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  • B Offline
    Bob James
    last edited by 7 Mar 2015, 20:59

    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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      JQL
      last edited by 7 Mar 2015, 21:41

      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 James
        last edited by 7 Mar 2015, 22:45

        @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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          JQL
          last edited by 7 Mar 2015, 23:42

          @bob james said:

          I apologize if this already exists

          Apologies accepted if you post it on the Duh thread!

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            Bob James
            last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 07:10

            Copied everything and ready post but can't find doh/duh thread πŸ˜’

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              cotty
              last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 08:40

              @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 R
                last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 14:14

                @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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                  Box
                  last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 14:20

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

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                    Bob James
                    last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 15:57

                    @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 R
                      last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 15:59

                      @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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                        JQL
                        last edited by 8 Mar 2015, 16:04

                        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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