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Re: May 27th, 2009, 01:28 PM post "What software do you use?"
Overall, my question about Google's Sketchup is "How do I draw accurately sized shapes such as long tubes, make copies of them, and move them accurately to another location, such as 24 inches left? ...
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Hi Tom,
I know it's been a while since you posted. I use Sketchup extensively.
If you haven't figured it out already, the secret to Sketchup is to make lots of "components" or "groups", otherwise it drags anything attached around and mangles it up.
Moving a component a precise distance is simple, just select it, drag (move) it in the direction you want and using the keyboard, type in the distance.
Also, adding some Ruby Scripts makes life a whole lot simpler. I especially use mirror and bezier spline scripts. Both were free. Another tip is to customize the "short cuts" so that common commands are simple single letter commands. It makes for efficient useage.
-- Teri