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    • sunhomeS Offline
      sunhome
      last edited by

      On a flat surface I use Tape Measure tool to create a horizontal and vertical measure line.
      I'm unable to get an anchor point when I move the Tape Measure tool where these measure lines cross each other. Sketchup 8 works fine this way, but Sketchup 2015 doesn't at all.


      JPG Show the problem

      Regards,
      Tor Solheim
      Norway

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      • Dave RD Offline
        Dave R
        last edited by

        I just tried it and it works fine for me. Could you post an SKP file that has this problem?
        Screenshot - 7_12_2015 , 1_45_37 PM.png

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        • cottyC Offline
          cotty
          last edited by

          You can control if they really cross if you draw a line along each of them and see if they are intersected.

          my SketchUp gallery

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          • sunhomeS Offline
            sunhome
            last edited by

            @cotty said:

            You can control if they really cross if you draw a line along each of them and see if they are intersected.

            I tried it again with nothing else than single flat face and now it worked.
            I take it that part of my model had screwed up one of the axis... has happened before.

            Thanks for the tip.

            Regards,
            Tor Solheim
            Norway

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            • P Offline
              pipingguy
              last edited by

              I noticed an infinite length tape measure line [guide] and a finite length tape measure line with a point at the end [guide point] both stretched across a flat plane and crossing each other do not provide an intersection inference. A slight annoyance but not the end of the world.

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              • Dave RD Offline
                Dave R
                last edited by

                The finite length "tape measure" line is not a guideline as the infinitely long ones are. It is only a tail to show the reference origin for a guide point. The guide point is the only part that can be snapped to. That's normal behavior and not a bug.

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                • P Offline
                  pipingguy
                  last edited by

                  to answer my own question in a topic now locked......tap the ctrl key when you stretch the tape measure across a group or component to avoid having to erase the guideline that remains after you resize.

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