SketchUp runs on Ubuntu (or other Linux OS) in Wine, and it works only because Wine simulates Windows as much as possible. Because of that, everything is analogue to Windows. You find the SketchUp folder in ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/ Components: ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Components Styles: ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Styles Plugins: ~/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 8/Plugins ( ~ is your user profile, .wine is a hidden folder containing a "virtual" Windows environment. It's also called Wine prefix or "Wine bottle", and if several windows programs don't like each other, you can create such a "wine bottle" for each of them.) Note that sketchy styles seem not to work for anyone. In most cases, when an application (1) in Wine wants to communicate with another application (2), you have to install the Windows version of that second application, too. For example: SU7 + Google Earth (windows). But it's possible to use SketchUp (windows) with Gimp (linux version).

answer: java wasn't updated when Sitebuilder was installed. The latest of both programs was downloade, then the old versions removed, and Java was reinstalled prior to Sitebuilder being reinstalled. Works fine. Revit is next....

If you save to PDF your Layout generated objects and text should remain vectors, as well as any SketchUp viewports that are set to vector or hybrid. If you open this up in program like Adobe Illustrator you can do a lot of manipulation of the linework. You can even open in Illustrator and export back to dwg file at correct scale.

Hey, It is working now...The Script is RPTools, and there is a "load at start" selection in the working menu under the hammer

Hank, See this tutorial: http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=11436 ... save as *.kmz ... Hope this helps Howard L'

The attachment didnt get included, and it isnt available anymore. Will include when/if it happens again. Sorry for the gibber

@rhankc said: BOOOO Dude, you'll scare the kids! cool face. Well it is almost Halloween SketchUp is much more intuitive than Revit. That said, Revit is much more powerful. As far as all the small details, you can get as detailed as you want to with Revit but the beauty is that you don't have to. I don't want to go back to Autocad if I don't have to if that tells you antyhing. I am still searching for that perfect workflow fit for SketchUp and Revit.

I don't know about the U.S., but you'd be lucky to get paid by a brand for doing this in the UK. Also, you should get the brands permission before duplicating their logo

something about fast cars...guess I should go jag shopping.

Good points, and some of these answer the question "why is LayOut still called a beta". I'll try to answer a few of these. If it's for a template, I'd group things and lock the layer for your template. Text box sizing is something we're working on. If text is clipped, in most (should be all, but it's not) cases a red arrow should show up indicating that all the text is not displayed. We're working on this. What links are outdated? Make sure you turn on "Check references when loading this document" in Document Setup. You can also right click on a model and see if the contextual menu enables "update reference". Would you like some permanent indication when the model is out of date? Always working on performance... Hmmm... haven't seen this. Is this from the contextual menu (right click->Arrange->Send Back) or the Arrange menu? You have something selected and it doesn't work? An example would be helpful here. Kill, or maybe "stop doing and undo... I was just kidding and I didn't really mean to do that and why are you taking so long to do this operation"? Escape (as you mentioned), Undo, or try to quit then don't are a few choices. This is confusing to all of us, and we working at how to communicate Scenes, styles, styles that are modified but not update, etc... you're definitely not alone on this one. We'll keep trying. Barry

It's kind of self intuitive; you mess around with a miss-behaving model... Then when you start to write out the symptoms or the question the problem becomes apparent. or when you get away from the job (writing your scenario) for a moment and start again, you run right into the answer and answer it yourself. So I found the answer right after making the post. See Ya.

Scott, Contrary to the post dates on this thread, this thread is actually much, much older than 2008. After a forum software switch all old threads and posts had to be manually copied and pasted into new threads, there was an announcement about it at the time as it was the only way all the SCF members' hard work and contributions could be preserved after the switch. The Progecad version I was using at the time (prob 2005 or earlier) was clunky, the UI was very slow to respond to mouse movements (well, by slow I mean fractions of seconds) and support was definitely lacking (I seem to remember some of the help files were only in Italian and I'm not sure I ever got a reply from tech support regarding a problem I was having). I was running it on an HP zd7000, Intel Pentium 4 (2.66 GHz); 1.5Gb RAM, Nvidia FX Go5600 so I've no idea why there should be any problems. Nevertheless, I did download a more recent version of Progecad about a year or so ago and found it's performance and UI was greatly improved, certainly putting it on par with Autocad (and especially if Progecad avoid the bloatware nightmare and Vista style tabbed interface that Autodesk have created) I'd say Progecad was a much better product for a much lower price.... no fibbing! Regards,

@unknownuser said: Here in London we have a similar system in place now through a planning portal. We can get most forms by email and send documentation in either PDF or DXF to local councils who are participating. It has helped speed things up and streamlined the system a little bit. until you get a phone call a week down the line asking for paper copies becuase the Council plotter is broken!!! (i joke not) The only benefit to the architect is a saving in paper and ink. The Council prints off 6 copies when they receive them anyway. In the words of most planners "i can't work from PDFs, i like to see hard copies". I've found the whole process of the planning portal to be completely above and beyond the comprehension of most LAs

Coen, I finally found out the problem - the cookies from PayPal were banned (?) on my Firefox. Now everything looks fine.

I heard about that. Sketchucation Notice!!! Hello everyone, have you seen this? http://www.sketchucation.com/scf/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=3758 Please read and register on the new board TODAY!

Thanks for that Eric, it is not just the asker of the question that requires the information. Thank you for being you. Cheers to all, Bill. PS And thank you Hank for asking

Is this a poetry contest? But this is 4-1-3 instead of traditional haiku 5-7-5. OK, I'll try. SketchUp text hide. but. LayOut prints. I like this better: SketchUp text layered. Hide the layer, launch LayOut. Print text from LayOut. OK, have I set the bar low enough for you for your great poetry to exceed mine? Barry

Paul James is good if a little corny. There was a really good show a while back called the City Gardener and it starred a British LD named Matt James. He did some great stuff, but when the network dragged him to America and shot a season here the show took a dive. Getting back to one of the original thoughts in this thread, about interior designers and sexuality- I spent two years studying interior design. If you're single, male and straight, I HIGHLY recommend majoring in interior design. Just saying, is all. Dave