![]() ![]() ![]() Those two are spaced apart by 1/32" or so. And I could not get them to snap together, or line up properly. ![]() But then I wanted to place 12 of the 96" 2x4’s together to make a 96"x3.5"x18" top for the workbench. When I tried to make a workbench, with 2x4’s glued up for the top, I first made a 2x4 (1.5x3.5) as a component. And make sure all 4 legs are properly aligned with each other.Īnd that is for a simple table with 5 pieces of wood. But then I have to align the table top with the 4 legs. Which I am finding to be VERY difficult.īecause instead of making a cube, then offsetting it and using push/pull to make it hollow, then cutting out rectangular portions of 4 of the remaining 5 sides to make a table with 4 legs, I now want to make a discrete table top as a component, then a discrete leg as a component. So I am trying to use that functionality. Including one on making cutlists, using components to label various parts of the design as plywood or hardwood, etc. I can replicate all the tutorial lessons without watching them, now.Īnd I have seen other videos on YouTube which are a little more advanced. I’ve seen a few videos on how to do the basics, and I can do a decent job I think. I used it before years ago, but it is so different now, I may as well have never seen it before. I’ve tried to explain clearly as I can but if it’s all a bit of a muddle for you, you could upload a sample SKP file to get some better information.So I am new to Sketch Up. Sorry to detract from your simple question but I saw your post and alarm bells starting going off in my head when I saw it, so I thought I’d give my thoughts on it in the hope it might help you. There are many other benefits to using components over groups including setting up the model for any shop drawings you should require, enabling constant changes without the hassle of trying to figure out if you changed all the groups in the process. The components within that are nested still have the connection throughout the model of course. Sometimes you may want this behaviour using components of course, you can right click the top level “nest” component you make to hold the assembly and choose “make unique” from the context menu to detach its connection from the other copied instances. Is it possible to force Sketchup to align to one specific axis Can I say: Sketchup, move this along the red axis, and nothing else Not blue, not green, not diagonal, but on the red P. It moves the object arbitrary in some 3D direction. Groups have no connection between copied instances so if you change one instance the changes will not be reflected in copied instances of that group. I currently work in a model where Sketchup is unwilling to move an object on the main axes, red and green. ![]() The only benefit of using a group in my opinion is they are created quicker and don’t get hung up in the “in model” components when deleted. I quickly saw the benefit of only using components and switched my game up immediately. It’s a long running debate the whole component/group thing but I only use components now after sound advice from forum members here. I just didn’t see the benefit at the time. On the other hand when you use a component to nest the other components together, any moves/additions you make to one of these instances will be reflected in the others automatically, it makes for a much easier experience. You see if you copy this group containing components and then decide to add something to it or move components around within it, the changes won’t be reflected in the copied one and you’ll then have to make the whole group copy again and move it back into position, it becomes very tiresome and massively prone to errors. I never really stopped to think I were simply working too hard and creating problems as I did so. I wanted to make several components stay together as an assembly, so in the haste of the moment I made them a group and then carried on in that fashion making groups for a long time. I myself had the same idea as you what seems a long time ago. I have used two or three components to complete the base structure, and now I wanted to merge all in a group, The only real advantage of a Group is that you don’t have to name it. Some very experienced people here don’t even bother with Groups and make everything into Components even when they don’t repeat. That way, if you change one, they all change to suit. Anything that gets repeated, such as an element or a frame of elements (say) should be made into Components. When done, you may want to delete the original Ctrl-Copied Component you no longer need.Īs you haven’t uploaded the file or even an image of it, it is difficult to tell if you are using Groups and Components wisely. Although you may do better just to leave it as a new Component. If you want to turn into a Group, you can then explode the new combined Component, re-select it and Group it. Now you have one component comprised of the two you started with. Open the other Component and Ctrl_paste the copied Component inside it. If you really do mean merge two (or more) Components into a Group, here’s one way: ![]()
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