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Hi Katie: I received my updated license with RenderWorks and uninstalled/installed per your suggestion. The issues I was having are now corrected. Thanks again for your help!

A couple of added comments... I also have the most recent updates for Quicktime and DirectX. I should also note my license is currently VW Architect without RenderWorks (I have just purchased the license for this as well and should be receiving it shortly). I am not sure if any of these conditions make a difference or not in my particular case.

I am editing an existing resource. For example, 'rough'... the control bars seem to be located at various levels appropriate for wobble, stroke, randomness, etc., but the image doesn't reflect these settings. Additionally, when I move these settings, no changes are apparent in the preview image. The changes only appear after I exit out of the sketch style editor dialogue. It doesn't seem to make a difference whether I am editing an existing resource or creating a new one.

Hi Katie: My video driver appears to be current (NVIDIA ForceWare Release 90, Version: 93.71, Release Date: November 2, 2006) having recently updated it. Rolling back my driver does not make any difference for this issue. I believe the sketch style editor image preview was working previously in VW12.0. I have the same issue using my ATI Radeon 9600 card so it doesn't appear to be a driver issue.

I've been having problems with the image preview in the sketch style editor while trying to tweak my settings. The partial elevation image in the editor does not update or seem to show the settings as the are adjusted. It always appears 'unstyled' with no sketch characteristics applied. However, the settings do change in my drawing and can be seen when I use the preview of the 'Hidden Line Render Settings' window. They simply do not show up in the editor image. This makes tweaking the settings 'hit and miss' at best. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Patrick

I too am having trouble with the SketchUp import. It appears that the plugin does not work with the latest version of SketchUp (Google SketchUp 6.x). However, I am able to import SketchUp models that are saved as SketchUp version 5.x format. Hopefully, an updated import plugin will be released soon that works with the latest releases of both programs.