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    • thomthomT Offline
      thomthom
      last edited by

      Got a screenshot?

      I wonder if what you are seeing is overlapping faces, faces the occupy the same space and cause Z-fighting flickering.

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        cmartin
        last edited by

        here's a screenshot.

        The floorplan on the left cannot be selected. It selects the floorplan and the outside area.
        The rectangle on the left is normal, it can be selected.

        Its like there is a hole in the floorplan, even though, i just created it and there is not.


        sketchup.JPG

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        • thomthomT Offline
          thomthom
          last edited by

          Try selecting the face and the edges, Right-Click and Intersect with Selection

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            cmartin
            last edited by

            I selected all the lines in the floorplan and selected the face (which included the outside area...because it will not allow me to select just the floorplan face)
            and I right clicked and selected "Intersect Faces | With Selection"....

            it did not seem to do anything. When I select the floorplan face, it still selects the outside area as well.

            Are these leaks common?

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            • thomthomT Offline
              thomthom
              last edited by

              Can you post that sample model?

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                cmartin
                last edited by

                @thomthom said:

                Can you post that sample model?

                I've attached it.


                floorplan.skp

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                • thomthomT Offline
                  thomthom
                  last edited by

                  It seems that the non-border edges of your shape prevents SU from splitting that large square. Cut the internal edges, then Intersect, and then Paste In Place to restore the internal edges.

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                  • jeff hammondJ Offline
                    jeff hammond
                    last edited by

                    The lines to nowhere inside the perimeter are causing it. If they were walls instead of just line then it will seal. Otherwise, make temporary rectangles using those lines then erase later.

                    (edit- I like thom's method 👍

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                      cmartin
                      last edited by

                      @thomthom said:

                      It seems that the non-border edges of your shape prevents SU from splitting that large square. Cut the internal edges, then Intersect, and then Paste In Place to restore the internal edges.

                      Wow....it worked...thank you guys.

                      Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again? Perhaps build the outside perimeter first and make sure it is sealed, then start on the walls inside?

                      Also, when I cut the lines and then try to paste them, it is almost impossible to line then up exactly where they were before. I can only imagine if this happened on a more complex floorplan it would be that much harder. is there any easy way to paste them to exactly where they were before? lining them up seems very difficult.

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                      • thomthomT Offline
                        thomthom
                        last edited by

                        @cmartin said:

                        Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again? Perhaps build the outside perimeter first and make sure it is sealed, then start on the walls inside?

                        Yes.

                        @cmartin said:

                        Also, when I cut the lines and then try to paste them, it is almost impossible to line then up exactly where they were before. I can only imagine if this happened on a more complex floorplan it would be that much harder. is there any easy way to paste them to exactly where they were before?

                        Yes, use "Paste In Place" as oppose to just "Paste".

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                          cmartin
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Yes, use "Paste In Place" as oppose to just "Paste".

                          oh my goodness that was easy....

                          thank you so much!

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                          • thomthomT Offline
                            thomthom
                            last edited by

                            😉 👍

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                              d12dozr
                              last edited by

                              Good to know, I often have struggled with this

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