topic Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please in Libraries & objects

Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 01:01:20 GMT

Currently working on a Technology Building for a local school (Woodwork, Metalwork, in old language, Graphics, Food Tech to follow in stage 2) and am looking for some objects to use in my model. The school want us to do a demonstration of AC10 with a possible fly-through / panorama.

Objects I am looking for include:
Woodwork - Lathe, drill press, drop saw, band saw, table saw, sander, thicknesser etc.
Metalwork - Lathe, grinder, drill press, milling machines, power hacksaw, Mig, Tig and Arc welders.

Anything resembling these items would be greatly appreciated. I have looked in a few places, Objects Online, Archibase, ArchiCAD Depository, but have come up with nothing so far. They wouldn't have to be too complex, just enough to get a feeling for where everything is.

Any help appreciated, thanks.

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 04:42:17 GMT

Found some objects at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=562198362f9c4d0b31ef15b1ca497f9 but they are Sketch Up objects, some of which would be very useful, but I don't know how to convert them to something I can use.

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Djordje — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:49:32 GMT

s2art wrote:
Found some objects at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=562198362f9c4d0b31ef15b1ca497f9 but they are Sketch Up objects, some of which would be very useful, but I don't know how to convert them to something I can use.

Place as component in SketchUp. Save SketchUp file. Open in 9. Converts to lib part. Use lib part.

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Gorazd — Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:28:31 GMT

You can find a lot of machinery and tools at TurboSquid. They are not free, and you will need to import them with 3DS in plugin, but some of them are very detailed.

http://www.turbosquid.com/Search/Index.cfm/stgSEK_MT/3D%20Models/stgSEK_CA/Machine/FuseAction/processSmartSearch/intCategory1/9174

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:14:42 GMT

Trying to download the SketchUp plugin here, but every time I click on the Download Addon button, registration page comes up and Internet Explorer hangs. Can't fill out the detail on the form. No download.

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Djordje — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:20:45 GMT

s2art wrote:
Trying to download the SketchUp plugin here, but every time I click on the Download Addon button, registration page comes up and Internet Explorer hangs. Can't fill out the detail on the form. No download.

Try Firefox. I have been having quite a lot of IE hanging up recently, including here. As SketchUp was bought by Google, and Firefox is also Google, somehow I suspect it will work lightning fast ...

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:37:54 GMT

Djordje wrote:
s2art wrote:
Trying to download the SketchUp plugin here, but every time I click on the Download Addon button, registration page comes up and Internet Explorer hangs. Can't fill out the detail on the form. No download.
Try Firefox. I have been having quite a lot of IE hanging up recently, including here. As SketchUp was bought by Google, and Firefox is also Google, somehow I suspect it will work lightning fast ...

Djordje - Sorry to go off subject and be pedantic, but Firefox isn't a Google product (yet) it's from Mozilla.

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 23:00:04 GMT

Is there another way to the SketchUp add-on download page? Can anyone give me directions please, maybe a link to the page direct, rather than thru' this pesky button? Is anyone else having problems with the Add-on link? I'd rather not have to mess around with other software. (That's like "Archicad Grid Tool is not working properly, try Revit instead ")

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Gorazd — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 07:28:35 GMT

I can download the plugin with no trouble. I am using firefox but I dont think that is the reason. If you want, I can send it to you. Just PM me and indicate language and OS version.

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:37:42 GMT

s2art, here's the URL for the download:

www.graphisoft.com/ftp/download/sketchup/SketchUp_Add-On-INT-2241-Win.zip

But seriously - install Firefox. It's so much slicker, faster, better than IE...

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:33:03 GMT

Thanks Gorazd, I'll use the link Tom has provided when I get in to the office tomorrow.

And thankyou Tom, I'll look into Firefox if it's that good. It should all be easier than this though, why doesn't software just do what it's supposed to?

Cheers

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:55:03 GMT

s2art wrote:

... why doesn't software just do what it's supposed to?

Because it's made by Microsoft.

But I shouldn't get started on that...

Re: Machinery / tool objects wanted please

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 23:28:30 GMT

Actually, i think its the "click to activate and use this control" button that is the problem, not IE, still getting the same problem with the new AC10 plugin. Other similar buttons work fine. (Have downloaded Firefox at home, not here at work yet).

Is anyone else, IE or other browser, having problems with this download button? I got the download fine with Tom's link. Can someone provide me with the same for the AC10 plugin please?

Thanks