SketchUp

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)

Componnent

• combines multiple geometries in one
• adding components by first open the group (double click shows surrounding box, click outside the box closes it again)

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

• select a template (defines metrics and view)

Changing 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