I need to use TomTom's 3D Editable text plugin to place text on a surface but am having problems getting it tied to the surface (like the standard 3D Text tool.

I am drawing a square and then I need to add text to the face/surface that stays with that face when it is rotated. The standard 3D Text tool allows me to select the face, click on the tool and then enter my text. Since that text is not editable, I want to use TomTom's plugin but when I select face where I want the text then click Draw>3D Editable Text the tool is placing the text behind the face instead on top of it. I have not found a way to move the editable text to the face.

I have moved my SketchUp Pro 2013 software to a new computer. LayOut keeps crashing. Every time I exit it, the software crashes and says there is an invalid character in my account. Does anyone know what this means or how to fix it?

Trimble Support had me reinstall the software but I am still getting the same problem. My only solution for now is to open LayOut and keep it open.

@ntxdave said:

@dave r said:

On my PC the path is C:\Users\Dave\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2013\LayOut\Templates

Thanks a bunch.....

I am having serious problems trying to find this folder on Windows 8.1

@dave r said:

On my PC the path is C:\Users\Dave\AppData\Roaming\SketchUp\SketchUp 2013\LayOut\Templates

Thanks a bunch.....

I am moving my work to a new computer. Can someone tell me where Layout templates are stored so I can copy them to the new machine?

@ntxdave said:

@dave r said:

Did you explicitly set permissions for the SketchUp Plugins folder to Full Control for your login? It doesn't sound like it.

Yes, and I went to my old computer to check that they were set the same. I am not seeing the difference.

I just went back and checked again and my login was not set. So I set it (again), now all seems to be working fine.

Thanks for replying. I do not know how the permission did not get set before.

@dave r said:

Did you explicitly set permissions for the SketchUp Plugins folder to Full Control for your login? It doesn't sound like it.

Yes, and I went to my old computer to check that they were set the same. I am not seeing the difference.

I have been able to install the SketchUcation Plugin Manager and it shows up on the toolbar but when I click on the Plugin Manager icon, I keep getting a message that says "No permission to manage ANY plugin in folder $LOAD_PATH. FULL Read/Write permissions are needed Manage Plugins within Plugin Folders....."

I am running Windows 8.1. I went to the SketchUp/SketchUp 2013/Plugins folder and set permission for everything on my machine to have full access to the folder but it still does not work and I cannot see any of the plugins I selected through the store.

What the heck am I doing wrong? I set this up on another computer but do not seem to be able to make it work correctly on this on (my client just bought me a new computer and am trying to get everything set up on the new one to match the old one).

Thanks to everyone for their replies. I now see the templates and I understand what has been said. Looks like I will have to go through all of my components and update the styles in them. Even though the model I am sending from SketchUp to LayOut has my default as the only style in the model, many of the components probably have some other styles which are inherited into the model but to do show when you do Window>Styles (I made sure I had removed all of the styles in the model except the desired one). It is kind of deceiving that you do not see the "hidden" styles in the components.

I have over a hundred components (some inherited from another source) that I will have to go clean up to gain control of this situation.

Once again, I appreciate the responses. Someday I will understand these two applications and gain the control I want.

I seem to have templates with duplicate names:

• Where are Layout templates stored?
• How do I delete templates?
• How do I bring up an existing template and make modifications?

When I send a file to LayOut from SketchUp, there are all kinds of styles showing up in LayOut that are not part of my sketchup file:

• How do I remove unwanted style references from my LayOut file?
• Is this something that can be controlled via the templates? (see above questions)

@chris fullmer said:

You might also try to sign in, or check how you are signed in. Down at the bottom left there is a "G" icon I think. Make sure you are logged in on the account you want to be logged in with. Look into that, see if it helps? Also, what country are you in?

Chris

Here is what I see when I click on the G:

How do I log in as the administrator?

@cotty said:

Do you mean this?

If I create a component or add one from a library, when I click on the Claim Credits button, it just enters anonymous and there is not opportunity for me to ever enter my name (or some other entity - like the company) as the author.

@cotty said:

Do you mean this?

Yes but it does not let me enter anything.................what am I missing?

I see there is a way to record who the author of components is. Where do you set up that information?

I agree.............

Now I have a silly "newbie" question:
I need to create multiple instances of a shape (like say a pipe) that show that they are joined. As an example, I am drawing a pipe line (or some similar component) and need to be able to have a "joint" (like you see on most pipelines). Is there a simple way to do this with Profile Builder?

With the standard push/pull tool, when I push something and then click on the CTRL key, you see multiple instances of the same item. This does not work (or at least I did not get it to work) with the Profile Builder.

I only have the free version but would be willing to pay for it if that is the solution.

@bob james said:

@ntxdave said:

I really like the plugin but have a couple of things I would like for it to do (if possible):

1. I would like for it to remember my selections (font, size, alignment, etc.) so that I do not have to go through the selections everytime.
2. I would like to be able to specify the color (both face and outline if possible).

1. It already does (at least for me)
2. +1

I just tried again on 2 different machines and #1 does not work for me. I really wish it did. I have also emailed these items to TT.

@dave r said:

I suppose he means he's hiding the edges.

@ntxdave, how is it that you current "eliminate the outline" on 3D text?

Switch to wireframe style, Edit Component (the 3d text), select of the text, hide the text, then switch the style back to shaded with textures. This results with only the "face" of the text (if you colored it - which I do with the pain bucket tool).

While this works, it is a pain when you have a lot of text components in the model (which I do). Thus the desire to have the ability to do these additional things.

I really like the plugin but have a couple of things I would like for it to do (if possible):

1. I would like for it to remember my selections (font, size, alignment, etc.) so that I do not have to go through the selections everytime.
2. I would like to be able to specify the color (both face and outline if possible). In fact, it would be great if there was a way to eliminate the outline. I have a lot of text to enter in my model and it is a pain to go eliminate the outline all of the time.