daft sketchup question

[LarryS.]

Dave,

Thanks for the info, I'll spend a couple of hour stonight trying that all out. Attached is a picture of what I am working on :

Another question (apologies) but if I create a drawing like the one above is there a way of pulling it apart and laying all the wood down so I can create a cutting plan ??

Also is there a way to fill areas with a simple colour rather than a texture (i can only see textures on the fill tool)

cheers again



Paul

 

[SketchUp Guru]

Paul, yes, if you've made components of the parts of the cabinet, you can pull them apart and lay them out to figure out how you'll cut them out of your sheet goods. It is simply a matter of moving the components and rotating them as needed.

Select your entire cabinet and use Ctrl+Move to make a copy of all the parts. Move the parts away from your model. Then start moving the components in the copy. This leaves the original intact.

Yes, there are colors. Are you using a PC or Mac? Finding the colors is a little different between the two. on the PC, you need to click on the drop down menu arrow just above the texture thumnails and select Colors or Markers.