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How do you rotate objects in Sketchup?
1. Select everything you want to rotate.
2. Activate the Rotate tool. The default keyboard shortcut for Rotate is Q, just in case you’re wondering.
3. Click once to establish an axis of rotation.
4. Click again to start rotating.
5. Move your mouse; then click again to finish rotating.
How do you rotate and duplicate in Sketchup?
With the Select tool ( ), select the geometry you want to copy and rotate. Select the Rotate tool ( ) on the toolbar or press Q. Click where you want the rotation’s center point to be, as shown where the Rotate cursor appears in the figure. Click the selection you want to copy and rotate.
How do you move multiple objects in Sketchup?
(Holding the Shift key enables you to select multiple objects.) Activate Move and press Ctrl/Option. Click anywhere for the first move point—on a face, edge, or in blank space. Then click the second move point straight above the first move point, in the blue direction (Figure 1-12).
How do you multiply a component in Sketchup?
How do you rotate an object 180 degrees in SketchUp?
How do you enlarge an object in SketchUp?
How do you rotate an object 90 degrees in Sketchup?
With the Select tool (Spacebar), select the object you’d like to rotate. Activate the Rotate tool by pressing (Q) on your keyboard. Click the point where you’d like to rotate from, but this time, hold down the mouse button and drag outwards, perpendicular to the plane you’d like to rotate on.10 mar. 2014
Which Sketchup tool is used to draw edges?
Line tool
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How do you move an object vertically in Sketchup?
How do you move objects precisely in Sketchup?
1. With the Select ( ) tool, select the item (or items) you want to move.
2. Select the Move tool ( ) or press the M key.
3. Click the item you want to move.
4. Move your mouse to move your selection.
5. Click the destination point to finish the move.
How do you copy an object from one Sketchup file to another?
1. Open a model, select something you want, do a Copy.
2. Open another model, Paste or Paste in Place.
What is the difference between groups and components in SketchUp?
By definition, a Group is a single instance of a collection of geometry. A Component is a named collection of geometry that can exist at multiple locations within the model. Each instance is a repetition of all others. A change to one instance changes all other instances.
How do I create a pattern in SketchUp?
1. With the Select tool ( ), select the shape you want to fill with a pattern.
2. Open the Shape Style panel by clicking its title bar.
3. Click the Pattern option, which becomes highlighted.
4. In the Pattern Fill panel, make sure All Patterns is selected from the drop-down list at the top of the panel.
How do you make an object smaller in Sketchup?
1. With the Select tool ( ), select the geometry you want to scale.
2. Select the Scale tool ( ) or press the S key.
3. Click an edge or face grip (not a corner grip).
4. Move the cursor to scale the entity.
5. Click to set your selection’s new scale.