Hello all

This may be a very dumb question. Difference between Google SketchUP 8 Pro Layout Vs Trimble ScketchUP Pro 2017 layout - are there big diffeences ? What are the major improvements

I Google searched with little success. Hence i am posting it here.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

Thanks a ton Charlie !

This is working fine for me.

Best regards
PRSS

Hello slbaumgartner

Your script worked when I copy pasted it in the console. But you were mentioning about a button that could run this script. I have no idea of scripting & the like and I might never learn it too. Can you please tell me how to make a button for just this script?

I could not get Jim Foltz's script for this however much I Googled for it. I could not find it in his Web site's my plugins" too.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

I thank both of you for the replies. I have not written any ruby so far but I shall try to create what you wrote.

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PRSS

Hello

May be this is a dumb question.

Is there any way of always save skp files to SketchUP 7 ?

Autocad has a default saveas mode in options so that one could always make it as a default.

But I could not find any such options in SketchUP 2017 Pro.

I have just purchased SketchUP 2017 Pro 2 copies and installed. I still have 2 old computers (in very good condition) running Google SketchUP 7 in Windows XP in my 4 man army office(including me)

If I could make it as default to always save as skp 7 version, it would be convenient to move files between the new & old computers. (of course it could be done manually but it does take an extra effort).

Thanks in advance
PRSS

Hi Joe Wood

I have a feeling your problem might be this.

When you have set the image size to 6000 pixels wide, you are also reducing the appearance of edges to less than what you see on a Full HD Monitor (which is only 1920 pixels wide) That may be the reason the images are looking with lesser punch because you are getting very, very thin lines as edges so the image looks less sharp.

Why not try increasing the profile line thickness to 6 or keep it to 2 but switch on Depth Cue and increase to 6 and then export the image. You would get an image with more punch and also appear sharper. Play around with both the profile thickness and the Depth Cue thickness. You would get varying results.

Best regards
PRSS

Thank you very much krisidious.
Why I posted this question was : I am undergoing an intensive training in Autodesk BIM suite - especially Revit. My intentions are not to get Bill of Materials also. I wish to stop with the process of automating the detailed drawing process once the model is complete. I wondered if I could do the same in SketchUP - instead of doing in Revit.

To be precise, I only need to have the 2D detailed drawings - plans, sections, elevations, enlarged details etc. extracted from the 3D model and I must be able to print them to scale. I am an architect who handles Villas & Bungalows & small scale commercial & other buildings - no huge projects. Would Revit be an overkill? In terms of investment also, it is very high. Would purchasing SketchUP Pro and a plugin like plusspec - which you have mentioned - (would work out way cheaper) - will that be a wiser decision?

I seek advice here in this forums from you and other seniors who also do BIM.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

I forgot. It should also cut sections and give 2d drawings - all in FREE Google SketchUP 8 version.

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PRSS

Hello everybody!

Can someone please tell me about a plug-in that would create walls, place doors & windows by punching holes, etc. and also allow for tagging & create schedule of Joinery for doors & windows.the doors & windows be also let me annotate in Google SketchUP 8 Free version.
Thanks in advance
PRSS

Thanks Pilou

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PRSS

Hello everybody

I have SU 8 Pro (the latest M3 updated) and I am quite happy with it. I have seen the new features of SU 2013 Pro. I am not a person who uses Lay-out a lot. In that case is it really worth upgrading to 2013? Or have I missed looking at some very important new features which make 2013 a very great upgrade from SU 8? I have downloaded the trial version - personally I do not see any compelling reasons. What would you advise?

Thanks in advance.
PRSS

Thank you jenujacob and TIG. This has really solved my problem - that is by welding - though I knew all the other techniques which TIG has kindly narrated. Thanks again to both of you.

jenujacob ! Nice to hear from you after a long, long, time!

With best regards
PRSS

Thanks everybody. The Xline tool works fine for this job. I have attached a screen shot of the pic.

with best regards
PRSS

Hello everybody

I have attached two images and the skp file also. My staff is learning sketchUP and she was trying to do an exterior view of a dining cabinet. When she tried to do the half round nosing using a semicircle as followme, sometimes she gets results with a lot of lines on the curved surface, sometimes there are no lines on the curved surface. The methodology used is the same. Can anybody help in finding out the problem. I too tried this out with the same results.We are using Su 7.1 on Windows XP-SP3.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

There are two screen shots and the skp file

Hello everybody

I want to create a fountain with the water flowing depicted as dashed or dotted lines. I know there is a script in smustard.com to create this. Since I could not posses an International credit card I cannot purchase this.

Is there a free plugin for this or is there a method to do this.

Thanks in advance
PRSS

Thanks everybody.

I suppose I can put the software to professional use also as I only have a SOHO setup.

With best regards
PRSS

Hello everybody

I was just going through the License user agreement for the Free Trimble SketchUP 8 M3.

I came across this sentance "1. USE OF THE PRODUCTS; CONTENT IN THE PRODUCTS
Trimble gives you a personal, worldwide, royalty-free, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to use the object code of the Software."

What does this mean? Is it not for professional use? Has Trimble forbidden professional use of FREE SketchUP? In that case we would only have to use the older versions of free Google SketchUP.

Waiting for a reply
PRSS

Thanks TIG. I understan that SU still doesn't support thumbnail viewing in Explorer for 64 bit.

I shall install Xnview.

With best regards
PRSS

Hello everybody

This question has been asked long back by somebody else when Vista 64 bit came and it had the same problem. Now I thought because of the improved technology of Windows 7 and also SketchUp 8, this problem would have been solved in 64 bit Windows 7. But it is still there. At that time it was suggested by some forum members that Ifran viewer or Xnview viewer can be used instead of the Windows Explorer to see the thumbnails. But to-day is there any other solution to this?

Thanks in advance
PRSS

WOW!!! How inspiring!

With best regards
PRSS