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    Box
    last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 17:17

    And after making them as Dave suggests, save them as a collection of components so you'll never have to make them again.

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      Dave R
      last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 17:22

      Indeed!

      I thought that went without saying but... 😉

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        jalsina
        last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:30

        Thanks, but when I do as you say -- create polygon, make component, open component for editing, measure with tape measure, and change the dimension -- nothing happens. I get no indication of an option for re-sizing. What am I doing wrong?

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          Box
          last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:38

          You need to use the ctrl key to change from guide to measure.
          Basically hitting ctrl with the tape tool toggles a small + on and off. You want it off for the resize function to work.

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            Dave R
            last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:40

            I never hit Ctrl to switch to measuring mode but I do make sure to click at both corners as I mentioned originally. And you need to measure from and to the corners, not from an edge.

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              Box
              last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:42

              D'oh on me, never knew that one, measure the line not the face. 👍

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                Dave R
                last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:47

                Or maybe a better way to put it is measure the distance between two endpoints. They don't have to be on the same edge.
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                  cotty
                  last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:49

                  You can find details in the help.

                  my SketchUp gallery

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                    Box
                    last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 18:51

                    Yep it makes sense and works well, I had always done it the other way with ctrl, then you can measure anywhere and it will resize. Different stokes as they say. Once again, like your signature, you've given me something to reflect on.

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                      jalsina
                      last edited by 17 Mar 2014, 19:01

                      Works! Thanks. J

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                        unearthed
                        last edited by 21 Mar 2014, 19:56

                        SD Mitch has a plugin that'll draw polygons by apothem - http://sdmitch.blogspot.co.nz/

                        Growplan - People ∩ Plants ∩ Place

                        windows 7 64b, 4GB RAM, SU 8.0.16846
                        Gimp, QGIS, Vectorworks 12, Bricscad 11

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                          Blenkey
                          last edited by 11 May 2019, 20:11

                          hi its no big deal. Select polygon tool, select centre point when moving out from centre click ctrl, polygon will toggle between corner and centre of line.

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                            Box
                            last edited by 13 May 2019, 08:15

                            @blenkey said:

                            click ctrl, polygon will toggle between corner and centre of line.

                            This feature was added after this thread, so the ctrl toggle of polygons doesn't work in versions before 2015.

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