"Leon" wrote in
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"Larry" wrote in message
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"Leon" wrote in


I too had used AutoCad and was trying to make things much
harder than they really are. While CAD knowledge will help
in the learning process, forget what you know about your
current CAD program and find some tutorials.

Is there an array command with Sketchup?

Agreed on forgetting what you know about the typical CAD
program with learning Sketchup, I was referring more to how
you would use lay out lines as references, general drawing
short cuts and procedures 'n stuff.


Also, in SketchUp you use the tape measure and protractor for
layout lines. When it gets cluttered up select "delete
guides" from the menu to get rid of them.

What I've seen posted so far is in dire need of layers. Draw
on layer 0 and move it another layer. You can group objects so
that when you dimension them you can turn off all of the
layers that aren't necessary. If everything is on the same
layer you have no ability to show the details of just one
piece by zooming in and creating a "scene".

Larry