Hi! I’m new to sketchup, I am drawing a model of our church building so I can edit and add potential extensions etc. I am have trouble in the fact that I am using the Rectangle tool to make openings for windows and doors but when I push/pull it will not create an opening - It seems to pull out but I cannot see it pushing in at all as the opening stays the same, although when I turn the model around it has actually pushed something through but I just can’t make it an opening.
Any help greatly appreciated as it is getting quite frustrated. I have followed a few videos and tried a few things but non seem to work
The rectangle is sitting on top of the group - double click to enter the editing mode of the group that makes the wall - then draw a rectangle there. It will work once you do that
When I watched beginners videos they basically said to group things which is what I did for instance with the rectangle I made for the building walls. Did I nest things by accident? Do I need to Un-Nest them?
Thanks all - I think thats done it. Clicking on the group then selecting ‘edit group’ seems to be working. Is it easier to explode the group when working on it? or not having a group at all? As I say the beginners guides said id have problems later on if I didn’t group things?
Do not explode a group (or component) without good reason! If there is adjacent geometry at the outer level, the geometry (edges and faces) of the now-exploded group will merge with the outer-level geometry. Untangling the resulting monolithic blob of geometry, if you wanted to, would be a pain.
Just double-click on a group or component (or select the group/component and choose Edit from the right-click context menu) to make changes to the group or component.
To help achieve your goals, some time spent at the SketchUp Campus and at the SketchUp - YouTube channel will be very worthwhile. Both sites are from the SketchUp team. On the YouTube channel, pay attention to the Square One Series and Level UP series. They cover the basics for each tool.
