Puzzled about Moving
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I have just started with Sketchup.
My process is as follows. All of this is done in Front View.
(1) draw a circle
(2) select by lasso and Push the circle into a cylinder
(3) draw a rectangle
(4) Select by lasso and push the rectangle into a box
(5) move the rectangle/box' front face
- it successfully moves to the side and starts to show a side face. It creates a distorted box.
(6) Move the cylinder's front face
- it appears to move in and out of the Front scene, rather than sideways. It means I cannot create a distorted cylinder.Why is the behaviour different?
Thanks for any assistance.
Nick
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use the auto-fold feature with the move tool.. on mac, it's the apple key
for windows, maybe command? (look at the bottom of the drawing window while the move tool is selected.. it will tell you which key to push for auto-fold and any other modifier keys possible with said tool)edit- oh, and you don't have to select a face prior to push/pulling it (as described in steps #2 & 4 of your method) .. just choose the push/pull tool then hover it over the face you'd like to extrude.. it will select automatically.
edit #2- it's the Alt key on windows.. here's a little description to help understand the behavior
http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94865 -
Excellent Jeff! Thanks. I was just getting used to the idea of looking down the bottom for prompts and had missed that.
It's the Alt key in Win.
I found out about not needing to select before pushing aft6er I posted (by accident
) but thanks for the heads-up.Nick
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While using "alt" to auto fold works fine, you still need to "find" the direction you want to autofold in. It is actually much easier to use the arrow keys instead. If you Tap ( that is hit but don't hold down) the right arrow key you will force the movement in the red axis direction. If the left arrow key, the green direction and if the up or down arrow keys, the blue axis direction. This only works after you have "grabbed" the surface with the move tool. So the sequence is click/release on the surface you want to move, tap the appropriate arrow key and then as you start to move your mouse the autofold will happen in the desired direction.
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OK. Great! I was wondering about quantifying stuff.
Actually I have found that using the fold does not give the result I need (although it may one day). It causes distortion of the shape. I wanted a round cylinder with non perp ends.
So I am looking at slicing...but I may have to have another go and post a question about that, as I got so far than got stuck.
Nick
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@oldnick said:
OK. Great! I was wondering about quantifying stuff.
Actually I have found that using the fold does not give the result I need (although it may one day). It causes distortion of the shape. I wanted a round cylinder with non perp ends.
So I am looking at slicing...but I may have to have another go and post a question about that, as I got so far than got stuck.
Nick
Have a go at rotating the end vs slice or move
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OK. I will thanks. I have had a go at rotating and I think I am getting the hang of it.
I am not new to PC-based drawing, just the methods of this programme.
Nick
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AHAH! Lovely. Rotate worked a treat.
Nick
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