@gaieus said:

Exactly. The polygon tool works just like you described. You can activate it from the Draw menu or activate the toolbar it is in from the View > Toolbars menu
Thanks so much, I'll try it

Hi everyone..
I hope you can point me to a plug-in that creates shape from center. Similar on how default circle is created, I wish I could create instant rectangle, square, octagon and other polygon (I specify # of sides) from CENTER point- outward. I find that it would be helpful in my current task in modeling landscape architecture elements that has lots of fountains, planters, etc.

Thanks a lot!

@unknownuser said:

Well, an i7 and Quadro will definitely get you a nice computer.....-Brodie

Thank you so much for taking time writing detailed and helpful response. I love this forum:)

@unknownuser said:

I have a dual core at home with a 9800gt and it runs SU about the same as my setup here at work (see my sig for specs).

-Brodie

Hi Brodie- I was about to suggest i7 and Quadro to my boss until I saw your comment and specs. I work in landscape design firm and most of my model are big stuff, like a whole master plan with all urban furnitures-modeled as per catalogue, usually meduim detail. I mean chamfer and fillet are shown but not the screws & tiny elements. Shrubs/trees are not in 3D though but in high res PNGs. I use car/people found in Google warehouse. It's really heavy and slow with my E7500 processor. I noticed that the slowest part is during turning on/off shadows or changing any face styles as well as exporting into JPG. I even have to turn off shadowns to orbit it or even turn to wireframe to make it orbit/pan faster. Really slow, exporting to JPG is like 2-5 minutes per scene. What specs can directly affect or speed up these steps? If RAM is not a factor, is using SSD would help?

My boss plans to get me a new PC in addition to my old one, so it'll be like a dual pc/dual monitor layout. I told him don't buy the expensive ones yet for I fear that it won't serve the purpose, like what you mentioned. I remember trying three Dell Precision T7500 workstation PC in our office before to render my scene and I was surprised when it crashed more compared with my entry level Lenovo with Intel E7500, nvidia 315 graphic card. That's why I'm gathering as much intel as I can so I can reply to my boss asap. Please help, thanks!:)

Hi Guys, thanks for your reply. Well, I guess I must upgrade. Hope the ruby will still work.

Hi, I'm having a bit of inconvenience with my interface. Each time I start SKU- I have to drag my toolbars to proper position to maximize my 23" monitor (see screenshot image below). Is there a way to either group these toolbars so I can drag them easily as one, alternatively simply auto save the position each time I close SKU.

If this question was answered already in other post, kindly send me the link please.
Thanks for your reply

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@dave r said:

How would you use such a plugin?
Right now, I just assign new scene to isolate a layer. I'm thinking if there's an isolate selection option when you right-click (menu). I guess it won't be beneficial to all. It just happened that I've been using AutoCAD for a long time and just a newbie to SKU. Maybe my workflow is still adjusting

Me too.. Thanks to all. My SKU interface is fully loaded. At first look, my officemates didn't recognize it's SKU. But interface is just secondary compared to the functionality each plugin gives. I'm grateful to all who gave their time and share such plugins freely. Many thanks!

@earthmover said:

I'd prefer a Hover Face select tool which you could drag across and select every face it touches, then just hit delete.
Sounds interesting. I'll check it too. Most of my work are imported from a dirty layered CAD (dwg). Most of the time it's rush so I got no time to re create new layered outline. I just erase unnecessary stuff in SKU. I guess this is a big wish but who knows, maybe it'll be out sometime. Cheers!

Hi! Is there a plugin for adjusting the eraser's diameter/perimeter? (Similar to brush size control of Photoshop)
Thanks!

Hi there, I'm just wondering if there's a script to isolate selected layer(s)? (aside from setting up a specific scene). Thanks!

@tig said:

I wrote a tool to mimic 'Entity Info' - where you can manually change the number of segments in a selected arc IF it's not 'constrained' by connected geometry...
http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?p=158903#p158903

I love that one.. thanks for sharing!

@unknownuser said:

you could also adjust your style settings

style->edit->edge settings->endpoints.

turn endpoints off and you won't see all of that even on an exploded arc.

Wow, that was easy.. now it looks neat. Thanks!

Hi guys, I'm a newbie to this forum. Thanks for all your free tips and scripts. They are amazing
I have a question, since I'll be working mostly on curves imported from CAD. Is there a Ruby to simply jagged curve as shown in attachment (arc marked in red). I always encounter this type and I end up drawing a new arc just to clean it up. I tried the WELD ruby, it's great too but I think it's best for my workflow if I can have it in two steps like:

1. select the jagged arc/lines I want to repair
2. Right-click, choose a command/tool or click an icon. Jagged lines turns to clean arc/line

THANKS!!!
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