but I hope folk can remember the safety aspect of working with sharp and often powered sharp tools. Many of my on call shifts had visits from people who thought woodworking with power tools was easy and failed to pay proper attention to safety. Just writing this reminds gives me reminders of some of those people who came through the operation theatre doors on a trolly/guerney. Remember your safety please.

Nice one John, great to see your work here.

No problem with other programs, no wireless mouse, no difference with fresh installs either.

@thomthom said:

@mike amos said:

I still find that changing tools is a pita, I have to select the new tool multiple times and am forever getting caught out when the tool STILL does not change over, then another crash because the program cannot deal with multiple tool requests.

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Never experienced that. Does it also occur when plugins are disabled?

Yes, it does at that. Corrupt install or just plain ol' pita from the random world that is sketchup (OR ANY OTHER SOFTWARE BEFORE SOMEONE MENTIONS IT).

I still find that changing tools is a pita, I have to select the new tool multiple times and am forever getting caught out when the tool STILL does not change over, then another crash because the program cannot deal with multiple tool requests.

Actually, thinking about it, the price need not be zero but, a price more in keeping with the hobby user. Anything in the mega hundreds or more is beyond me as a hobby user.

Anyone know what gives with this? I delete Derrick with anything I make but this rodeo 2 thing pops up in his place, why?

I know but, it is the weekend now.

If I had the money for form z or an alternative I would have gone for that but the draw factor is the availability of a free version. Not forking out that kind of money for what is essentially a hobby/form of expression/creativity. Even bonzai 3d might have got the nod, if it had a cut down free version.

Snapping in shetchup is not so hot either, to have a situation where a line end snaps to 'somewhere near' another point is ludicrous too. I think we need to be able to choose where a snap is going, either to a point or along an oriented line or the end of another line/arc. The number of times the clipping curse occurs while trying to find out what is preventing a surface being formed is enough to draw blood.

Just had a complete evaporation from using the explode command so I think there is more than meets the eye going on here. I will try the test you described on sunday when I am no longer tearing my hair out. Pain in the proverbial. V8 is the vanilla of choice now and this is going poof too so the model itself may have some gremlins in the drivers seat I suppose. Sod.

Weld STILL causing 2013 to disappear. Really not sure why. Apart from the plugged in gremlin of course.

Tried to install curviloft, this will NOT appear no matter what, done with 2013 for a while, until it is reliable I do not want to know. Thanks folks, appreciate the input.

Puzzling, this thing worked on the third time of installing. No idea why.

Sketchup rb and extensions rb were both absent so not the issue and frankly, the number of times a process has failed lead this frustrated bunny into boiling mode. Dood, serious nutjob scenario today. Going back to V8.