The pallet of black and white patterns in the materials inspector......can the samples be changed to, say, blue and white? I moved the slide bars to create a 180/100/100 cyan color, but the result remained black.
Posts made by pipingguy
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Convert black + white patterns to color
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RE: HALF-HIDDEN SCENE SCROLL BUTTON
i don't want to push it - but it would be cool if we could hover over the row of tabs and tilt the mouse wheel to force a scroll.
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HALF-HIDDEN SCENE SCROLL BUTTON
Please fix this issue with the right-arrow button. It occurs when the quantity of scenes runs off the screen. Very hard to click that tiny thing - especially since it's up against the monitor frame. I mentioned this on an old wish list.
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RE: Centering an object
not sure i follow you pbacot. see attached sequence of crude screenshots. their numbers don't match the narrative below, but you get the picture.
- grab block's midpoint and drag it along red axis until it snaps to path 2's left edge
- drag block down along blue axis so it's flush with the poured concrete footing using inference snap, of course.
- move block to path 2's right edge using midpoint snaps and tap ctrl to make a copy.
- divide by 2 and erase the outboard copies.
- slide block along green axis and place it wherever you wish, nicely centered, on path 2.
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RE: Centering an object
Dave R's method required the creation and deletion of a guide line.
Box' first method required the availability of an edge that is perpendicular to, and spans, the two edges of the long run of the footing.
Box' second method required creation and deletion of a line.
My method requires none of the above.As a side note - I always recommend SketchUp to professionals in the construction trades - both designers and installers. Whether it's my son who is on his way to becoming an architect, my brother who is a stairbuilder, my colleagues who are pipe sketchers, people who work for structural steel, electrical and mechanical design firms and installers. At first they seem open, but later scoff at the idea. It may be true that the final product must still be done with AutoCAD - but the initial building blocks to develop a design are so much easier and faster and more fun with SketchUp.
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Centering an object
I think the fastest way to center an object is to move it to one side of the target, move-copy it to opposite side, divide by 2 and erase the two outboard copies. of course the moves are done using midpoint inferences. try it on the attached model. in the left section, place the Belgium block on the center of the footing's long run. right hand section is desired result.
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RE: UNWANTED LINES FROM FOLLOW-ME
i was relying on EDGE COLOR BY AXIS style to reveal any imperfections. I guess that's out the window now. And one would expect the diagonal and side measurements to also be off in relation to the coordinates Dave exposed.
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UNWANTED LINES FROM FOLLOW-ME
Why would these diagonal lines sometimes appear in straightforward extrusions?
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RE: Groups box-stretch as components
I suspected something like that was happening. thank you Fredo6.
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Groups box-stretch as components
if you FredoScale-box-stretch the red group, the white group also changes. there are no components in this file, so why this behavior? it only happens in one axis - apparently.
follow-up - i just tried it again - and it did not happen. but it definitely did happen time and time again earlier. if i knew how to ''video tape'' the screen action, i would post it.
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RE: Cannot seem to move edge
wow...i have no idea how i managed to get a curve segment into my geometry! when i inspected the linework using axis by color style, i saw no black. but now i know that a curve's segment, when plumb, shows up as blue. i did a lot of finagling trying to fit separate floor levels together. and so, i must have introduced the freaky condition. nothing, however, in this file is from another program.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/dso8xz761o2a0t2/QUIN%20MODEL%20-%20sketchucation.skp?dl=0
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Pattern Fill Boundaries
Can pattern fill be controlled to obey certain boundaries?
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RE: Curviloft default settings
From what i can see, there is no such thing as default parameters for Fredo6:Bezier Spline - correct?
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RE: Extension warehouse [skp 2019]
I found the solution. Sign in with the google sign-in method vs. the email address method. The email address method is the 'default' method since the field has the blinking cursor in it.
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Extension warehouse [skp 2019]
I installed SKP 2019 into primary computer and opened the extensions warehouse, signed in, and saw the full list of my extensions. I successfully installed same. However, on another visit to said warehouse when i installed 2019 into a secondary computer - all my extensions were missing except for the few "built-in" ones (trimble connect, advanced camera tools, dynamic components and sandbox tools). What gives? Not even visible thru primary computer.
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RE: Keyboard shortcuts
Never mind. I was using the right-click toolbar area > customize > options tab > keyboard button instead of edit menu > preferences > shortcuts.
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Keyboard shortcuts
I assigned the K key as a shortcut for the label tool in LayOut. Just a simple press of the K key - not in combination with shift or ctrl. But now I can't figure out how I did it. The interface is not as good as sketchup's.