yes... sure, i can do this - but the question for me is: Why has it to be soooo sloooow?!?
i can't see any reason why it should be noticable slower than a normal save.

and compared to other 3d apps like 3dsmax the normal saving is very slow too...

I don't get it... Why is the autosave so incredible slow?!? it's much slower than a normal save.

This is really quite annoying especially with bigger files... right now i'm working on a file that has ~100MB and every autosave takes nearly 1 min!
it's the same with small files - i have tested this with a file that normally saves in 1 second - the autosave need 10-15s!!!

(sketchup v7 / win7x64)

Looking foreward to the release. Very cool!
...and cheaper than the other artisan http://www.kitchenaid.com/flash.cmd?/#/product/KSM150PSER/

It would be really helpful if it were possible to disable axis snapping (and parallel etc.) - i.e. to draw on a surface.
I know that there is a freehand function in the "tools on surface" which can do this, which works great, but it would be good to have this for all functions.

yes, a function to display and position HDRIs or even 2:1 panoramic JPGs would be helpful!

Here is a FBX importer for sketchup. I didn't test it but they have a trial version

http://www.simlab-soft.com/3d-plugins/FBX_Importer_For_Sketchup-main.aspx

it would be nice to have FBX import/export as a standart feature in sketchup...

export from max as .3ds with texture coordinates and save the textures in the same folder as the .3ds file, then the textures should be used when you import the 3ds.

WOW! largeadressaware, shadow bug and toolbars fixed!
very nice update!
i think now it's time to upgrade from v7...

yes, 64bit support would be really helpful! but the statements from JBacus didn't look very promising...

thanks for the hint Gaieus! i will test it.
Looks very useful... I don't know how i could miss this one

yes! it works!!! now i remember how i did it last time...

Thank You for your quick reply!

hi,

i had assigned a shortcut for the "reverse face" command in the right click menu. i reinstalled sketchup and now i can't find the command in the shortcut anymore...
where can i define a shortcut for this tool?

thanks!

AWESOME!!! Thank You very much for ANOTHER very helpful tool!!!

AutoCAD to ArchiCAD... DON'T DO IT!!! my opinion...

i have used acad for ~13 years and now have to work with archicad at the office since 2 years now... it's a pain in the a**! it's lacking so much basic functions of CAD and every single option is 2 or 3 times slower/more complicated compared to archicad...
eg.: to switch from box to cross selection you have to use a flyout!!! not like in acad or sketchup only drag left or right...
and it's the same to the most parameters you want to change - there's always an extra step to go...
And the biggest no-no for me is the missing block element! It's incredible, i think an easy to use block/component function is the core element of fast cad editing! It has to work just like in sketchup with it's components.
In archicad you can create an object, but how can you edit it?!? easy! explode it, make your changes, resave it and exchange the other objects of the same type with the new one!!! this was what i've been told by the graphisoft support! not worth discussing... and how about the base point of the new objects?!? are they still the same?!?...
And a last one: try to change the properties (like color, line type...) for a bunch of "different" object like lines, arcs, polylines, splines at once... in acad you can select as much different types as you like, all matching properties will be changed at once by one clic. In archicad you have to do this for every! object type seperately!!! (yes, lines, arcs, polylines and splines are counted as 4 separate types!!! )
and zooming/paning through a slightly bigger plan is soooo sloooow a can't believe it! i can copy the same plan 10x in acad and still work fluently.

I think when you're working with virtual building models with only simple objects and not much design changes after the first run, it's a nice app... But not for construction drawings or when you have many changes in your project.
And look at the prices of acad/acad lt and archicad! maybe an architectural tool set for acad would be the better choice...

Or take a look at Vectorworks. It has evolved very much in the last three years and is quite nice (i have worked with vw12/2008 for 1 year)

Just my opinion.

You should take a look at the demo version of archicad - then you will see...

Thank You very much!!! It's working great! Unbelievable... proper mapping in sketchup!... this is so cool!
i've tested it with UVLayout - i have some scaling problems when i apply the same material to multiple unwrapped objects, but i think this can be adjusted in uvlayout... i don't know how at the moment but i'll find it out...

1. 64 bit!!!

2. multi core support! ...the GHz race is over - now we're on the core track (for several years already). or what should we do with the other 31 cores sketchup doesn't use next year?!?

3. better texturing tools!

4. better file handling - it's really annoying to have 200mb files that need 5 minutes to load or save... 3dsmax can do it within a few seconds

yes... i'm doing it manually now - but i have more than 1200 faces! - not funny...

better texturing is really badly needed - i don't get it why su7 has got no new tools for this. if google can't do multicore or high poly why not improved texturing tools?!? should be useful for google earth too...

das stimmt... ich hätte es ja auch einfach als dwg aus max exportieren können...
Ich dachte halt erst, die Texturierung würde gescheit übernommen werden und als das nicht ging hab ich's nicht nochmal neu exportiert...

aber danke für den Tip!

ich weiß zwar nicht, was ich gemacht hab, aber jetzt geht's... die Textur hat wieder die richtige Skalierung

naja, mal sehen wann's das nächste Mal auftritt...

macht leider bei mir keinen Unterschied, wie ich es zuweise - die Teilung bleibt dieselbe...