I am not new to 2D drafting, or to computers. I am new to SketchUp and to Forums - finding how to post this was a struggle. First - my thanks to any one who responds. Then - what I am sure is a hoary old question. And, related to this, what’s the best way to find answers to hoary old questions, …

Hi @warthog1 , welcome to forums. You can search for your questions/issues by clicking the ‘magnifying glass’ at top right: [image] For example searching lead me to this topic where you can find your answer: [image] Circle Segments Pro I have no problem increasing the …

[image] warthog1: without bothering experts for the nth time? I don’t think you need to worry about this too much on this forum. There are a lot of good examples of the same questions sparking a variety of different discussions. Sure the core answers don’t fluctuate by much, but the surround…

[image] warthog1: …how do I print a good (smooth) cylinder? Immediately after you select the Arc tool, Circle tool or the Polygon tool, stop. Look to the Measurements Box at the lower right-hand corner of your screen. Notice that it now is labeled Sides. The default number of sides for a C…

Thanks to all - in turn: Filibis - I had tried this without success. I think that it can be a case of knowing the right word to search for. The link you gave did lead me back to a post that I fell over while looking for something else - the one about exporting the file in a different format. I v…

[image] warthog1: There is a related question - how best to make two cross drilled holes in a tube, at arbitrary angles to each other, and not necessarily radial (ie on a chord line). Dead easy in AutoCad, but I struggle in SketchUp. Without understanding fully what you want to achieve, here…

Thanks, Box. My version of SketchUp (16.0.19911) does not seem to have the exact command that you demonstrate. However, I had not tried creating the hole as a separate item, then pushing it through my tube (still very raw at this way of drawing things) and I do seem to able to get this to work.

All the tools in my gif are native tools, they have been combined together from different toolbars into one custom toolbar. I’m guessing the one you don’t think you have is the circle with the red X which is just Delete. It can be found on the ‘Standard’ toolbar. Or right click and select erase or h…

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Hi @warthog1, welcome to forums.
You can search for your questions/issues by clicking the ‘magnifying glass’ at top right:

For example searching lead me to this topic where you can find your answer:

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