Hey Guys,
just wondering if you have experienced this issue:
I have created my custom template and set it as my default in 'preferences' but now the standard layout options [A4 / A3 / etc] that were loaded with the program are nowhere to be seen!!!

Any ideas?

Cheers,

I agree with the others Dave, your sketches are real neat!!! I wish I was that proficient.....

I tend to sketch in my A5 day planner in airport lounges or in my study at night....

certainly solo.
Dylan, let us know what it is like when you try it if you would....

cheers,

Hi Scott, nice work....
Have you thought about giving the ceiling some attention? There appears to be little space definition over such a large area. Maybe some ceiling panels of varying form / heights over specific areas.....
Just a thought.

Hi all, not sure if you have seen this yet...

http://www.aecbytes.com/tipsandtricks/2008/issue30-sketchbook.html

makes for interesting reading....

Thanks, Dave. I am playing with styles and seeing how I can it to look as loose as possible. I am even scanning a piece of smudged paper to use as a watermark....

Will post next week.

By the way, this is where the inspiration came from.... I think it was a thread from this forum a while back or it may be PPB2...

Thanks guys, I did try reversing the technique as per Julians thread but with not much success. I am going back inot Style Builder and scale with the ruled stlye a bit so it is not so imposing....I am playing around with a few other stroke styles for this particular purpose so I will post when I have had time to play.

Also, the freehand style is one that i have downloaded, just changed the color.

As for the technique, All i have done is exported one style as "hidden line" as a PNG and imported it back into the same file as a watermark....

Thanks Julian, I actually set it up opposite to how you explained. The light blue is freehand draft and the thicker black line is final. Will see how it looks in reverse.

You're right, the freehand lines are rough; trust me to use samples....

Cheers,

Thanks guys, any ideas on what is happening with the elliptical shadows?

Hi all,
Attached is a little experiment that I have been playing around with; trying to get two styles into one file.

Purpose - for producing sketch illustrations showing setup with say blue lead then filled in with marker. [for those of you who learnt on the drawing board!!]

All is done in SU; no external application....

Your comments are welcome
cheers,

Hey guys, I've attached a file of a few standard trees I use frequently that I have included 2D plan images also. I thought I'd so this for use with site plans, etc....

I do have one issue though; some 'plan' shadows appear elliptical; not sure why. Maybe someone has an answer....

I'm playing around with a few others also; will post when done.

Cheers, hope you like.

uTrees-2D.skp

you bet Remus, let's hope!!

@unknownuser said:

I've had to arrange my toolbars for the third/fourth time today. Really annoying! I hope this will be fixed soon so one can lock your tools (menu top and left) in position so in the even of something happening you don't have to rearrange them afterwards.

I think this has been mentioned (requested) in the wishlist before, hope it gets the attention it deserves.

I'm with you Julian and all, very annoying. I tend to use minimum toolbars to the top and 'float' the Large tooset to the left of the screen....

Custom toolbars would be great also; I notice that MAC SU has an undo / redo toolbar by itself. [please correct me if I am wrong] PC SU has it in the 'Standard' toolbar which takes up valuable screen. Would be great to have a separate toolbar instead of Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Y...

That movie really has a hold on you, stinkie!!!

Gee, trust me for sleeping through the night and missing all this!!!

Firstly, this thread started out as a heartfelt thanks to one and all for this community over the past 12 month; I guess we just got a little off topic...

Secondly, I have edited the humourous reference I made about the nails.

So I hereby confess; there is a little to much 'monty' in me....

No, I'm quite sure he was fullback....

No mateo, if that was the case it would have read,

as of today, I am done....

Nice work Fred, who has Frank Gehry's number....?

@pav_3j said:

i better stoip posting before the second bottle gets opened

ha ha

pav

it appears that the second bottle has been opened.....LOL

Incredible work solo, you have a keen freeform eye....

just being humourous Julian, no harm intended.....