[Tutorial] how to copy edges only of an object

juan974

hello, my second tutorial, some weeks ago i was talking whit a begineer on sketchup, he asks a trick : "i have to redraw my model more carefully, have you an idea to draw it whit the same dimensions?", directly i think to select edges only, make a group and restart whit those edges as references, so i need selector.rb or selectoy.rb, but take too many time to explain how to install them, then how to use them (he never heart about component and plugin..., i needed a method that don t need a plugin, so i try this and it works, so how to copy edges only of an object :

turn render mode wireframe on, go to "view > face style > wireframe"
edit the component (by double clickng on it) and drag the mouse to select the edges
copy the edges go to "edit > copy"
close the component (by double clicking out of it)
paste the edges go to "edit > paste" (you can paste in place if needed), left click when position is ok
hit immediatly the key "g", then hit "enter" to create a component whit the edges
turn render mode shaded whit texture on, go to "view > face style > shaded whit texture"
et voila, hope it helps

simon le bon

Hi Gilles,

Very good tip. I'm using it daily. Wireframe mode is also very useful for various tasks...

But there is a set of selecting tools which are "musts" and must be installed for a cool using of SketchUp:

Matt666_Selection manager
Jim_Selection Memory
tmtm_Selection Toys

Hope to see you soon with new tutorials... simon

TIG

I even have some customized right-click context-menu scripts of my own [very short and simple] that Invert-Select, Erase-Coplanar-Edges, De-Select-Edges, De-Select-Faces, Add-Faces-to-Edges etc which are even quicker than using a menu item...