Pyscho, that's the one. Updating profile very soon. Soonly soon..
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RE: Scrapbook window
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RE: Scrapbook window
Dave,how did I know it would be you to first answer this question...
Spot on thank you that worked. And no I am on 2018.Thanks again
Nick
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Scrapbook window
Hi All
Maybe a stupid question but does anyone know what this symbol is that has appeared in my scrapbook window? Its a black rectangle with an arrow type shape in it.
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RE: 20 Reasons for SketchUp artists to consider Blender
Thanks for reminding me of Fluid designer Pilou. Just gave it another try but runs slow on my machine. Also takes you away from the native Blender interface which I don't like.
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RE: 20 Reasons for SketchUp artists to consider Blender
Very interesting Chipp and well timed. I have dabbled with Blender on and off and like most people have struggled with the steep learning curve and UI. You make a good case for both, but how do you think you could replicate having a library of SU components in Blender that can be dragged and dropped as easily? This functionality has prevented me from trying to move to Blender. I have looked at the 'append' function but it still seems a bit long winded. I design kitchens so I have a large collection of cabinets saved as components which are dropped into models very quickly in SU. I would be happy to invest the time in learning Blender if I could find a few workarounds.
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RE: Transparency of bounding boxes/styles
Thanks Dave that's a good point. I need to update my templates anyway with the onset of the new EU data protection laws coming in.
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RE: Transparency of bounding boxes/styles
Thanks, but I've just had a Doh! moment. Just found the 'Background' check box under 'Styles' in Layout. Was concentrating too hard on the styles in Sketchup.
Thanks
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Transparency of bounding boxes/styles
Hi all,
I can't understand why sometimes the background within the bounding box of a view inserted onto a layout page is transparent and other times filled. This means that if the views overlap in the latter, the background can obscure an adjacent inserted view. The styles appear to be the same from one file to another but there must be some reason for it. I prefer the transparency as in the attached screen shot but can't seem to control it.
Any ideas?
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RE: Notification to update Trimble connect.
Is that a chicken or egg situation? If you can't update through SU then we have to start thinking for ourselves to find solutions
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RE: Notification to update Trimble connect.
Yes Thank you Box for that, it seems to have worked for me too. How did you discover that fix? Annoying that Trimble haven't sorted this from SU2017
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RE: Clipping plane or something else?
Found it. Somehow a text label within a group got placed way off in the distance instead of on the object. That made the group massive and harder to select to isolate. Now deleted and behaving as normal.
Thanks for your help Dave
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RE: Clipping plane or something else?
Hi Dave
Thanks, looks like I forgot to set up the zoom extents shortcut on last time I upgraded. Thought I was using it but the key is redundant. Copying the file is just the sameZoom extents places the camera very far away. I can now see face me text near the axes. I must have accidentally dragged something off into the distance but am struggling to locate it.
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Clipping plane or something else?
Hi all.
I am having major issues with a model which is behaving as though it has clipping plane issues and yet as far as I can see does not fulfil any of the usual criteria for this to happen. The whole thing disappears from view if I try to move or delete anything. I can orbit around certain directions but when I get close to a front view, with perspective view, it clips, and similarly on the left side view. The model is not huge or very small and is sitting close to the axes. This has only happened recently, the model has been fine up to now. Can anyone think of any accidental keystrokes which could cause this, or any other ideas please?Thanks
Nick
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RE: Thru paint bugsplat
Ok thanks. I have updated everything and I still get the bugsplat every time I try and use(still on 2017). Perhaps it is related to another plugin I have installed. I will try to disable them all and see if it makes any diiference
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RE: Thru paint bugsplat
Hi Fredo
Do you know yet if this problem still occurs with SU2018?
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RE: Extension update failure
Okay thanks for that, I will try it tomorrow
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Extension update failure
Hi
I have been getting a reminder to update the Trimble Connect extension, but when I try to do so I get this report.
I've had other reminders for other plugins all of which have updated successfully. Anyone know why this one won't?Thanks
Nick
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RE: SketchUp 2018
@Ken
You can change the anti alias settings etc for each program via Windows or your graphics card set up(i.e Nvidia control panel accessed by right clicking on empty screen). Mine appears under 'Manage 3D settings' where you can override each applications 3D settings. I changed mine to 8x, and its much better. There was a thread about it a while ago but as usual I can't find it. -
RE: Question about 2017
I agree the new trays take some getting used to, and after using them for several months I still prefer the old drop down versions. I use shortcut key to open/close the whole tray, which I find useful when I want a more full screen view. But it can still be fiddly having to keep expanding/closing and scrolling so you can see the next sub tray. It actually creates more mouse work than before and has slowed down my workflow.
It is also inconsistent with the Layout tray, the tray in Layout doesn't allow mouse wheel scrolling as it does in SU, which is frustrating when working between the two.