Dale D

I’ve started into the Part 2 CD of SU for Woodworkers.
Do you have a model of the “cab assy” component that you use to get started with the drawer instructions. Doesn’t seem too critical for that particular lesson, but I jumped ahead and it does appear that you continue to use the cabinet assembly in other lessons.

Thank you,
Delain

I learned two things here:
The solution to Tape remembering seems to rely on the [click AGAIN & immediately type 1.5"] sequence. I have to Click on a reference (guide or axes or object), drag out, click again, . . . THEN key-in the desired position of the guide if I want it to hold on to that for other guide placements. If you lay down a subsequent guide and key-in say 4.5″, it will place it at the 4.5″, but won’t remember it. Tape still has 1.5″ locked in its register(?).

2nd thing: I did not know you could key-in the precision dimension AFTER you place the second click or destination point. Tried it with Move also. As long as the item is selected you can continue to key-in alternate destination points until you’re satisfied with the location or fix your mistype, perhaps. Very cool!!

I’m sure this AFTER key-in is explained further into your Shop Class CD and I simply haven’t made it that far.

Thanks so much for responding so quickly. I spent roughly 20 years on CAD drafting programs in a previous career, so not being able to duplicate your technique, while following along the video, was killing me.

Delain

So to put in a guideline, I tap the “T” key to bring up the tool, click once on the reference I’m using, take my finger off the left mouse button, and shove the cursor in the appropriate direction. Then I either click again to stop the command then immediately type “1.5″ and hit the enter key, or just type “1.5″ and hit enter.

I’m thinking about having some T-Shirts made with “CLICK AND LET GO!!” printed on the front.

Bob Lang

First, thanks for all the effort and special attention you gave in putting together the SketchUp Shop Class CD’s. I’m not quite done with Pt.1, but this is definitely going to move me forward much faster with putting SU to use for woodworking projects.

Question:
In Section 5 (Modeling Table) you start to lay down guidelines with Tape. You drag two ‘starter’ guides, then click on one and keyin 1.5″ for the offset of the table legs. You state that SU ‘remembers’ your last key-in and offers to snap to that dimension when laying down subsequent guides. I can tell in the video that SU is wanting to soft-snap to that dimension, so I can see it working for you.

However, it’s not working that way for me. I’m using version 8. I key-in the 1.5″ to lay down a guide off of the first reference guide. Then when trying to lay down the next guide(s), SU does not remember the 1.5″ with a snap position.

After much time surfing around, I’ve only found a partial solution. The only way I can get Tape to behave the same is to click in ‘mid-air’ (not on an object or axes) then, type in 1.5″ for Tape to find that point. Then when I click on an axes or another existing guide, Tape will recall the 1.5″ with a snap. It’s as if I’m having to pre-load the 1.5″ in memory for Tape to be able to use it.

Other commands like Move, and PushPull will remember previous precision inputs, as expected. But Tape is not working as in your video. I’m wondering if there is something you did ahead of that segment and just forgot or this is a feature in your version of SU that may’ve inadvertently been left out.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Delain

Sorry for the length, but this was very frustrating when trying to follow all your moves.