The Tape Measure tool can mark out a space for more precise drawing. Learn how to properly use guidelines and the methods for erasing them.
- [Instructor] The tape measure tool…is a multifunctional tool…that will allow you to measure,…set guidelines and resize models.…To measure anything in your model,…activate the tape measure tool…by clicking on the icon here or the letter T.…You can measure things a few different ways.…Hover over an edge indicated by a red square…and you'll see a yellow box pop up…with information about the edge length.…The same is true for faces showing square footage.…
If you'd like to know the distance between two points,…click and release on your starting point…and then hover over the ending point…and you'll see again a yellow box pop up…with information about that dimension…or you can look in the measurements box…in the lower right-hand corner.…Oftentimes it can be helpful to create guidelines.…In SketchUp, there are guidelines…and there are guide points.…We're going to create a guideline…to help us draw a door on the face of this shape.…So, I'm going to hover over the edge…and I'm going to click and release.…
I'll see a guideline attached to my cursor.…
Author
Tammy Cody
Released
2/6/2019- Navigating the interface for Mac and Windows
- Customizing toolbars
- Selecting and moving objects
- Drawing lines and shapes
- Modeling from a floor plan image
- Resizing and rotating objects
- Using organizational tools
- Working with components
- Creating and applying materials
- Animating and exporting your drawings
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 16s
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1. The SketchUp Interface
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The axes38s
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Standard camera views1m 27s
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Zoom tools1m 53s
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Walking around the model1m 4s
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2. Manipulate Objects
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Select tool1m 20s
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Move tool1m 54s
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Creating copies and an array2m 43s
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Resize an object1m 50s
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Rotating an object2m 33s
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The 3D Warehouse1m 57s
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Why polygons matter3m 4s
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3. Drawing in SketchUp
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Line tool1m 59s
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Rectangle tool2m 33s
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Circle and Ellipse tools2m 1s
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Push/Pull into 3D2m 2s
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Tape Measure tool4m 32s
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Protractor tool2m 32s
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Undo and let go1m 21s
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Eraser tool1m 53s
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Dividing lines2m 33s
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Offset tool1m 44s
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4. Modeling from a Floor Plan Image
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Import and prep4m 55s
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Drawing a floor plan7m 44s
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Extrude walls2m 36s
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Add doorways and windows4m 51s
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5. Organization
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Making groups3m 45s
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Making components3m 52s
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Layers and Entity Info3m 39s
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6. Materials
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Apply material using a Mac3m 43s
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Edit material using a Mac3m 10s
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Apply material using Windows3m 59s
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Purging material list1m 4s
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7. Document and Stylize
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Setting shadows and fog2m 28s
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Changing the style3m 25s
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Set and update scenes3m 20s
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Checking edge alignment1m 51s
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Create a section cut3m 21s
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Dimensioning2m 26s
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Drawing dashed lines1m 19s
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Labeling2m 12s
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3D text1m 46s
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Animation1m 51s
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Conclusion
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Next steps21s
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