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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
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      πŸ’š

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      Frenchy Pilou
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      • thomthomT Offline
        thomthom
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        @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

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

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        • H Offline
          Heaps
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          It even works with circular arrays - just type in the angle in degrees

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          • brodieB Offline
            brodie
            last edited by

            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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            • broomstickB Offline
              broomstick
              last edited by

              @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 JamesB Offline
                Bob James
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                • jgbJ Offline
                  jgb
                  last edited by

                  @unknownuser said:

                  Found a cool one today. πŸ˜’

                  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. πŸ˜†


                  jgb

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                  • D Offline
                    d12dozr
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                    @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 πŸ‘

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                    • aarondietzenA Offline
                      aarondietzen
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                      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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                      • massimoM Offline
                        massimo Moderator
                        last edited by

                        Ctrl+ eraser is to smooth. Shift+eraser is to hide. πŸ˜‰

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                        • aarondietzenA Offline
                          aarondietzen
                          last edited by

                          @massimo said:

                          Ctrl+ eraser is to smooth. Shift+eraser is to hide. πŸ˜‰

                          Stupidity x2! πŸ˜†

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

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

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

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                            • TIGT Offline
                              TIG Moderator
                              last edited by

                              @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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                              • aarondietzenA Offline
                                aarondietzen
                                last edited by

                                @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

                                  @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 πŸ˜‰
                                  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
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                                    @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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                                    • TIGT Offline
                                      TIG Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      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 [Β°] - 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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                                      • jgbJ Offline
                                        jgb
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                                        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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                                        • thomthomT Offline
                                          thomthom
                                          last edited by

                                          @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 β€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
                                          List of my plugins and link to the CookieWare fund

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                                          • pilouP Offline
                                            pilou
                                            last edited by

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

                                            Alas this just work only with "cubic" objects! πŸ€“
                                            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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