Sketchup for Dummies

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:01 pm

Thank you, George. It did help. It actually seems quite intuitive now that you have told me how. I'm really not very good at figuring out this computer stuff. Usually, if it is explained to me I can pick it up but not on my own. I'm just not a natural. The grand kids laugh at me all the time.

curiousgeorge · Post by **curiousgeorge** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:53 pm

You're welcome, Dusty.
Just let the kids laugh all they want. At least you use a computer. A lot of us "older" generation don't even know how to turn one on. I will bet a dollar to a donut they can't do math in their heads like we can.

dicksterp · Post by **dicksterp** » Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:24 pm

[quote="curiousgeorge"]You're welcome, Dusty.
Just let the kids laugh all they want. At least you use a computer. A lot of us "older" generation don't even know how to turn one on. I will bet a dollar to a donut they can't do math in their heads like we can. ]

AMEN, Brother!!!

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:10 am

dusty wrote:Thank you, George. It did help. It actually seems quite intuitive now that you have told me how. I'm really not very good at figuring out this computer stuff. Usually, if it is explained to me I can pick it up but not on my own. I'm just not a natural. The grand kids laugh at me all the time.

Hi dusty,
You list computer repair as one of your interests on your public profile. I can knot help to wonder, with all that you confess about your computer problems, is this a joke?

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:14 pm

reible wrote:Thus far I'm going native mode because I want to learn how this tool was designed to work. I think you or someone was going to post a list of plug-ins that are must haves, did that happen? Ed

Ed, don't know if that was me or not, but after your comment I went ahead and did one of my own. You can review it here...

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:54 pm

a1gutterman wrote:Hi dusty,
You list computer repair as one of your interests on your public profile. I can knot help to wonder, with all that you confess about your computer problems, is this a joke?

I have a computer systems background. When I worked on computers the power supplies occupied rooms, memory disks were 4' across and 1/2" thick, memory occupied cabinets upon cabinets and we programmed in machine language.

That backgrounds allows me to understand most of this jargon but does not fully prepare me to deal with this desktop or my laptop.

No, I am not joking. I can tear one down and put it back together. I know where all the cables came from and I know when not to turn it on. I can reload software, reformat disks, change configurations (like I have dual monitors) and complete some basic programming.

I cannot keep up with the grand kids and their cell phones, ipods, etc. I can not keep up with all the changes that occur from week to week, month to month, etc. Everytime I go to a computer store I find something new that I have absolutely no knowledge of.

Most of the computer problems that I have discussed here on the forum are the direct result of newer and newer software operating on an old computer. The real fix - buy a new up to date computer.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 6:40 pm

Hey, Tim - explain this to me please.

The photo that I just posted is stored in a folder that has an icon on it indicating that it is a Sketchup document. Now I know that it is not. I also know that I have been messing around with Sketchup and the conclusion is obvious - I changed something that is now causing folders to be identified as Sketchup, version 6.

To my grand son, the solution is probably obvious but I would rather not ask him. What should I do to correct this.

Incidently, I have a bunch of photos that are identifed with the Microsoft logo but not all of them. I don't know where the determination is made or how to change it or if I even want to consider messing with it.

Oh, what a mess it would be if all of my autocad files were accidently reidentified.

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:32 pm

Final got back to working on some sketchup stuff again.

Hey Dusty don't date us too much... I can or should I say use to write code for an DEC VAX11-70 which was the last time I ever did assembly language. The older DEC systems with core memory which would play Christmas tunes were cool too. I however kept up with PC's until my retirement... hey even my kids came to me for things... then they went to the apple side and MAC's...

So back to the sketchup stuff. I wanted to play with some things with the wood puzzle like Ed in Tampa has as his avatar. I was thinking of not centering the dovetails to see how that looks (don't like it). At least by doing it on the computer I didn't waste any wood.

In case you haven't figured it out yet here is an off centered one and I think you will agree it would look better centered.

[ATTACH]2439[/ATTACH]

Ed

reible · Post by **reible** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:41 pm

Thanks! Yea I don't recall who said they would post a list and worse then that if they did I missed it...

I'll take a look list of your information and I guess it is time I figure out how to install them... and how to use them. I'll just put them in the newer version as I plan to scrub the V6 as soon as I'm done with the book. This way the book and version will have the same tool set for now.

Ed

tom_k/mo wrote:Ed, don't know if that was me or not, but after your comment I went ahead and did one of my own. You can review it here...

tom_k/mo · Post by **tom_k/mo** » Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:05 pm

reible wrote:I'll take a look list of your information and I guess it is time I figure out how to install them...
Ed

Ed, there's really nothing to installing a plug-in, just unzip (if it comes in a zip file) and copy into your:

C:\Program Files\Google\Google SketchUp 7\Plugins

folder and restart SketchUp. That's all.