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How do I turn off transparency in SketchUp?
Transparency. Displaying transparency (as in translucent materials) is an especially taxing operation for SketchUp and your computer to handle, so you can decide how to display translucent materials: Enable transparency: Deselect this check box to display translucent materials as opaque.
How do I change the view in SketchUp?
Select the SketchUp model entity, context-click the selection, and choose Edit 3D View from the menu that appears. Or, you can enter Edit 3D View by double-clicking, or selecting the model entity and pressing Enter.
How do I remove unwanted lines in Sketchup?
Here are the ways you can use the Eraser:
- Click an edge with the Eraser tool cursor. If you select the Eraser tool from any of the toolbars, you can click an edge to erase it and any faces it bounds.
- Click and drag over multiple lines with the Eraser tool.
- Delete a face with the context menu.
- Delete selected geometry.
What is the default view in Sketchup?
SketchUp’s default FOV is 35 degrees, but 60 degrees is much handier for interior views.
What action does the pan tool perform?
| Pan | |
|---|---|
| Main action | Move camera (your view) vertically or horizontally. |
| Shortcut key | H |
In SketchUp, any geometry that’s hidden is still there. You just can’t see or select it. To see the hidden geometry or objects but keep them hidden, choose View > Hidden Geometry or View > Hidden Objects. Select the hidden geometry, context-click the selection, and choose Unhide.
What action does the zoom tool perform?
What action does the Zoom tool perform? Allows you to move your model quickly.
How to disable automatic cutaway view in Google SketchUp?
In that case, click the Zoom Extents button (it looks like a magnifying glass with four red arrows pointing outward). The camera zooms out to display the entire model, and the clipping is eliminated. Another situation is when the scale of your model is very small or very large.
How to show or hide camera geometry in SketchUp?
When you add an ACT camera to your SketchUp model, SketchUp inserts a camera model with built in frustrums, safe zones, and aspect ratio masking bars. In the following sections, you find out to show or hide each element of the camera geometry. Showing or hiding cameras Every camera you create is added to a layer titled Cameras.
How to use sections cut views in SketchUp?
Refer to user’s guide how to use the sections cut views. In the following image I’m trying to place a section plane. It’s taken to use from the Tools menu: Now it’s placed and the view is rotated to see the section. The plane is visible, but it’s easy to switch off in the view menu. The cut still remains, if it’s not shut down.
Why is my SketchUp window not cutting through wall?
When creating the component you must enable “Cut Opening”. Otherwise your component does not knock out faces at the same place. Also try to add a transparent backing glass. Still no help?