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    How to Get Rid of Leaks in Floorplans

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      cmartin
      last edited by

      here's a screenshot.

      The floorplan on the left cannot be selected. It selects the floorplan and the outside area.
      The rectangle on the left is normal, it can be selected.

      Its like there is a hole in the floorplan, even though, i just created it and there is not.


      sketchup.JPG

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      • thomthomT
        thomthom
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        Try selecting the face and the edges, Right-Click and Intersect with Selection

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          cmartin
          last edited by

          I selected all the lines in the floorplan and selected the face (which included the outside area...because it will not allow me to select just the floorplan face)
          and I right clicked and selected "Intersect Faces | With Selection"....

          it did not seem to do anything. When I select the floorplan face, it still selects the outside area as well.

          Are these leaks common?

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          • thomthomT
            thomthom
            last edited by

            Can you post that sample model?

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              cmartin
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              @thomthom said:

              Can you post that sample model?

              I've attached it.


              floorplan.skp

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              • thomthomT
                thomthom
                last edited by

                It seems that the non-border edges of your shape prevents SU from splitting that large square. Cut the internal edges, then Intersect, and then Paste In Place to restore the internal edges.

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                • jeff hammondJ
                  jeff hammond
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                  The lines to nowhere inside the perimeter are causing it. If they were walls instead of just line then it will seal. Otherwise, make temporary rectangles using those lines then erase later.

                  (edit- I like thom's method 👍

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                    cmartin
                    last edited by

                    @thomthom said:

                    It seems that the non-border edges of your shape prevents SU from splitting that large square. Cut the internal edges, then Intersect, and then Paste In Place to restore the internal edges.

                    Wow....it worked...thank you guys.

                    Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again? Perhaps build the outside perimeter first and make sure it is sealed, then start on the walls inside?

                    Also, when I cut the lines and then try to paste them, it is almost impossible to line then up exactly where they were before. I can only imagine if this happened on a more complex floorplan it would be that much harder. is there any easy way to paste them to exactly where they were before? lining them up seems very difficult.

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                      thomthom
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                      @cmartin said:

                      Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening again? Perhaps build the outside perimeter first and make sure it is sealed, then start on the walls inside?

                      Yes.

                      @cmartin said:

                      Also, when I cut the lines and then try to paste them, it is almost impossible to line then up exactly where they were before. I can only imagine if this happened on a more complex floorplan it would be that much harder. is there any easy way to paste them to exactly where they were before?

                      Yes, use "Paste In Place" as oppose to just "Paste".

                      Thomas Thomassen — SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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                        cmartin
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                        @unknownuser said:

                        Yes, use "Paste In Place" as oppose to just "Paste".

                        oh my goodness that was easy....

                        thank you so much!

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                          thomthom
                          last edited by

                          😉 👍

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                            d12dozr
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                            Good to know, I often have struggled with this

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