@dave r said:

Did you catch the thing about the Tag tool?

I did, but I have not found much use for it yet. But my models are typically not very complex. The way I use Sketchup is more reliant on repetitive tasks and a workflow based on muscle memory to speed the task of doing solar panel layouts on existing residences brought into 3D space from flat imagery. That's why the axis issue was such a hassle for me. A decade of doing things the same way is hard to change.

I currently have over 6,000 Sketchup models created using the same repetitive process (except for the last infuriating change with the Add Location window that added at least 6 keypresses or clicks to my prior workflow). These changes have real implications for people. Software engineers sometimes don't consider how changes might affect users. But on balance, the continued development of SU and the addition of features over the years has been great.

@dave r said:

FWIW, it is described in the Release Notes.

The crazy thing is I usually read the release notes religiously before installing an update, but I missed this one feature. I did see the lasso tool, which I think is a great addition.

@dave r said:

If you actually learn to use the feature you might find it useful.

If they actually made it intuitive I would have known about the feature. Implementing the change in this way made it even less intuitive IMO.

Regardless, I'm happy it's there and again I thank you for the help.

@dave r said:

What's wrong with right clicking on an axis line and selecting Reset? That's been a native thing for more than 20 years. It's available as far back as SU 3.1, anyway.

In all my years of using Sketchup, I never knew there was a right click context menu for the Axis. Thank you, Dave, for pointing that out! The reset option solves my issue.

That said, if you could align the view to the axis using the context menu all along, I don't see the point of changing the behavior of the top standard view button and menu item. Old habits die hard for longtime users and it seems unnecessary for this change to have occurred. They just as easily could have added a standard align view, and not changed the top view behavior.

@dave r said:

Axis orientation can be a scene property if you have it set to be saved so you can change it for other scenes as needed.

This doesn't help if you change the axis and then update a scene unwittingly/accidentally. There is no way to easily change the top view back to the original axis if the axis was changed and you don't have another scene with the original axis.

I smell plugin as the solution, but I hate plugins for things that should be native, especially when it was native for many, many years.

This is very frustrating. While I can see the utility of orienting the top view to the axis, the north up axis is all I ever use for top view and now it is very problematic to change it back. This was implemented poorly. The old way should have been left as an option.

So how do I recreate the original north up axis? I know there are plugins to show north up. but I would like to know how to easily do this with SU's native tools. I'm on Pro Subscription Version 22.0.353, Mac.

It seems like the Top standard view behavior has changed in SU 2022. I have a geolocated model where I have changed the axes. In prior versions of SU, the Top standard view would take you to a "north up" plan view oriented to the original axes. Now, the Top standard view aligns with whatever axes are currently set (i.e. looking down the blue axis). I can't figure out how to reorient the view to a north-up view.

Jason

There were previously multiple plugins that performed this function, placing dots and lines across the sky relative to a point where the sun would be on various days of the year. It appears that these plugins are no longer available / compatible with Sketchup 2015. Is there something available that will do this still?

That would be great if it didn't break the geolocation feature! I suspect the two are related.

Let's get those support tickets submitted... We need to show how serious of a problem this is for those of us that use it daily (hourly for me).

I'm looking for a plugin that makes three dimensional screen pool enclosures based on a 2D shape. The aluminum structure needs to be in three dimensions. The screens can be a simple face with a translucent texture. Basically I'm looking for a way to make a box with a mansard roof, and then add the aluminum enclosure structure. Alternatively, I would appreciate any similar plugins or modeling tips to make this chore efficient.

I would also consider hiring someone to develop a dynamic component or Plugin for Sketchup 2015 if I could get something that fits my needs 90%+. Attached is an example of what I am trying to accomplish quickly when adding a pool cage to a home in my Sketchup models. The challenge is really the aluminum cage, which must by in 3D for rendering purposes, and has to be adaptable to a variety of shapes. Some cages are L-shaped as they go around a corner of the house. I would accept something that just attaches to the eaves of the house and along a modeled path either on the ground or at eave height.

Something doesn't seem to behave the way I expect it to work. The Space between panels [S] works well, but the "Stack Space [K]" leaves no space between panels. Also, I do not understand the use or meaning for "Stack components."

Note the lack of vertical space between panels in the attached image. This occurs with embedded panel profiles and with custom loaded panels in landscape or portrait orientation. I can't figure out if I am doing something wrong, or if this is the intended result. I just downloaded the V5.08 version.