@dave r said:

Hi Scott,

Your bookcase looks pretty nice. It's a pretty big file for what it is. It could use some improvements in efficiency and you could reduce the number of segments in the various curves without losing any appreciable detail. The bird feeder also looks nice but it could do with some improvements as well. Keep plugging away. It'll come.

What do you suggest on improving efficiency I know the curves on the arc and the moldings have a lot of segements but but that was to decrease the fasisting when machiened on the cnc. Also what are your sugestions on the feeder. It to was drawn up for cnc machining. Thanks for your imput.

Here is another modle I just finished this morning.I am looking forward to any feedback.http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=de6615c623a9b849d2061e5f70eec8d9

Does this one make the cut? Any sugestions are welcome http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=fbd5d9484570fd0d2061e5f70eec8d9&prevstart=0

@unknownuser said:

You can't advertise products or services here without first contacting mikel@sketchucation.com

It's in the Terms of Use you agreed to when you registered your account. You may seek advice but that would mean revealing details. Kinda like Pandora's Box

Ok I undersstand but why do i see others requesting servises why can't we openly advertise our servises to others.I wander if it would be possable to have forumn for these type of servises.

@unknownuser said:

3DWH doesn't do commercial sales.

What about 3D Ocean if it's a model?

I am not wanting to sell the modle it's self but the product and display the modle on 3D warehouse as a product that can be purchased as a kit and assembled and then be retailed by others. by the way what is 3D Ocean?
EDIT maby not even posted in the 3D warehouse but on this forumn? My question is this "leagle" or a big no,no?

suppose I have a product that I would like to offer for sell in a kit ready to assemble to other shops etc. could I post it on this site or even the 3D warehouse for sale?

thanks angain the info you all posted and maby I can fix my problem if I am as good at repairing computers as I am at building cabinets and furniture.

@mitcorb said:

Sorry the first response didn't help.
Perhaps look at this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Adjust-your-monitors-brightness-and-contrast.
An excerpt:
"Laptop display. Laptop displays don't have brightness or contrast buttons on the front. For a majority of laptops, there isn't a control for setting the contrast. However, you can set the brightness of many laptops by pressing and holding the Fn key, and then pressing a function key to decrease brightness (Picture of the Decrease brightness button) or increase brightness (Picture of the Increase brightness button). When using Display Color Calibration on a laptop, set the display to the maximum brightness setting."
EDIT: I did a Google search on a phrase to find the above url and clipped the quote from that page. You did not describe your laptop, but you could probably Google your model and look up features like this- assuming you have misplaced the documentation on it. You did not say how old the laptop was, so it is possible that the display is failing due to mileage.

thanks for your help I tryed the steps you provided but no help I think it must be a age problem maby some card on the mother borde or something like that

@mitcorb said:

My first response would be that you may have inadvertently reset your brightness in windows desktop properties. The initial brightness would suggest that this is default before desktop fully loads. On my XPhome machine: Right click on empty space on desktop(there are other ways to access this)click Properties, select Desktop tab, see if brightness has been altered, among other things. Or, you may have a specialized "dashboard" that may control these things for battery life, etc. For example, I have a Motion xp tabletpc with a dashboard that can control wifi connectivity, screen brightness, bluetooth, and a host of other things. Try the above and see if this helps.

when I right click as above and go to desk top tab I have no option for screen brightness under this tab or any others I am using windowes xp pro version 2002

I know this is not the correct forum to post this question But maby someone could help me with my laptop screen I was using it one day and the screen went realy dark and I can hardly see my desk top to open my programs. I have to realy look closly to select any thing .after opening a program i get the same result. When I start up the computer the screen is normal breafly.

Thanks guys for the replies but I need somthing that I can export as a stl file. It will be sent to ecabinets display part editor for presentation. the anamation seans are awsome and exactly what I am after but can these flames be exported as stl files and how where they drawn. they do not have to be 3d but it would be a plus as the presentation will be rotated at diferant angles and I would like to have the effect of the wood burning.

I need to creat some 3D flames for a fire place I am working on,does anyone have any Ideas of how to make them realistic?

Mac1,
I cant even get to the download when I click on download now it waits for the site for a long time until a page pops up Internet Explorer cannot display this web page. just as if the internet connection was lost. As I wright this post the same thig happened this morning.Maby its no longer avable. The same ting happens to the trial version.

wmanning,
I went to the link that you posted to download the doublecad xt,free program it tryed to open the link to download the software but would not open,after several minuts a screen poped up sayig that it could not open this sigt so I tryed the trial downlode the same thing hapend.There was another link I found by googling and I was able to download the file but the coade wase rejected when I tryed to install any help?

Dropout,
We use Ecabinets mostly for our cabinets but I am intrested in your system.
As for the dxf/stl export plugin.For our thermwood post it reads the layers created in the dxf files.In su layers are for visual purposes.I have to creat groups and name them just as you would a layer for example a outline operation for 3/4 material the group would be named outline z0p75,a centerline cut using a 3/8 cutter plunging 3/8 deep would be another group named centerline d0p375 z0p375 the d is the dia. of the tool and the p=the desimal. pocket cuts ,chaincompout,chaincompin,dadoes are handled in the same way.Thatis for our machine I am not sure about yours. I use su for complacated shapes. Mac1 posted that he used double cad I found the download for it but could not install because the searial number was rejected. maby he could help out with this.

Mac1,
I am using su8 free.Can you post the link for the doubleCad program.I woul like to check it out.

Dropout,
I am using the plugin export dxf/stl downloaded from the ruby library.By the way what type router are you cuttin with?

I have been exporting dxf files created in su to our thermwood machine.I was wandering if there might be a plugin out there to join all the segments in a arc or circle to one continues arc or circle.When I use the export dxf/stl plugin and export lines it exports all segmints as idividual lines.The machine still cuts fine except that it will not reconize a circle as a drill operation.Also the segminets have to be verry small or else the cut comes out jagged.Another reason is if we importe a su file with arcs into ecabinets shape manager it will not allow us to trim the segments on a arch keep getting a error message canot trim lines on different plains. Maby someone is using sketchup along with ecabinets?

@azpilot said:

What version of SU are you running?

su8 free

I watched a couple of toturials on importing and working with cad files.When I went to import under file menue I could not find the file types to import DXF or DWG.Is this a plug in that I need. Thanks for any help