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Discussion in 'CAM' started by Greenman, Jan 26, 2014.

  1. Greenman

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    I have gotten sketch up on my computer and was able to download and install sketchUcam. I have the tool bar with the seven tools. IMG_0349.JPG but nothing else. I watched the second Ox build video and the is a toolbar I don't have, I need it to open the preferences window. Maybe it is just hidden where do I find or download it. Thanks
     
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    Hi @Greenman

    Check this out (seeing you are on a windows system)
    If the toolbar does not appear you need to enable the toolbar
    • Select View
    • Select Toolbars
    • Tick 'Phlatboyz'
    • Click 'Close'
    You will now have 2 new toolbars, the SketchUcam tools, and the Phlatbones tools.

    You can find LOTS more info about SketchUcam here:
    http://www.phlatforum.com/xenforo/threads/sketchucam-download.3128/

    Note: On Linux under Wine, and on Mac, you will need to do a few more things which you can read about in the link above as well.
     
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    I just did that and I only see Phlatbone not Phlatboaz.
     
  4. Robert Hummel

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    From looking at the picture something has gone wrong with your install as you have the same tools repeated some how.
    Silly question but have your restarted the computer after the install?
     
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    Ok so funny thing happened, I updated to sketchup make, installed scetchucam 1.1b and I'm now having the same issue.
    Phlatbones shows up and I get an error when opening sketchup make saying the strings of phlatboyz are corrupt ?
    Everything then loads and only phlatbones shows in the tool bar
     
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    I have sketch up on a couple computers one old version 8 and the new version 2013. I am going to see if I can get it to work on the old version. Maybe it is an issue with the lastest version. Is there any place to download older versions on the web? I guess if the guys on the forum that created the plug in know there is an issue they will be able to fix it. Thanks Bill
     
  7. Robert Hummel

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    Yes I install in sketchup make through the options
    I will take a pic when I get home
    I'm replacing the glass in my 300
    Someone decided to take my kids x-mas toys x-mas eve, just got enough cash for the glass.
    Thank god I'm handy would have cost 500 at the glass repair
     
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    Ok here it is
    image.jpg
     
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    Right click on your Google SketchUp 8 fold an make sure you have permissions
     
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    You da man!
    Ty
    I have no idea why that would do that as I install everything logged on as admin ? :confused:

    Anyway it's working, now to get my hands on the plate file and get them aluminum chips flying :D
     
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    Good to hear Robert, but I cannot take the credit as there was a similar problem on the Phlatforum and a few of the guys there figured it out :) but all the same glad to hear it worked!
     
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    in detail...link to how to set the permissions
     
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    That's the one David, thanks bro :)
     
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    I have sketchup 8 on an older computer and I was able to get things installed ok. I had the new version Sketchup 2013 on my new computer that I had trouble with. I am going to uninstall that and install version 8 and try again. I found a site with older versions. I am running windows 8 on my new computer. I will post the outcome.
     
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    I have things installed using sketchup 8 so I am able to start using it. Can you import scans into sketch up? Could I take a line drawing on graph paper and scans it and then import it into sketchup?
     
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    yes you can import jpg/png/bmp files (File|Import). just be careful if you are importing several pieces of the same plan. you must zoom out far enough to have space for all of them, then for each one you import, click once for position and click again to accept the default scale size. if you happen to change the scale, or have to zoom during the process, the image parts will not be the same size making joining them together tricky. I like to import them, join, then draw over the 'scale' that is usually on a plan. Then measure the scale to calculate a scaling factor and resize using that factor to as many digits as will fit. Now I will begin to draw over the plan, using just half a wing and then copy, paste,rotate,phlatten to get the other half exactly the same.
     
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    The scale functionality on the tape measure tool appears to be only available in Sketchup 2013
     
  19. Robert Hummel

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    I have had issue's with random crashing and it tends to happen when a lot of pocketing and mill work has bin applied and then I attempt to move the part.
    My work around has bin placing the part in its final location and then applying cam operations
    This has happened since version 8 and same thing happens in 2013
     
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    my mistake, I got the sequence wrong in 8, but accidentally got it right in 2013, hence my confusion
     
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    I am using window 7 when I try to open sketch up I get the search the web for file to open it with any suggestions?
     
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    im so confused
     
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    I bet you'd like a dollar for every time you've heard that
     

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