Sketchup grief

[MikeWhy]

So this is now official where I'll come with my SU gripes. Danged cheerleaders here need waking up. I picked up a little book on modeling a wooden sailboat. But it had little scale drawings you were supposed to trace, and doesn't have offset tables and line drawings. No problem. I scanned them and figured I would just trace them in SU, and make clean prints with fine lines I can cut. Damned if it doesn't meltdown and exit to the desktop every 3 minutes. I'm giving up. POS. My weekend has not been a relaxing one so far.

[Leon]

For what it is worth I just imported a jpg image of a customers back yard and I tried using the straight line tool to trace the windows and the freehand tool to trace the curvy plastic lawn chairs. No problems.

I am going to have to say that this is the first time I have heard of this problem. I would suggest looking into a forum to see if any one else is having this problem and specifically what kind of computer they are using. Or reboot and see if that solves your problem.

I know that some CAD programs like AutoCAD have specific processor brand requirements/suggestions. Perhaps your computer is not totally suited for this particular piece of software.

[Robatoy]

If it runs MS Paint, then it should be able to run SU.

[Swingman]

"MikeWhy"

Look first to your computer .... too many millions using the program with no similar problem to put the blame elsewhere but locally.

A hardware problem, most likely in your graphics subsystem? Got the latest drivers for your video card?

That said, as with every version change there are bugs to be squashed. There has been a recent update, so make sure you have it before proceeding with other troubleshooting.

[Swingman]

Good to know ... I'll tell Mom that she's good to go with SU on her Win 3.11 "solitaire playing" box.

[Leon]

If it runs MS Paint, then it should be able to run SU.

Which begs the question can the OP run MS Paint with out his computer having the same problem.

[Robatoy]

That'd be just about as much fun.

[Robatoy]

=A0 But, but, but I thought we agreed that SU wasn't CAD but more like a Doodle program?

[Robatoy]

Okay, okay, this is too much fun already. I ain't going to pursue this low-hanging fruit any longer.

.....not this time

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[Leon]

But, but, but I thought we agreed that SU wasn't CAD but more like a Doodle program?

Perhaps you have only managed to "doodle' with it but I have learned to get past that learning disability commonly referred to as denial.

It was simply a suggestion of a direction to look into rather than blame the least likely variable. CAD programs and even some simple card game programs recommend minimal requirements for acceptable performance. The video card for one should be a better than average consideration.

I am starting to see why you may be inteminidated and or not able to get SU to do what you need it to do. ;~)

[Swingman]

"Robatoy" wrote

RE: .... (last post)

The only two positive words in the English language that make up a negative:

"Yeah, right!"

:)

[C & E]

If it runs MS Paint, then it should be able to run SU.

Interesting. My XP *won't* run "Paint". It locks up the machine every time. Goofy. My PC guy wouldn't believe it until I had the unit to him for a new HDD and I asked him about. He felt sure that it was the defective HDD messing with Paint but it's no better with the new drive. He has pronounced Paint as corrupt and for some bench time he will do a re-install. I'd spring at the offer if I hadn't been out of work since Dec 08. Bum ticker!

[Robatoy]

Weak, Leon. Weak.

[Robatoy]

Weak, really really weak.

*haughty sniff*

[Robatoy]

"doodle'

THIS is a Doodle.

[Puckdropper]

"Swingman" wrote in news:zZidne4FKvzM7VvUnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

Actually... That was Paintbrush in Win 3.1 (and WFW3.11). I don't remember when they changed the name to just Paint, but it was probably Windows 95.

Puckdropper

[Swingman]

"Puckdropper" wrote

Actually, it was MS Paint in Win 1.0.

... and referred to as such thereafter, if not officially named. A rose by any other name ...

[Swingman]

But is has, once again, proven to be true. ;)

[Nova]

According to an article on Wikipedia:

"The first version of Paint was introduced with the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0. It was later renamed to Paintbrush in Windows 3.0, but the name was changed back to Paint in Windows 95 and later."

[Swingman]

Basically what I said ... but Wiki trumps all practical knowledge, eh?