Scale everything x10, explode/paste in place etc, relocate circles so they'll intersect with 'walls' and not clash with other stuff, then pushpull circles through walls, intersect with context, delete unwanted edges and faces, hide edges you don't want to see, scale x0.1 etc gives this... [image: TsCB_test-1.png] test-1.skp PS: Purge you model before uploading, then it'd be 1/10 the size !

@watkins said: This might be of interest: http://scc.jezmckean.com/home Regards, Bob Hi, thanks for this, no good for the wiring, however is handy for a number of other projects i have on the go (the harddrives, just drawn a number very basic shapes, these are way better).

yes possible too

Hi Ashley, hi folks. See attached SU file for ideas. Dimensionning of diagonals.skp

If you have anything uploaded,on the top left (right above the model window) there's a "Share" button where you can set share functions even after the upload. This model must apparently have been "unshared" ever since.

Hi UPDATE: Working, thanks to the learning curve, was a conjuction between non welded vector line for "follow me" and the fact the "resolution" was to high, slighty concerned that it isnt true vector with circles (using the vector beziers storage methods), however the fact i now know this and the methods to get around it is good. Many Thanks

@remus said: window->model info->units Many Thanks

@sfx group said: ...However i seem to have something already in 7 called "Create Face" under "tools>utilities", this worked when i selected all sides, then selected this, a face appeared and i can now make it 3d Yes but it's generally more cumbersome (slower) than just drawing over a line.

UPDATE: Ive just bought a ASUS Nvidea EN9400GT (1Gb RAM), was cheap (UK £40), installed and working, has corrected my "selection" problem and is now super fast.... I was on an Intel Board which that inbuilt unit was 512Mb RAM (so wasnt a slow unit) however seems to be all about the OpenGL componant of the graphics board. Many Thanks

Hi SFX Group, hi folks. It is called Sampling a material and is well explained on page 144 of the downloadable User Guide in PDF format. The manuals or guides for each application and each platform (PC or Mac) are listed on this page: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36213&cbid=-us87m8efyd6u&src=cb&lev=answer Just ideas.

Also, in the Component browser window, you can right click on any component and select "Properties" which will pop up the same dialog as you get when creating a component. Now here you can set any gluing/cutting attribute without exploding the component first to "remake" it. Note that not every changes made here will seem to affect the components already in place so you might re-insert them into the model.

There is Podium (commercial but with an Eval version with 500x500 pixel output limit). This works fine from within SU. Then there is IDX Renditioner which - similarly to Podium - works within SU, is commercial but also has a trial version with image size output limit (640x480) Finally there's LightUp which works a bit different; you "change" the whole model into a rendered one and export only afterwards (Adam, the developer may correct me on this "brief description" - I haven't used it yet though planning to try out for sure). Also commercial - with a time limit but (AFAIK) fully functional trial version.

Not just me then, that what i couldnt find, theres not "measurements" without exploding then selecting that bar OR using the ruler (measure tool), however i have found it way quicker to just make the object again in most cases now i know i can type the figures in i need Many Thanks @pbacot said: I wish SU at least would give the dimensions of a rectangle not just the area. You need to click on a bounding line to see the length of a side. The "entity" window" could be more forthcoming with information.