Jean-Franco

Many thanks for posting the 2014 version which I am able to open and enjoy.

Jonas Mac

David . I have Sketchup 2014 and when I click on the drawing it says I need to have 2015 - Could you save in an earlier version and re post .
While writing - thanks for your enthusiastic participation in this forum , I always look forward to your contributions .

Jonas Mac

Tig
Thanks for the tut/illustration . Its exactly the type of situation that one gets stumped by late at night with a deadline approaching ( particularly for those of us who like pitched roofs). Interesting that in step 5 of 2nd illustration there is a defined point where the sloping line cuts through a face, I assumed you had to invoke a command such as intersect with model to produce a snap at that junction .

Thanks
Jonas Mac

Jean

Thanks for taking the time to describe the Autoselect feature in such an intelligible way for me and explaining the way it would help in my initial query regarding creating a stepped circular array.
Being able to miss out 2 elements from my current 4 element sequence will certainly allow me to be quicker and more fluent in Sketchup .

Thanks again

Jonas Mac

Jean

Thanks for the ideas , Having tried both methods I am happier using the radial array and then moving the element.
Also doubling as you point out reduces the number of moves where large numbers of repetitions are required.
The Auto Select feature you mention doesnt feature in the help section , how does one invoke it ?

Jonas Mac

Remus /TIG
Thanks for the response -Will check out the plug-in .

Jonas Mac

I have seen a Google video of how do do linear arrays in Sketchup and the method of doing a stepped linear array was shown - Is it possible to do a stepped circular array as say in a circular stair ?

Jonas Mac

Edson - "i would say never move objects in order to edit others."
From my limited experience that sounds like a good rule to follow and will help me avoid some of the problems I have encountered so far - Thanks

Tig - With reference to your post on 20th I have to confess I did'nt understand your reference to the Jean Lemires trick or what you were advocating .
The toggle for viewing & hiding components you suggest in your last post seems to be just what I am looking for when I want to work on particular components - Thanks

JM

Thanks for the feedback .
I went through the Eric Lay tutorial as suggested . I accept I am a newbie but there were quite a number of steps to remove the offending lines .
However I did learn from the tutorial the value of hiding parts while accessing /editing other parts , rather than moving pieces out of the way , which leads to inaccuracy .

I would still like to ask - If one is modeling a complex object with lots of internal parts ,say an engine or suchlike , would you still adopt the approach of modeling half and mirroring it to form the complete object . I am thinking that when you lift up the bonnet all the objects which straddle the joint would have lines through them unless you carried out the procedure for hiding the joint on each of the objects .

JM

Hi

Just joined the forum and I am pleased to be in such exalted company . This is my first post .

I would like to ask a question about a table model I am working on which is my first real model .
I modeled half the table , which was composed of a number of components ( legs ,side rails ,top etc) and then made a component of the completed half . Next I made a copy of that half and using the Flip Along command, I was able to construct a mirrored image and positioned that against the first half to get a full table but I have a line through the table on the join.
Is there a way to "weld" one half to the other so the join disappears ?

JM