SketchUp Help

Well, hopefully you know how to access your object from the canvas. If you don't, here's how:
1. Click the WINDOW tab at the top right column.
2. Click on COMPONENTS.
3. Click on the house icon once the components window pops up.
4. All the pieces are there to place.

With the objects available, I suggest instead of using the object in a regular canvas just do this:

1. Click the VIEW tab.
2. Click FACE TYPE. It should open a slide-down list of things like x-ray and wireframe and stuff like that.
3.Click on MONOCHROME.

This sets all objects to have their textures turns to white, and certain shades of white, including the ground level of sandbox. This should be easier on your computer's performance and help it work faster.

 

I dont have the answer for your question although i always wanted to use that tool to make a map design, how do i get it?

 

To Jumpman:
To get sketchup, all you need to do is this:

1. Download sketchup 7.1.
2. Download the sandbox Template, aand save to a place you can access quick and easy (documents folder maybe)
3.Open up a blank canvas, and open the sandbox canvas by going to FILE, OPEN, and finding it.
4. When it's open, press FILE, SAVE AS TEMPLATE, (DEFAULT TEMPLATE).

Now I can guide you through some steps here.

1. Here's a link to download Sketchup 7.1. It's at the right in the middle of the page, and it reads, Download Google SketchUp 7. Click and follow their orders until you've downloaded it. Save it as well so you can continue to use it.

2a. Here's a link to the Ultimate Sketchup Template Compilation where you can find the Ultimate Sandbox Sketchup Template.

2b. When you click the Ultimate Sandbox sketchup Template at the top of the page it should bring you to filefront. Just Press DOWNLOAD NOW, and remember to save to a place/folder you can quickly access.

3. Once thats done downloading, open up sketchup on any random canvas; you'll be using the canvas for about 10 seconds. When it loads, find where you saved you sandbox template, and open it.

4. A new sketchup page should pop up. It's ok, just press START USING SKETCHUP at the bottom right. Then the Sandbox template should pop up. Then save it as a template by going to FILE, SAVE AS TEMPLATE, and name it and set it to default template.

If you don't know how to access objects, here's how:

1. Click the WINDOW tab at the top right column.
2. Click on COMPONENTS.
3. Click on the house icon once the components window pops up.
4. All the pieces are there to place.

If you have a slow computer like MousseMoose, then do these steps to increase performance:

1. Click the VIEW tab.
2. Click FACE STYLE.
3. Click on MONOCHROME.

This sets all objects to have their textures turns to white, and certain shades of white, including the ground level of sandbox. This should be easier on your computer's performance and help it work faster.

I hope this hope you and to anyone wanting to use sketchup looking at this.

 

Nice, I have Tak's Ultimate Sketchup Compilation. It features almost all objects from Foundry and Sandbox. A Extremely detailed Foundry, and Extremely detailed Sandbox. it even includes Dunes.

 

Copy/Paste components with Ctrl C/V. I doubt it'll run faster.