Excellent video. As a newbie, I can't help but wonder why SketchUp hasn't made this more intuitive? I get the explanation but you said it yourself - the question keeps getting asked - which is why I wonder why this issue hasn't been fixed. Thank you for sorting out the issue that I've spent hours looking for an answer to...
As a new user this application sucks so much. I just gave up even bothering to try when doing something that should be so simple requires a 9 minute tutorial where there isn't even a good solution in it. I can only imagine that it's going to get so much worse when there's any sort of complexity. I would have to be paid to deal with using this I've moved back to just working in 2D with Illustrator, at least the rectangles there have the dimensions presented and easy to edit with both absolute values and relative values.
Cheers Aaron, I seem to learn something new from each video you produce. Like others here I was unaware that I could type absolute sizes in the scale tool, I will be using that new knowledge frequently I suspect.
begs the question,,, why does SU show the scale factor and not the overall dimension? 99% of the time users want to know the overall dimension and could not care less about the scale factor... how about giving the users the option which one they want to use in preferences,,, akso give use the option to discable the rotate interface in the move tool .. and how about a dedicated copy tool
Good examples, I think this could have gone beyond just rectangles and dealt with other shapes, especially circles. What happens when there is other geometry included in the surface to be resized. For instance if I have punched a few holes (either round or rectangular) through the surface or the edge of the rectangle has been altered with say a radiused or a V notch.
Is typing in the dimensions unavailable in the free trial? I've just downloaded the program and I'm trying to get a feel for it before purchasing and I'm frustrated that I'm unable to get exact measurements easily.
Great Skill Builder once more! I have a suggestion of another one that's always a struggle for me. Can you please make a deep dive into coloring the model? I know it was done before but it would be cool to go deeper into the subject, not only applying color to the container X surface. Also editing colors on the model, editing window, color, texture and list menus that are kinda confusing. Also how the icon on the entity window works... I always have to click things a million of times before I get them to do what I want to... haha. thank you.
Just start typing. The values will show up in the Dimensions Box at the lower right of your screen. It is important that you not try to click into the box, though. Just start typing.
hmmm - still this scaling tool remains a strange tool for me - no matter what efforts I do, I can't even get to run half of the options shown here 🤨 anyway, thanks for the video
SU requires a LOT of extra steps to do seemingly simple things. Not having relational dimensions like any garden variety CAD program is the biggest hurdle CAD drafters face when using SU to model buildings IMO. The second hurdle is not having any real parametric objects…you have to make your own from scratch and forgetting to group something or make a component manually can literally waste days of work if something inadvertently gets moved or changed inside of a complex model. This is the price of infinite flexibility. This isn’t a criticism, it is what it is and yes there are plug-ins that model assemblies and there’s the 3D warehouse which is sometimes helpful, but at the end of the day SU is still a surface modeler and therefore your workflow as a user is critical. That’s why I think there’s a point of diminishing returns using SU in architecture when trying to transition from preliminary design to working drawings. It’s often faster and more precise to re-draw in the CAD software of choice.
But it's not a CAD programme, is it? It's a fantastic drawing tool that one doesn't need a phd in 'whatever' for. And as a beginner, I found these very simple techniques really useful.
@@freddiewoodnerd7526 Potato tomato. The program knows the exact dimensions of simple objects. Just show them when it's possible. It doesn't have to be so damn coy about it.
Rather than making videos on advance modeling techniques, I don't know why you guys are telling us resizing of a basic rectangle. Please take worthy videos. Sketchup is no. 1 architecture software and there is no single video about interior or exterior design on this channel (as per my knowledge). Strange.
Sometimes you can find a very specific and essential point when listening the basics. In this video i learned a very usefull information about scale tool.
@@uncleoky Exactly. "Sometimes". But this channel is overloaded with such content. We can learn a lot if they teach us about advance modeling in architecture.
Sorry you were unable to find the content you were looking for! The Skill Builder videos are targeted at providing bite-sized lessons for any SketchUp user (including architects). We have some that are focused on providing architectural examples in here ru-vid.com/group/PL-bndkJaV8A5xgcBgaQPIA6hIno2TsakZ or here ru-vid.com/group/PL-bndkJaV8A7vM3DuF9v5Qb69P3MVdiqo If you are looking for something more comprehensive, you can check out Nick's process here ru-vid.com/group/PL-bndkJaV8A6tVUVIlqFHMAcodO8aATrh Or, if you are looking for structured learning, you shoudl check out some of our courses on SketchUp Campus like this one learn.sketchup.com/courses/3-ways-boost-your-cad-3d-workflow
