OK ......Well, let me see if things improve with the 2016 version, that I just installed, in the coming weeks.
Posts made by pipingguy
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RE: Unstable viewports
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RE: Unstable viewports
I always create scenes in SketchUp for the purpose of having them shown in LayOut's viewports. There comes a time, however, when I need to double-click a viewport and use the pan tool to get the objects better composed or centered. Are you suggesting that should be avoided? That I should go back to SketchUp to recompose the scene instead?
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Unstable viewports
Why do some of my viewports change style, scale, view or scenes after I set everything up perfectly and save the LayOut file? For example - it tells "last saved sketchup view". It happens when I switch back and forth between SketchUp and LayOut. Very frustrating - especially after I annotate.
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RE: DISPLAY OF SECTION CUTS
my reply to Krisidious:
'finicky' is an understatement. But I have to tell you, I always get positive remarks from engineers and architects who review my shop drawings. They ask if I use BIM or Revit. They are astonished to learned I used a 500 dollar program. And the tradesmen who build from my drawings are pleased as well. We are not talking about 'rinky-dink' work environments either. This is 'big time' NYC construction.
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RE: DISPLAY OF SECTION CUTS
Q: Your answer to my first question indicates the section does work, so I am confused.
A: Sorry - I said, "the portion of the model on one side of the section cut disappears".
What I should have said was, "the portion of the model on one side of the section cut disappears - but it is not supposed to disappear.Your comment: And my second question remains. Just make another scene for use in LayOut. Keep the first shaded scene for use SketchUp.
My response to your comment: That is an excellent idea - I shouldn't have to do it - but it solves the issue.
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RE: DISPLAY OF SECTION CUTS
Q: You don't say what is happening exactly. Does the section cut disappear? I suspect everything is going white (including back faces) and you can't see the section as clearly.
A: If I switch styles in LO, the portion of the model on one side of the section cut disappears. In this case, the section plane is, shall we say, plumb, or, 90 degrees with the screen.Q: Why not set the style you want (hidden line) in SU, saving with the scene?
A: I do. But in the model I need a shaded style and in LO I need hidden line.Bottom line - if you are eager enough to get the correct display in LO, you keep playing with the variables and you keep looking at previous successful LO files and you read stuff in Sketchucation and on YouTube and you will get the result eventually. And I give YOU credit for helping me with this tricky subject matter.
Ref - MP-SM-1 Intercontinental Hotel
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DISPLAY OF SECTION CUTS
Is there a method that controls the visibility of section planes in LayOut's Hidden Line style? No problem with Construction Document Style. I have the scenes properly set up in the Sketch Up Model in which some scenes display section cuts and others do not. (the style used in the Model is Construction Document) When these scenes are loaded into the various viewports in LayOut, they display properly. However, if I try to switch to Hidden Line style in LayOut, the section cuts in the viewports do not behave as expected.
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Labels are hiding behind models
depending on the direction I stretch out my labels, some of them are hidden behind the sketchup objects in my viewport. I think I ran into this once or twice before, and I solved it with the send / move forward or backward tools. not so this time.
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RE: Blue pound sign in sheet list
casca - can you elaborate or re-phrase "Go to Nvidia or ATI settings and force LO one of the apps those devices deal with."
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RE: Blue pound sign in sheet list
LO is so useful, useful, useful, yet so slow, slow, slow.............
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RE: Component Names in Custom Libraries
So I just tried this:
Component name given to library:
~!@#$%^&*()_+-=/*{}[]|\:";'<>?,/
Component name accepted by library:
~!@_$%_()-___{}_______'_____
Therefore, these were converted to underscores:
^&_+=/[]|:";<>?,/Tried saving a skp file as:
~!@#$%^&*()_+-=/*{}[]|\:";'<>?,/
Result:
"invalid file name"Tried saving a skp file as:
~!@_$%_()-___{}_______'_____
Result:
~!@_$%_()-___{}_______'_____
Conclusion:
I am bummed-out about losing & and/or + in my component names. Oh well. -
Component Names in Custom Libraries
Why are some keyboard characters such as "&" and "+" replaced by an underscore when saving a new component to subject location? Can someone provide a list of other disallowed characters?
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DROPBOX stores autosaves................
FYI..........DROPBOX saves your file upon every autosave. So suppose you need to backtrack to find how/where/when you made an error, or you want to copy an object that you erased, just open the folder where the model is stored in your machine, right-click on the file and select 'view previous versions'. I have the paid-for version of DROPBOX, but I would be surprised if the free version doesn't offer this feature.
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RE: [Plugin] Layer Tools (1.1.0)
all done, but still not seeing 'hide layer by pick'................sorry, I do see it. did not realize I had to re-start sketchup when using this new method of installing extensions. however, the functionality of the extension seems to be amiss. maybe it's conflicting with my layers panel extension.
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RE: [Plugin] Layer Tools (1.1.0)
I am not seeing the tool in the menus. Why does the icon appear without a blue 'book'?
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Gray areas when using raster or hybrid
I suppose there is no simple way to allow sketchup model objects that are painted semi-transparently to appear solid in layout when using raster or hybrid settings? The style used is hidden line.
What is the 'background' checkbox for in the styles tab of the model tray?
hybrid causes gray areas.layout
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RE: Viewport scale not checked-off
when you say 'tray', are you referring to the measurements indicator at the lower right of the screen? if so, it does not display the scale in my version 2015.0.9350.