Hi All,

Just a quick one to see if anyone else has this problem, I am using Fredos round corner tool to bevel some edges in my model. When i use the tool it creates a strange gradient effect on all adjoining faces - see attached video.

This does not effect the output in Layout but it does annoy me when things seem buggy. Anyway Im on a mac with latest operating software, I have a pro license for sketchup 2013. It does this all the time whther Im rounding the corners or bevelling. I would love to know if anyone else has this. Oh and shadow settings wise - in the video shadows are off, but i get the same effect if they are on and if i use sun for shading or not.

Thanks

Luke

Weird gradient face.mov

This is really weird now.

I thought I would make a video so you could see whats happening on my screen. I started running a quick time screen capture and went through the process of exporting the file. It worked no problem no crash. I thought oh well no need to send the video so deleted it. I then thought Ill just check the file. Opened it in Auto Cad and lo and behold no text!!!!

I went back to sketch up and tried the export again, and it crashed immediately. So I thought I would do another screen capture video this time setting up a file from scratch and once again it worked fine, but no text when opened in auto cad, see attached video for info. And thanks TIG i did purge the file but that does not seem to help. What could be going wrong?

Thanks

Luke

2nd test.mov

So here is the original file with text notation, its all set up in parallel projection and i want to export at full dxf or dwg for autocad 2007 and before. every time I do it it thinks about it and then crashes, then when I reopen sketch up it opens the crashed file and asks for my license info!!!

However take the text notation off and it works fine!!! weird

BOLLARD FORMERS FOR MILANO TEST.skp

Ok,
S0 I think I worked out why the export was crashing, As soon as I took the text notation off of the model (cut list number requirements etc) the export was fine. Could anyone else try a test with a few basic 2d shapes and some text to see if it crashes. Then I can work out if its just me having this problem. thanks

Luke

Hi,

I am having trouble exporting 2d dxf and dwg files for CNC cutting. Every time I try and export Sketchup crashes. When I reopen the program it opens the crashed file not a blank file and asks me to input my serial number, key and user name. I got bored after attempt 15 so I thought I would see if anyone else was having this problem. I tried downloading a separate dxf exporter from the plugin warehouse. This works but when I open the dxf in Auto cad to check it all, the notation text has disappeared!!!

Also migrating my plugins over from Sketchup 8 has been a real ball ache. i have managed to find most of my plugins but some don't work, Weld for instance does nothing even though Its installed right from the EW. I cant find any of the scripts from Fredo 6 in the EW either and when i try and migrate them from the sketchup 8 plugins folder it says they are not supported. Also I had a plugin called something like BZ Convert - it basically converted lines and curves to polylines and bezier curves etc. I only know the name from the drop down menu on the right click. I cant find it anywhere now, its not in the EW and a google seach throws up nothing can anyone help me out on what this plugin was originally called.

Oh and one other gripe is why change the orbit tool icon? I know it seems like a small thing but I don't like the look of it.

@bmike said:

Another small project for a workshop.

On deck are 2 small buildings - I'm taking the entire process through SU and LO, as well as another small timber frame workshop project (similar in scope to these drawings).

Here's hoping Trimble sees the value in LayOut and ups the development of it. It is my go to tool now for taking 3d to 2d.

Hi, Beautiful detail sheets can you tell me what settings you use for your styles?

I have a question, sometimes when using this plugin I take the section view into Layout and when I try and Dimension the section the Dimension tool will not snap to any points around where there is a cut face. Am I doing something wrong?

Hi, I love this tool however I occasionally get a problem when trying to add section cut face. It will sometimes only fill in the faces of a few of the objects, and then some faces are left open. Is this a glitch? has anyone else experienced this and does anyone know a workaround.

Thanks

Luke

thank you all for your help and patience!!! I will let you know how I get on.

Thanks for the reply, however I mean to stress I dont know what un-zipping files means. the file on my desktop is a blue folder. I open that and I have a .rb script and another blue folder. I open that and its filled with loads of .rb scripts, some pdfs some pngs and more blue folders with more pdfs and pngs. So waht do you do from here. I tried dragging the whole folder over into my plugins folder and when I opened sketchup it had a warning error loading plugins message, so I closed SU, went back to plugins folder and moved the file back to my desktop. I then tried moving all the .rb files over and got the same message when I opened SU. So again I removed all the files and put them back in the blue folder on the desktop. I then deleted the files and tried downloading the plugin again. It is then that I saw you need the additional lib fredo 6 plugin. i downloaded this first and was confronted with the same problem, I have a blue folder inside which there is a .rb script and another blue folder containing a mass of .rb scripts, png, pdfs etc. I gave up at this point!!!!
normally I am used to just dragging one .rb script across the plugins folder and it works.

So to reiterate my point what is unzipping? and what items do i drag over?.
I did read the instructions fully several times and they make no sense unless you are fluent in computer speak. which I am not I am a complete philistine so I need laymans terms if possible.

thanks

hi I need to install the fredo 6 plugin for round corners and unlike other plugins where its just been a simple drag and drop into the plugins folder. this download seems to be full of lots of files and I am not sure which ones to put in the plugins folder!!! I am not very computer savvy when I read the installation instructions (im on a mac) it said:

Unzip ‘RoundCorner 2.0.zip', by doing a Select All and then Extract in the Plugins
directory of Sketchup, answering YES to all prompts for file overwriting, in order to
make sure you reconstruct the folder hierarchy. NEVER change the name of files or
move them from their folder. The footprint should be (Windows environment):

I have no idea what I should do!! can anyone plese help