Thank, again! I constantly need to remind myself when using guides on components to open the component for editing before drawing a guide that will "stick" to the component.
I'm glad you did this video. As always I'm always learning things--even in the basic Square One series. I've always used guide lines, but almost never guide points, mainly because they're less intuitive to create. Watching your videos in the past, I've always sort of wondered why you seldom used them (if ever). ALSO... You can't assign shortcut keys (per se) to erase all guides or toggle guide visibility (that I know of) but on Windows, ALT+E G erases all guides, and ALT+V G toggles View Guides. (This works because ALT+E opens the Edit menu, and ALT+V opens the View menu. I don't know what the equivalent on Mac would be.) BTW, will there be a future enhancement to address the limitation you mention at 7:32? Kidding of course, but thanks again for the info. Hope to see YOU using guides more in the future.
As an AutoCAD user I got the guide thing right away. But I keep fighting the Grouping issue. Editing and deleting which is always a part of any design is tricky. In the meantime, everything sticks together. Grr.
That was great thanks Aaron, there was a plugin that I used for a long time that made points. I have not been able to use it for quite a few versions now. Thanks for the tips to create new ones. I have found that creating points in the center of circles saves me time, instead of inferencing the center.
When I was learning SketchUp I used guides as I was used to using them in other CAD software. Now I don't use them, or can think of a reason why I would the way I draw, mainly because the inferencing in SketchUp is superb!
Smustard is no longer and I have been unable to locate a replacement "Center Point Plugin" - in a sketchup class at community college, and we are building and layering a roman column and need the center point in both a circle (no problem here) and a square so we can overlay the larger square on center with the circle. Help! Don't think the instructors knew their smustard directions are no longer valid - ugh! Thanks and love the videos!
Thank you, Aron, the SU team, and the SU community. These videos are genuinely helpful, even having kicked about SU for a LONG time. What I want to know about - either as a radius. Currently, I use a regular circle/polygon on another layer or as a group/component. Any ideas....? Thanks again.
At 3:43 he pointed out how it "auto snapped" to 12" (it appeared to take a cue from the offset on his previous guide) - I am using the 2022 Pro version, and mine does not do that. Is that behavior something that one can toggle on or off for guides?
Hey Aaron, thanks for the tutorials, I've been learning sketchup for many years now, thanks to your videos The only thing I would suggest, is to zoom in when you are talking about menus or measurements, sometimes is hard to see where your mouse is, and is hard to follow you or understand what you are trying to display Love your videos, keep it up Thanks
Guides are 2D right? They can be covered and become hidden by an object. Is it possible to create a 3D guide? Is it possible to copy guide lines with Move -> Copy or create an array of guide lines?
Wondering what to do with guides? Like a laser level on the job, it does nothing to help stick the tiles to the wall but it makes it so much easier and faster to do the job well.
Great stuff, as usual. But I have a request for a video on Skalp, an extension that is as useful as it is poorly documented. A good tutorial is badly needed. Regards.
Very helpful more guide info. As you showed it is possible with some fiddling to create a point, and this will certainly be helpful the next time I want some points in space. What you didn't fully show is that you cannot create an infinite guide along the top of a edge segment. You did a little trickery in the last part of your video that is misleading. you pulled a guide from the outer wall edge to the inner wall edge. That works if you have a two parallel edges. You can go across your box diagonally and get an infinite guide (because you are using ends of different edges ?). The infinite guide can indeed lay on top of the existing edge if pulled there. But you can't create the infinite guide just using the wall edge bound by its end points or on any random edge in the model. Could you maybe buy the developers some donuts or some of your favorite spikey hair gel and get them to work on this?
So it was pointed out on a comment on the first Guides-SquareOne video that you can get an infinite guide on an edge by double clicking with the tape tool on that edge. This works !!! So this problem/mystery is solved. Now I'd like to ask is there any go to place where all these little tool nuances are documented ??????? The Quick ref certainly doesn't mention this. Maybe these square one videos are to be that.
Thank, again! I constantly need to remind myself when using guides on components to open the component for editing before drawing a guide that will "stick" to the component.
These square-one videos are amazing; they are very quickly allowing me to make complex models. Thanks.
Good point about finding the center of a circle 👍
Can't get enough guides 🤔
That Find center has just saved me tons of work, thank you!
I'm glad you did this video. As always I'm always learning things--even in the basic Square One series. I've always used guide lines, but almost never guide points, mainly because they're less intuitive to create. Watching your videos in the past, I've always sort of wondered why you seldom used them (if ever).
ALSO... You can't assign shortcut keys (per se) to erase all guides or toggle guide visibility (that I know of) but on Windows, ALT+E G erases all guides, and ALT+V G toggles View Guides. (This works because ALT+E opens the Edit menu, and ALT+V opens the View menu. I don't know what the equivalent on Mac would be.)
BTW, will there be a future enhancement to address the limitation you mention at 7:32? Kidding of course, but thanks again for the info. Hope to see YOU using guides more in the future.
As an AutoCAD user I got the guide thing right away. But I keep fighting the Grouping issue. Editing and deleting which is always a part of any design is tricky. In the meantime, everything sticks together. Grr.
Thank you For the tutorials . I am Learning sketch up . everyday I am watching your tutorials.
You CAN rotate a point - around another centre !
That was great thanks Aaron, there was a plugin that I used for a long time that made points. I have not been able to use it for quite a few versions now. Thanks for the tips to create new ones. I have found that creating points in the center of circles saves me time, instead of inferencing the center.
The for the great videos! They have been extremely helpful!
When I was learning SketchUp I used guides as I was used to using them in other CAD software. Now I don't use them, or can think of a reason why I would the way I draw, mainly because the inferencing in SketchUp is superb!
Smustard is no longer and I have been unable to locate a replacement "Center Point Plugin" - in a sketchup class at community college, and we are building and layering a roman column and need the center point in both a circle (no problem here) and a square so we can overlay the larger square on center with the circle. Help! Don't think the instructors knew their smustard directions are no longer valid - ugh! Thanks and love the videos!
Thank you, Aron, the SU team, and the SU community.
These videos are genuinely helpful, even having kicked about SU for a LONG time.
What I want to know about - either as a radius. Currently, I use a regular circle/polygon on another layer or as a group/component. Any ideas....?
Thanks again.
At 3:43 he pointed out how it "auto snapped" to 12" (it appeared to take a cue from the offset on his previous guide) - I am using the 2022 Pro version, and mine does not do that. Is that behavior something that one can toggle on or off for guides?
WOW, love it, Can we change the line type or guide type. As in dashed bold 16pt line or make the guide detail more prominent.
Great tutorial. Thank you Aaron!!
Erin can you please do a video on section cuts in I pad. I can find any Info on it any where. Thank you for your videos
Made a shortcut key “W” for delete guides. It’s so cool!
Hey Aaron, thanks for the tutorials, I've been learning sketchup for many years now, thanks to your videos
The only thing I would suggest, is to zoom in when you are talking about menus or measurements, sometimes is hard to see where your mouse is, and is hard to follow you or understand what you are trying to display
Love your videos, keep it up
Thanks
Excellent "point" Aaron!
Guides are 2D right? They can be covered and become hidden by an object. Is it possible to create a 3D guide?
Is it possible to copy guide lines with Move -> Copy or create an array of guide lines?
Yes, you can move, copy, rotate guides just as you do lines. I used Sketchup for years before it even occurred to me to try this.
The infinite guide concept is great, especially when you want to line up with something in a galaxy far, far away......
That was the sequel that was as good as the original.
HA HA. I like that.
Wondering what to do with guides? Like a laser level on the job, it does nothing to help stick the tiles to the wall but it makes it so much easier and faster to do the job well.
Thanks Aaron, still reeling from the amazing live modelling yesterday.
I love gides! When I change to autocad I miss them so much!
Thank you, very-very useful
Aaron how do you make screen in porch and green houses
Great stuff, as usual. But I have a request for a video on Skalp, an extension that is as useful as it is poorly documented. A good tutorial is badly needed. Regards.
Very helpful more guide info. As you showed it is possible with some fiddling to create a point, and this will certainly be helpful the next time I want some points in space. What you didn't fully show is that you cannot create an infinite guide along the top of a edge segment. You did a little trickery in the last part of your video that is misleading. you pulled a guide from the outer wall edge to the inner wall edge. That works if you have a two parallel edges. You can go across your box diagonally and get an infinite guide (because you are using ends of different edges ?). The infinite guide can indeed lay on top of the existing edge if pulled there. But you can't create the infinite guide just using the wall edge bound by its end points or on any random edge in the model. Could you maybe buy the developers some donuts or some of your favorite spikey hair gel and get them to work on this?
So it was pointed out on a comment on the first Guides-SquareOne video that you can get an infinite guide on an edge by double clicking with the tape tool on that edge. This works !!! So this problem/mystery is solved. Now I'd like to ask is there any go to place where all these little tool nuances are documented ??????? The Quick ref certainly doesn't mention this. Maybe these square one videos are to be that.
Can you do I video for sketch up model to use unreal engine 4 how to big in said model in and correct scale
SAVE 😂😂