Yeah that feature is on the mac version. Pretty nice feature.

@unknownuser said: I see the solution as just tweaking the program to show what needs to be on paper Revit is defiantly a good program if it is that versatile, and you dont have to be a Computer Science Guru to make it work dependably.

Where did you try? At the sketchup.google.com site or elsewhere? You may try it in the Ruby Library Depot - I believe Didier has collected all "freebies" from the web.

@rhankc said: I can see where the layer 0 is in the .skb, After writing the list in notepad do you just paste it in at the layer 0 end? And thanks for the extra layer ext rb. I'll give it a shot. The skb file is just a backup of the skp file. Writing or pasting stuff manually into the model's file without deeeeeeeep knowledge of what you are doing WILL mess up the model completely ! Don't be tempted to try it... unless you read and write binary code - it's NOT a simple text format... Use my LayerExIm.rb script tool to import a list of layer names via the Ruby API interface - it knows how to make new layers/names and insert them into the data base properly. You can first export a list from an existing skp that has the layer names you need, or simply write a notepad.exe based text list of the layer names - one per line, normal charcters, no tabs... (start with it called MyLayers.txt BUT afterwards change the file's suffix to MyLayers.layers when you've done so the importer can see it... Then use my Layer Import tool, select the list and the layers will appear in the model. If that model file were put into the Templates folder and its name selected under Preferences as the default template then you'll always start with that set of layers in any new skp. Purging the model will remove any layers that are 'empty'. If you want to get them back reimport the .layers list... You can have different 'layers' lists to suit different stages of your work, just as you can have different templates or styles for different types of modelling...

Luckily, I got all my layers to stick, by using the notepad technique. I didn't have to add entities to each layer.

OK now I understand I think. How about going to (Window) > Model info > Dimensions and editing the font size there? Dimension and text label features are ruled model level and you cannot "scale" them...

Hi Guys, apart from TIG's future (and ever wonderful) solutions as for now, can you just use his section cut face ruby (with wich though section cuts remain static) they are actually turned into a group to which you can attach a text label easily. Or do I miss something now (again - as usually )?

I Did some disk cleaning this weekend, I found my C partition had only 3% left before full. I thought I kept a cleaner house. I backed up and sent the stagnant files to another storage place, loosening up %42 percent of my space. I will admit the machine feels so much more responsive. I thought I had recently done system maintaince, Point is dont overlookk the obvious to keep performance up.

Dylan, You are so right, much easier and better. Thanks for the suggestion.

thanks guys.

Here's a free one, just used it today. It's faceflattener019.rb http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?f=180&t=10599&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=face+flattener -Brodie

in case it is needed i have tom's skippy and a hard copy of the main discussions.

Thanks Kris, I was scaling the individual shakes to about 10" x 7" and the original image didn't seem to be changing, but scale the original image x 10 and... life is good. thanks I appreciate all the help and time.

Edson, Also, thanks for the links to the video tutorials. Very good...

...or to your last save I could never need 100 undos...haha...except for that day...after all the undo and redo I did a controlled crash and all the stuff I was trying to get back through undo'ind was there! and thanks...

Really appreciate it Eric, I see the difference on your screenie, For one, I see I need better outliner management, and I was just checking out the old @last tuts; They show having a hidden component category, and physically dragging the selection you want to hide under that heading. I kinda like this idea, so I will know exactly where that hidden label is, when I want to be sure all are on, I'll definately be paying better attention to all these points. I cant hardly get them all back on after hiding. There is one component that stays on in the curtrent job that after hiding all the rest, if I don't pick on the last remaining component, the others wont come back.

thanks Tom, I had initially tried that and didnt get any change, I just changed Enable Length Snapping (un-checked) and the restriction to 1/16" is now enabled. Doesn't quite make sense that unchecking makes less snap possible. Thanks for your advice

I should be thinking of scenes + templates more. I always find things out "on the fly" but there must be some common feature(s) which I always use...

The ground plane position is fixed in the model. It is not determined by the location of the origin or red and green axes. The axes can be moved but the ground plane cannot. You can move the model up if you need it positioned above the ground plane. You can't move the ground plane down, though.

i think the problem lies in the page that has the Q on it at first? after the Q disappears the video starts loading and doesn't finish...scroll down that page, and you will find a list of available videos, select one...you will go to another page...select the video you want to watch again...on the next page ther are selectable titles at the top...I have had best success selecting the little Pod icon . HTH