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    Can't select the object I want. Always get extra points.

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    • G Offline
      GilliganU
      last edited by

      When selecting an object that touches another object, the selection ALWAYS grabs a point, or edge in the other object. Moving the original object will cause the extraneous point to be moved also, distorting the NOT supposed to be selected object.

      I have tried to subtract the unwanted object with Ctrl-Shift. This never works.

      If I need to stretch an object in two directions, and the first stretch touches another object, a point on the touched object is added to the selection. Now, stretching the original object in the other direction, the extra point is dragged with it, distorting the supposedly, unselected object into some bizarre shape.

      How do I get ONLY the object I want?

      How do I keep touched points from being added to the selection?

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      • Rich O BrienR Offline
        Rich O Brien Moderator
        last edited by

        How can an object sharing geometry be considered separate?

        Also a picture helps describe the issue better.... πŸ‘

        Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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          GilliganU
          last edited by

          How can they be considered the same, I didn't group them, I just made them touch.

          See the three files. After the stretch down, several points are added to the selection that should NOT be there. After stretch right, you can see several points half circle moving. No points in the half circle should be selected!


          Before Streatch


          After Stretch Down


          After Stretch Right

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          • Rich O BrienR Offline
            Rich O Brien Moderator
            last edited by

            SketchUp 'Auto-heals' faces and edges that occupy the same plane/xyz coord.

            Where edges/faces overlap there they are merged.

            Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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              GilliganU
              last edited by

              So, what is the vaccine for this "Auto Healing" BUG?

              (Which , by the way, sounds a lot like this Dr. Who episode: https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Nanogene#:~:text=Nanogenes%2C%20also%20known%20as%20nanobots,or%20guarding%20planets%20and%20technology.)

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              • R Offline
                rv1974
                last edited by

                group things religeosly (via shortcut)

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                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @gilliganu said:

                  So, what is the vaccine for this "Auto Healing" BUG?

                  Understanding how SketchUp works and following RV's advice. Wrap loose geometry in a container to prevent happy accidents πŸ˜„

                  Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                  • G Offline
                    GilliganU
                    last edited by

                    So, I made the totally independent object, the half circle a group with one object in it. This did prevent it from having its points from being auto-healed. I have to say, this seems inside out. Why not just let me group things when I'm ready to do that?

                    What exactly is the group shortcut? I search the help and it would not say. It gave a list of default shortcuts, (a VERY short list) and group was not amount them.

                    Finally, what is the un-group command? Searching help produces nothing useful.

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                    • Rich O BrienR Offline
                      Rich O Brien Moderator
                      last edited by

                      Assign a shortcut key for Group or select your desired geometry then Right Click > Group

                      https://i.imgur.com/n5PtGYV.png

                      To Ungroup use the Explode command under Right Click > Explode

                      https://i.imgur.com/uUaOdxz.png

                      Its called Explode because it apply to Groups and Components. Ungroup would make sense if SketchUp only dealt in Groups....but it doesn't so πŸ˜›

                      Download the free D'oh Book for SketchUp πŸ“–

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                      • BoxB Offline
                        Box
                        last edited by

                        Shift g is the default for group, g the default for component.

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                          GilliganU
                          last edited by

                          I have to say, it would be nice if the help system could translate un-group to explode, for me!

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                          • BoxB Offline
                            Box
                            last edited by

                            Perhaps spending some time learning the basics would help you.
                            https://learn.sketchup.com/

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