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  1. Try using the middle scale handle at the top...

    Try using the middle scale handle at the top instead of a corner. It won't be perfect, the taller Sang will be more slender for his height but over a 3" change, it won't be that noticeable.

    FWIW,...
  2. Thread: Sketchup Beginner

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    If you're using SketchUp for woodwork, or even if...

    If you're using SketchUp for woodwork, or even if you aren't, you might have a look at Fine Woodworking Magazine's blog called Design. Click. Build. Also, there's a good beginner's video offered as a...
  3. Thread: Split Top

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    Nice work. Especially for your first SketchUp...

    Nice work. Especially for your first SketchUp model.
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    Thanks, skara. This was settled way back in June....

    Thanks, skara. This was settled way back in June. As I recall, that plugin was one of the solutions.
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    There a several programs that will help you...

    There a several programs that will help you design kitchens although they have a fairly narrow focus. A nice alternative would be to look at SketchUp since it is much more flexible. I use it to...
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    You must have been looking at the Help files...

    You must have been looking at the Help files regarding LayOut instead of SketchUp. There is no native tool in SketchUp Pro or Make for inserting angular dimensions. There is, however, in LayOut....
  7. Thread: What program's?

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    For what are you drawing plans? I use SketchUp...

    For what are you drawing plans?

    I use SketchUp Pro, which for some unknown reason people here seem to sneer at. It's a good choice for making both proposal and plan packages. It is available for...
  8. Thread: Software design

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    :roll: You must not get out much. I know quite...

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    You must not get out much. I know quite a few professionals who use SketchUp, some of them exclusively, for permitting and construction documents. Here's one: :: Nicholas Sonder, ARCHiTECHT...
  9. Thread: Software design

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    You say you're new in woodworking. What kind of...

    You say you're new in woodworking. What kind of woodworking are you doing or planning to do? What will you use the software for? Do you need to make drawings to show your clients? Or do you need to...
  10. Thread: Sketchup 2013

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    In any case you have a few options: Buy the pro...

    In any case you have a few options: Buy the pro version and you can turn off the splash screen, go back to SU8 or accept the splash screen as a trade off for using the free version.
  11. Thread: Sketchup 2013

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    I believe the free version of SketchUp 8 did...

    I believe the free version of SketchUp 8 did that, too. No. there's no way around it short of buying the pro version. I guess it's a small price to pay to have the free version, though.
  12. Thread: Sketchup 2013

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    And SketchUp 7 won't open SketchUp 8 files,...

    And SketchUp 7 won't open SketchUp 8 files, SketchUp 6 won't open SketchUp 7 files..... :roll: Many other programs are the same way.

    As I said, in SketchUp 2013 you can save a file as a SketchUp 8...
  13. Thread: Sketchup 2013

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    You could just leave SU8 on your machine. Both...

    You could just leave SU8 on your machine. Both versions can be used independently of each other.

    You can customise the toolbars for the native tools and arrange them as you wish or leave out tools...
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    John, have you decided to move the drawer case up...

    John, have you decided to move the drawer case up to the top, then? Had I known, I already have a plan drawn for a table done that way. Some quick modifications would have given you all the...
  15. Thread: Sketchup Shortcuts

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    Hi Rizz, You can make your own keyboard...

    Hi Rizz,

    You can make your own keyboard shortcuts, too. go to Window>Preferences>Shortcuts, select the function for which you want a shortcut and add it. You can use the modifier keys, Shift, Ctrl...
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