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    • D Offline
      d12dozr
      last edited by

      πŸ‘ πŸ‘

      Excellent tip, Jean! Sketchup's inferencing is definitely underestimated.

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      • pilouP Offline
        pilou
        last edited by

        V6 or V7 file? 😳

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

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        • Mike LuceyM Offline
          Mike Lucey
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          Thanks Jean, yet another tip to add to the Jean Lemire's 'Just Ideas' collection over over 120 tips and tricks πŸ‘

          Looking forward to having a few beers with you soon πŸ˜‰

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          • cottyC Offline
            cotty
            last edited by

            Nice one, thank you! I've added it to the DUH!s...

            my SketchUp gallery

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            • Jean LemireJ Offline
              Jean Lemire
              last edited by

              Hi Pilou, hi folks.

              V7


              Rotation along any edge even a remote one.skp

              Jean (Johnny) Lemire from Repentigny, Quebec, Canada.

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                ArCAD-UK
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                @d12dozr said:

                :thumb: πŸ‘

                Excellent tip, Jean! Sketchup's inferencing is definitely underestimated.

                +1 Thanks Jean. SU looks so simple yet the tricks just keep coming. I didn't know you could get a parallel inference. πŸ‘

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                • pilouP Offline
                  pilou
                  last edited by

                  Seems it's always V8 format! πŸ˜‰

                  But finally i found a computer with the V8 installated at my next door neighbor! πŸ’š

                  Yes cool trick πŸ˜„

                  But see this epic thread about the insufficiency of the Rotate tool inferency! πŸ€“

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

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                    raineysky
                    last edited by

                    Bookmarked!!! Super Cool trick Jean. Thanks for sharing.

                    Paul

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                    • B Offline
                      Ben Ritter
                      last edited by

                      Can't get it to work. Am I missing a step? At what point do you align the bottom of the protractor?

                      If I keep holding the LMB after I pick the rotation point, the protractor wants to rotate around an axis other than the blue.

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                      • cottyC Offline
                        cotty
                        last edited by

                        @ben ritter said:

                        Can't get it to work. Am I missing a step? At what point do you align the bottom of the protractor?

                        If I keep holding the LMB after I pick the rotation point, the protractor wants to rotate around an axis other than the blue.

                        The rotation around the blue axis is not the goal. It is the combination of

                        • define the rotation axis "the right way" (one description from Gaieus here)
                        • the linear parallel inference (e.g. here)

                        -> You can use the inference system from Sketchup while defining the roation axis

                        my SketchUp gallery

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                          Len_Corwin
                          last edited by

                          Unclear what B and C refer to: the points adjacent to A on the ground? Is the solid resting on a triangular face? Another view would help clarify its shape.

                          Is one supposed to be able to carry out the indicated operations on the provided file? Perhaps add the result of the rotation.

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