Woodworking Talk - Woodworkers Forum - SketchUp Help Forum http://www.woodworkingtalk.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:28:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Woodworking Talk - Woodworkers Forum - SketchUp Help Forum http://www.woodworkingtalk.com Why no SKP upload capability? http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/why-no-skp-upload-capability-13257/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:26:07 GMT With so many people using SketchUp now, is there no way to easily upload SKP files to a forum? Yes, I know you can email a SKP to an individual,... With so many people using SketchUp now, is there no way to easily upload SKP files to a forum?

Yes, I know you can email a SKP to an individual, but I think SKP sharing directly on the forum would be ideal.

Any way to do this? ]]> SketchUp Help Forum Willie T http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/why-no-skp-upload-capability-13257/ Basic Qustion: changing the dimentions of an object? http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/basic-qustion-changing-dimentions-object-13203/ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:50:03 GMT Once you have a rectangle sized to the exact dimensions you want, how can you come back and change it later? Thanks, Jon Once you have a rectangle sized to the exact dimensions you want, how can you come back and change it later?

Thanks,
Jon ]]> SketchUp Help Forum Valid8r http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/basic-qustion-changing-dimentions-object-13203/ Sketchup shuts down my computer http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/sketchup-shuts-down-my-computer-13004/ Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:50:13 GMT I am brand new to SU. I downloaded it and installed it. Then I used it a little just to see what it was all about. I went back 2 weeks later, and... I am brand new to SU. I downloaded it and installed it. Then I used it a little just to see what it was all about. I went back 2 weeks later, and when I chose a template, it shut my computer down. I thought it was a fluke, so I tried a few more time with the same result. So, I went out to the website and downlaoded a newer version. Same problem. What am I doing wrong? Do I need to be connected to the internet when I use it? ]]> SketchUp Help Forum TS3660 http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/sketchup-shuts-down-my-computer-13004/ Sketch Tips http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/sketch-tips-12986/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:31:28 GMT I thought I would start a thread for sharing tips about using SU. Recently I was thinking how great it would be if SU had a zoom function similar to... I thought I would start a thread for sharing tips about using SU. Recently I was thinking how great it would be if SU had a zoom function similar to my TurboCad program because I had used TC so much that I kept trying to use the sekes when using SU. Of course it didn't work because...I hadn't redefind the key sekes to use in SU.

One seke I really missed in SU that I used in TC was zooming by window. I use that alot. I found SU cumbersome in zooming out to extents then using the mouse to zoom in. A real slow pita.

So I thought surely the SU community felt the same and had a solution. Well low and behold...I looked up the key shortcuts in the SU system preferences and there is a list of all the various functions and the assigned default shortcuts. You can view the shortcut in the assigned window on the right...or you can select new short cuts for unassigned functions ..or if you wish to change them from the defaults.

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As indicated in the image...I found that zoom to window was already available and had a shortcut of control/shift/W ...or you can hit the Z key and the mouse zoom tool pops up...right click and select zoom to window in the popup menu.
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]]> SketchUp Help Forum mics_54 http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/sketch-tips-12986/ Sketchup workflow question http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/sketchup-workflow-question-12922/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:10:39 GMT We use SketchUp all the time at work for building and site studies for clients but we tend to skip a lot of detailing and use materials to convey... We use SketchUp all the time at work for building and site studies for clients but we tend to skip a lot of detailing and use materials to convey intent instead of modeling each little piece. I am toying with a design for a platform bed for my new house and as I work with the model it has occurred to me that I know nothing about using SketchUp as a drafting tool or construction aid.

Could anyone point me in the direction of good workflow practices for actual design documentation? Do you model each piece of material as you work and as it would be built or do things get boxed out and details and faces omitted to streamline the model? What about joints? Quick and painless or detailed miters and what-not? I'm sure there are a ton of things I am not asking since I don't really know what direction to head with it.

thanks! ]]> SketchUp Help Forum cellophane http://www.woodworkingtalk.com/f29/sketchup-workflow-question-12922/