Google Sketchup Updates/Questions/Tips - Page 12

Austin55 · #**221** Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 12:37 AM**

Can I download SU 6 onto a new computer from somewhere?

Krases · #**222** Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 2:17 AM**

http://download.cnet.com/Google-Sket...-10626008.html

Sketchup 6, not 7 right?

I THINK that link should give you version 6. CNET usually has older versions of certain downloads for the most part. I wish google would do that.

Austin55 · #**223** Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 3:19 AM**

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A newer version of SketchUp is available.
Download the latest version | Learn more about Google SketchUp 7.0.8660
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)

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I dont think you can get 6

Krases · #**224** Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 3:29 AM**

Oh darn.

Oh well. Is there any particular reason you need 6?

Austin55 · #**225** Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 3:41 AM**

Yeah, 7 sucks. I got a new computer and the I get the 'program is not responding' with just the little start up dude. And I have lots of RAM and memory and whatnot.

Vellu · #**226** Posted **Mar 21, 2009, 7:09 AM**

I've still got the SU 6 setup file. Luckily I hadn't removed it from my old computer after installation, so I was able to use it to install SU 6 on my new computer. I don't know how I could get it to you, though. It's 33 MB's.

Austin55 · #**227** Posted **Mar 22, 2009, 3:46 AM**

Can anyone explain ruby scripts to me?\
http://sketchup.google.com/download/rubyscripts.html

Austin55 · #**228** Posted **Mar 22, 2009, 4:38 AM**

Oh goody! I found it.

http://sketchup.google.com/gsu6/download.html

Austin55 · #**229** Posted **Apr 1, 2009, 3:18 AM**

So what's the best hardware to make SU run faster? Some sort of video card? What would y'all reccomend?

Ducov · #**230** Posted **Apr 10, 2009, 4:29 AM**

I'd reckon it's the video card that makes the biggest difference. Things slow down when you start accumulating all those rendered surfaces, sprites, and what-not.

It's like running a computer game, all those that information starts to use up the amount of memory the video card can use at one time.

Also I would concur with 6 being preferable to 7. when I started using sketchup again i was all stoked and immediately checked for any updates. Sure enough 7 popped up and I eagerly downloaded it. Went back to 6 pretty quickly. It's not that's it's particularly bad, it's just not good enough to warrant all that upgrading of files and elevated risk of crashing.

Krases · #**231** Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 2:36 AM**

So would anyone know of any guides or good tips on how I can get started doing landscapes of some sort in sketchup?

Kinda want to make some terrain.

Austin55 · #**232** Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 2:45 AM**

Do you have the sandbox tools turned on?

bbeliko · #**233** Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 4:10 AM**

how do you do that???

Austin55 · #**234** Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 4:31 AM**

Window-Preferences-Extensions, and check everything.

Krases · #**235** Posted **Apr 19, 2009, 5:39 AM**

Well thats cool. I will start playing around with that.

Scruffy · #**236** Posted **May 2, 2009, 5:05 PM**

basic question. I'm working on a subway and train terminal right now. as I work along the walls everytime i make a full square it creates a plane. Is there a way to make that plane hollow other than making it 0 opacity? does this make sense?

treras93 · #**237** Posted **May 2, 2009, 6:53 PM**

you just click once on the plane then delete.

Scruffy · #**238** Posted **May 2, 2009, 7:07 PM**

i cant believe it was that easy. thank you

treras93 · #**239** Posted **May 3, 2009, 4:57 AM**

You're welcome! station is looking pretty sweet too.

treras93 · #**240** Posted **May 19, 2009, 11:36 PM**

So every time i open Bourville like 2 seconds after the file opens, SU crashes. If you know why this is or how to solve it please tell me, because i desperately don't want to have to quit another city. Especially one i actually like.