Sketchup #23: Multiply & Divide

Learn how to use the Multiply and Divide features in Sketchup to copy objects over large spaces, very accurately.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• sketchup
• tutorial
• multiply
• divide
• copy
• evenly
• spaced
• objects

[myownstarbucks]

Your show has been most helpful. I do have a problem with my "divide command". I get the red squares when I right click on the line but I it is not showing me the dimensions such as 6 equal spaces @ 3'-0" (it used to show that info but for some reason it disappeared). Can you tell me why and how to fix that?

[harwoodpodcast]

@myownstarbucks I checked into this and it looks like there is a bug or they have disabled it in the current version. I"m having the same problem. A good workaround is to divide based on the number of segments you want, then measure one of the segments manually with the tape measure. - Cameron

[MrGiejose]

Can you use this on components?



[harwoodpodcast]

@MrGiejose Yes you can. It works really well.

[welmance]

Awesome, helpful, and well explained. Just thought I would mention:

SketchUp is multiplying and dividing the length or space between the first two objects, not the number objects. That's why the dimension box still says Length. In a row of objects, there will ALWAYS be one less space between objects than the total number of objects. That's why it's "off by one." :)

[harwoodpodcast]

@welmance That's a fantastic way of explaining it! I'm going to use that next time I do a show.

[1303431]

All the videos of this site are very interesting. Audio is very very vivid and easy to under stand. Thank you.

[flipbnit]

just another tip, you can use the multiply command, using, instead of *, the x letter, so, if you want 5 objects, after copying, type 5x and you get 5 copys (keep in mind that the first one, that was the first copy is included in this 5 number)

[flipbnit]

you say that if you divide, for example, by 2 you don't get 2 poles but 1, this principle is wrong, when you divide by 2 you divide the spaces, so if you divide by 10, you get 9 poles and 10 spaces, this is the correct principle, not that the program divides 10-9