Nudge objects plugin?

cuttingedge

I wish there's a plugin to move objects (even selected edges or points) using arrow keys...locked to x or y or z with the possibility to move it finely by pressing down lets say ctrl key.

Mover tool can be a good substitute in which you need to click on a virtual arrow keys but it moves only groups and not points or edges...

the convenience of arrow keys still cant be beaten- sometimes moving objects using mouse is a pain as it snaps or jumps or sometimes moves in the wrong direction

Rafferty94

This sounds interesting. It would be a help.

Perhaps settings to change the distance moved on a specific axis. ( so left arrow key pressed once could be moved 20mm then changed whenever).

Also the same thing as in a changeable distance or % for when the CTRL button is pressed (20% of 20mm when CTRL button is pressed)

Sorry to jump in on your post. Just elaborating on this as it seems a good idea.

Box

You could always try the unusually named Nudge tool.
http://www.smustard.com/script/Nudge

cuttingedge

Interesting but I hope it has at least 30 day trial like other plugins....

dcyale

@cuttingedge said:

Interesting but I hope it has at least 30 day trial like other plugins....

I didn't see a 30 day trial, but I bought it and it has been a real time saver. Prior to this I exported my pieces into blender as STLs and assembled them in Blender. Now I can assemble in Sketchup, and choose .01 movement increments to get pretty precise alignment of parts.

I have never been happy with the native move tool for finessing pieces of a model together.

Dave R

@dcyale said:

I have never been happy with the native move tool for finessing pieces of a model together.

That's odd. I find it much quicker and more precise to use the native Move tool for placing parts.

pilou

Another cool free one is mover2 by jim
a cool french video!
(link of mover2 is given on the text!

dcyale

@dave r said:

@dcyale said:

I have never been happy with the native move tool for finessing pieces of a model together.

That's odd. I find it much quicker and more precise to use the native Move tool for placing parts.

I should mention (it was late when I posted the last) that I do almost all my work on a laptop with a touchpad. So no middle mouse button or scroll wheel, and less precision. Slows me down, but I can work when my kid is doing her sports practice.

slbaumgartner

@dcyale said:

@dave r said:

@dcyale said:

I have never been happy with the native move tool for finessing pieces of a model together.

That's odd. I find it much quicker and more precise to use the native Move tool for placing parts.

I should mention (it was late when I posted the last) that I do almost all my work on a laptop with a touchpad. So no middle mouse button or scroll wheel, and less precision. Slows me down, but I can work when my kid is doing her sports practice.

I've found SU to be almost unusable via touchpad. My sympathy!

Dave R

Yeah. That's too bad that you have to use the touchpad. You might as well take up building ships in bottles with big heavy mittens on.

Pixero

I have a old one (js_MoveTool) here that you can assign as a shortcut (for example Alt+M.) and use arrow keys to move.

Usage:

Select a object or group of objects.
Select the JS MoveTool and enter a distance in the VCB. Press Return/Enter.
Now move with arrow keys.
Use Alt + Up/Down to move in Z axis.
You can enter a new distance at any time.
Press Ctrl (Apple Key on Mac) for distance * 0.1
Press Shift for distance * 10

http://pixero.com/downloads_sketchup.html

sicksickisck

I have nudge tool, is real cool thing [you can change many things in this ruby, is nice thing too] .but I looking for tool like "nudge tool" working base of camera projection vector;

Jim

I too have a Nudge tool and it works with the camera if nothing is selected; and aectionnplane too. Maybe we all should put our heads together and create the ultimate nudge tool hehe!

pmolson

I am with Dave here, I don't see how it can be easier than grabbing an object by the exact spot you want to mate to another and simply move it to the exact spot on the other object.

Anyone have an example video of the nudge tool in use? I am curious.

Paul

mattalex

@Pixero Hi there, still working in SU 2022 Pro, thanks v much!