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I am having problems drawing small items in Sketchup. I need some screwheads for a door handle: At the moment I am using slightly raised cheese heads which will probably look OK once the whole assembly is on a door but having tried to create a raised head screw I am not giving up. What I...

Mike, There is also some form of extended ZIP code of the form ZZZZZ-XXXX where ZZZZZ is the normal zip code and the XXXX part defines the area to a higher precision. Don't know if its is used on private addresses but I have often seen it on business addresses. This might be what some of your...

Aerial view pictures are considerably older than birds eye view (if available) So probably depends on which you are looking at. Andrew

Microsoft has just launched their the beta of their challenger to Google Earth (or at least Google maps). Take a peek at http://local.live.com/ A few places feature birdseye views available from four directions. Cambridge and Swindon are two that I know about. Possible to see the windows of my...

Works here but you DO need to have pop-ups unblocked. That may be your problem. I usually have them turned off but at least Opera tells you. Andrew

So do I, and probably a lot of people on these forums. But let us not forget that there are a LOT of people out there who don't know one end of a screwdriver from another and (fortunately for us) will happily pay a premium for a house that they just can move into. Why else do you think that so...

And just south of Saffron Walden there is Ugley, although I think that the Ugley Woman's Institute has now changed its name. :wink: Talking of Google Earth. Does anyone know what is at 51*20'39.02"N 0*20'45.61"W? or on Google Maps here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q ... 4&t=k&om=1...

Dave, Have managed to get a jpeg, so here it is: I started with importing one of the downloaded profiles Exploded the group (or was it a component?) erased the surplus straight lines Selected all and ran Weld Rotated in all three planes to get it into the correct orientation Created a 'box'...

Dave, To come back to the original tip about welding - I have just tried this and when I push-pull the curves really are smooth as expected. However If I then use the welded shape as a basis for a follow me command - I was trying to create a cornice from one of the downloaded cross-sections -...

Can I just say thanks to all who have helped me with this. I can now read in the parts that I need and am beginning to learn the complexities of putting things together. Andrew

Rather I think the whole office might hear the few choice words when I fail to get SU to do what I want it to. :lol:

Dave, I'll give it a try this evening. Unfortunately running SU at work may be a bit too obvious. Interested though that you say to import the DXF file. I have been using the DWG, native AutoCad file. Is that likely to make a difference? Andrew

I tried Dave's suggestion last night. I can explode the imported drawing easily enough but the resultant faces won't push-pull. However if I replace a line in the outline - any line will do - then I can get a face to pull. So it works but needs a bit of fiddling. For what I am trying to do that...

Well, I would hope that all the lines join up. My simple experiment was with a simple closed poly-line, so as far as AutoCad is concerned it is a single element made up of lines between several points. I was hoping that I would be able to do a simple push-pull on the resultant imported shape...

Dave, Yes, I can explode it but all that leaves me with is a series of lines which I cannot use to push/pull etc. Steve, Thanks, I will send it through to you this evening when I get home. Andrew

I had hoped to be able to import simple 2D AutoCad drawings into Google SketchUp and use the imported shapes in the same manner as a SketchUp shape, i.e. be able to extrude it, edit it etc. However after a few simple experiments all have have ended up with is a drawing that I can move around but...

Dave, That sounds like what I am trying to acheive - the 'I have something that I think would be better a bit bigger' problem. I will give it a go when I get home tonight. Andrew

Also new to SU here but is there anyway of resizing an object using this method. If I select something and type in the VCB it adjusts the object by that amount rather than making it that size. But sure I will get there in the end. Andrew

I used Dulux professional fast drying undercoat for the first time at the end of last year and now wouldn't use anything else. It's water based, it covers well and provides a good key for the top coat. It dries in a couple of hours so the whole painting job can be completed in a day. No more...

Roger, Have you taken a look at Bisca? That is what I would call modern design but I don't think it is exactly cheap. Andrew