Thanks, resolved.
Bob
Thanks TIG, that was pretty easy! Now I know a little more about Sketchup.
Bob
I am a novice using Sketchup make 2014 (free), but am slowly learning.
I have used your sine wave generator to create a repetative sine wave line successfully.
What I am trying to do is to take a rectangle and add the sine wave line within the rectangle and then erase excess material so my rectangle has a sine wave edge. I will then pull the shape up 1/2" to form my item.
The resulting form will be exported as a stl file for 3D printing.
My problem is that the sine wave form line will not join to the rectangle. When I select a section to erase it erases the entire rectangle. Is there some way to join the sine wave line to the rectangle?
Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Bob
Thanks for the replies.
I tied as suggested, and have no trouble rotating the object, however when I print the resulting exported stl file I still have the same vertical item to print, not horizontal as hoped for.
Seems that while the image is rotated, the actual underlying drawing is still in it's vertical alignment as drawn originally.
Any other suggestions?
Bob
I am fairly new to Sketchup use, and use it to make drawings of items for 3D printing.
I just completed a complex (at least for me)item. I created the requisite stl file in Sketchup, sliced it and printed it. Problem is that item is in a vertical format rather than horizontal. To simplify, my item is a planned rectangle (1.5"X x 6"Y x 3/8"Z) and is oriented vertically along the length so I am printing a thin high item (3/8"X x 6"Y x 1.5"Z) rather than a horizontal rectangle only 3/8" ("Z").
The reason for the goof is that I made drawing on the wrong axis (another lesson learned). Next time I will correct that from the start.
Rather than redraw I wonder if there is a way to move my drawing 90 deg, permanently aligning it with the proper axis?
Any help would be appreciated.
Bob