New user help!! - Apply Textures/Paint

[dboy413]

I've imported a 2d drawing from autocad into SU and i'm trying to apply textures using the paint bucket but it doesn't seem to like me very much!! please help!!

[f700es]

Have you pushed/pulled the 2D into 3D? Are you trying to paint 2D faces. Can you share a picture of the issues you are having? Hard to tell from your post.

[Ritch7]

post an attatchment I might be able to help iv'e used SketchUp many a time in the past dboy413:)

[dboy413]

yes i'm trying to paint 2d faces. here is a picture of what i'm working on.Elevation Cad Tutor.pdf the problem i'm having is that i can't just import and start painting it's like i'm going to have to redraw the whole thing.!?

[f700es]

Looks like your faces are not filled in. SU has issues with this on DWGs from time to time. You can at times redraw a line and it will fill in. There is a RUBY script that can help IIRC.

[dboy413]

yeah but sometimes times it fills in areas that i don't want filled in. Not familiar with RUBY scripts, what are those??

[f700es]

Add-ons like LISP routines for Acad. There is one already there..

Tools - Utilities - Create Face. See if it is there.

[dboy413]

there is no option for utilities under "tools"

[f700es]

Ok, I must have added that one. You can probably retrace over a single line and the face should fill in.

[dboy413]

ok cool, i just watched a video on ruby scripts and tried to download "make faces" and it won't let me install???

[f700es]

You should be able to copy the contents to the plugins folder, weird

[dboy413]

yeah i know it should be that easy, but for some reason it doesn't like me at all!!

[f700es]

Can you send me the file?