http://go-2-school.com/faq2 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/3d-image Ok here is a new one for you all what if i wanted to take a pic of lets say a Dragon, and for you to understand what i am looking for i will give you a link http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://images.elfwood.com/art/d/a/dannydespres/dragon.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.elfwood.com/art/d/a/dannydespres/dragon.jpg.html&h=418&w=380&sz=55&tbnid=_a2AGsaZvUcHaM::&tbnh=125&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3D3D%2Bdragon%2Bpic&hl=en&usg=__jW6Soahe-W4RppCJY2k9ThHjLUg=&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=4&ct=image&cd=1 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/3d-image Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:29:40 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/visualizing-spreadsheet-data In the episode regarding visualizing spreadsheet data, you highlighted a plugin called cloud_V6 (metric) that was created by Didier Bur. I have tried to use that plugin but cannot get it to work. I noticed that you were using a Mac, and I am using an Intel Mac. Hopefully that should answer the Mac/PC arguments. When I open the example file that Didier supplies with the plugin, I get the proper number of points showing, and then get to the window that asks you to set the orgin. I click on the origin point, then It just hangs with a list of errors in the Ruby dialog window. I have looked at other forums, and even sent an email to one of the users who is having a similar problem, but have received no replies. Did you enounter any issues similar to mine. I am running version 10.5.6 with all updates installed. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. http://go-2-school.com/faq2/visualizing-spreadsheet-data Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:13:04 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/scene-pdf-or-jpeg is it possible to make a PFD or JPG of a scene in sketchup to send out to clients? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/scene-pdf-or-jpeg Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:56:14 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/texturing-a-google-earth-terrain I'm having trouble when trying to use an imported image to project the texture into the Google earth imported into Sketchup. I'm obtaining a kind of several images in not an ordered way. I'm using the projected texture option but still not good result. What can I do? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/texturing-a-google-earth-terrain Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:20:43 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/importing-images when you import images such as JPEG, for example, if you bring in image A and place it and then you bring image B and place it on top of A, is there a way to make B transparent so you can see A below? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/importing-images Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:48:31 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/rendering-a-sketchup-model Hi! I've been wathcing the sketchup show and I have to congratulate http://go-2-school.com/faq2/rendering-a-sketchup-model Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:04:55 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/what-are-the-hardware--software-requirements-for-sketchup Need help with your laptop or desktop? Not sure what the requirements are for running SketchUp at it's best? Below is the link to Google SketchUp requirements: http://go-2-school.com/faq2/what-are-the-hardware--software-requirements-for-sketchup Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:41:39 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/unhide When I hide things I often lose them & can't unhide them. I open all groups in outliner to see if something is hidden & still no luck. Help! http://go-2-school.com/faq2/unhide Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:11:55 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/google-earth---rectangle-tool I imported a site from google earth into SketchUp. I made sure that the terrain was from a birds-eye view, and that the terrain was North. When I use the rectangle tool over the imported image in SketchUp, the rectangle tool is goofy-foot. In other words, it works completely backwards to how it normally does in SketchUp. What am I doing wrong? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/google-earth---rectangle-tool Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:18:09 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/layout Nearly everything I've read about Layout mentions its presentation (paper and digital)capabilities and the possiblities of using animations within the presentations. However playing around with it I can't find any other options other than saving it as a PDF? I currently export my project images directly from sketchup and import them straight into Powerpoint, then send my clients the powerpoint presentation. However having played around with Layout I would prefer to try and use it over powerpoint (I would have more control over the over all graphic look) but I cannot figure out how to animate the finished pages/create a presentation once I'm happy with them. Is this actually possible? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/layout Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:18:23 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/photo-match-and-scale I created a photomatch file of a fireplace wall and scaled it. Separately, I drew a mantel shelf and frieze to scale. However, when I tried to import the mantle shelf component to the fireplace wall file it was about half the size. Both are scaled correctly, but when combined are not lining up. What's up with that, can't that be done? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/photo-match-and-scale Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:15:06 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/exporting-to-.3ds hey http://go-2-school.com/faq2/exporting-to-.3ds Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:47:15 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/exporting-sketchup-into-artlantis i exported my model into artlantis and when i try to map materials onto the model, it becomes one whole layer even though i have group them seperately in sketchup, anyone know the answer to that please let me know, deperately need help here. http://go-2-school.com/faq2/exporting-sketchup-into-artlantis Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:43:44 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/classes Hey there, http://go-2-school.com/faq2/classes Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:52:13 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/aligning-objects Hi, I discovered your jaw droping podcast. Congratulations ! I am hooked. Unfortunaly I couldn't find a clear answer to a simple question like this : Is there a way to simply align already made objects with a simple tool, plugin or script? What is I have a bunch of elements (>50) oriented in random direction? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/aligning-objects Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:06:28 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/adding-a-second-floor I am designing a two story garage and was wondering how i would go about making a second floor, for offices, and when i set the second design on top, i wanna be able to use the walk feature to go up the steps, but when i get to the second floor i still have the walls showing from the second floor, but if i erase them, then my lower walls go with it, how can i solve that issue http://go-2-school.com/faq2/adding-a-second-floor Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:13:10 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/lasso-tool-w/select I have sketchup Pro 6 for Mac and was just watching your podcast on the select tool. I have NEVER had the lasso or bounding box w/the select tool work for me. What is the issue? Is there a setting or something that I need to check? BTW...Love the DVD's and podcasts. I have both the vol1 and 2 DVD's and have watched them multiple times. Fantastic content! Mark http://go-2-school.com/faq2/lasso-tool-w/select Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:53:12 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/terrain-model-with-cad-data Hello guys, I leave in Germany and I need help please. I want to make a terrain model in Sketch up, which has a lot of mountains and also a river. Is it possible to make a real model using only countour lines and the river lines which I have available as CAD file? Or which data do I need? I have read that some people use GIS data. I already see two tutorials from the sandbox using an image, but I would like to know how possible is to do it using GIS data. I hope you can help me, thank you in advance. Tania http://go-2-school.com/faq2/terrain-model-with-cad-data Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:14:02 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/modelling-a-model-with-a-curve Hi there ! I'm a newly with sketchup, and lately I been doing some practice, and there is a problem that I keep running into while practicing. That's modelling a model that has got curve edge on a slope or curve edge with an arc form to it. I have an example of the model I been working on in my album. http://www.pixnet.net/photo/tyrone24m/94995628 http://www.pixnet.net/photo/tyrone24m/94995630 http://www.pixnet.net/photo/tyrone24m/94995635 any method in getting that edge to look like that in the photo, with the arc form shape and it has a nice round curve edge to it. Thanks http://go-2-school.com/faq2/modelling-a-model-with-a-curve Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:46:29 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/2d-images-on-curved-surfaces has anyone had any luck importing 2d images onto curved surfaces? if so, would you mind sharing how?!?! I'm about to start banging my head on the desk!! was this mentioned in a previous podcast? if so, my apologies. thanks, jcelli http://go-2-school.com/faq2/2d-images-on-curved-surfaces Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:45:28 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/editing-line-thickness-/-line-weight is there a possibility to edit the line thickness of a group or a component, without touching the diameters of other parts in the same document?? ha http://go-2-school.com/faq2/editing-line-thickness-/-line-weight Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:34:19 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/stamp-tool How come every time I try to use the stamp tool, I get an error message of BUG SPLAT? It occurs after I have selected my object, and am ready to select the mesh... Thanks! http://go-2-school.com/faq2/stamp-tool Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:06:32 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/imprting-from-3d-warehouse Hello! I am trying to import a 3D shrub from the 3D Warehouse and I am getting and error message... WarehouseRubyExtension? I don't understand... i am using Sketchup 5 and apparently that is what this model is for... Please Help! :) http://go-2-school.com/faq2/imprting-from-3d-warehouse Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:00:46 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/images-textures last time i do a lot with adding images on surfaces and creating textures. i have a few problems there. i guess a lot people have the same problem. 1) self created textures are from certain angles of view transparent. -> images are shining through these textures and "ignore" boarderlines like walls etc 2) exporting in 2d cuts always parts of an image away. i tried different files but didn t find a one which left the exported image like in the opened document. thx ; ) ha http://go-2-school.com/faq2/images-textures Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:24:41 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/soap-skin-not-working Ok, I finally got the "soap skin" Plugin installed an in my sketchup pro. But it does'nt seem to work properly. for example... I draw a circle...Highlight the edge, Select skin, type in the number of divisions,.......and thats all I can do??? When I press the x/y button I get this message. "You must select a group created with soap skin"? Hu? I cant even rotate the image without the grid dissapperaring. What does that mean? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/soap-skin-not-working Sat, 31 May 2008 11:09:28 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/how-do-i-install-the-soap-skin-plug-in Hello all, I'm new to all this and just attempted to download the soapskin plugin from the link in this forum. I downloaded the file (zipped I think?) but don't know what to do with it now? Do I have to unzip it...if so How do I do that? Where do I put it? It looks like from the German web site I have to insert a bunch of code somewhere ?? Thanks for your help. Terry http://go-2-school.com/faq2/how-do-i-install-the-soap-skin-plug-in Fri, 30 May 2008 20:22:08 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/adding-lights-in-sketchup i tried to render some models with kerkythea, but i got the failure notice, that i need to add some lights to the model before rendering."results may occure totally black"..something like that so is there a possibilty to put lights on the model in sketchup (a friend told me that) or is this what you do only with the rendering program? i know there are some lamps e.g in the components library but do they effect some light? thx again ha http://go-2-school.com/faq2/adding-lights-in-sketchup Tue, 27 May 2008 10:02:56 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/detail-on-curved-surfaces I've been doing a lot of work lately where I need to do a bunch of cutouts and detail [trim] work on curved surfaces. I haven't really found a good way to do this in SU. Any suggestions? Cheers!! http://go-2-school.com/faq2/detail-on-curved-surfaces Fri, 23 May 2008 07:47:16 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/soap-skin-bubble-tool trying to use the soap-bubble tool i get always the warning "timelimit finished" what is that?? thx ha http://go-2-school.com/faq2/soap-skin-bubble-tool Tue, 20 May 2008 13:50:06 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/fast-select most "tutorial teacher" select all surfaces or edges only by marking a part of them. normally you have to klick or to select the whole object!? does anybody knows this script? thx ha http://go-2-school.com/faq2/fast-select Tue, 20 May 2008 13:15:44 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/import-3ds-model I've made an import of a 3ds model that I have but the problem is that all the lines that have been made in 3ds I can see them in sketchup. I tried with the layers or with the view options but I couldn't find something. Any ideas? I've seen many models from the google library that you cannot see the drawing lines. Thank you, Rania http://go-2-school.com/faq2/import-3ds-model Fri, 02 May 2008 07:57:11 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/design-a-vitra-chair-with-photo-match Hello everybody this is the first time I am writing here. I've watched several times how to design a chair from photo match but the problem with this chair I want to design is that the photo is not very helpful. Is there anyone who could help me or guide me for this chair? Here is the link with the photo of the chair. I would appreciate if someone could answer me. http://www.officedesigns.com/images/main/EamesExecWC.jpg Thank you, Rania http://go-2-school.com/faq2/design-a-vitra-chair-with-photo-match Thu, 01 May 2008 15:55:18 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/jagged-lines I'm just getting started with sketch up and I've noticed my lines are kind of segmented and jagged. Is this normal or should I change something on my computer? Obviously I'm not very technical. Any help would be appreciated. http://go-2-school.com/faq2/jagged-lines Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:57:57 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/cabinet-door Saw the great woodworking podcast where the doors rotate symmetrically to show the cabinet interior, got it all xcept the rotating bit. My doors appear to be glued at the top to the carcase of the cabinet. Please guess where the problem might be. Regards Gus http://go-2-school.com/faq2/cabinet-door Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:31:30 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/film--stage-plugin-for-su6pro---mac-os-x-10_5_2 i have been trying to install the film & stage plug in on to my imac running Mac OS X 10.5.2. the plug in installer crashes every time i double click on it. anybody else have this problem? any remedies? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/film--stage-plugin-for-su6pro---mac-os-x-10_5_2 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:28:25 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/creating-texture-that-has-transparent-components http://go-2-school.com/faq2/creating-texture-that-has-transparent-components Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:31:47 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/paypall-or-swift-transfer any other way possible to get your tuturiols to Europe. like above. brgds, rudolfpeter http://go-2-school.com/faq2/paypall-or-swift-transfer Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:39:12 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/cad hi i have a question when i try to import cad fiels into skechup ithey are very small what can i do so when i import it would be in the right size http://go-2-school.com/faq2/cad Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:10:55 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/question-about-preferences_dat What do the zeros in the Preferences.dat file do? Thanks Mikey http://go-2-school.com/faq2/question-about-preferences_dat Fri, 14 Mar 2008 03:55:50 -0500 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/building-a-pond While searching the internet for a landscaping modeling program (To get my wifes approval for a project) I found scetchup, which in turn lead me here. I wish to tackle a large project in my back yard of a pond and waterfall. I have spent alot of time watching the many "how to videos" and attempting to get started but feel I am getting no where fast. As a ups driver my pc skills are limited as well as my time to invest in learning how to use scketchup for this sole project. Is sketchup for me? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/building-a-pond Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:02:15 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/chicklets Hi guys, I was wondering how to create the shape of a chicklet that has rounded sides and corners. The measurements are 1.78" x 1.78" x 0.22". I can get the corners to arc, but then the sides wont arc and vice versa. Thanks, wilkes. http://go-2-school.com/faq2/chicklets Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:58:30 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/chpt-20-cad-files I just started watching the Dune Ridge House episodes and I decided to try the tutorial. Well, when I downloaded the files the Elevation CAD file was missing. This makes following along with Chpt 20 hard to do. If anyone has the missing file could you send it to me. My email address is orangepinto93@yahoo.com. http://go-2-school.com/faq2/chpt-20-cad-files Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:23:55 -0600 http://go-2-school.com/faq2/sketchup-lagging Hey I'm using sketchup on a macbook -- the program runs fine for about 5 minutes and then starts lagging like crazy. If I quit and reopen it, it's again fine for 5 minutes and then i get that stupid rainbow circle after every move is there something i can do to make sketchup run smoother? http://go-2-school.com/faq2/sketchup-lagging Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:02:56 -0600