Sketchup Notes

Notes for me to remember....

Drawing Setup:

Windows/Model Info

• set units 1/64"
• credits --used if sharing model with google
• enable scene transitions

Window/Outliner

• shows all components of model
• when you select a component, the name is also selected  

Windows/Scenes

•  save camera angles/views of model
• you can then move from one scene to another with animation

Move Tool

• hit "ALT" and a + appears, copy is enabled
• hit "ALT" again and copy is toggled, so MOVE is enabled
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Make shelves quick

• make two sides of bookcase
• make bottom shelf
• select move tool, hit "ALT", + appears  
• select top left corner of bottom shelf
• drag to top of left side
• type /3
• three more shelves will be created, even spaced between the top and the bottom shelf

Groups

• you can select an object using the arrow tool, and drawing a dotted box around it
• you can then right click and make it a group. Then you can move it as a group
• you can also select many groups and make them a group
• if you double-click a group, you can edit inside it. If you double-click again on a group inside a group, you can edit it as well.

Source

ORBIT Tool

• click mouse wheel and move mouse

ZOOM Tool

• turn mouse wheel

PAN Tool

• press SHIFT and press the mouse wheel

Move in the same plane

• press shift while you use the move tool

SELECTION OF OBJECTS ---IMPORTANT!

• using the arrow tool, drawing a box from the top left to the right (downward) you select objects which are completely enclosed in the box drawn
• if you draw from the bottom right to the top left, you select anything that the box drawn touches.

GUIDE LINES

• use the tape measure tool on faces !

 COPY A BOARD

• to copy a board 4 times,  spacing them evenly
• draw a guide on the bottom.
• select copy tool, press "ALT" get +
• select the guide, and drag it to the top of the board. Let go of the mouse button
• type /4
• this will copy the line four times between the two guides

DIVIDE A LINE

• context select the line (Control +click)
• go the the drop-down menu "divide"
• move the pointer over the line and you will see different divisions as you move the pointer
• type the number of segments you what and press "return"
•  If you can not see the end-points, go to Windows/Styles and click on End Points and indicate how many pixels to use.
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