i just got the Asus with the i7 processor, 2g nvidia graphics card and oodles of memory. Seems lighting fast to me

Hello,
My father, a long time CAD user was wanting to give SU a try and is having a problem downloading the software. He currently uses Auto Desk on the same laptop, so I found it hard to believe his suggestion that his computer was not capable of running SU was likely. I referenced below his laptop configuration. Could anyone tell me if it seems like he should or should not be able to run SU, and if not what the problem may be. I haven't been able to trouble shoot with him much so I don't know yet if he may just be doing something wrong when installing. I thought I would rule this out first.

Thank you,
Sean

Toshiba Laptop
2.3 GHz
4 GB RAM
235 GB remaining

AMD Turion II Dual-Core Mobile Processor M520
AMD M880G Chipset
ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics with dynamically
allocated shared graphics memory

Root canal, pain medication, need I say more? The Zomadicam plugin. I unzipped it and placed the folders and files in SU7>plugins. when I opened SU there were no new plugin options or tools.
I apologize, I believe i posted this question in the wrong thread. I posted in the correct location specific to my problem, but any suggestions are still appreciated

I have tried several times to unzipp and put the folders into the SU7/plugins folder with no success. I am not getting a new tool or any dialog box in Plugins menu. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

I build custom cabinetry and furniture in N. CA. I often use SP to give life to cabinet doors and drawers, as well as doors in the room being modeled that may interact with the proposed cabinetry or furniture. It helps with potential conflicts, and clients love it.

Sean

I appreciate your responses. I am preparing some models to show some teachers how SU might be used in the classroom to teach and engage students. I agree with the comments about the size of the model and how it is hard to view anyway. I think notations that relate the size of the solar system to things students can relate to would probably be more effective.

Sean

I was building this solar system to scale (not full scale) but I am having some trouble. The further out the planets get the more unstable their joint connection to the sun becomes. I also noted the bonding boxes on some of the more distant planets was considerably larger than the planet and joint they are bounding. I am wondering if the extents of the model are just too broad or maybe the distance between the planets and their joints is too far.

Thanks,
Sean

AutoSave_soar systemscaledrawing.skp

Andrew,
Todd Burch has a ruby script that does dashed lines if thats what your after. I think its on Smustard

I built this back in Atlanta where redwood is a little harder to find. I used pressure treated yellow pine for the beams, redwood for the fascias and railing posts, and cypress on the treads and railings. I didn't model it but my railings were actually two layers of 5/4 x 6. the first layer I screwed to the shoulders of the tenons on the posts, and then the second layer I screwed from underneath so there weren't any visible fasteners.
I appreciate the suggestion on the labels.I should have thought of that.

Hey Guys,
Here is a model of the bridge. The slide show demonstrates generally how I put it together. I built it almost entirely at my shop. I built forms at my shop that had sockets for the structural beams. The bottom of the sockets were sloped to allow for drainage. The bottom edge of the arch is a 23' radius. All the decking was screwed and plugged. The decorative joinery served a couple solutions. I couldn't make the fascia with a single piece of wood given the height of the arch, and I didn't want a butt joint that would inevitably separate. I also wanted to have the decking captured between the fascias so the end grains were not exposed.
I had wanted to add some labels that were only visible in the present scene, but the labels didn't disappear when the scene changed. How do you do that?

asian bridge.skp