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Tips and Workarounds
Google Sketchup: Punching Windows and Openings with the Push/Pull Tool. Kris says:
If your video card is not capable of keeping up with 3D modelling requirements, the Google Sketchup Push/Pull tool may not punch openings and windows properly. Instead of an opening you may be getting an indent in the surface or an object projecting through the surface. The workaround is:
1. Choose the Back Edges command (from the Edges submenu in the View pull down menu) to see both sides of the surface.
2. Use the Orbit tool to reposition the model so that you can see the interior wall of it.
3. Draw any shape on the interior wall
4. Use the Orbit tool again to reposition the model to see the outside wall of it.
5. Draw the shape for the opening or window
6. With the Push/Pull tool, click to push and drag to the object drawn on the inside wall, until you see a dashed line with a snap to point indicator.
7. Once you have all openings/windows punched through, turn the Back Edges command off.
Adobe Photoshop: Viewing Modes. Lidka says:
We all have preferences for viewing modes in Photoshop but only the Standard Mode displays the Title Bar. The Title Bars tells you whether a layer or a channel is selected and whether you are in the Quick Mask mode. All these are common reasons for Photoshop tools and menus not working or greyed out.
The Backstory of Our Name
Felix was a kitten when he came to our home just a few days after Studio L opened. He was only 4 weeks old and so small that he fit into the palm of a child's hand. He chose Lidka at the age of three weeks by climbing on her until he reached a spot on her shoulder and under her hair where he settled, purring very loudly. He was an extremely intelligent and a very beautiful cat, always "dressed for dinner" in his black tuxedo, white shirt and white gloves.
Felix lived over 15 years setting the record of living nine of those years with diabetes. Some say that cats choose their own names and maybe that's true. (The truth is Lidka grew up in Warsaw and had never heard of Felix the cartoon character.) Felix loved hanging around during classes in Studio L and his favourite place to sleep was right by Lidka's computer keyboard.
The name Felix also means "prosperous and fortunate" in Latin, and this cat was a much loved and prosperous 'king' of the house and fixture around Studio L until the end of his life. It only seemed right to name this school after him.
Welcome to DigitalFelix's first newsletter.
My name is Kathy and I will be helping out with the newsletter, so basically I'm the one wearing the helmet and licking windows compared to the knowledge and talent we have here at DigitalFelix.net!
Through Lidka's tireless efforts she has managed to recruit instructors who excel in their line of work - offering you the benefit of learning from people with real-world experience. What's more, you'll get their take on the latest industry news and software, insider tips, techniques and more in our monthly newsletter.
Our newsletter will also feature an "Ask Felix" area where we will answer a topical question that we feel will be of interest to the majority of our readers. Enjoy.
We welcome any questions, opinions or suggestions you may have. Please contact us at Kathy@digitalFelix.net or Lidka at Lidka@digitalfelix.net.
Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2012
DigitalFelix.net would like to introduce our A+ team of instructors: Diane Erlich, Ron Giddings, Kris Philpott and Ben Deith, headed by Lidka Schuch and helped by our Course and Admin Coordinator, Kathy Bramson.
We promise you personal attention and answering all your questions as they arise during classes.
Learn with us from your own computer station or on your site and have plenty of fun doing it. We will share all that we know with you -– after all, there is so much to know, one lifetime is not enough to learn it all :)
