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How do you copy multiple components in SketchUp?
How do you repeat an action in SketchUp?
How do you copy in SketchUp on a Mac?
1. Press the Ctrl key to copy in Windows, and press the Option key to copy on a Mac. This tells SketchUp to switch from Move to Copy while you’re moving something with the Move tool.
2. Copying is just like moving, except you’re moving a copy.
How do I cut a component in SketchUp?
1. Select the Trim tool ( ). Tip: Until you hover over a solid group or component, you see an arrow cursor with a circle and a slash.
2. Click to select the cutting group or component.
3. Click the group or component that you want to cut.
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How do you copy a shape in SketchUp?
1. With the Select tool ( ), select the geometry you want to copy. See Selecting Geometry for tips on making selections.
2. Select Edit > Copy from the menu bar.
3. Select Edit > Paste from the menu bar.
4. Click where you want to place the copied geometry.
Which SketchUp tool is used to draw edges?
Line tool
How do I mirror a SketchUp model?
How do you evenly distribute objects in SketchUp?
What is the shortcut for PAN in SketchUp?
Panning around If you have a scroll wheel mouse, simply hold down the scroll wheel to make the Pan tool cursor appear. Although Mac OS X users typically don’t have a scroll wheel mouse, you can still toggle to the Pan tool as you hold down the mouse button by pressing Command+Control+Shift.
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.
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 you cut a component into half in SketchUp?
1. Introduction.
2. 1Select the group you want to cut and make a new group around it.
3. 2Working inside the new group, create geometry in the shape of the cut you want to make.
4. 3Select the Cutter object and choose Edit→Intersect Faces with Context (or choose Edit from the right-click menu).
What are the tools in SketchUp?
1. Eraser tool.
2. Line tool.
3. Orbit tool.
4. Paint Bucket tool.
5. Push/Pull tool.
6. Select tool.
7. Styles browser.
8. Zoom Extents tool.
How do you make a section plane in SketchUp?
1. Select the Section Plane tool ( ) or select Tools > Section Plane. Microsoft Windows users find the Section Plane tool on the Sections toolbar.
2. With the section plane cursor, shown in the following figure, click a face to place your section plane.