Anchor point when pasting
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jeez, sorry to not be a forum regular and be aware of the proper etiquette. I set up membership a long time ago and had no idea the version I used was even in my profile. Since you pointed it out I see it and have updated it.
I am sorry you feel like you "wasted" your time. I thought this would be a good place to post a question about something I was having trouble with to people who felt like helping to whatever degree they were interested. That seemed like the case a while ago when I was using Sketchup and these forums more. I don't feel like I wasted my time, I learn from trial and error and now I know more than when I started about sketchup and this forum.
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No wasted time that's a very good explanation of cutting a group I've forgot to up date my profile as well. I was curious why did you use groups rather than components and why did you not use sections to do that. May help me in doing that.
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Where in New Mexico. Are you from or living.
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@mwm: In my workflow I group/component everything that is a physically distinct object for the most part. I feel like it makes the model behave more like a real world object and is easier to edit. I do not use any geometry that is not in a group or component because it always seems to create way too many problems when I move or alter things. I use components for anything that is identical or symmetrical so I only need to modify one of them or one side of it. In this case each stud is unique so I use groups. This way if I duplicate a stud and alter one of them later they both don't change. I use layers for assemblies that are related (wall framing, roof framing, wall skin, windows and doors etc)
I use sections seldomly since SU doesn't render solids I find them to be of limited use for my work. In this case I am modeling the walls due to the complexity of the angles involved. I have a 5 man crew at the moment and If I can give them a plan with the angles and lengths called out it makes the work much quicker.
I am in Taos
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