Asking the question after searching to forums but not coming up with anything.
I need to offset a number of single lines by a specific measurement (.375)
It is a single line so offset doesnt work for my needs.
I am hoping there is a way to ‘save’ and snap to a specific measurement repeatedly.
In rhino this is a standard feature for movements and offsets and now that i know i about it, retyping .375 over and over again feels like a huge waste of time!
Any help would be massively appreciated.
How about creating a linear array with Move/Copy? Select the edge, get the Move tool, activate the Copy function. Move the first copy of the edge in the desired direction, type .375 and press enter. Then immediately type xn where n is the number of additional copies of the edge. Press Enter after typing the number.
You can also create linear arrays with Move/Copy in which you move the first copy to the far end of the array and then type /n Enter, again where n is the number of copies.
And the same things work with Rotate/Copy to create radial arrays.
Thank you for the response. I am aware of this function however this does not work for this purpose
I dont know how to post a vid here so here is an image. I need to offset many, many lines by this amount so saving the measurement as a movement would really help
Why doesn’t a linear array work for you in that case? What is it that you are modeling?
Move/copy will snap to the last typed dimension without needing to type it again.
Why don’t select all of them and make the offset at the same time?
If you are using the offset tool you should be able to double click it and it will offset by the amount last used.
@TazSavage, ‘Offset’ in SketchUp needs at least two coplanar non-collinear connected segments or edges to work. It needs the plane defined by both edges in which the 'Offset´ tool should perform its operation. A single edge does not define a plane.
‘Move’ is the way to go. Or a plugin with advanced capabilities.
