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      Jim57
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      It seems that with Sketchup you have to think a lot about how to start to get to where you want to go.

      I am drawing my building so I can extract some drawings for roofers. I started with the roof lines, then wall elevations, chimney, etc. Then I started trying to Push/Pull the walls into thickness, so I could show people sections, and things got interesting.

      If I draw a rectangle, I have no proplem Pushing it into a rectangular solid. But if I draw a cornice and the wall behind it, the wall just does not want to Push into a volume. It seems that once a plane intersects the wall, I can't Push unless I somehow manage to keep the corner. What happens is I move the wall, but I can't leave the original face in place.

      I've managed to hack my way through the chimney by pulling faces, drawing lines, pulling faces, again and again. I don't want to go through that again with the large wall in my attachment.

      I thought this must be a glitch on my computer, so I've cold restarted. I still get the same thing. Any hints?

      Thanks In Advance,

      Jim


      Icarus Roof.skp

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        Jim57
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        Wow, that little trick ("option click" on my Mac) is great. Thanks.

        I would normally start with the floor plan, but in this case I don't know, and don't need to know, the exact size of the building or its height, just the critical dimensions around this wall, chimney and roof. I figured it would be easier if I could just draw the important stuff and let the rest sort itself out.

        Best,

        Jim

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