A Welcome Message to New SketchUcation Members

[SketchUcation]

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[stu.c]

Hi,
My name is Stuart and I just joined today. Main reason is I just loaded Google SUv6 onto a MacBook running on Leopard and I've never seen so many spinning discs in my life! Is there a reason for this? and is there a fix?

Any help much app'd

S.

[Gaieus]

Hi Stu.

Please, have a look at this thread about Leopard hang fix. Maybe it will help you.
And welcome to the forums.

[Teezer]

Hi All! I got dragged out of lurkerdom by the nanotube thread, so I thought I might as well introduce myself here. I'm a (retired) COBOL programmer by trade, and I dabble in computer graphics and design because I like to build things. And I like to build things from plans. And I like to create the plans myself.

I first saw SketchUp work on the talkgraphics forum, where Ross Macintosh would show off his SketchUp houses, dressed up with Xara X. I was using Xara for my design work at that time, and I was very disappointed when I found that SketchUp was out of my price range for hobby software. When Google came along, all that changed, and I adopted SketchUp for design work. I still use Xara for photo tweaking and website stuff, though.

Anyway, I started hanging around the old Sketchup forum and reading all the tuts. I followed the work of Joe Wood as much as I could -- he does stuff that I like to do. I'm glad to see him here. And Durant Hapke is very entertaining!

Currently, I'm following GreenToaster and his 5-minute car experiments, and I'm intrigued by the "organic" modeling concepts being tried out by others. I'm working on a model of a fiberglass sailplane that's very organic (all curves), and I'll post that when I'm happy with it.

Oops, dinner calls...

Terry

[stu.c]

Thanks Gaieus

I downloaded and installed the recommended file and my SU is now running fine on the Mac

s.

[Tee Toe]

Hello, My name is Tito, ive been working with SU in the skatepark business, we feel it is a great medium when presenting custom designed skateparks. After lurking here a bit i see that my level would possibly be in the "lower" scale in regards to modeling and such.
I hope to possibly learn some thigs in this site that will assist me in furthering my SU skills...

I do have one question, wich is how i stumbled to this site, does anybody know when the Soap skin bubble will be availible again and if not, another type of plugin that creates similar forms?

we use soap skinn bubles in the creation of odd sections joining on deep and shallow ends of pools/bowls...

Thanks
Tito

[presto]

that AD bellowed so loud I think my neighbors are calling the cops.

Well thank you for checking out the site and the words of encouragement as I progress with it! As for the audio ads... it is something that I am testing out on this site to see if it truly is worth having. After your message I have decided to put up a warning to visitors on the homepage.

Ohh by the way, I checked out your site. Your models look great! Did you use v-ray or some other program to get the great night lighting rendering?

[steve.carson]

Hello

I am having a problem in the Third Tutorial. Step 13 says to go to the Window Pull Down Menu and click on Display Settings. There is no Display Setting tab.

[remus]

Steve, they probably mean 'styles' rather than display settings.

[Dakota]

Hi I'm a new SketchuUp user using the free version. I'm drawing some plans for a custom made cabinet for my bathroom. I've not been able to find out how to scale the drawing space in relation to what I'm drawing. Without using zoom my cabinet looks lost on the screen. I've watching video tutorials and reading "How to" files all day and I can't find the answer. Any help would be much appreciated.

[remus]

Dakota, the 'drawing space' in sketchup is infinite, so unless you use zoom to get in good and close to your model, everything is going to look lost.

[Dakota]

Thanks Remus.

Dakota

[DanG]

I am a new user and would like to know how to create a new material fill.

DanG

[Gaieus]

Hi Dan,

Have a look at the input / Output > Import > 2D Graphic import section of the SU Guide.
There it says about importing images as textures.

[DanG]

Thank you Gaieus,
It always helps to revisit the manual. Another question I have is, Can you create a fill in SU or do you need to use another program and then import it into SU? I am working on an architectural rendering and want to design and try a number of different siding designs quickly to see what they will look.

[Gaieus]

What "fill" do you exactly mean?

[DanG]

Gaieus,

I guess I mean a repeating pattern that will fill a plane like the side of a house. Like a lap siding that has texture(3D visual depth) to it.

Thank you,

Dan

[The_Beast]

Hi everybody

I'm new here but I'm not new to sketchup

[batas senja]

hi , my name is gilang....i use google sketcup 6 for mac , i use mac os x , i hope that i can learn about sketch up with everyone in this forum , posting.php?mode=reply&f=79&t=57#

[solo]

Welcome Gilang, Trust me if you keep current and involved here you will learn a lot from many skilled users.

[Botond]

Hi all,

I am Botond from Hungary, I just joined the communitiy.

Thanks for shareing links to the video tutorials, I think the best way for me to learn is to watch them first. I am going to have questions after that for sure...

[iPangko]

hey... im new here...
just want to ask a simple question...
why i cant see any attachment on post?

[Gaieus]

Szia Botond - üdv a fórumon!
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@iPangko: you should see the attachments when you are logged in. Do you have this problem when logged in as well?

[Howie]

G'day from Australia.. this is my first post so I thought i'd introduce myself. Great site you guys have here, hope we can all learn from one another.

If you get a chance rate my small collection of sketchup models (see signature).. i love architecture and spend most of my time modelling my small city of Adelaide, South Australia.

Cheers

Howie

[Gaieus]

Hi Howie and welcome! Really impressive collection of buildings indeed!
Nice to see you here!

[Howie]

Thank you Gaieus! Really enjoying going through the gallery threads at the moment... there's some beautiful work here.

[danielra96]

Hi. I'm Daniel and I joined a long time ago but I joined the forums yesterday.

[solo]

Welcome Daniel.

Jump right on in and get involved.

There is so much to learn, see and even get from these forums.

Feel free to visit our ruby section and get additional tools for free that will enhance your Sketchup experience.

[danielra96]

Welcome Daniel.

Jump right on in and get involved.

There is so much to learn, see and even get from these forums.

Feel free to visit our ruby section and get additional tools for free that will enhance your Sketchup experience.

Thanks solo. I think i'll learn a lot here. I already downloaded sketchyphysics.

[Gaieus]

Hi Daniel,

Welcome! As Pete (solo) says, feel at home and browse around. Also don't hesitate to ask if you need help either with SU related stuff or navigating around the forums.