Has the divide and multiply feature changed on SketchUp 2020 as it no longer appears to work.
I have made shelf sides, top and lower shelf. Where I used to be able to hit move and copy and hold it over the shelf top and then hit ‘/6’ or even '*6", this sadly no longer seems to work. Have I done something wrong, overlooked something, or has this feature being quashed in the 2020 version?
Thanks, Sam
No. It hasn’t changed.
You have to start the Move and either set the distance by dropping the copy or typing the distance followed by /6 or *6 and then hit Enter. From the sentence I quoted, It looks like you are typing units in there. Units aren’t appropriate when typing in the number of copies.
took me a while to make that work even after seeing/reading/trying-to-replicate your example, but finally got it to work, just seems rather a fiddle. Thanks though and much appreciated.
That’s the way it has always worked at least since V3 in 2003. You have to tell SketchUp either how far it is to the next one or how far it is to the last one before you ell it how many copies you want.
Hi, I am trying to follow DaveR on Sketchup Web, but am unable to find the measurement command to split spaces. Can you please tell me how to do it?
Sorry, … DaveR suggestions …
Just try to move an arbitrary distance first and then type say *4 and hit [Enter] or /4 [Enter]
It’s all done during the same ‘Move’ operation.
And don’t try to click in the ‘Measurements’ field on screen down right, just type.
Next time (example) 'Move’→specify (type distance) →type nummer of copies with either * or / included.
Thank you very much for your prompt answer! it really works.
But I wonder if it is possible to divide space instead of multiply pieces? I mean: you have, for example, a 3 metres length and want to place two pieces symmetrical in that length (say one at one metre from the left and the other opposite at one metre from the right) without have to calculate, of course 
Put an instance at one end, move a copy to the other end, then type /2
Thanks, slbaumgartner. you are completely right.
I am following a youtube tutorial that says to move to the end, then click and type /3.
With web version, it seems to me that “click” is useless and do not allow to part as I wanted to
regards
Hmmm… That works for me.
When you move or draw, do you Click-Move-Click or Click-Drag-Release?
If you’re clicking and dragging, that would explain why the extra click isn’t doing you any good.
Most Sketchers find the Click-Move-Click method to be quicker and more accurate.
The majority of mouse operations in SketchUp are meant to be click and release to start and click and release to end.
