Hi all,
I have started having trouble importing images for either texture or image use. They are not large files(300Kb) but the import is taking up to 30 seconds per file.
Anyone come across this before?
There is no problem if I import directly into material editor i.e. make new material and use texture image
Inkscape, which is free, can be used to convert to .dxf. Tutorial here http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/426-pdf-skp-conversion
You can't import PDF directly into Layout, you would have to make a screenshot of the PDF and use that
Richard, only one comment on the websites.....Damn you're good!
clean and uncluttered, which puts across the ability to communicate efficiently- but is there a typo under the spaceship picture? Should it read Thea Render?
Sorry that came out a bit wrong. It was supposed to be jokey reference to that post that I replied to. I have seen the real treehouse before but your speedy demonstration of how to make it was impressive.
Good render in the end, lighting is great 
. Your first colour scheme is better but clients-huh, there's no accounting for taste.
Don't know about where there is a model but it looks similar to the Yellow Treehouse restaraunt in New Zealand. Where did you see the picture?
Clever, that looks like a tricky one to model. Great composition too. I watched movie 'The International' the other day, its good to see they have patched up all the bullet holes and repaired the glass roof.
Just voted and I actually have looked at and like your blog. I'm afraid I avoid social media like the plague but will try to get some other people to vote. Good luck
Take a look at this thread.
http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18%26amp;t=723#p4177
Good place to start. Everyone seems to have their own way of doing it.
You can also use Inkscape to convert PDF to a DXF file which you can import and work on directly
If you're having trouble keeping track of where the axes are, trying setting the cursor to show coloured croshairs that relate to the axes. I now use it all the time, go to Windows > Preferences > Drawing > Display Crosshairs
Fantastic. Thanks for showing the workflow too. Have you tried Krita? Has some nice features, although with your talent you really don't need much.
It would seem that you have moved one part of the floor so that it is not on the same flat plane (co-planar) as the rest of the lines joined to it. That is why it has broken into triangles and is what known as the auto fold feature of sketchup. If you draw a rectangle and move one corner up or down the shape will break into triangle because it is no longer flat. You would be better to make the floor and the walls as seperate groups or components to protect them from accidentally being altered as you work. This is a good way to work generally. You could try hitting 'undo' several times to get back to how the model was before, but there is no way of knowing how far back thi change occured. You may be better to delete the floor first. If you do that then select everything in the model and make it a group, then re draw the floor and make that a seperate group.Then you can ungroup the rest of the model so you can work on it. When something is made a group or component, lines you draw on it won't stick to it if you move the group, they are treated as seperate entities. I suggest you start working this way and not make everything out of all connected geometry. It looks like its just the wall and floor that were connected so you may be able to salvage the walls, Try hiding everything but the walls and then use the orthagonal views with wireframe set, to inspect the lines that make up the walls to see if any are out of line with each other. Does that make sense? Or it may be quicker to redraw the walls and then make them a group.
You can also use the scale tool to change your rectangles. If you select the whole rectangle and then invoke the scale tool, you can pick which handles you need(the handles are the little squares that appear) type in the overall dimension you want for that side, then type in the units after the number and hit enter. If you don't type in the units after the number it will be scaled by a ratio and not a dimension. I work in metric so I would type something like "340mm" , if I typed "340" it would scale by a factor of x340.
Also for inferencing, when you want to move something you can lock it to move on a particular axis by pressing one of the arrow keys after selecting the object with the move tool. Or if you start it moving on an axis hold the shift key and it will be locked to that axis. The inference engine can be finicky to get used to but it is one of the most powerful aspects of SU tht make it so fast and easy to use. It helps if you orientate your view so it would be more likely to move on a given axis.
Download the user guide from the SU website, even if its an older PDF version it is still mostly relevant. Be patient and try some tutorials and search this forum, someone else has usually already asked the same questions that you are likely to. Good luck and persevere, its worth it.
Wow! Thats one big project.Fantastic space. Reminds me of a James Bond set. How long did it take you?
Fabulous. I love the beach house. Is the haze an effect in Thea or or just due to no post pro?
Thanks for that explaination, no it wasn't long winded but just enough to give me the idea. I want to start using more techniques for presentation and for our web site and I think what you have done is worth a try when I've got a bit of time....or maybe I should make time.
These are both great. Whats your workflow for the second on and how do they go down with the clients?
Very very nice. The wood is lovely. BTW KrisM is talking about the overlaps/staggering of the end joints, they are normally more evenly spread for stability.