Posts made by nickchun

Radbagaliyev, have you tried the Profile Builder plugin? It makes short work of mouldings.
Look here - http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44237#p394530

This is a copy of a post I have placed on Google groups in desperation. Anyone here have any ideas about this?

"I also am suffering with Layout 3 and no response from the tech support. I have transferred my Pro license to a new PC running Windows 7, 64 bit. Sketchup runs fine as the Pro version but Layout gives the ' Layout has stopped working' error report. Style builder doesn't respond at all. I have deleted and re installed several times and am also in the middle of several projects without the ability to print my plans. Anyone have any ideas? I am frustrated with the lack of response from the support team even accounting for a time difference. Posting this on Sketchucation as well."

Thanks

I like your understated style, particularly the slightly quirky vanity unit. You have inspired me to try a couple of concept pieces I've had in the back of my mind for a while. Thanks

Interesting. It can be difficult to get good views in confined spaces.
On the design, depending on how tall your client is I find it safer sometimes to put the shelves at the bottom and the hanging up top. It is easier to reach the 'shoulder' of a hanger than pulling down stuff from a shelf. Again, it depends on the height of your client.

Just a note to add. There is a bug. DC units show as imperial if 'Display unit format' is unchecked in model info>units even if the model template is metric.

OK I have figured it out but it still doesn't really make sense. I had the units for the DC set to display as 'End users units' in the custom attributes, but despite the fact that my default model template is in millimetres, they still displayed in inches. Is this a bug?
The only way it works is if I set the units to display in 'millimetres'
Hope this helps anyone else who comes across this

I have made a DC cupboard in metric units and saved it as a component, but when I place it in a new model from the component browser and go to 'edit options', all the sizes are in Imperial.
Anyone know why this happens?
The .skp file is attached

Thanks

Nick

base unit DC 2 door.skp

Did you use this plugin?
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20485#p171721
It is quite simple, just use the bevel option

If you mean you have never used Sketchup before, then in order to design a kitchen you would need to spend time learning how to use the software first. Sketchup is a fantastic tool but it is not a 'kitchen design' package, it's a drafting package. If you only need to design the one room you might want to look at this http://www.homestyler.com/
You can design your kitchen online for free and create 3d views. It may be better suited for your needs.

Yes I saved the style with the scene but I am still new to Layout. I will test out the render methods on Saturday when I am back at work- I don't have SU Pro at home

Thanks

Thanks baz, I will try that, looks like I may have missed the obvious again.

Hi,
I am trying to print a floor plan from Layout in black and white only, like a normal line drawing would appear in 2D. The floor plan view is set up as a scene in the model in ortho mode with hidden line style, which shows as black and white within SU. However in Layout and on the print the floor area of the room and area of the walls comes out shaded a light grey, which I do not want. Any ideas?

Thanks

Nick

Also you could use the drape tool in sandbox

Have you tried Push/Pulling the road through the contoured ground plain and then select all, right click and 'intersect with selection'? Then erase what you don't need, you will be left with the road layout 'projected' onto the ground. This only works if the road layout is flat and projected vertically.

OK. Solved it. I was building the unit the wrong way. I now have referenced all the sub component sizes and positions to a set of custom values for the parent component. The custom values are the user options. It now works perfectly.
Thanks for your input guys.

Thanks Mac1 for your observations. The component was fine until I added the option to choose a width. It sits 150mm off the ground to allow for a plinth, could be scaled accurately and kept its proportions. Only when I put in the option for width on the parent component did the dimensions go awry. I will have to have another look at it when I get in to work I guess.

Thanks James, but it seems to me there should be a simpler solution and that I am missing something.
Any other takers?

Hi,
I have just started to build a DC for a cupboard which seems to have gone well until I tried to add some component options. I added the option to change the width of the cupboard but the units do not add up. The width should be 700mm but the actual size is coming out at 201.7mm? LenY and LenZ are also wrong.
I can't make any sense of the sizes in terms of any possible metric to imperial conversions.
Can anyone help?
Thanks

base unit DC.skp

Tridem,
just renamed the file replacing the '&' with the text 'and'.
Worked fine.
Thanks very much, I will avoid the '&' character in my files from now on

I have recently upgraded to SU8 Pro at work but am now having problems exporting to Kerkythea, the dreaded 'missing bitmaps'scenario. I have looked through past posts on th KT forums but am still none the wiser. I did not have this problem with SU8 free, and I have an Nvidia 9500 GT card. I am also using SU2KT 3.17. This happens if I put the exported files into a folder or just on the desktop.
Any ideas?

Thanks