Oops...in the wrong forum for skimming, sorry.

Boo, what am I missing (again :`) I use the "purge unused" in the statistics section of the model info menu...?

(Jackson...the quote and edit buttons used to be on the bottom, so not you or me either :`)

Okay, thanks so much, you guys...learned a bunch and confirmed some of my own thoughts (guesses). A little more, please:

Above is $909 worth of computer from Dell (w/ free shipping). They want $250 more for a 3ghz E6850 processer or $300 for 2 more gigs of ram. What's the best use of the money...if either? Or both?

I added $80 to upgrade the video card from a 128meg GT (don't think anyone I know can afford a Quadro)...the one picked a good card?

Also, am I a fool not to get a modem? I have a outboard modem that came with my dsl that works both cable and wireless (this 'chine is a Vostro 400, so should have a network card).

You can (in SU5 at least :`) select the component, open the entity info tool bar, and deselect "always face-me"...it will then stay facing in the direction it was in when you "killed" it.

Maxx,
Here's a little house(kitchen)warming gift to start "mess"ing up your model (sorry no feet or shadows):

http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/sas/Gallery/gavin.skp (will import as a 2d faceme sans table&chairs)

Also, you might...? ask a mod to combine these two similar threads (or pick one to redirect people to the other) 'cause lots of good info in both!

Maxx, if you look at Paul's images here (most straight SU output) you'll see a lot of the "real" can be accomplished in SU by adding detail and better materials...I'm still struggling with same myself: that choice of "what is worth the bytes?"

As Mateo suggested, post a couple of images and we will all benefit from the advice you get about them, thanks.

Benito, posting a model for us to look at would be helpful if not essential, but sounds like you need to draw an edge around your tabletop components to use with the followme tool...?

I will enter
if time permits;
But only if Willy plays
and not merely sits.

That's why I keep hangin' around with you kids...learn something new most every day. Happy Birthday, BTW!

Susan, I did not know about the internal array...this will be a big help when I know the number of spaces but don't want to figure the distance. Thanks!

Edson...yeah, sometimes, but I'm thinking I don't have the patience for the learning curve right now (and you guys seem to discuss work-arounds a lot :`)

Jon...yeah, for now I'm sure I want nothing to do with Vista, but I wonder about leaving it on the machine for some future innovation (though it doesn't seem to be a popular notion :`)

Thought of another question: I seem to remember someone telling me XP won't recognize more than 2gig of ram (maybe they said XPpro could?)...?

Time to upgrade (mainly my laptop is making noises and I don't have a backup machine, just in case)...some answers, please, mainly about the functioning of SU (I already have all the power I need for autocad and PSP):

Pentium better than AMD? Than others?

Dual core not supported by SU? I'm told I'll still see faster because windows functions will operate on one while SU is using the other?

4meg cache better (as in noticeable) than 2? 800ghz better than 667?

4gig ram better than 2? Speed of ram a reasonable consideration?

Is nvida still the hot card for SU? Is 768meg nvidia better than 512?

Is there a future reason to install XP as a dual boot with Vista? Or just clean vista out? Is there a reason to go XPpro over XPhome? Not to go?

Thanks for your support! :`)

Orbit to look mostly along the blue axis and the default plane will be the red-green (horizontal), along the green: red-blue, along the red: green-blue.

Go into the "window" pulldown menu, select "model info", select "location", and then select yours.

Hank, no, on this one I fully expected to see what you suggested happened and to suggest the same solution...but you never know (and I never know what I'll get learn trying to help :`)

?...shift it back?

Seriously, need a model or at least a pic in order to help much.

Draw the rafter cut on the face of the rafter (like you would in the field), then use th pushpull tool to push that triangle over to the other face of the rafter.

Randall, this is a good starting thread:

[sorry guys - the post is lost]

And this one as well:

[sorry guys - the post is lost]

RWS, the problem with the interior of the components is within your component definitions...one just needed the inside of the glass painted "glass", the other was missing the backside face of the window system (also, that one has a glitch in one of the lites: you'll have to stretch it out and intersect with the backside face). Also, you should move the component axis' so they cut inside the wall rather than outside.

I didn't see any problem with the building walls...is this the same model as described above? (You might want to consider changing your default material colors so you can see the difference in the shade...easier on the eyes over the long run.

Well, it certainly would be nice to do this globally, rather than entity by entity...ruby guys?