copying a grid pattern doesn’t give me a copy in this particular case but changes something I don’t understand:
On the left is the pattern I made by hand on the right the copy I made using the move tool.
The visual implications are confirmed by Solid Inspectore2: On the right are (arbitrary internal Face Edges).
Below is a png image but it sits on a different layer. I select by mouse-clicking left-to-right and use the indentation to move the pattern.
Another question in this regard: I make the grid by creating a rectangle, selecting one of it’s sides, copying it to the opposite side with the move tool and make duplicates as needed by division.
What does SketchUp do with the two identical lines on top of each other: Will SU treat it as a single line and forget about the information of the second or will it remember that there a two lines?
I try to be cautious about stray lines for my modelling purposes (room acoustics). But I never quite understood how SketchUp handles segmented lines or lines on top of each other. Excuse me these two additional simple questions, but I just want to sanity check:
If I add straight line segments to a straight line, will it create a single line or a segmented line?
If i have a long line and make a small segment on top of it, will this line get merged or will sit there unseen?
thanks for the quick reply.
I’m puzzled but it appears to be a SketchUp 2017 Make bug? After an arbitrary saving the file the issue went away. If I try to recreate the above all seems fine now…
Jeah, I use the old version, I also got SU2023, but there are some projects I need to stay in the old version for compatibility reasons…
I wonder if you or anyone else could shine a light on my other questions or point me towards some sources to read?
I was going to try to shed some light on it. that’s why I asked you to share your .skp file. If you are simply copying edges there should be no internal faces created.
FYI, SketchUp layers (aka tags) are not geometric collections. They do not separate nor isolate geometric entities. They are just a display property set that can be shared by objects. All geometric primitives should remain assigned to use “Untagged” (aka “Layer0” in older versions.)
To isolate geometry, wrap the primitives (and/or other objects) within a group or component.
