First model
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Dear all,
I am building my first model (see attachment) and generally I find sketchup very intuitive but I am struggling with the following problems:
a) I have built a door with side panels. Looking at it from the inside of the store I would like to extend the edge of the side panels so that they fit snugly against the door
b ) The floor extends beyond the door. I can't cut the bit that is in front of the store out.
c) I would like to add a roof. Each time I try to do so the front door is blocked out
d) I can't colour the logo on the front of the store.Can some one say what I am doing wrong
Best regards
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Hi Henry,
You seem to have misplaced the attachment.
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Sorry the file was obviously too large and didn't actually attach.
I have now attached a zipped versionBest regards
Henry
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one other thing show some thickness for your wall
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Hi Henry,
You'll find it a lot easier if you start to take each chunk of your work and make it a component (or a group) as they don't 'stick' to each other. You can also clone components (and change the scale or color) without adding to the complexity of your model.
I've attached a copy where I've done a very quick job of turning the door and side windows (and some other pieces) into components. You should now find that you can move these without dragging other pieces with them.
To edit a component double click on it. If you edit the floor and rotate the model to look up from underneath you should be able to see the outline of the door and windows and draw around it.
To fill the gaps it's probably best to use inferencing to move the side windows into the 'best' positions. Then create small fillets as separate components to fill the gap.
Bob
PS As the side windows are identical I would delete one and replace it with a clone of the other.
File has the text and unused components removed to reduce the size.
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Thanks guys
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