LOWERING JPG COMPRESSION is applicable only to LO files containing stuff other than vector linework?

You might try purging the associated SketchUp file of unneeded stuff and see if that reduces the size enough. Or you can upload it to DropBox and provide the link.

Yes (must of had a cruise in mind)

@pipingguy said: THANK YOU!! I knew I wasn't going crazy! BTW Dave is in fact correct, WORD does this same functionality. Adobe Indesign however does this how one would hope and rather intuitively. "Only" the text is selected when double clicking to select a word or triple clicking for a paragraph - ie: Not collecting an additional space at the end and pasting it too! What Indesign does here is add a space "if" pasting into other text (as you would hope), but if it is pasted at the end or as replacement text, then no space is added to the end.

yeh ! hate trimble couse they are just playing with SU code .. do not do something important and just putting new versions each year which is not realy new version...

noted.

Without the files, my guess is that the scene is saved with an active section cut, but the style does not allow display of section cuts. You place the scene in LayOut and it's OK. You change the style in LayOut to one that is set to allow display of section cuts. Now you see the cut. That's the only way I can duplicate what I think you are saying. All styles are edited within SketchUp, even the ones you select in LayOut (they're the same). and I agree it's can of worms, ball of wax, whatever.

Remember that unlike SketchUp, layer order matters in LO.

casca - can you elaborate or re-phrase "Go to Nvidia or ATI settings and force LO one of the apps those devices deal with."

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.

DropBox has this feature for quite some time. If you want to do this locally without the cloud storage you can use Tortoise SVN to manage the version control. I just use CloudUp or Save As Copy to keep a history of files

At first I thought it was "seeing through" the back face of the bottom of the yellow box, but removing the face doesn't help. I don't know why the same pure color is not seen in LO, at the overhanging corners. Seems wrong that LO does not represent the SU view. Maybe there's another trick.

No, the tray is the area on the right with the different inspector windows. Well, it's on the right by default but perhaps you've closed it so you aren't familiar with it? [image: ZpOL_Snap1.png] If the measurements box in the lower right corner isn't displayed, very likely you need to maximize the window so the bottom of the window isn't dropping below the bottom of the screen.

ok - I found the corrupt file in my work pc recycle bin. apply fredoscale and use the 'box stretch to target' option. click the origin onto one of the leg's baseplate and you should see strange wireframe effects take place as you stretch/collapse the component. [image: I90W_corruptcomponentscreencap.JPG] CORRUPT COMPONENT.skp

Render unto Caesar..........

That works! thanks!

Or Dave's?

using pro version 2015. i just updated the profile.

@pipingguy said: OK - here is my understanding: To modify a color in a custom collection: Tools menu > Paint Bucket. Display the secondary pane by clicking the icon directly below the exit button. In the secondary pane, scroll thru the drop-down list and choose the custom library. In the primary pane, scroll thru the drop-down list and choose the “In Model” library. Or, if you're lazy, click on the little house icon to the left of the drop down list. @pipingguy said: In the secondary pane, right-click the color icon that you want to adjust and pick ‘Add to model’. Said color icon now appears in the Model Library; click it and then click the Edit tab. Adjust color and/or transparency……also rename if you wish. Click the Select tab Drag the color icon back into the Custom Library and choose ‘overwrite’ when prompted. No need to do anything else. You can exit SketchUp without even needing to save the drawing. The modified color will appear in the Custom Library when you re-start the program. Note- if you change color transparency, do not expect the color icon, when it’s displayed in the custom library, to show the two-tone diagonal slash as normally shown in non-custom palettes. That's pretty much it. I'd never saved a color with transparency before so never noticed but you're right about the thumbnail. Maybe there's a way to change that, though.