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    • Bob JamesB Offline
      Bob James
      last edited by

      This seems so simple that it must already exist, but I could not find it.

      For example: I want to make a 4" square post at a specific spot. If I wanted a round post there I would just select the circle tool, place the cursor at the point and drag out (or put a value in the VCB).

      I'd like to be able to do that for a square: select tool, place the cursor at the point and drag out (or put a value in the VCB)

      I apologize if this already exists

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      • JQLJ Offline
        JQL
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        LOL bob you can make your life difficult if you draw a 4 sided circle and explode it.

        Or you can make your life painless if you draw a 4 sided polygon without exploding it.

        Those two are native tools. Do you forget sketchup also has native tools?

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        • Bob JamesB Offline
          Bob James
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          @jql said:

          LOL bob you can make your life difficult if you draw a 4 sided circle and explode it.

          Or you can make your life painless if you draw a 4 sided polygon without exploding it.

          Those two are native tools. Do you forget sketchup also has native tools?

          Duh 😳
          (But still think it would be a useful one-click native tool) πŸ˜†

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          • JQLJ Offline
            JQL
            last edited by

            @bob james said:

            I apologize if this already exists

            Apologies accepted if you post it on the Duh thread!

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            • Bob JamesB Offline
              Bob James
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              Copied everything and ready post but can't find doh/duh thread πŸ˜’

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              • cottyC Offline
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                @bob james said:

                but can't find doh/duh thread πŸ˜’

                You can bookmark it: http://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15%26amp;t=17315%26amp;p=556889#p556889

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                • Dave RD Offline
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                  @bob james said:

                  Duh 😳
                  (But still think it would be a useful one-click native tool) πŸ˜†

                  The Polygon tool already is the useful native tool. It's no more work than using the circle tool.

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                  • BoxB Offline
                    Box
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                    Plus it's even better in 2015 because you have the Ctrl modifier to adjust it.

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                    • Bob JamesB Offline
                      Bob James
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                      @jql said:

                      Apologies accepted if you post it on the Duh thread!

                      Done

                      But I have the extra step of entering a "4" 🀣

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                      • Dave RD Offline
                        Dave R
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                        @bob james said:

                        @jql said:

                        But I have the extra step of entering a "4" 🀣

                        Bob, it sounds like you've gotten soft. Man up! πŸ˜„ πŸ˜† πŸ˜†

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                        • JQLJ Offline
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                          And if you forget the "4" in the beginning you have to both press "4" and "S" later. Two key presses and you'll be dead!

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