How to use sketchup
@shania wrote: i haven't used sketchup before Posts: 3 Participants: 3 Read full topic
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Accuracy of SketchUp
@AndrewW wrote: I've been using SketchUp to design boat hulls. First I model the hull, then I copy the panels and flatten them. These flattened panels can then be drawn onto plywood and, when folded...
View ArticleTrue Arcs and Circle geometries - not just a series of straight lines
@garyion wrote: We use sketchup to create drawings for film sets. More and more items are exported for CNC and laser cutting. Items with curves we have rebuild in Autodesk Autocad to send true curve...
View ArticleFixed view of the model - Layout - Drawings Shifting as scene was updated in SU
@garyion wrote: We create models, we add sceneswe bring the drawing to layout,we do a pile of work notes, dims etcwe update the drawing and one or two of the scenes viewswe hop back to layout -...
View ArticleSTL filetype doesn't appear in import!
@paul.mclaughlins wrote: Am using free version of Sketchup 2016. Installed 2 free STL importer extensions from Warehouse. STL file format doesn't appear when trying to import. Other filetypes from the...
View ArticleHow to import .max file in sketchup
@atek wrote: Hi i have .max file and i dont have autocad or 3dmax and i want to import that .max file into sketchup how can i? Posts: 3 Participants: 2 Read full topic
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Face in sliced file too much
@Trainbuilder wrote: I have two idintical drawings of a switch which I deigned. Both I exported to a STL file, then I loaded each of them in CURA for slicing. One comes out correctly the other has one...
View ArticleLeader text "on face"
@theoldwizard1 wrote: I have been "playing" with Sketchup for several months and am still in "discovery" mode ! I recently found that dimensions can be "pinned" to item it is pointing to. The effect...
View ArticleFace-Me logo in SketchUp Pro 2016
@CJWhitsett wrote: Older versions of SketchUp gave you a dialog box when you make something a component. in 16 if I right click the 2D object that I've drawn and select Make Component, nothing...
View ArticleIs there a bug within 2016 and dynamic components?
@SimplyUnique wrote: I am fairly new to creating my own dynamic components, but I am having a hell of a time trying to get them to work correctly. Something as simple as moving a drawer in and out......
View ArticleComponents Attributes don't all appear in Generate Report
@ken_nentwig wrote: The DEFINITION NAME and ENTITY NAME are always the Definition Name in Generate Report, in spite of an individual ENTITY NAME being added in the Entity Info box. This seems to only...
View ArticleGenerate Report becomes a one-line report
@ken_nentwig wrote: If you change the order of the attributes in the list for Generate Report, the report becomes a one-line item with quantities of the various components. Unusable result for bills...
View ArticleConvert drawings to jpg, bmg, tif, etc
@ric wrote: Hello, How do I convert sketchup drawings to jpeg, bmg, tif or other files?Thank you Posts: 2 Participants: 2 Read full topic
View ArticleMove Going in opposit Direction?
@Heinz wrote: Don't know why but suddenly all move & copy commands are moving in the opposite direction to the cursor & are not getting axis color titles/indicators. I've tried turning axis on...
View ArticleHoles on a chamfered surface
@xcapelife wrote: I'm trying to create multiple holes on a inward chamfered surface, but its not letting me. When I create a number of holes in a radius on the chamfer, they lose their full...
View ArticleMeasuring tool frustration
@Cheeze wrote: Recently when using my measuring tool, I find that the 3 axes appeared, when I don't remember them doing that before, it's kind of annoying. Can I toggle them off?The other thing is...
View ArticleCan not exit Scene & return to model?
@Heinz wrote: The scene tab remains blue & all layers turning off jumps order ascending & reverse? Posts: 5 Participants: 2 Read full topic
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Shackle Clasps that are in a casting tree (for investment casting)
@Rick wrote: I created (with help from good people like DaveR) a shackle clasp and it's knurled bolt. They are on "casting trees" so that they could be 3d printed in wax and then burned out and cast...
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Push/pull Inide out hollow space
@Patch5636 wrote: I have just downloaded the latest Sketchup for some furniture design in order to create and print some drawings.I have tried the program before but have often had the same problem I...
View ArticleQuestion on Subscription options...?
@3DCobarr wrote: This is my first post in the forum since the Trimble purchase. I have owned and used SketchUp Pro since version 1 under the original @Last company. My other major 3D software is Maxon...
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