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    • RE: Home 11

      Updated image of home 11


      added grass and shadow

      posted in Gallery
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    • Strange saving behavior

      Hello,
      Something strange happening today when I save a model.

      Lets call the model Test.skp

      When I hit save, rather than the file test.skp being over written a new file called 0.skb
      is being created. The next time I hit save, 1.skb is created and so on.
      I tried doing save as and re naming the file, but it just adds another #.skb file.

      Any thoughts?

      Paul

      posted in SketchUp Discussions sketchup
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    • RE: Print to Scale Crop Region

      Hi Dave,
      I have run into that in the past.

      1. If your printer preferences allows for "center image" do that.
      2. The sketchup print function uses the visible screen area as its
        limits and prints that whole area. Zoom in as tight as you can limiting
        blank screen around your model. If your model proportions vs screen proportions
        just wont work, you can try to change the size your monitor displays to something
        close to 11 x17 proportions. Kind of a pain.
      3. I haven't used this feature, but if the item you are printing fits entirely
        on 11x17 paper at the scale you are using (nothing else off screen), try checking
        the "use model extents box". {I really don't know if that is what it is for, but it sounds like it).
        4.Oh, be sure to do print set up prior to doing print. I have found that if you
        rely on the printer preferences dialog box within the print function without going
        to the print set up first, su gets confused.
      4. Now for the easy way. Use layout. Let me guess...you do not have pro.

      Clear as mud I bet.

      If nothing else, this should put your question back up the list, and maybe someone else
      will have a more concise answer.

      good luck.

      paul

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: All SU.. almost

      Very pleasing to look at.

      p

      posted in Newbie Forum
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    • RE: Lights with podium

      You may want to hop over to the podium forum with your question.
      very smart podium users and tutorials over there.
      http://supodiumforum.websitetoolbox.com/
      p

      posted in Newbie Forum
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    • RE: PERIMETER MEASURMENT

      Thanks James,
      I am an idiot!

      p

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • PERIMETER MEASURMENT

      Anybody know of a way to have sketchup tell me
      the length of the perimeter of a selected face?

      thanks
      paul

      posted in SketchUp Discussions sketchup
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    • RE: (Not) Blowout Preventor - Oops

      @unknownuser said:

      Almost done.

      How do I get rid of the lines on top of the gas cylinder? (right hand side of the assembly)
      [attachment=0:2dirszvp]<!-- ia0 -->welltreeaux6.jpg<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:2dirszvp]

      Insure bell shaped housing is a group, then rightclick, click soften/smooth edges, then
      make sure soften normals is checked and adjust slider.

      p

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Do you use large toolset?

      @gaieus said:

      Neither. I use Jim's custom toolbar plugin for the less frequently used tools

      http://lh5.ggpht.com/_zcvsIuYiVbo/S3e2cd1Yh1I/AAAAAAAADhE/aVRrYqWOVMU/DisplayEndPoints.jpg

      and also short cuts for my "everyday" tools.

      Where can I find "Jim's custom toolbar plug in" option plug in?

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: HOME 3

      I finally got a chance to do an interior!
      This client provided me with an opportunity to create an interior scene of their kitchen.

      I have played around a little with interiors in the past, but this is my first real
      full fledged effort at creating a lifelike interior.

      view-1-1100.jpgVIEW-2-1100.jpgview-3-1100.jpg
      c&c if you please.

      paul

      pmolson's HOMES
      (Above is a link to other pmolson homes)

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Home 11

      Thanks for the tip cyberd.

      I got up of my lazy butt yesterday and took my
      digital camera out and shot some yards.

      posted in Gallery
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    • Home 11

      pmolson's HOMES
      (Above is a link to other pmolson homes)

      Here is another one that is about to get under way.
      We should break ground in about 3 weeks.

      Like the others, I will post construction images
      as the building goes up.

      Any body have a good image of a nice green sloping
      lawn they would be willing to share? I would like to
      slide a nice grass image under the front yard &
      erase the su grass.
      su model + Podium + Photoshop

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Home 10

      I wonder if I should clarify what my role is in these projects
      in the Home series.
      I am primarily the drafter, not the designer. Like any drafter
      worth a damn I have a little input in the overall design, but
      I am not the one coming up with the design concept. My job is
      to draw them and make sure they will stand up when built.
      Just thought I should say that out loud so that I do not
      mistakingly mislead anyone.

      @ rickgrahm: With the amazing renders we see throughout this and other forumns I probably
      should include a note saying "Not A Render".
      I too always love to see su models come to life.

      @ Solo: Small world! Seems everything has been done before.

      @ lapx: You know, I thought the same thing. I think maybe the
      overhang should have been bigger & maybe a more substantial freize
      would have balanced the form.
      Stone and shingles...can hardly go wrong.

      @Pyroluna: Thanks, I maybe should have cropped out the porta potty.

      @ xrok1: That was a conscious decision. The great room has a wonderful
      view of a marsh and a lake. Placing a deck there would have obstructed that view
      and lessoned the impact of the large floor to ceiling windows. When one walks
      through the barrel vault at the entry and into the house they are
      met with this large view.
      The covered veranda and patio off the kitchen/dining areas provide connection
      to the outdoors with the same view without mucking up the great room feeling.
      That was the thought, and I agree.
      That ladder leaning on the glass is bothersome...hmmmmm.

      @ all: Thanks

      posted in Gallery
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    • Home 10

      pmolson's HOMES
      (Above is a link to other pmolson homes)

      This Home is another one from very early on in our firms use of sketchup.
      We used sketch up for massing studies, Hand rendering underlay, and sun study
      for photo-voltaic panel placement.

      Like some of the other early models I have posted, I am not offering this as an example
      of great modeling, but as an example of how sketchup can be very useful
      even while learning and also as a quick study tool when time and money
      do not allow for fully developed and rendered models.

      I may be preaching to the choir here, but here are some images.
      Model Image for hand rendering UnderlayHand Rendered Model ImageAlmost DoneSun StudySun Study/MassingView of panelsOne from inside, just for fun

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Sketchup is broken

      to thomthom,
      How on earth would we do that?....That is the big question isn't it.

      I hope I did not come across as laying blame. That was not my intent.
      I know nothing about writing plug-ins and I am very appreciative of
      those of you who share your hard work.

      From what I can gather from reading this post, it sounds like
      plug-ins are conflicting with an su update. Can we say that?

      If we can't definitely answer that question, then there is no
      starting point for fixing it.

      I think anything can be fixed with the correct questions and good
      communication with the people in a position to answer them.

      So, who are the Google sketchup people and how does one access them?

      I really don't have a clue, are they just a ghostly presence moving in
      & out of the forums dimension or...where are they?

      It is hard to believe that sketchup is broken. I do not want to believe it

      Google Su official people, please come to this forumn and put these fears to rest!

      p

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: Sketchup is broken

      You people are making me nervous.

      I use sketchup pro current release.
      I spend, on average, about 6 hours a day working with it.
      I have never experienced any of the issues being discussed here.
      "knock on wood"
      I use less than five plugins.

      Is the over riding consensus that the plugins are the issue?
      Have the issues been reported by anybody using a "clean" install
      of su?
      If it is a plug-in issue, is it Sketchups responsibility to adapt
      their program to (for lack of a better term) home made scripts or is
      it the script writers responsibility to make them work with su?

      The answer is probably...both.

      I do feel a need to have an official su representative comment on
      this and put fears to rest.

      Who are the official su people...are they part of this forum?

      Paul

      posted in SketchUp Discussions
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    • RE: [WIP] Green living

      Fanfreakingtastic!

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: My first post

      Hi Donald & welcome!

      I always love to see the Threads titled "My First Post".
      One never knows what to expect when opened.

      My comment is:
      The overhanging trees in the
      foreground are a nice touch, Gives a feeling
      of depth.

      paul

      posted in Gallery
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    • RE: Home 9

      Thanks James, Coremaster, & Gene!

      @gene davis said:

      Very nice. I am an admirer of your work. You are fortunate to be in a market where fine homes get built, in a variety of styles.

      What software is used to produce the working drawings for these projects? Are you using Sketchup for the interior design?

      Gene, Yes I am fortunate to be in this market. These days, any market that is building is a good market.
      I have to remind myself of that when I start whining about work.

      I am using Archicad for construction drawings, although not in the manner that it was intended to be used.
      We do not use it as a BIM program. We have made the move to using sketchup for all our modeling and actually
      use those models to export 2d dwg elevations into Archicad for construction drawings. If we were not already invested
      in archicad, we would more than likely be using some other cad program for construction drawing, but the combination
      of archicad, sketchup, Podium, & a little photoshop is working out pretty well and will get smoother as time goes by.

      We have done a few small interior jobs with su and podium, but because we elevate nearly every room in our new homes
      and our interior people are not...ahhhh...computer comfy, we go with hand sketches and then 2d cad drawings.

      I have been asked to document our process in a cohesive manner and I do plan on doing it...when time permits, and when
      I do I will share it.

      Thanks again everybody for you comments.

      p

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    • RE: Home 9

      Thanks Solo, I will pass that along to those responsible.

      p

      posted in Gallery
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