I fondly remember the 'Banana' bikes from the late 60's / early 70's. Here in Canada we all rode "Supercycles" that were the inexpensive store brand sold by 'Canadian Tire'. The pic I attach is just a banana bike I found on the web.

I'm surprised to see 16 people on the jury. Seems too many...

Interesting how much his "help" voice sounds like Kermit.

Apparently seeing it calms both meat-eaters and vegetarians.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Sight+meat+calms+study/3797807/story.html

I find it interesting that there are conspiracy theories regarding daylight savings time.

My fav is the real reason we have it relates to getting people to change their smoke detectors batteries twice a year. That's alot of batteries. Mr. Ever Ready and Mr. Ener Gizer are getting rich!

Looks cozy.

@unknownuser said:

hmm.. the thread title is a bit misleading...

I agree. I was expecting to see a pic or video of a very attractive person using modeling software. That 'Hand Model' was okay but not really in the "beautiful" category.

Great design & nicely rendered! You are doing great work in developing a really consistent personal style.

Regards, Ross

It says it is a pen holder. My first impression it was a time machine.

Now all it needs is a pennyfarthing! Awesome work Patrick.

Regards, Ross

Paul - your SU>Podium>PS>FS work is looking great. You should try adding a final step overlaying in PS some fine SU linework to see if it brings the renderings to the next level: Zen perfection.

Regards, Ross

Mitcorb - I have the feeling that the description you present doesn't really reflect what's happening. As Martha notes most of us experience clipping when trying to zoom in close. The area clipped seems like it should definitely be within the field of view. If the problem relates to some view algorithm you'd think it would be fixed by now.

In a recent thread started by Hellnbak I posted what I hoped was practical advice on clipping as it seems that often clipping is related to things we may be able to avoid - like stray geometries far from the axis origin:

@unknownuser said:

The clipping plain problem has always been present in SketchUp. If you do a search here for it you'll find hours of reading. You may have noticed some models experience it more than others. Factors that can trigger it are very large models --- not large as in file size but ones that take up lots of 3d space. For instance if you try modelling an airport with all its runways you will experience clipping more than just modelling a single jet. Even with "small" models you will experience the clipping if any part of the model is far from the axis origin. It is good practice to always model close to the axis origin when you can. If you are and still have a problem it may be that there is some stray geometry (like a short line) far away that may be screwing things up. A way to check is to turn on display of hidden geometry (in the view menu) and zoom to extents. Doing that you may find there was some line or other element located far away from the rest of the model. If you eliminate it the clipping problem can improve.

Sometimes it seems no matter what you do it is near impossible to zoom in close enough to fix a particular problem. #%&@ that clipping plane! At those times you can try switching from the typical perspective view to the "parallel projection" display mode and see if it allows you to get in closer. I will do that, fix the problem, and then return to perspective mode.

@daniel said:

And, even if she is sued, what are they gonna collect, the girl's duplo blocks?

In this case it seems likely the kids are rich. If it was your average kid they likely wouldn't bother to lawyer up. But if that kids are heirs to a family fortune it makes more sense to sue. Greed is a strong motivator. I'd bet if Bill Gates kid's irresponsible behaviour caused any of our dear Moms' deaths we'd all be thinking of suing Master Gates ( ) too.

@dave r said:

Nice work Andrew.

Indeed! Andrew it might look even better if you eliminated the hard 90 degree edges on the trigger & the related ridge with a fillet.

Andrew - maybe to model the cap you could scale it up and create a series of "contours" that you can subsequently skin. Stop thinking of it as a cap -- model it as a mountain! Actually, I'm suggesting you scale it up to avoid working with extremely short lines.

Hellnbak - I'm guessing you are having a "clipping plane" problem where its like an invisible plain clips the model preventing you from zooming close. In your question you weren't very specific about your problem so the responses just refer to zooming in general.

The clipping plain problem has always been present in SketchUp. If you do a search here for it you'll find hours of reading. You may have noticed some models experience it more than others. Factors that can trigger it are very large models --- not large as in file size but ones that take up lots of 3d space. For instance if you try modelling an airport with all its runways you will experience clipping more than just modelling a single jet. Even with "small" models you will experience the clipping if any part of the model is far from the axis origin. It is good practice to always model close to the axis origin when you can. If you are and still have a problem it may be that there is some stray geometry (like a short line) far away that may be screwing things up. A way to check is to turn on display of hidden geometry (in the view menu) and zoom to extents. Doing that you may find there was some line or other element located far away from the rest of the model. If you eliminate it the clipping problem can improve.

Sometimes it seems no matter what you do it is near impossible to zoom in close enough to fix a particular problem. #%&@ that clipping plane! At those times you can try switching from the typical perspective view to the "parallel projection" display mode and see if it allows you to get in closer. I will do that, fix the problem, and then return to perspective mode.

Anyways I hope this helps. As I noted you can do a search on "clipping" and find lots more discussion.

Regards, Ross

The glow sticks thing looked really cool but it had me thinking that stuff could be both toxic and bad for the environment. I googled it and found this info:

@unknownuser said:

Dangers: Glow sticks contain hydrogen peroxide, and phenol is produced as a by-product. It is advisable, therefore, to keep the mixture away from skin and to prevent accidental ingestion if the glow stick case splits or breaks. If spilled on skin the chemicals could cause slight skin irritation, swelling, or, in extreme circumstances, vomiting and nausea. Some ravers will cut or break open a glow stick and apply the glowing solution directly to bare skin in order to make their bodies glow. Some of the chemicals used in older glow sticks were thought to potentially be carcinogens. The sensitizers used are polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, a class of compounds known for their carcinogenity. Also it is wise to avoid all contact with thin membranes such as the eye or nasal area. Despite reports to the contrary, it is not safe to smoke or ingest glowing phenol, and it will not produce any drug-like effects. The fluid contained in glow sticks can also dissolve some types of plastic.

Environmental Impact: Because the product is a one-time use device and is made from plastic, and because of the number sold, the device is considered to have a high environmental impact for purely recreational entertainment. The toxic internal substances, if released, are also damaging to the environment.

Hopefully this info might keep some of us from trying it. Sorry to be a Debbie Downer.

@michaliszissiou said:

Its about "we can't accept others behavior" we can't accept an individual person...

Where do you draw the line about is non-acceptable behaviour? If I think driving my car 240 kilometres/hour through residential neighbourhoods expresses my "individuality" is that okay? Murder - is that okay? (Serial killers are individuals too).