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  • B Offline
    brodie
    last edited by 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

    steelblue http://www.steelbluellc.com

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      broomstick
      last edited by 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!

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        Bob James
        last edited by 4 Aug 2012, 17:22

        +1

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          jgb
          last edited by 4 Aug 2012, 20:13

          @unknownuser said:

          Found a cool one today. ๐Ÿ˜’

          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. ๐Ÿ˜†


          jgb

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            d12dozr
            last edited by 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 ๐Ÿ‘

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              aarondietzen
              last edited by 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!

              "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
              - Albert Einstein

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                massimo Moderator
                last edited by 14 Aug 2012, 20:19

                Ctrl+ eraser is to smooth. Shift+eraser is to hide. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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                  aarondietzen
                  last edited by 14 Aug 2012, 20:22

                  @massimo said:

                  Ctrl+ eraser is to smooth. Shift+eraser is to hide. ๐Ÿ˜‰

                  Stupidity x2! ๐Ÿ˜†

                  "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                  - Albert Einstein

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                    thomthom
                    last edited by 14 Aug 2012, 20:23

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

                    Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                    List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                      TIG Moderator
                      last edited by 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']...

                      TIG

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                        aarondietzen
                        last edited by 14 Aug 2012, 21:56

                        @tig said:

                        @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']...

                        "Learn something new everyday!"

                        In this case... several new things.

                        "Imagination is more important than knowledge..."
                        - Albert Einstein

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                        • pilouP Offline
                          pilou
                          last edited by 14 Aug 2012, 22:54

                          @unknownuser said:

                          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

                          Seems that is more missing here ๐Ÿ˜‰
                          http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94867&topic=2458142&ctx=topic

                          Frenchy Pilou
                          Is beautiful that please without concept!
                          My Little site :)

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                          • emerald15E Offline
                            emerald15
                            last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 13:52

                            @heaps said:

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

                            You've lost me now...I usually type in x(number) not *(number). But how do I get back to degrees... how does one type 'degrees'! ACAD is 'dd%d' but what is SU?

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                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 14:00

                              Typing an 'x' or '*' is the same - so you can type x2, *2 , 2x etc for 'times'.
                              To 'divide' the copies use /2...
                              You never need to use a 'degree' symbol with Rotate, any typed in +ve or -ve numbers that don't contain an x, * or / are taken as degrees anyway... In Move [and tools like Line] it's taken as 'current units', unless you add a units suffix, so typing 1000 while using mm Moves the object 1000mm, but to move it a specific distance in feet+inches can be done even while the model's current-units is mm - e.g. typing 3'4" will Move that exact amount [1016mm] etc...

                              Incidentally, if you want to type 'special characters' in Sketchup Text - like degrees [ยฐ] - there are OS specific key-strokes, on a PC it's Alt0176, on a MAC I think it's OptionShift8. There are lots, so if you use some regularly have a crib sheet handy...

                              TIG

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                                jgb
                                last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 14:51

                                This is also a question, based on the above.

                                Using SCALE, you can just type a percentage value in the VCB. This is handy to set a specific scale factor like 92%. It is also handy to set a scale factor that is between SCALE's preset snap tolerance of .1% so just type 90.15 in the VCB where SCALE snaps only to 90.1% or 90.2% and you need the precision.

                                OK, my question, How do I set scale to a dimensional value?
                                ie: my object is 12 inches, and I want it to be 13 inches, without doing the percentage math. AND I am holding the CTRL and SHIFT keys down to scale all and from the center. When I release the mouse button to type, my position is lost.


                                jgb

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                                  thomthom
                                  last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 14:59

                                  @jgb said:

                                  OK, my question, How do I set scale to a dimensional value?
                                  ie: my object is 12 inches, and I want it to be 13 inches, without doing the percentage math. AND I am holding the CTRL and SHIFT keys down to scale all and from the center. When I release the mouse button to type, my position is lost.

                                  Just scale roughly first - then use the VCB to adjust with accuracy afterwards - typing in the length.

                                  Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                  List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                  • pilouP Offline
                                    pilou
                                    last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 15:04

                                    Just draw a 13 inch segment from a vertex from your object and Scale your object by the line! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                    Alas this just work only with "cubic" objects! ๐Ÿค“
                                    If you have inclined faces you must don't use the native Scale tool!!!

                                    Frenchy Pilou
                                    Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                    My Little site :)

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                                    • TIGT Online
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 15:21

                                      Pull out to approximate size [using any modifier keys you desire], then immediately type in the required size, before selecting another tool.
                                      The length has to have a 'units suffix'.
                                      Type 13 will make it 13x bigger ! but 13" makes it exactly 13 inches, or 330mm which makes it exactly that size in mm, this is done irrespective of the model's current-unit settings...

                                      TIG

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                                        jgb
                                        last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 15:37

                                        Post by Pilou on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:57 am
                                        Just draw a 13 inch segment from a vertex from your object and Scale your object by the line! ๐Ÿ˜‰

                                        Yeah, I do that, thanks. ๐Ÿ‘

                                        Post by thomthom on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:59 am
                                        Just scale roughly first - then use the VCB to adjust with accuracy afterwards - typing in the length.

                                        Can't seem to make it work. I type the value but when I type the " (inch) it erases the value. ๐Ÿ˜ข

                                        I noticed that when I press the SHIFT key, the VCB shows me the ratios of each axis, which is handy. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ
                                        You can then adjust the ratios of each axis in the VCB using a comma to separate the % values in the same order as the axis ref to its left. โ˜€

                                        AND you can post adjust the size to a dimension but only in FEET, not inches. ๐Ÿ˜


                                        jgb

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                                        • TIGT Online
                                          TIG Moderator
                                          last edited by 15 Aug 2012, 15:46

                                          I beg to differ. ๐Ÿ˜•
                                          I can successfully Scale an object to exactly 13" using the " suffix.
                                          Pick a point to scale it by an arbitrary amount - 1.1 say - commit the scaling - THEN type 13" to apply the desired exact dimension...
                                          What are your unit-settings ? I have tried virtually every combo and they all let me enter 13" successfully ??

                                          TIG

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