Google SketchUp Toolbar Series: Dimensions

Shows how to use the dimension tool in Google SketchUp with tips and best practices.

Video Outline:
- Add dimensions directly to your model
- Adjust dimension settings

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Google
• google
• SketchUp
• sketchup
• Sketchup
• dimension
• tool
• 3d
• sofware
• training
• tutorial

[angelsantana007]

Google is one of the greatest Companies I have known.

[Legolover64]

@angelsantana007 Sorry, I do not agree...

[Purvinska]

@TimmmmCam

I also found this incredibly irritating and time consuming. what's the point of google sketchup? you can't draw in measurements, it's a play tool only. Looks "cool"? Stoopid.

[Purvinska]

how do you draw with measurement in the first place? like in autocad?

[kretekroker]

irritating sound!

[Mystefier]

But how do you control whether it moves in the blue, green or red direction. I've found no explanation as to how you control what axis you're moving on.

[anelphabet]

@anelphabet i want a parallel line so far apart from another line, how do i put in the exact measurements (the option to write them in the measurement box is not showing up)

[anelphabet]

how do i change the exact distance (not length) using numbers

[shrimpinpat]

im in engineering mode how do i pick out the measurement type i want it gives me feet

[vex123]

@aldaeron

I couldn't agree more. Google sketchup sucks balls in this respect

[GrinningSandCat]

@ladefreakndah

You need a suitable hobby. Finger painting perhaps.

[aldaeron]

I wish I could change the dimension to the value I want and have the model change. I do not want to sit there dragging things around all day. I want to sketch my geometry then enter the dimensions I want and it changes to them to active constraints. This is how real CAD programs (i.e. SolidWorks) work.