On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:30:57 -0600, Swingman wrote:

On 1/8/2013 12:52 PM, Mike M wrote:
I'm just getting comfortable with
the 3D aspect of drawing and use of the most common drawing tools. I'm
slowly moving forward but at least the frustratiion is still very low.

Two most frustrating things in SU:

~ When things you draw stick together ... solution: make sure you make
everything you draw either a "component" or "group" _before_ you draw
something else that touches it.

~ Moving one component/group from a different part of the screen to
place it against another component/group ... solution: when you find
out, let me know too!

just kidding

Although the latter does often bite most of in the butt, even with a lot
of experience, there is a feature in SU know as the "inference" engine,
which can be a big help when trying to join components/groups drawn on a
different plane/axis. Locking (constraint) this inference with a
keystroke can often help when moving objects around:

http://support.google.com/sketchup/b...n&answer=70142

I have used the inference feature in one tutorial and it does save
having to zoom in to see where you actually are. I know me well
enough to know that if I start jumping into far I'll get frustrated
and stop. I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. Now if
I could just find my cadd drawing of where to dig to pump the septic
tank. I've got a backhoe but would prefer to hand dig as it's not
more then a foot beneath grade, and well S*** happens if applying to
big a tool.

Mike M