Mini-challenge

TIG

Bravo Gilles !

At last a drawn solution [without plugins] that does indeed work with no tolerance issues !
Your very clever trick is getting the rotated 'end' to align with the 'long side' of its 'sibling' during the edit, it is effectively snapping to itself so the alignment is perfect... then both of the sides are parallel and the two ends remain the exact set dimension.

thomthom

I can't make it snap to the endpoint when I rotate...
?

TIG

You don't need to snap to a point, click on the originally horizontal guide line, then it suggests an inference 'parallel to edge outside active', when you are approximately over the long edge in the sibling instance [as the ends are approximating to 'square'], click to accept that.

EDIT: As Pilou shows in his screenshot - pipped at the post!

pilou

Seems there is not #4, ( there are two #5) and I can't obtain your last result
I have snap on Parallel but not at "point"

gilles

@unknownuser said:

I can't make it snap to the endpoint when I rotate...

Did you take the alignment point at the end of the line?

oganocali

In Step 5 while snapping, my sketchup refuses to snap "exactly" on the endpoint no matter where I pick, are you sure it is exact?

gilles

I change the component axis location then it works better even with the end point.

Mini-challenge3-2_v6.skp

pilou

@unknownuser said:

Did you take the alignment point at the end of the line?

The horizontal point of the end of the line don't work (on the right of the last red point on the blue line)

OK that works only if you take the click point under your arrey drawing! Very curious!!!
Luck ?

thomthom

Right - now I see that it infer from itself. But I get no snapping from the end-point.

pilou

You have not made the last file "save as V6"

thomthom

@unknownuser said:

You have not made the last file "save as V6"

Use free SU8 to convert back to SU6?

gilles

V6 for Pilou.

Mini-challenge3-2_v6.skp

gilles

@unknownuser said:

Use free SU8 to convert back to SU6?

Pilou works with a Minitel.
( private joke for frenchies )

pilou

Ok now that work from the middle to the end of line!

The two #5 and the #4 absent were not modified !

Your method is very very tricky!

I must find a solution with the offset tool

PS My Minitel works like a charm

gilles

@unknownuser said:

I must find a solution with the offset tool

Any hint?

Dave R

Gilles, you're a genius! I finally had a chance to get back to look at this and your method works very nicely. I wonder if I'll be able to remember it the next time I need it.