Hi, it seems that i have trouble making a surface for my wall. When i draw the line A i thought that Sketchup will auto complete my surface. (the surface i am expecting is the area defined by endpoints 1,2,3,4) . I tried redrawing the lines over those 4 points but the surface will not get created. …

Here’s one way: [Top Face Wall] I move/copied the short edge from the top end to the bottom end, redrew the long inside edge. Extended it parallel with itself until it touched the bottom wall, then drew the new short edge on bottom wall to make the face. Then deleted old edges to tidy up.

You four points probably aren’t in the same plane, so won’t make a face. Something’s not straight or level.* It’s very easy for things to get that way. Usually, the best thing to do is to redraw it taking greater care to use Sketchup’s inferencing to keep things in line with the axes, and/or with …

Another point to check is if the 4 edges are in the same context (not in different groups/components). If you draw a diagonal line and there won’t be created two triangle faces, this can be the reason…

thank you for the help! I guess that there must be some issue with 1,2,3,4 points not being on the same plane. but i am still struggling to draw that surface. I have uploaded the model and i would appreciate if you offer some guidance. I will probably need to if i am to make that wall about 2 metres…

Even though not familiar with ‘context’ it seems that i do get 2 triangles when i draw the diagonal. So it mean that would confirm that they are not on the same plane (which i now understand why they are not) but my issue is still how to draw a (top) surface for that wall

Well, that seems to do the job. I will give it a go! Many thanks.

Here’s another way if you like the top level. Shep [Level top]

Issue creating a surface

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Shep January 22, 2018, 2:53am 8

Here’s another way if you like the top level.

Shep

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