Swingman wrote:
On 1/16/2013 10:02 AM, Bill wrote:
Swingman wrote:
On 1/15/2013 10:27 PM, wrote:

Ok, but can you scale with a factor of -1 in one dimension only?

Yes. Another handy scale feature is that you can hold down CTRL while
scaling and just scale from the center of the geometry.


How come if you scale a cube (or similar) with a factor of -1 overand
over, it will just "mosey on down the road"? I mean, in general, what
does this operation do to the figure and/or its position (besides "mosey
it" ; ) )?

Doing a scale with the Scale Tool with a factor of -1, twice to the
same component, and you end up with a component the same as the
original with which you started ... except it is now twice the
distance further along the axis you scaled on, as the width of the
component.

Here, you may find this helpful ...(be sure to look at the other
definition option links to the left of the main paragraph):

http://support.google.com/sketchup/b...07&ctx=top ic


Keep in mind that "Flip Along", in the context menu when you right
click on an object, is another easy way to flip/mirror geometry,
except that you must keep in mind the AXIS upon which you want to
flip, when using that feature.

Many folks prefer to use Scale Tool|-1, so they don't have to trial
and error to get the same results with the Flip Along feature.


I never tried Flip Along. It's looks really handy for everyone
designing symetrical projects.

For all the new users reading, it should be pointed out that you can do
a LOT with just a few basic SU features.






Personally, I prefer to use "Flip Along" for most instances, like with
rails and legs with mortises in them, etc.

YMMV ...