EarthMover , Thanks for the tree link. I think I need to remember what size the final image will be viewed at when I am changing foreground items. I tend to get hung up on making the stuff one will not see correct and that takes time. I am zoomed into individual pix level too often when I am editing. So, Thanks again for your and others advice. Viztecture,You mean I will make money at this someday? Paul

I had this happen while trying to save to a usb drive some time ago. Try a Save As on your skp file and see if it will overwrite the pre-existing file. Or, rename the file to something else. Close the program, restart the program and call up the new file with Open, and navigate in your OS folder hierarchy rather than from the MRU list at the bottom of the drop down. I am only trying to help. I have a feeling you already know the above procedure. Good Day

Face Style Toolbar - Wireframe (Wireframe Cube Icon) (Stops you selecting faces) ......... Now select edges of interest Window - Entity Info ......... Hope this helps Howard L'

@jo-ke said: looks very good!! Personally I would change the rooftexture, it looks a bit like tiles Agreed! @earthmover said: Another tip for finding high res grass images is to search google images for "golf course" and change the image search size to "large". Lots of good hi-res grass with different angles and shadowing. Thanks again. p

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

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

Thanks Markus. I like the $tone too. I have little to do with design decisions on this one though, I am just modeling and producing construction docs. I am sending you a PM. p

Thank you Tig. p

Thank you Stevebo for your kind words. If I have learned nothing else from going back through the old work is that neatness counts. The thought of purposeless lines floating around inside my model keeps me awake at night! Oh nooooo, I am becoming one of them....A modeler! p

Man, the guy is showing the render not de design. Where is the moderator of this forum ? Can he say something about this?.....well not as i can see! cmoreink , you´re an imbecile! Just being honest!

Good idea...ideas Thanks. p

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. [image: uTQM_view-1-1100.jpg][image: FmsJ_VIEW-2-1100.jpg][image: EDKd_view-3-1100.jpg] c&c if you please. paul pmolson's HOMES (Above is a link to other pmolson homes)

No problem, Paul Cheers

Icedkasz, Sure, I can talk a little about layers and components etc. They are the key to sanity in modeling. I have just recently started to be more disciplined about keeping things organized and have developed an imperfect, but workable layer setup. I make layer names that will keep like items near each other in the layer manager. For instance, 001_furniture_exterior-rear patio 001_furniture_exterior-front patio 001_furniture_exterior-side yard 002_trees_rear yard-distant 002_trees_rear yard-close 002_trees_ front-boulavard 018_section planes You get the idea. What this allows me to do is set up scenes with objects out of the view to be turned off so my render time is shorter. It also allows me to set up working scenes that turn most everything off so I don't have trees and stuff in my face when trying to select a wall or move a window. Groups and components are of course the key to good modeling. Everything should be one or the other. I make each wall a separate group and open it to place windows. Facia, freize boards, soffits, roof plans are all individual groups. What this does is allow a systamatic process to be used when I have to move a wall or adjust an overhang or... It seems like a lot of extra work compared to modeling free style and just going as fast as you can, but it has been my experience that you pay for it big time in the long run. If you are disiplined with groups and components your model will be easier to modify, smaller in file size, and will make your renders and scene set ups much quicker and smoother. That is the short answer to the question. Hey Steelers05, Thanks!

You guys are unbelievable! Thanks p

We can now add psychologists to SketchUp's user list

In hindsight I recommend using Offset rather than Scale - then you can fix it at 7"+ ?

Whenever I download a new build (and I do have a couple of them! ) I generally rename the installer file to the version number I get from the Help menu so that I can always tell what is what.

Thanks, I updated my control panel to include my name. p