Starting a new thread.

In my other question it was brought up that I should replace the groups of groups and singular groups with components.

I have picked up the plugin to convert groups to components(which is awesome).

Now - is there a way to replace in place the other instances of a component?

For my fence I have the following components:

• 1x1 cedar vert.
• 1x1 cedar hor.
• 2x4 cedar
• 1x5 cedar
• lattice

In this first model I tried selecting the target, then right clicking on the component I want in the component library and choose the replace selected. However when I did this the newly placed component did a couple of things.
First it was placed somewhere else in the model (not a direct replacement) and secondly the replicated component is listed multiple times in the outliner.

How would I address the first and is the second a desired behavior/non-issue?

Thanks very much.

Best,
Todd

Thanks Pilou!

I['ll go back and see what I have wrong in the original. Your version works quite well.

@box said:

P.S.You might want to look a bit at how you use groups and components, I noticed you've used multiple groups where component instances would be better. And watch your back faces, I noticed some textured back faces that would cause you some problems in some renderers.

Hey Box -
I'm unsure as to when groups versus components (or in what instances I've used them in the model). Is there an easy way to tell and to make replacements as appropriate?

Also - how do I check on which backfaces have textures...?

Thanks again for all your help.

Best,
Todd

Hi -
I'm having trouble with using this plugin.

I have a fence model that I am trying to explode so I can get a good diagram of.
This is a rather simple model but I thought I would use the plugin so that when I move up to doing cabinets and other major pieces then I would know how to use this plugin.

I have been able to get the rails to move along the X and Z but there are some smaller rails that capture a lattice that I would like to move apart on the Y, but they do not seem to be working.

test lattice cedar fence.

I re-placed the location and set the new geolocation and that appears to have fixed it!

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Best,
Todd

Hi Box -
I think that is the shopping center that is adjacent to where I am at.

I did not realize that I could upload files. Zip file is attached.

I'll try to re-place the site as well.

Let me know what you think or if you see anything.
Thanks!

Poulsbo_house.zip

Hi - I'm using SU8pro and trying to geo-locate this model and then be able to run through the year and view shadows.

I've got the lat and lon set up and that seems fine, but when I open up the shadows dialog it has UTC+8. If I change the UTC to UTC-8 (pacific time) then all of my shadows look incorrect.

Country: USA
Location: Poulsbo, WA
Latitude: 47.759000N
Longitude: 122.667000E

I am sure I am missing something relatively simple, but could use some help.

Model is here:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/199646/Poulsbo_house.skp

Thanks very much,
Todd

Nice!! These are awesome

Hi -
I have been trying to make a filigree shape and eventually went the route of using Gimp to clean up an image then imported into Inkscape to convert to vectors.

From there I went into Blender and replicated the shape then exported as a 3ds file.

When I bring it into Sketchup the file falls apart into a bunch of open faces and would be a major pain to manually clean up the file.

Does anyone have any ideas to get this to work?

Files:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/filigree%20%282%29.3ds
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/filigree%20%282%29.blend
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/WallpaperSeventies0048_S_2.png

Thanks in advance.

Todd

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to do filigree across a whole model?

Example: If I were interested in making objects in the vein of Sugar Skulls.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv0rujtNLa1qgoa30o1_500.jpg
http://www.carnival-masks.com/media/catalog/product/cache/11/image/800x600/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/f/i/filigree_metal_mask_grace.jpg

Thanks in advance!

I got the edges cleaned up on the face of the letters.
Is it possible to deal with the ones on the edge of the letters? So far every time I remove one (fn click with eraser on WIN) the whole surface is removed.

Thanks again

Thanks for the response! I'll do that now.

Hi Everyone -
I am having a problem with a file, I need to export this to use in Inkscape.

However when I bring this in as a svg, png or pdf I get streaks in the faces of the sketchup object.

I need to be able to bring this in in some method that will allow me to get rid of those lines.

link to sketchup file:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/Temperance_testing.skp
Link to Inkscape file:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/scroll_drawing_greyscale.svg

Thanks in advance.

T

@toddbg said:

Hi -
I'm trying to export a layOut file to PDF however the program keeps crashing on me when I attempt to do this (or try to print)

I have render and output both set on High Quality.
Running Mac OS 10.6.8
LayOut 3 pro.

File here:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/Xterra_CargoDrawers/XterraCargoDrawers_2000_2004.layout

I was able to export pages 2-12 on High Quality and the cover image/photo on Medium and then combine the pdfs.

Hi -
I'm trying to export a layOut file to PDF however the program keeps crashing on me when I attempt to do this (or try to print)

I have render and output both set on High Quality.
Running Mac OS 10.6.8
LayOut 3 pro.

File here:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/199646/Xterra_CargoDrawers/XterraCargoDrawers_2000_2004.layout

thanks guys - that worked!

I have started a new project to layout some ring designs.

I have constructed one of the rings and now need to chamfer the edges.

I found Fredo's round edges which works great, but I can't seem to find a way to set a non-equal chamfer.

For example my ring is 3mm high from the inside bore to the outside edge and 6mm wide.

I'd like to chamfer the inside (finger side) bore across the whole 6mm by 0.5mm.

so if the center line is 0,0 then my three measurement points would be:
-0.5mm, -3mm | 0mm|0mm | -0.5, 3mm

Anyone have any ways to easily do this after the fact on a model? (rather than say erasing my inner edges and doing a follow-me (Which I think would leave way too much geometry to clean up.)

Thanks!

I would really love to be able to set my dimensioning to decimals and be able to set the precision beyond the current 0.01".

Ideally we would be able to set to the ten-thousandth level (0.0001").

Thank you

Todd

Hi Dave -
I'll try the sketchup dimension then relabel in layout suggestion.

(btw - how do you go about submitting a feature request?)

I may be able to do the scaled up version (but I'll need to understand that a bit better first!)

As far as scale goes, I am doing a few different projects. I'm building a couple of the PM Research castings for steam engines and then eventually hope to build a G scale fully functioning steam locomotive.

My ultimate would be to figure out the best way to make a HO scale functioning steam engine. (there are some japanese companies that make them but they are super expensive...)

How do you like N scale?

Hi All!
I'm finally building out my layout document and had read on here that it is best to produce the dimensions within LayOut itself.
However I have run into a small issue.
It appears as though I can set the dimensions to "Decimal" rather than fractional and that I then have the ability to set the number of decimal places.
However unlike Sketchup LayOut appears to only go to the hundredths rather than the thousandths or ten-thousandths.

Since I will be working with another machinist in making my projects everything we do is in ten-thousandths with a varying tolerance based on what the piece is intended for (scale steam engines etc).

Is it possible to set up LayOut to do this correctly or am I better off creating the dimensions in Sketchup?

Thanks very much