: SketchUP: How to to resize only one dimension of the model and leave others as is I am somewhat new to sketchup - I have used it for just simple woodworking. I have a problem with this
I am somewhat new to sketchup - I have used it for just simple woodworking.
I have a problem with this model.
My research says this should be very easy.
I want to resize the short side from 1' 11 9/16 -to- 1' 11 1/4". I just want to shorten those six horizontal rods which are a little too long, not to scale anything else.
Every time I do this it resizes the long side and scales the model down.
Here is what I tried that does not work:
Use the tape tool, resize the short side
Group the entire model, Use the tape tool, resize the short side
Explode model to just a component, Use the tape tool, resize the short side
Explode the entire model, Use the tape tool, resize the short side
I could just redraw the model again in about an hour, but there must be a way to do this. Can you advise on a better way?
EDIT1:
I tried to undo everything down to the basics.
I resized the vertical frame and saved a horizontal 2x4
I selected the long 2x4 and resized with the Tape tool to 13' 3 5/16".
Notice that the base of the vertical frame got resized from 1' 11 1/4" to 4' 1/2"
Am I making these componets incorrectly?
EDIT2:
I exploded the frame into two vert 2x4s and one horiz 2x4 because I noticed that when I modified the frame as a component OR the horizontal separately it would distort the 2x4's dimensions. I deleted everything else.
This time, when I modified the horiz 2x4 the dimensions of the vert 2x4 remained the same, but notice the horiz: It shrunk! The horiz is not 1.5 x 3.5 anymore.
So let me rephrase my original question: How do I tell Sketchup to modify my models overall dimensions >WITHOUT< changing the dimensions what the model is made from (namely 2x4s in this case).
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If I understood, you want only shorter pink part. Hide one of the grey-green-blue frames (make them a componet, too) to make the ends of all pink parts free. Then push the pink parts axially shorter. Use the Pull tool.
Before pushing make a marker with the tape measure to the parts which need shortening. You can also cut a piece off sideways. It's shown later.
Then make the hidden frame visible and move it to its new place.
In paid version of SketcUP there's available boolean combinations (subtract, union, intersect). You could with them subtract the needed piece a little easier.
An example: The horisontal part must be shortened a preknown amount.
Hide one of the vertical parts to keep it safe. Draw a rectangle which covers the piece to be removed:
Take the pull tool and push the rectangle off through the bar. Use the erasing rubber to remove possible remnants (=end curve). Shortening like this (=sideways) doesn't need tape measure, you can dimension the rectangle directly.
Unhide the vertical bar
select the vertical bar and move it to the green axis direction until it snaps with the shortened horizontal bar:
Perhaps you don't have the correct orientation selected when you try to scale (resize) the model.
With the whole model selected click the scale tool and then click the node at the center of the side you wish to push.
Now either type a decimal scale value (.5 for 50%, 2 for 200%) or drag mouse until its there. Click again to set it.
For this fine adjustment you will want to scale the short side by .98673740
I got this by converting your before and after measurements to a fraction and dividing.
1'11 and 9/16" = 377/16"
1'11 and 4/16" = 372/16"
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