The "Duh!" thread (aka the Doh! thread)

[jiminy-billy-bob]

Nobody, I'm just wondering

[Rich O Brien]

I'm not bringing them. But they could be there.

[jiminy-billy-bob]

You're not coming?

[sfto1]

I like to place section planes at specific locations. So, when I learned that if I hold down CTRL before clicking to locate section plane, it will stick to the face it is near. Then I move the plane using the move tool relative to that face. Duh or D'oh, I don't know, but I like it.

[Ecuadorian]

Hey, everyone! I just downloaded the book. Thank you for the good memories!

[Gareth]

Great book....love it....!!

Well done.

[genki.tt]

I found a small miss type on The D'oh! Book P61(ver.1.0) P63(ver.1.1)

[20mm, 10mm, 30mm] absolute move -> <20mm, 10mm, 30mm> relative move

By the way I could find Doh about Array Command, we can change operation 'x' to '/' with using 'x1' , or we can change '/' to 'x' with using '/1'.

copy(move + 'alt') some object and type VCB
<1000,,>
x4
10000
x1
/4
20000
/1
<1000, 1000, 1000>
x10
.... we can continue 'x', '/', distance value, relative vertics, absolute vertics.
'x1' or '/1' is important.

Thank you for GREAT BOOK!!

[pilou]

Doh of the day! Surely trivial but never remarked!
Saving a file with objects who are not Components and Groups
New File
Import this file : it's converted in a Component!

[Dave R]

@pilou said:

Doh of the day! Surely trivial but never remarked!
Saving a file with objects who are not Components and Groups
New File
Import this file : it's converted in a Component!

And if you create a component and save it using File>Save as... and then import it, it'll be double wrapped.

[pilou]

And Making a Component creates a new context menu on the Right Click Menu!
"Save As" (+ "Reload" + "Detach")
So more speed than the menu "File Save as" !

[Ecuadorian]

I've just spent one hour asking myself why I could not copy-paste from an old SKP file to a new SKP file with a newly imported AutoCAD drawing. I run SketchUp's checkup, GPU-Z, Repaired SketchUp, reinstalled SketchUp... Nothing. Until I remembered these guys send me the AutoCAD drawings in milimeters instead of meters, but I imported it as meters... So the new drawing was gigantic and anything I copy-pasted from the old file was just too tiny to be seen.

[pilou]

Why not use the "Zoom Extended" in a new file ?

[rv1974]

Today Penny has Dropped:
XnView is way better BP2 library explorer then a built-in one.
As well I use XnView as Component explorer for years now. Excellent with 2nd disply + drag'n'drop.

[Sleipnir]

New to this program, looking for a good extension for cabinet building and or wood working draw up.

Thanks
Odin's Favorite Eight Legged Horse'

[pilou]

Super Doh of the day! Thanks Dave!
The arc Circle "Knife"! Make a Double Click at the end of the Arc Drawing!
Excellent!
Never made the Double Click! (just simple click: as it was not writed on the bottom help line!
And I surrely missed it on the manual!
Animation by Dave

[Dave R]

@pilou said:

Never made the Double Click! (just simple click: as it was not writed on the bottom help line!
And I surrely missed it on the manual!

You probably missed this, too. If you want to place the same radius on other corners, double click near them.

[pilou]

Very cool!
I suppose I am not the only one!

[kaas]

I don't know if this is a new feature but I was pleasantly surprised to learn about it:

In the 3dWarehouse, select a model, look at the statistics in the panel on the right, if you hover / click on a tag (materials/components) you can import just one of those elements instead of the whole model.
Great feature if you just need 1 material of 1 element from a collection.

[boofredlay]

@dave r said:

You probably missed this, too. If you want to place the same radius on other corners, double click near them.

[HornOxx]

@pilou said:

...I suppose I am not the only one!
I'm also a member of this unsuspecting club...