Why not use the Preferences to decide external library location?

@Nicole_M_W If click the toolbar icon fails to display the dialog then open the ruby console and click the icon and see it there are errors.

But since we don't know what version of SketchUp or Clothworks you are running its hard to say more really.

The also an extension by Dan Rathbun that resets dialog positions if they are off screen. Its call Dialog Cascader. Search for cascade and you'll find it in our Sketchucation Tools in SketchUp

@majid Thanks Majid. That means alot coming from you

The viewport, in essence, is a camera and scenes are camera positions. Since you are moving from SketchUp to some render engine you could do your composition in the render app.

To control the aspect ratio in SketchUp for the camera the render app would need some type of integration. For example, Rayscaper does allow you set and see various composition guides to help frame your shots in SketchUp. Other engines do too.

Otherwise you are dicking around resizing the SketchUp window which is not a rewarding approach.

Maybe install the Rayscaper trial and use its composition tools to frame your shots then go where you need to.

You draw with a pencil and it makes it 3D(ish).... not sure of a practical use of the meshes it generates but it can only improve.

https://derkleineli.github.io/meshpad/

Similar to Feather: https://www.feather.art/

I like these uses of AI as a companion while designing rather than the current brute force replacement of human designers.

@thomthom Selection Toys

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@medeek Its a hotel!

@L-i-am Those road reflections are on point

Something feels off with the scale. Maybe its the curb or the camera height throwing me off?

Then try scanning it with your phone using RealityScan or PolyCam.

Rub some talc on it first to dull reflections.

You could then bake the texture to a proper lower poly model with better UVs afterwards.

Very clever usage.

I always wonder how much 3D printing is contributing to plastic waste. Seeing recycled waste getting used is the right approach.

I always felt the Entity Info panel was a good place to handle component creation.

If you build some mesh object and isolate it in a wrapper(group) you can add component properties via the Entity Panel.

For me the Entity Panel should be the portal to many actions related to your selection. Currently, it just repeats functions other Panels expose.

I can dream....

@erikcoleman1992 Install Sketchucation Tools 4.4.1

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Then use that to install/update extensions.

Restart SketchUp to complete installations fully.

Fredo's extension require Libfredo to fully function

@L-i-am said in new use for an old building:

Rich, your eye is phenomenal

Critiquing is easy. I appreciate that you don't take offense. Pouring hours/days into a render then hearing 'what is that?' or 'why is this there?' can burst a bubble ...I always like to see your scenes. If I ever jump into TM you'd be my go to guy for help.

Plus if your not making mistakes or errors there's no room to improve.

@ntxdave get well soon

@nlipovac Nice result.

Rayscaper has such potential. Its fast and feature rich already.

Try Axyz: https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=axyz

At nearly 400k entities I think you are asking a bit too much of SketchUp.

That step relief would be much more performant as a texture. Or you need to drastically reduce the amount of geometry by a factor of 100.

If the end goal is rendering then a subdividing face and displacement would be the way to go.

Or pull the geometry that is the pattern and work to that as it at least under 60k entities.

@Mike-Amos said in Homebuild Hi-Fi.:

Rendered in Twilight to give a base level for Rayscaper attempts.

I want to get my greasy paws on that model to see what we could do in Rayscaper.

Looks great in Twilight. Really nice job

Sometimes it's easier to start 2D flat and progress to 3D then add gentle deformations...

With the 'crude' form you can then let SUbD do the heaving lifting.

But, like your other thread this is now unrelated to creating materials.

My advice to practice, make mistakes, try fix them yourself and rinse repeat.

@onzki You can also use @alsomar Old Save extension

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