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You can see all the details for GPL at: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html  
You can see all the details for GPL at: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html  


The only things you can safely use in the Skp paint-box are the named colours. I recommend you open the ‘Colours-Named’ menu, and do everything from there, ignoring the rest of the main paint-box menus. That way you cannot accidentally use something you shouldn’t.
The only things you can safely use in the Skp paint-box are the named colours. I recommend you open the ‘Colours’ or the ‘Colours-Named’ menu, and do everything from there, ignoring the rest of the main paint-box menus. That way you cannot accidentally use something you shouldn’t.


           
== Making your own Textures ==
== Making your own Textures ==
You can apply either a color or an overlay image (texture) to your model. Colors are easy, simply pick one of the predefined SketchUp colors. But it gets really nice and realistic once you use images. Let's assume you want to overlay ribbed concrete:  
You can apply either a color or an overlay image (texture) to your model. Colors are easy, simply pick one of the predefined SketchUp colors. But it gets really nice and realistic once you use images. Let's assume you want to overlay ribbed concrete:  
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