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    • T Offline
      troyhome
      last edited by

      Have a look at this clip- can anyone explain how he gets the Rotate Tool to flip up in the z axis like that (without referencing a surface in the same plane) in order to rotate flat geometry that is lying on the xy plane?
      Do you follow? He the rotate tool never flips up like that for me- it stays flat on the same plane as the geometry. I always have to make a cube so i can reference a surface, holding the shift key to do what seems to just happen magically here.
      HOW DO YOU DO THIS?


      how does he make the rotation tool do that?

      IOviz.com
      SU Pro 2024 PC

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        d12dozr
        last edited by

        When you click-hold-drag the rotate tool, it aligns to the axis that you drag along.

        See this tut, starting at 3:00 mins she explains how:
        YouTube - Google SketchUp Toolbar Series: Rotate
        [flash=480,385:3l1f50kg]http://www.youtube.com/v/09Vd2jj3BGE?fs=1&hl=en_US[/flash:3l1f50kg]

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        http://goo.gl/f7ooYh

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        • jeff hammondJ Offline
          jeff hammond
          last edited by

          i didn't watch the video you posted but i assume you're talking about this:
          http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=94897

          dotdotdot

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            troyhome
            last edited by

            of course!!! click and drag to get the orientation!!! thanks guys!!!
            Does this count as a duhhh moment?

            IOviz.com
            SU Pro 2024 PC

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            • boofredlayB Offline
              boofredlay
              last edited by

              YEP πŸ˜„

              http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              • EarthMoverE Offline
                EarthMover
                last edited by

                Damn....something I never knew either! I always use Shift and another plane to lock orientation. This will make life easier! Just goes to show....no question is too silly and you never know who else you may help!!

                3D Artist at Clearstory 3D Imaging
                Guide Tool at Winning With Sketchup
                Content Creator at Skapeup

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                • boofredlayB Offline
                  boofredlay
                  last edited by

                  True. I have been using SU since V2 and I only learned that one after watching Gaieus use it after the last Basecamp.

                  http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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                  • olisheaO Offline
                    olishea
                    last edited by

                    i only discovered this a couple of months ago! lol you are not alone in your duh moment

                    oli

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                    • utilerU Offline
                      utiler
                      last edited by

                      I can't believe I just learnt something fundamental about SketchUp.... 🀣

                      purpose/expression/purpose/....

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        I wish the circle and polygon tools worked the same way, too!

                        Gai...

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                        • Mike LuceyM Offline
                          Mike Lucey
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                          Troy there are NO dumb questions only dumb answers πŸ˜‰ I would be ashamed to show you how I STILL do some SU manipulations. Part of the habits developed since SUv1 but I am gradually changing the habits πŸ‘

                          Mike

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