hi all again
is there a way to entering a diameter (not radius) when drawing a circle ?

Andrew

Thanks Guys..The cut and paste option worked well

Andrew

Gai
What I did was put 2 groups into one ... It works..
Andrew

Hi all
Can you add edges and faces to an existing group ?

Andrew

Bob see the attached

2.skp

Bob
So if you have a bolt and a nut with a centerline on each, how do you then constrain them together ? Andrew

Bob
How do you assemble the conponents in SU ?
Just simple move and copy commands and do you have some ruby's to help
Andrew

Yes I'm a inventor and autocad user but I downloaded and now trying to use SU
I work for local goverment so a lot of my work is urban design, I like the photo match and sketch over, its great for concept design and approvals. SU is lightweight and quick to design with...just some more assembly tools would be good (like inventor)..but hey its free! Andrew

Hi all
Anyone using SU for Mechanical design ?

Andrew

thank Gaieus for the answer
Andrew

so if you have a look at my file housing.skp,
how would you align the dome with the housing ?

Andrew

Jean , my extension menu only has sandbox tools
Andrew

Mike
Thanks but my edit menu doesn't have circle on it ?
Andrew

here is what Im trying to do

housing.skp

hi all
I am getting better at using SU but Im still a autocad person
I have a question, how do you find the center point of a circle ?
and also what is the best way to put circle together ?

Andrew

yeah..thats what i did..how about changing the axis?
is that the correct way to do it?
Andrew

Hi, when you start a new sketch, is there a way to to pick which axis to start sketching on
eg if i want to draw a circle on the blue axis how would i do this ?
Andrew

thanks again

how ? drag the edges ?

Andrew

can it be re-sized to suit ?