SketchUp: Dynamic Components
Learn what dynamic components are, what they do, and how to activate them.
Category Archives: Software
SketchUp: Snap and Lock Geometry to the Axes
Lock geometry along an axis while drawing or moving. Snap it to an axis when you can’t get it parallel to it at all.
SketchUp: Relocate Component Axes
How to relocate and reposition a component’s axes with the Axes Tool.
SketchUp: Manage Stickiness with Groups
Learn how to keep geometry from sticking together with groups.
123D Design: Herringbone Gear
Model a herringbone pinion gear with primitive circles, Polyline, Sweep and Circle Pattern.
SketchUp: Draw Parallel to Axes and Use Inferences
For best results, draw parallel to the red, green, and blue axes, and look for inferences.
123D Design: Funnel
123D Design: Split Solid and Split Face Tools
Separate the handle from a mug with Split Solid. Divide a face in two with Split Face.
SketchUp: Paint Texture onto a Curved Surface
Project texture onto draperies and text onto a cylinder.
123D Design: The Pattern Tools
Here’s how the rectangular, circular and path pattern tools work.