Hello,
I have set North in my model, and am trying to make shop drawings for my timbers.
However, every time I make a shop drawing, the North on the drawing does not correspond to the North in the model.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Jill
Gambrel Example.skp (432.4 KB)
Why did you choose the set North as the inverse of the green-axis ?
By default the green-axis is âNorthâ.
Your model seems symmetrical so there is no advantage in having things set up oddlyâŚ
You havenât explained how you are making your âshop-drawingsâ.
A simple fix seems possibleâŚ
More info pleaseâŚ
The model was built before I knew the orientation of the actual site. The barn opening need to be on the south side of the building.
Using TF Rubies, right click on a component and choose âTF Make Shop Drawingsâ.
I need to have an accurate representation of NWES in my shop dwgs because we use specific reference sides for measurements.
Are you referring to the standard Top view and your N being positioned at the bottom?
The standard views are locked to fixed orientations and canât be changed. You could use an extension like TIGâs Rotate Plan View to put your N up.
It does seem kind of odd to have changed your North setting 180° from the normal location. And for shop drawings, north really shouldnât matter anyway.
I will try rotating the whole model.
The model was built before I knew the orientation of the actual site. The barn opening needs to be on the south side of the building.
I need to have an accurate representation of NWES in my shop dwgs because we use specific reference sides for measurements.
The letter N was placed for reference when printing images.
Just seem pointless to change âNorthâ if it doesnât actually change North in the model when it comes to making shop drawings.
This seems like a question for the Timber Framing extension (TF Rubies). Its shop drawings may assume north is the green axis regardless of how you have altered SketchUpâs solar north direction. Disclaimer: I donât use that extension, this is just a guess.
Thank you, this seems like the most useful answer explaining my issue!
Respectfully I disagree: the issue seems to be that @jd27 thought that TF Rubies would refer to the solar north direction when generating its drawings, whereas it actually just uses standard SketchUp views (as you wrote).
Correct- thanks!
