The position of the camera plays a strong role in suggesting to SketchUp how to move the object. When you move an object across empty space, SketchUp will primarily move an object along a single plane unless you are snapping to some other geometry in your model. The point from which you start the move will always intersect the plane, but the orientation of the plane will strongly depend on the orientation of your camera.
When you orbit the camera to a top view looking down on your model , SketchUp will strongly favor locking to a plane perpendicular to the Z axis. If you align to a front view, the movement will lock to a plane perpendicular to the green axis.
The same thing happens with the red axis. There is a certain relationship between the mouse position, and how the axes origin is positioned between the camera view and the horizon in the distance. But as you hover over other geometry in your model, you begin to enter a minefield of inference points and faces to snap to.
Snapping to Geometry will always override the default movement plane. You can snap to end points, edges, faces, axes, temporary tracking from points among other things in your model. Learn more about the SketchUp Inference system here.
The tricky part, is that the entities that you are moving can actually get in the way of what you are trying to snap to. Here are several tips for solving these issues. Quickly switching between axes? The ideal place for beginners to get help using SketchUp.
I mean I could use the Workplane plugin, but that seems like a waste of time especially for such a trivial task Re: Quickly switching between axes? For moving, you can force one direction with the arrow keys. For rotating, you should use the 4-click-method The not-so-basic method of using Rotate. I think there is no need for futher plugins But as time goes on, it just gets automatic. Trust us, over time you will be doing it without even thinking about it.
Doing so helps you situate your model on the terrain correctly. Casting realistic shadows: If you geolocate your model, you can also see how your model looks at different times of day.
This is another situation when aligning the axes to the cardinal directions is helpful. SketchUp enables you to reposition the drawing axes in a few different ways: Click with the mouse. Align the axes to a face. Move and rotate the axes relative to their current position. Table of Contents Moving and rotating the drawing axes Resetting the drawing axes Hiding the drawing axes Aligning the drawing axes with the cardinal directions.
Tip : After you place the origin or select your first direction, you can tap the Alt key Microsoft Windows or the Command key macOS to alternate the axis orientation leading to your mouse cursor.
Context-click an empty area on an axis and select Move from the menu that appears. In the Move Axes dialog box that appears shown in the following figure , enter how far you want to move and rotate each axis.
Today I wanted to make a quick video about working with the axis settings within SketchUp. This is a topic that gets overlooked a fair amount, and it can make a big difference. Probably the biggest reason is that the axis is what sets all of your inferencing in your SketchUp model. However, what this does is changes the axes for the entire model. In this case, what you can do is change the axes of a group or a component instead. Remember, each group or component actually contains its own set of axes, separate from the axes of the whole model.
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