The "Duh!" thread (aka the Doh! thread)

ken · 9 Jul 2012, 01:09

I guess I could call this "The Well I'll be Darn Thread". I have used Sketchup since V 4. And I know that the text tool will give me info on geometry. Like length, area, but today, surprise, I used the text tool on the apex of an angle and I got the following, the degrees of the angle in the text box. Never saw that before, and I would have an illustration to show you if I could get the text tool to do it again.

Ken

Gaieus · 12 Jul 2012, 09:21

I was reading a topic and realized that I did not understand a word.
Then looked up and also realized I was in the Developers Forum.

thomthom · 12 Jul 2012, 10:38

@gaieus said:

I was reading a topic and realized that I did not understand a word.
Then looked up and also realized I was in the Developers Forum.

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TIG · 12 Jul 2012, 11:22

Didn't you mean

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Rich O Brien · 12 Jul 2012, 11:42

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TIG · 12 Jul 2012, 14:17

It wasn't... but

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mrossk · 12 Jul 2012, 14:51

I think I got geek all over me

pilou · 12 Jul 2012, 14:57

thomthom · 2 Aug 2012, 07:36

@unknownuser said:

Found a cool one today.

Copy a line over and type 6" to set the distance. Then type *10 to array it 10 times.

What I already knew was that you can type *8 or *4 or whatever to adjust the number of arrayed items.

However I just found out that if you type 3" or 10" it will keep your array but adjust the spacing. Pretty sweet!

-Brodie

Duh!

That is sweet!

The manual doesn't even mention this!
http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94863

Heaps · 2 Aug 2012, 11:35

It even works with circular arrays - just type in the angle in degrees

brodie · 2 Aug 2012, 12:30

Found a cool one today.

Copy a line over and type 6" to set the distance. Then type *10 to array it 10 times.

What I already knew was that you can type *8 or *4 or whatever to adjust the number of arrayed items.

However I just found out that if you then type 3" or 10" it will keep your array but adjust the spacing. Pretty sweet!

-Brodie

broomstick · 4 Aug 2012, 12:48

@unknownuser said:

Found a cool one today.

Copy a line over and type 6" to set the distance. Then type *10 to array it 10 times.

What I already knew was that you can type *8 or *4 or whatever to adjust the number of arrayed items.

However I just found out that if you then type 3" or 10" it will keep your array but adjust the spacing. Pretty sweet!

-Brodie

This, sir, just made my day!

Bob James · 4 Aug 2012, 17:22

+1

jgb · 4 Aug 2012, 20:13

@unknownuser said:

Found a cool one today.

Copy a line over and type 6" to set the distance. Then type *10 to array it 10 times.

What I already knew was that you can type *8 or *4 or whatever to adjust the number of arrayed items.

However I just found out that if you then type 3" or 10" it will keep your array but adjust the spacing. Pretty sweet!

-Brodie

I just wish you found this last week, when I needed it.

d12dozr · 5 Aug 2012, 05:55

@unknownuser said:

Found a cool one today.

Copy a line over and type 6" to set the distance. Then type *10 to array it 10 times.

What I already knew was that you can type *8 or *4 or whatever to adjust the number of arrayed items.

However I just found out that if you then type 3" or 10" it will keep your array but adjust the spacing. Pretty sweet!

-Brodie

I learned that just a couple months ago from Dave R at a local meetup

aarondietzen · 14 Aug 2012, 19:40

Shift + Eraser to smooth...

I know that this has always been there, but I just discovered it recently (Duh!) thanks to another thread here... I cannot tell you how many times I have tweaked, and redone a push/pull or follow me command just to minimize the number of lines on a solid!

Ah... feels good to share my stupidity!

massimo · 14 Aug 2012, 20:19

Ctrl+ eraser is to smooth. Shift+eraser is to hide.

aarondietzen · 14 Aug 2012, 20:22

@massimo said:

Ctrl+ eraser is to smooth. Shift+eraser is to hide.

Stupidity x2!

thomthom · 14 Aug 2012, 20:23

Ctrl+Erase = Soft+Smooth
Shift+Erase = Hide
Ctrl+Shift+Erase = Un-soft+Smooth (But not Unhide!)

TIG · 14 Aug 2012, 20:38

@thomthom said:

Ctrl+Erase = Soft+Smooth
Shift+Erase = Hide
Ctrl+Shift+Erase = Un-soft+Smooth (But not Unhide!)
Use 'Entity Info' to manipulate selected edges' hidden/soft/smooth status OR alternatively use the context-menu 'Unhide' [or 'Hide']...