Something like a "field" in AutoCad or Word in combination of a set of user-configurable file properties would be nice to have, especially for the recurring information that is now put on an "On every page" layer.
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ah, ok.. the move tool.. i thought you found some weirdness with push/pull.
my entry in battle of the 'nother way to do it' (but this one wins )
select the face then choose the move tool... put the move tool cursor on an edge further up the rafter.. press and hold shift.. push the mouse button and extend..
Thanks for the feedback.
Gai- yup its a limitation of the software that makes the tours. The new version fixes this but it's a $200USD upgrade. I can't swing the upgrade right now.
It's possible to do a tour of a SU model like the ones on the site. I think it would be cool to have both the virtual and the actual available on the same tour.
another way (posted by susan sorger) is to create a template with a large number of disabled layers. thus when you create new geometry or dimensions/text just put it in one of the disabled layers, enable it and create a new scene. it will show only in the new scene.
My friend is mainly interested in using SU to work out a few things in 3D and told me he won't model the entire robot. But he may get pretty close and I may offer to finish it off. The current project is a 25' arm with hand that is controled by a user putting their own hand into a contraption. When the user moves their hand the robot hand mirrors the movement.
It will be able to lift a car off the ground and crush it! It is just going to be too much fun.
Obviously the file itself needs some bytes (save an emty one to see how much) and additionally, the info about where, what size, how rotated etc. of the individual instances are also takes up some space.
Obviously, with more complex components, the "profit" is bigger.
Hey Sketchy, any chance I can get the original offending SketchUp model?
Send me a PM if you still have it. I'd like to give it to the engineers to have a look.
Thanks,
- CraigD
