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Basic Sketchup Help

ScaredyCat

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I'm just trying to do something that seems relatively simple, cut a piece off something at an angle. I can't for the life of me work out how to do it.

This image should hopefully help you picture what I'm after.

skechup-angle.png

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I'm using Sketchup Make 2017 (can't afford them newfangled ones and they're not supported by my hardware)
 
Sorry, never mind. Figured it out 5 seconds later.

Used the protractor to set the guide line.
Selected the top line of the end of the work (only the top line)
move the line to the angle based on the guide..

sketchup2.png
 
Moving the edges is definitely one way and it's good you sussed that one. An alternative would have been to use the Line tool to draw an angled edge and then Push/Pull on the triangle to remove the waste.
 
I'll give this a go. Found an issue with my method if I wanted to use the push/pull tool to change the length.
 
ScaredyCat":u9p5auy2 said:
Found an issue with my method if I wanted to use the push/pull tool to change the length.
Click to expand...

Push/Pull only works perpendicular to the face you are extruding. If the face has been nagled as in your previous thing, don't use Push/Pull. Select the end and use Move. Type the desired distance and press Enter.
move.gif
 
You guys are far too clever or me :shock:

This is my latest to scale drawing of a roof truss from which I then make a cutting template.

All done with very old drawing instruments :D

DrawingRoofTrusses.jpg
 
Dave R":mqzrxkv1 said:
ScaredyCat":mqzrxkv1 said:
Found an issue with my method if I wanted to use the push/pull tool to change the length.
Click to expand...

Push/Pull only works perpendicular to the face you are extruding. If the face has been nagled as in your previous thing, don't use Push/Pull. Select the end and use Move. Type the desired distance and press Enter.
Click to expand...

Ok, I'm still finding my way with it but getting there slowly, thanks for that tip :obscene-drinkingbuddies:


Phil":mqzrxkv1 said:
You guys are far too clever or me :shock:

This is my latest to scale drawing of a roof truss from which I then make a cutting template.

All done with very old drawing instruments :D
Click to expand...

To be honest I've been fighting with it for a while and so many time just thought, "draw it" - then I remembered how bad I was at drawing. :D
 
The Move tool is effectively the board stretcher, shrinker. New users often thing they should use the Scale tool but that will scale the features as well. Move is a better choice. Note the left to right selection of the end.
move.gif
 
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