Thank you Dave,

Have switched off fill but only partly solved I'm afraid.

I can now draw a line without the stretched triangles appearing but when I try to draw a separate line from a previous end point it highlights both the old and new lines which become grouped and act like polylines. Also if I click escape to exit line command nothing happens. The only way out of line command is to select another tool button.

Still feel there is a hidden setting somewhere I have tripped without knowing.

Fingers crossed you can enlighten me.

Regards,
Andrew

I am now trying to produce some work in 'Layout' and every time I draw a new line from a previous endpoint it starts to draw like it's producing a shape and joins with the previous line to form a polyline. Pressing Esc (cancel) key doesn't always cancel either.

I must be doing something stupid but the lack of a good book for Layout means I have to rely on the help files which don't explain what I am doing wrong.

Any help gratefully received.

Many thanks
Andrew

Thank you Rich & Shura,

Will have to do some more homework with Photoshop I guess. Seamless and tiled I think.

Many thanks

Andrew S

Hi,

I believe what I am looking for is not possible but hear goes.

I know there are a number of styles that will give me the loose coloured pencil shading but am I right in thinking that 'style' will apply this effect to the whole model. I am trying to colour in certain faces (mainly at ground level) to give the above look. The rest of the model contains buildings and for these I can just apply simple colour fills.

I just need the faces representing the ground to look like they have been quickly shaded with coloured crayons/pencils. I know I could do this manually post printing or even export to photoshop but speed is the order of the day.

I have lots of simple models with just a few faces that need the treatment.

Sorry if I have not explained myself clearly (still learning).

Many thanks.

Andrew S

Dear All,

Can anyone point me to a book or tutorial that will give an in depth insight into components particularly axis and gluing planes?

Until today I thought I had progressed to 'Inermediate' level but I am having trouble understanding component axis and placement.

I have drawn a window, arch header, stone sill component ready to paste to single face walls with a view to extruding the frames, sills etc in-situ.

I have constructed my window components on an earlier wall. The problem is I have tried setting my gluing plane to vertical but when I try to insert the window I am unable to inference lock on the green axis. I read somewhere that I should set my gluing plane to 'All' but this made no difference. I then thought I would try to reset my axis and got thoroughly confused. I suppose because my window component has no depth this option is not clear to me.

I have learnt so much in the last few weeks from the Sketchup Community and everyone has been so helpful but I just don't seem to be able to find any in depth tutorials that would explain what I am doing wrong.

I have tried the 'Adding Doors & Windows in Google Sketchup' on this site but it didn't seem to cover my specific problem.

Sorry to ramble.

Many thanks.

Penguin2