SketchUp: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:33, 25 March 2017

Concepts[edit]

Geometry[edit]

Everything in the model is a geometry.

Group[edit]

combines multiple geometries in one
enables movement without moving attached geometries
adding components by first open the group (double click shows surrounding box, click outside the box closes it again)

Component[edit]

combines multiple geometries in one
adding components by first open the group (double click shows surrounding box, click outside the box closes it again)
changes to one component affecting all copies of the component in the same model

Layers[edit]

Every geometry can be assigned to a layer.

Coordinate System[edit]

blue: z-axis> 0
dotted blue: z-axis< 0
red: x-axis > 0
dotted red: x-axis < 0
green: y-axis > 0
dotted green: y-axis < 0

Inference Points[edit]

edges: small red dot
end-point: small green dot
mid-points: small bright blue dot
on face: small blue dot

Healing[edit]

Remove unused lines

Intersect with Model[edit]

Combine two models.

Operation[edit]

select a template (defines metrics and view)

Draw Rectangle[edit]

select rectangle
click once
click again or type dimension (just type, don't click into the dimension box)

Changing View[edit]

Camera -> Standard View -> ...

or

Orbit tool (press scroll wheel): rotates the view

or

Pan tool (press scroll wheel with SHIFT): moves the view

or

Zoom tool

Scaling[edit]

Select Scale Tool
grap scale points

or

type number (1=100%, -1 mirror)

press CTRL to scale from the center

Copying[edit]

move + CTRL

Document length[edit]

use dimension tool

Undo[edit]

Edit -> Undo

or

ALT + BACKSPACE

Show Toolset[edit]

View -> Toolbars -> Large Toolset

Open Component Library[edit]

Window -> Components

Open Layer Dialogue[edit]

Window -> Layer

Show layer in color[edit]

open layer dialogue
details -> color by layer

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+==Concepts==
+===Geometry===
+Everything in the model is a geometry.
+===Group===
+* combines multiple geometries in one
+* enables movement without moving attached geometries
+* adding components by first open the group (double click shows surrounding box, click outside the box closes it again)
+===Component===
+* combines multiple geometries in one
+* adding components by first open the group (double click shows surrounding box, click outside the box closes it again)
+* changes to one component affecting all copies of the component in the same model
+===Layers===
+Every geometry can be assigned to a layer.
+===Coordinate System===
+* blue: z-axis> 0
+* dotted blue: z-axis< 0
+* red: x-axis > 0
+* dotted red: x-axis < 0
+* green: y-axis > 0
+* dotted green: y-axis < 0
+===Inference Points===
+* edges: small red dot
+* end-point: small green dot
+* mid-points: small bright blue dot
+* on face: small blue dot
+===Healing===
+Remove unused lines
+===Intersect with Model===
+Combine two models.
 ==Operation==
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 * select a template (defines metrics and view)
+==Draw Rectangle==
+* select rectangle
+* click once
+* click again or type dimension (just type, don't click into the dimension box)
 ===Changing View===
-* Camera -> Standard View
+* Camera -> Standard View -> ...
+or
+* Orbit tool (press scroll wheel): rotates the view
+or
+* Pan tool (press scroll wheel with SHIFT): moves the view
+or
+* Zoom tool
+===Scaling===
+* Select Scale Tool
+* grap scale points
+or
+* type number (1=100%, -1 mirror)
+* press CTRL to scale from the center
+===Copying===
+* move + CTRL
+===Document length===
+* use dimension tool
+===Undo===
+* Edit -> Undo
+or
+* ALT + BACKSPACE
+===Show Toolset===
+* View -> Toolbars -> Large Toolset
+===Open Component Library===
+* Window -> Components
+===Open Layer Dialogue===
+* Window -> Layer
+===Show layer in color===
+* open layer dialogue
+* details -> color by layer