Easiest and fastest way yet
only two tools were used with crosshair display on:

2 times circle tool used 2 times follow-me tool were used to touch a same aline tangent points
that's it done.
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Yes, where you click to begin the move is important. I picked a face on the object by inferencing its face for the beginning of the move.

Perhaps I muddied the waters. I wanted to show there are many ways you can get inferences, and I moved off to the left with the face inference to begin the move in the video so the first object wouldn't move to the left and be in the way.

Hi Dave, hi folks.

To avoid the problem of multiple images I choose the multi scenes skptutorial files.

This means that I have to upload only one file.

Just ideas.

@cmartin said:

The student has since gone to another class

Was (s)he so disappointed? 😄

I tried out FAK today on Vista SU 8 M2
The tool (FAK [FollowMeAndKeep]) you refer too. works well with helix spring for a slide. Good ideal. I also agree with you all now about the curve problem.
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Rectangle and 1/4 circle
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Select all Rectangle edges then follow me tool
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Use windows_soften edges
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Curves don't exist inside Sketchup, that is only small straight lines or small flat surfaces! 😉

So the Tools on Surface of Fredo6 is perfect for that 😉
Your "false" real curve will be match your false "real" curvated surface 😉

That is not a nurbs modeler! If you want real curves and real curvated surfaces
you must have for example a Nurbs modeler in the spirite of ergonomy of Sketchup ☀
Try Moment of Inspiration : Moi 😎
It's a true gem! 😎
You have an infine demo for training 😉

There is a free tool called weld.rb available at Smustard.com
It lets you selected connected edges and weld them into a 'curve'.
Arc etc are already curves BUT this lets you combine arcs and other lines into a single 'curve'.
Most of the EEby... tools need you to select 'curves'.
Even if you want one straight side you need to Divide that edge into 2 or more pieces and then make a curve of its parts using weld.

A 'swept mesh' is what you get when you use a tool like EEbyRails - the faceted surface the mesh, and it sweep along the rails...

Either make the 'window' flat on the ground OR make it on a 'wall'.
When you make the selected geometry into a component read the dialog and choose to make it glued/cutting as desired...

@lauraforschool said:

@jean lemire said:

Hi folks.

See this in SU help:

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

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(sketchup.google.com)

Just ideas.

The page could not be opened.

No. It wouldn't. The post is over nine years old. Google sold SketchUp more than six years ago and so links have changed. You could access the current help files through the Help menu in SketchUp.

You might look at this page to start with.

@thomthom said:

I'd separate the ground by itself,

would i do that by drawing a large rectangle and then making that rectangle a component? then I can start building on top of it?

@thomthom said:

draw a rectangle on the wall-face, select the face and it's edges (doubleclick) and then "Make Component". Then in the dialog you get ensure that "Replace Selection" is checked as well as cut opening.

so after I draw the window, do I cut out the opening and then make it a component?

thank you all for the info. I will definitely start to use components.

This is a very easy tool to use. Just select a face and do the inputs. The face can be any number of sides. Not sure where I got this plugin, but you should be able to Google and find it on some site.

Copyright 2004, Rick Wilson Name : helix.rb 1.0

Another way would be to select the lines after turning on hidden geometry, and then right click > Entity Info > deselect 'soft'. The line or lines will then remain visible after turning off hidden geometry.

@thomthom said:

A Line-Offset tool would be nice...

Yes it would! An offset multiple lines at the same time would be even better. Add an option to also offset and create the connecting lines and form a face and you have a stellar plugin. 👍

Good to know, I often have struggled with this