Hi Guys - I have been using sketchup for the past 8 years but took a hiatus for a year and just downloaded the new version. I feel like this is a stupid question but was hoping for some help.
I am working on floor plans and field layouts and when I connect a plane to create a surface, I can no longer visually see lines as I am drawing on top of the plane. For instance, I am working on a floor plan right now and I drew the outside rectangle of the room. The plane was created, however now when I go to draw interior walls, i can see my mouse and the cursor, but can not see the line as I am drawing it, making it very difficult to know where I am drawing in the floor plan.
Hopefully this makes sense and thanks for the help!
Thanks for the quick reply Dave. I am on a Mac using version 15.3.329
Attached screenshot shows two dots, my pencil line tool is actually on the right blue dot but doesn’t show because I was taking the screenshot. I can see where my line starts (dot) and ends (dot) but the line doesn’t show up. I can typically get the line to show up when i scroll zoom in our out with my mouse but this isn’t a very good solution if i have to zoom in or out every time I draw a line.
I tried Hardware Acceleration but it didn’t help with the problem - good suggestion though!
Also, I have noticed, it typically only happens as I am using the straight overhead view. If I slightly angle the view, it isn’t an issue. Again, drawing floor plans and field diagrams, its always a bit easier on the eyes to be looking straight overhead vs. at an angle.
Yes - if I delete the face or hide the face I can see the line being drawn. It appears to only be an issue when the face is unhidden with a direct overhead view. I have two macs and I am having the same issue on both - only had this issue since downloading the Sketchup 8 or newer.
Have you been able to figure out any fixes to where you can see the line while you are drawing it? When I finish the line it shows up, but once I am getting into high level of detail on some of the plans, it becomes very difficult if I can’t see the line while drawing it
I can replicate your issue by moving a face .1 mm up then drawing from above.
It is intermittent and I believe it’s related to opengl and small dimensions.
What sizes are you working in? Are you pushing limits?
Hmm…I can’t reproduce this on my MacBook Pro Retina, even trying what Box suggested. So, a bunch of questions:
-What version of SketchUp are you using (your profile just says “Pro”)? In your posts you only mention “SketchUp 8 or newer”. Edit: oops! I see you did say 15.3.329.
-What version of Mac OS are you using (your profile just says “MAC”)?
-What model(s) of Mac are you using?
-Can you look at the Apple menu->About this Mac and see what graphics you have? Note: have SketchUp running while you look, so that if you have an enhanced graphics adapter it will be shown.
-What are your units settings?
-What Camera projection?
-Do you see the “On Face” tooltip before you click the start point and at the end point if you hover the cursor for a moment?
Sketchup Version 15.3.329
Mac OS X Yosemite Pro-Reina early 2015
2.7 GHz Intel Core 5
Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB
Units settings: Simple Template Feet and Inches
Camera Projection: I see the options but not sure how to tell which one I am currently using
On Face: I see the on-face prompt before I start the line, however once I click and start drawing all i see is the start blue dot and the end blue dot as I am drawing. Once I click to finish the line, the line appears. I am also on the face, as I can draw a box and it will create a closed box on the face - I just can’t see the lines as I am drawing them.
I’m stumped. The only idea I can think of is to try resetting the PRAM (there are some reports of display issues with the 2015 13" rMBP that this action fixes, but they didn’t involve SketchUp).
