Google Sketchup Updates/Questions/Tips

[Austin55]

OK,will you post a picture so I can see what your gonna use?

Itll help me explain it to you.

[drew11]

Originally Posted by Austin55

OK,will you post a picture so I can see what your gonna use?

Itll help me explain it to you.

I wanted to see if I could get anything out of this.
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[Austin55]

ok,the issue with that picture is that its so colorful (which will make the texture look fake)and kinda crooked,so Ill give you an example.

The picture can be tilted,but not out of shape,it should be head on.like this



Do you get me?

[drew11]

Originally Posted by Austin55

ok,the issue with that picture is that its so colorful (which will make the texture look fake)and kinda crooked,so Ill give you an example.

The picture can be tilted,but not out of shape,it should be head on.like this



Do you get me?

I think so, dosen't it mean that it has to be a picture of a specific building not a random texture from a skyline shot. One more thing how do you rotate the picture and how do you upload it in su.

[treras93]

It can be a skyline shot, but for clarity's sake it should be up close of a building

[Austin55]

okgo to the layers(?)section. There's something that says rotate/zoom(not sure exactly) click on it. There'd a little wheel thingio try spinning it around. Look around and just try to figure out what your doing make sure its straight as possible.

Then, in the center( usaully ) where the image is the straightest look at a group of windows. You can pick one or a whole row or group, just try to keep itvstraight. Find the "select" tool, and drag it over the windows. Innone of the pull down windows selct " crop to selection ".

You should have a texture!!!!1!!one!!11!!¡¡eleven one¡!!1111!

Try fiddling around with it until you get it right, oh and please don't use my picture

[drew11]

Originally Posted by Austin55

okgo to the layers(?)section. There's something that says rotate/zoom(not sure exactly) click on it. There'd a little wheel thingio try spinning it around. Look around and just try to figure out what your doing make sure its straight as possible.

Then, in the center( usaully ) where the image is the straightest look at a group of windows. You can pick one or a whole row or group, just try to keep itvstraight. Find the "select" tool, and drag it over the windows. Innone of the pull down windows selct " crop to selection ".

You should have a texture!!!!1!!one!!11!!¡¡eleven one¡!!1111!

Try fiddling around with it until you get it right, oh and please don't use my picture

Thanks for your help and i won't. Btw how do you get the texture to su.

[drew11]

One more thing, I made a crude texture for testing and when I uploaded the 2d graphic to the model it was huge and looked like this.

[IntotheWest]

^Are you in Sketchup??

When you create the new texture you can put in the size if you have an idea of height or width.

If you've already put it in, click on the paint bucket, and on the Materials menu, select the "sample paint" icon. Use this to then "touch" the texture you want to modify (or, just select it from the selection at the bottom if you can identify it). Click the Edit tab at the top, and you can reenter new sizes.

If you would prefer to just stretch it out, right click on the face (with the texture on it), and select "Texture ==> Position" from the bottom of the context menu. You'll see your texture surrounded by a red, green, blue, and yellow icon...use the Red one to move the texture, the green one to stretch it, and the blue one to sheer/scale it. You can also right click again for another context menu to rotate or flip the image.

One thing about images: Though it's prefered to use a highly detailed image, make sure you save it small enough that the file size isn't large...textures can really increase the size of a model unnecessarily.

[drew11]

Originally Posted by IntotheWest

^Are you in Sketchup??

When you create the new texture you can put in the size if you have an idea of height or width.

If you've already put it in, click on the paint bucket, and on the Materials menu, select the "sample paint" icon. Use this to then "touch" the texture you want to modify (or, just select it from the selection at the bottom if you can identify it). Click the Edit tab at the top, and you can reenter new sizes.

If you would prefer to just stretch it out, right click on the face (with the texture on it), and select "Texture ==> Position" from the bottom of the context menu. You'll see your texture surrounded by a red, green, blue, and yellow icon...use the Red one to move the texture, the green one to stretch it, and the blue one to sheer/scale it. You can also right click again for another context menu to rotate or flip the image.

One thing about images: Though it's prefered to use a highly detailed image, make sure you save it small enough that the file size isn't large...textures can really increase the size of a model unnecessarily.

Thanks, I think file size will not be a problem. I have a Intel core 2 extreme with 2 gig's of overclocked ram, a 300 gig hard drive, a Nvidia 8800 GTX graphics card, 54mb a second internet connection and lightscribe drive. However I still have a lagging problem. Can somebody explain this.

[Austin55]

Originally Posted by drew11

Thanks, I think file size will not be a problem. I have a Intel core 2 extreme with 2 gig's of overclocked ram, a 300 gig hard drive, a Nvidia 8800 GTX graphics card, 54mb a second internet connection and lightscribe drive. However I still have a lagging problem. Can somebody explain this.

Theres nothing to explain,your gonna lag no matter what

[drew11]

Originally Posted by Austin55

Theres nothing to explain,your gonna lag no matter what

So you have to suffer through it no matter what.

[Austin55]

Originally Posted by drew11

So you have to suffer through it no matter what.

unless you work for NASA,yah,pretty much

[drew11]

Originally Posted by Austin55

unless you work for NASA,yah,pretty much

Either that or you work with the blue gene super computer.

[drew11]

Can somebody tell me how to make a dome.

[treras93]

1. Make a circle


2. find the center point (should appear as green point when you hit it) and do this
VVVVVV


3.select outer rim of circle



4.select the follow me tool and click the triangular shape.

[Aleks]

Nice treras. I'll add that to the first page.

[treras93]

or if you're really lazy SU provides a couple domes

[Austin55]

Nice to met ya daniel

[treras93]