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Having trouble with sketchup/Model maker X

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Hi.
I have just started to use sketchup, and have made a couple of small addons for FSX.
Here is the trouble I am having.

First. Sketchup
I am trying to create a sign for FSX.
The sign is 4'11" Long, 1'8" Tall and is 5" Deep.
The face (WORDING) for the sign is.
4'9" Long. 1'5" Tall.
I have tried making the sign Taller and wider. but I get 2 of the faces.?
Can the sign be made as short and wide as I am trying to make it, or is it just that one size.?

2ND. Model Converter X
I have tried to add Night textures to the sign, but I get (black and white checkers) where the face is.
And get this error message.
Failed to load texture. sign_face_LM.dds

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
Amanda
 
trucker17 said:
Hi.
I have just started to use sketchup, and have made a couple of small addons for FSX.
Here is the trouble I am having.

First. Sketchup
I am trying to create a sign for FSX.
The sign is 4'11" Long, 1'8" Tall and is 5" Deep.
The face (WORDING) for the sign is.
4'9" Long. 1'5" Tall.
I have tried making the sign Taller and wider. but I get 2 of the faces.?
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Hello:

I'm not sure what you mean by: "I get 2 of the faces". :scratchch

FYI: If you try to "Pull" (aka "extrude") a face of an object with the "Move" (crossed arrows) tool, it may follow and distort the object geometry in an undesirable manner; IMHO, one should always either use the "Push-Pull" (stamp-handle) tool or the Scale tool etc. to modify an objects proportions. :idea:


trucker17 said:
Can the sign be made as short and wide as I am trying to make it, or is it just that one size.?
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Regarding re-sizing ("Scaling" up the size) of the sign in Sketchup:

1.) Sketchup Menu > Camera > Standard Views > 'Iso'

2.) Sketchup Menu > click 'Arrow' cursor from the Icon toolbar; drag a box around all parts of the sign to "Select" it (parts turn Blue)

3.) Right-click and 'Make a Group' of the sign parts

4.) Click the new sign 'group' to Select it (bounding box and edges appears as Blue lines)

5.) Sketchup Menu > Tools > Scale (Green frame handles appear on bounding box of sign group)

6.) Hover cursor over Green frame handle at upper diagonal corner of sign (...on opposite side from bounding box bottom corner)

a.) In 'Scale' mode, hovering cursor over Green frame handle at upper diagonal corner, 'double arrow' appears over handle

b.) In 'Scale' mode with 'double arrow' on upper diagonal corner Green handle, click-hold left Mouse button and 'Drag' up / out

c.) In Value Control Box (aka "VCB") at bottom right of Sketchup workspace status bar, notice Scale factor 'percent' when dragging

d.) Drag to 'any' percent size, then immediately type on keyboard actual percent of original size you want sign 'scaled' up to

e.) Click in blank area of workspace to end Scale operation


NOTE: Sketchup Menu > Edit > "Undo Scale" to undo last (Scale) operation if needed


trucker17 said:
2ND. Model Converter X
I have tried to add Night textures to the sign, but I get (black and white checkers) where the face is.
And get this error message.
Failed to load texture. sign_face_LM.dds

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
Amanda
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The "night" texture must be made from an edited copy of the daytime texture, then saved with a "_LM" (underscore character and the letters "LM") suffix at the end of the daytime texture file name.

That night texture must be in the same folder and in the same Ex: *.DDS file format as the daytime textures ...when exporting from ModelConverterX (aka "MCX").

BTW: "_LM" means "LightMap" (... not "Lockheed Martin") ;)


Hope this helps with the Sketchup learning process ! :)

GaryGB
 
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Thank you Gary.
It helps.
What I mean by 2 faces......I get 2 of the wording side by side.
I'll post a screenshot of it.
 
Perhaps these images will help you stretch your texture over the sign, so you only see it once:

sketchup_texture_position.jpg


sketchup_texture_drag.jpg


sketchup_texture_resize.jpg


sketchup_texture_taller.jpg


You can press ENTER to get back to the normal screen, with your face now properly texture mapped.

These are from this simple tutorial:

http://www.calclassic.com/sketchup_tutorial.htm

Hope this helps,
 
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