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Concepts

Edge

"Thick" edges is a profile edge. It does not split a face.

"Thin" edges is a face cutting edge.

SketchUp does not know how to split an edge with another edge.

Face

Every time you complete a closed loop of edges that are coplanar, SketchUp will generate a face. You can delete a face, but the edges will remain. To re-create the face, just retrace one of the edges (there is no "Face" tool).

Drawing a close loop of edges in top of another face "splits" the faces - you'll have two instead of one, and they can be manipulated (extruded) independently.

Component

Group

Lock

Positional Cursors

On Face

Blue square.

Usage

Key Shortcuts

  • Select: Space
  • Pan: ?

Change the Size of an Existing Edge

By extrusion: calculate how much you need to move (positive or negative), select the face for extrusion, and type the offset. It worked.

Change Unit to be Inches Only

Window → Model Info → Units

Move and Copy

Select → Move tool → Move while holding Option.

Managing Units of Measurement

https://help.sketchup.com/en/managing-units-measurement#set-units

Settings. Window → Model Info

Scale Figure

The scale figure is a 2D component, it is a loose component inside the shell. It is a dynamic component.

To control go to Window → Components → Select tab. Make sure the "House" icon is selected.

To replace the scale figure, go to the House icon → down arrow → Component Sampler, there are other scale figures you can bring in.

More: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyi_rZi_-Yo