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Drawing a vertical rectangle

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Drawing a vertical rectangle

So far, if I wanted a vertical rectangle non fastened to any entities I used one of the ii following methods
I depict it on the green/red plane and so use the rotate tool to make information technology vertical or

I use the axes tool to modify the orientation of the axes and draw the rectangle and then reset the axes.

Is there is a more usefull way of doing it?

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

by boofredlay » Fri Nov xxx, 2007 1:33 am

You can Orbit so that the horizon is visible then draw a "vertical" rectangle.
See moving-picture show.

Or you can merely draw lines in the blue centrality and so either the green or red to create a rectangle. Merely I suspect you want to use the rectangle tool.

Hope this helps.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

by tomsdesk » Fri Nov 30, 2007 one:33 am

Yeah, orbiting to the right view is critical...seems to work similar the rotate tool: what "vanishing plane" the 2nd point of the rectangle is in determines the orientation of the new face.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

past SchreiberBike » Friday Nov 30, 2007 i:34 am

I remember the frustration of trying to follow a tutorial when I was learning SU and not being able to do super simple things like you describe. It was torture. It's gotten much easier since so, but the challenges have connected to abound.

I'd likewise add the fox of drawing a horizontal rectangle and then pulling it upwardly. Useful since in a 3D program, you hardly always really just want a vertical rectangle.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

past Gaieus » Fri Nov 30, 2007 ane:34 am

Sometimes, when the model is already quite complex, and no matter how you lot orbit, you tin can hardly get a good view to draw a rectangle airplane (or circle), it is still easier to draw it on the horizontal plane and rotate it.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

by Masta Squidge » Fri November 30, 2007 1:34 am

I ordinarily find it easy to draw the vertical line, then the bottom horizontal line, hit R and then connect the two points. It makes for a squeamish neat vertical rectangle and ive gotten used to information technology to a point where i can practise it in just a few seconds.

Much faster than making it flat on the "ground" and rotating it in place. Plus it makes information technology unproblematic to make vertical rectangles that dont fall on the red or green axis. Nigh of the time anyways, sometimes it wants to make a rectangle at a foreign bending, then i take to beat SU into submission.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

by Jim » Fri Nov xxx, 2007 1:35 am

I've ever thought the tendency for favoring the blue axis was a niggling strong.

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Re: Cartoon a vertical rectangle

by Bert » Fri Nov 30, 2007 one:36 am

Howdy,

Tankyou for your prompt replys.
I knew there was improve ways to exercise it

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

by watkins » Fri Nov 30, 2007 i:36 am

Good morning Gentlemen (08:00 GMT),

This is my first posting, and then if I get the protocol wrong then my apologies.

I use the measure tool to draw planes in whatsoever orientation and at any height. Using the measure tool, 'depict off' construction lines off the advisable axes. For case, if a rectangle/square is required on the blue/dark-green airplane, then select the dark-green axis and pull up a construction line from the axis. Then select the blue axis and draw across a construction line from the axis. You can trace forth the green axis when pulling off the blue centrality to ensure that you are pulling the construction line in the right management. Meliorate defined inference points can be created at the points where the structure lines cross the axes past creating construction lines along the axes (use the measure tool, and click at ii points on an axis).

Variations on a theme:

Use the protractor tool to set the orientation of the lesser border of the rectangle/square before drawing up and beyond.

Use more than than one construction line to gear up the upper and lower edges of a rectangle/foursquare on a plane.

Employ absolute [x,y,z] and relative <x,y,z> co-ordinates to create guide points at any signal in 3D space. Draw off guide lines and use the protractor tool and snap to the guide points to create planes at whatever point and in any orientation in 3D space.

Y'all can enter values into the VCB to size the rectangle/foursquare every bit yous go.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

past Gaieus » Fri Nov xxx, 2007 one:37 am

Interesting approach, Bob, only every bit I sympathise your method, instead of using construction lines then filling the rectangles by tracing these lines from intersection to intersection, you could (at least in some cases) use the real lines every bit well thus sparing some steps.
Maybe I just overlooked/misinterpreted (-understood) something.

p.s. glad you had your first mail - promise that you volition start posting more regularly (especially for these interesting ideas )

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

by watkins » Fri November 30, 2007 1:37 am

Beloved Gaieus,

Later having created the outline of the rectangle/square using guide lines (structure lines?), I use the rectangle tool to brand the plane by snapping to the intersection points along a diagonal. The method using guide lines allows one to create structure planes at any point and in any orientation in 3D space. This is useful if 1 needs to create a 'sketch plane' for an extrusion (such every bit a pigsty cutter) to intersect with existing geometry. If yous apply the VCB box as you get and then the last step (using the rectangle tool) defines the plane nicely.

I am using Sketchup and AutoCAD to mass model a new high speed rotating table for a geophysical fluid dynamics experiment. Once I am happy with the configuration I will switch to Inventor which is a parametric 3D modelling plan with all the bells and whistles. Inventor uses sketch planes to create geometry and then my arroyo might be coloured by my familiarity with this software. Why am I using Sketchup when I have Inventor? Because it it is so quick and easy to develop ideas using sketchup, and at the configuration stage I do non need the detail bachelor with Inventor. I am also using sketchup to design a new extension (kitchen and bath), which is the reason I started using sketchup in the offset place

Cheers for your welcoming remarks. I decided to contribute because I should not similar to be considered a 'lurker'.

Kind regards,
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Re: Cartoon a vertical rectangle

by Gaieus » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:38 am

Bob,

I wasn't criticising your method (indeed, the forums are keen to larn new techniques, tips & tricks every twenty-four hours) I was just thinking nigh the usefulness of it (without actually trying).

your respond explains a lot (I actually draw "auxiliary" faces quite often, too).

Finally there is nothing bad in "lurking" at all - I do that at forums where I go to "larn" (similar the KT forums that I specially similar).

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

past SchreiberBike » Fri November 30, 2007 ane:39 am

I think this is part of the power of SketchUp, but as well role of the frustration for new users. A rectangle is probably the simplest thing to draw and there are about five different means to do information technology described higher up.

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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

past watkins » Fri Nov 30, 2007 one:40 am

Dear Gaieus,

Not to worry, I did not have your comments equally a criticism, but merely a request for clarification.

I think this site is a wonderful resource for the Sketchup user, and I would like to cheers and all the other contributors for all your hard piece of work.

Kind regards,
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Re: Drawing a vertical rectangle

past Jean Lemire » Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:twoscore am

Hi folks.

Dont forget that one of SU strength is the possibility of orbiting, zooming, panning, changing scene while in the middle of an operation like drawing, scaling, moving, rotating, etc.

Endeavour the following:

one - With the standard Iso view, start a rectangle
by clicking to ready the showtime corner.
The rectangle will have a tendency to exist drawn
on the horizontal aeroplane (red-dark-green axis).

two - While still in the drawing process, orbit and so
the red-blue plane is mostly facing y'all.

3 - Complete the rectangle. Yous will run into that information technology
is now drawn on the vertical red-blue plane.

Just ideas.

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