sketchucation logo sketchucation
    • Login
    Oops, your profile's looking a bit empty! To help us tailor your experience, please fill in key details like your SketchUp version, skill level, operating system, and more. Update and save your info on your profile page today!
    Urasik Extensions | Lots of new extensions to check out Learn More

    Rectangle tool

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Newbie Forum
    sketchup
    3 Posts 2 Posters 168 Views 2 Watching
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • R Offline
      Rose123
      last edited by

      Is it possible to inadvertently change a setting on the rectangle tool so that it just makes narrow rectangles or lines? I was drawing walls using the rectangle tool, and adjusting the rectangles so that they were all 6" thick. shortly thereafter, I could not use my rectangle tool to draw random-size rectangles anymore. i hadn't drawn much on that file to date, so i don't think the issue was hidden or nested items, as i read as a possible reason elsewhere. the only way i could "fix" it was by closing the file unsaved and opening a new one. the rectangle tool now works again. i can't use that as a solution for a more involved file, though ...any insights as to what i did the "ruin" the rectangle tool on that file? thanks!

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • Wo3DanW Offline
        Wo3Dan
        last edited by

        @rose123 said:

        Is it possible to inadvertently change a setting on the rectangle tool so that it just makes narrow rectangles or lines? .....

        There are no settings for the native 'Rectangle' tool in SketchUp.
        Drawing (new) rectangles may be constrained to existing geometry, that's all.
        You can force it to draw another arbitrary sized rectangle and then type its actual dimensions followed by [Enter].

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • R Offline
          Rose123
          last edited by

          Ok, thx. Still leaves me wondering what happened to my rectangle tool in that file, though!

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0

          Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

          Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

          With your input, this post could be even better đź’—

          Register Login
          • 1 / 1
          • First post
            Last post
          Buy SketchPlus
          Buy SUbD
          Buy WrapR
          Buy eBook
          Buy Modelur
          Buy Vertex Tools
          Buy SketchCuisine
          Buy FormFonts

          Advertisement