• Login
sketchucation logo sketchucation
  • Login
⚠️ Libfredo 15.4b | Minor release with bugfixes and improvements Update

Substract Component (Window) from Object (Wall)

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Newbie Forum
sketchup
7 Posts 5 Posters 314 Views 5 Watching
Loading More Posts
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • A Offline
    awenro
    last edited by 23 May 2015, 15:15

    I struggle to draw the window in the example attached efficiently. I want to draw a house with 30 of these. Is there a way to create a component of the reveal + window and substract it from the wall, without modifying the wall itself? What I mean: The Component should displace the wall around it and it should still be possible to move the window around and copy it. If I draw those one by one they are hard to move and replicate – at least I don't know how.

    What's the best and easiest way to draw them? I'd really appreciate your help!
    ☀


    window-example.jpg

    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
    • P Offline
      pilou
      last edited by 23 May 2015, 17:54

      Copy / Move your "element" any time you want and move the walls ?

      element.gif

      Frenchy Pilou
      Is beautiful that please without concept!
      My Little site :)

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • N Offline
        ntxdave
        last edited by 23 May 2015, 18:42

        @pilou said:

        Copy / Move your "element" any time you want and move the walls ?

        [attachment=0:krps2oox]<!-- ia0 -->element.gif<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:krps2oox]

        I do not think this is what he is asking for.

        What I think he wants is to have a plugin that would automatically cut the whole and draw a window in a single step. He does not want to have to do each of the steps involved in the process individually. Then he would like to be able to copy and/or move that window and have it automatically cut into the other locations. Again, not having to cut the whole and then draw the window.

        If there is such a plugin/tool, I have not found it.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • P Offline
          pilou
          last edited by 23 May 2015, 21:10

          @unknownuser said:

          automatically cut the whole and draw a window in a single step

          If it's this, that is yet existing! 😄
          Punch Hole by Tig

          Frenchy Pilou
          Is beautiful that please without concept!
          My Little site :)

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • B Offline
            Box
            last edited by 24 May 2015, 05:01

            You need to set up a double cut component.
            Have a read here to start with
            http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/beginner/317-window-cut-oopening-on-face

            Then go to this one.
            http://sketchucation.com/resources/tutorials/intermediate/321-window-cut-hole-thick-wall

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • A Offline
              awenro
              last edited by 24 May 2015, 07:00

              Double Cut Components are the way to go. It's seldom that you get exactly the information you needed through a forum. This is one of those cases. Thank you so much!

              If someone is looking for the same thing, there a various videos explaining it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EytC30y1GZ4

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • C Offline
                cotty
                last edited by 24 May 2015, 07:50

                @awenro said:

                It's seldom that you get exactly the information you needed through a forum.

                I would say that this is normal here 😉

                my SketchUp gallery

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • 1 / 1
                1 / 1
                • First post
                  1/7
                  Last post
                Buy SketchPlus
                Buy SUbD
                Buy WrapR
                Buy eBook
                Buy Modelur
                Buy Vertex Tools
                Buy SketchCuisine
                Buy FormFonts

                Advertisement