That tool is incredibly versatile and is the go-to option for cutting out doors and windows, or even shave off circular edges off a rectangular block, for instance.Īs you get into this app you’ll find yourself appreciating the versatility mixed with complexity that offers limitless potential. Click on that offset you just created, move the cursor up, and all of a sudden you’ve erected walls around your home. Outer Shell is similar to Union except that it removes all interior geometry, creating a solid from only the outermost faces of your solids - joining multiple roof sections into one solid.The Push/Pull tool has many uses - in this case, you can erect walls in seconds (Image credit: Trimble)įollowing on from that is the Push/Pull tool.

No need to heal or erase geometry merging solids is easy with Union. Union combines two solids (or as many as you want) into a single form and removes only overlapping interior geometry.Subtract uses solid A to cut away from B, removing solid A and the overlapping geometry between the two solids - cut an opening in a curved surface much faster than using Intersect Faces.Quickly develop massing and void studies by splitting overlapping forms and choosing which pieces to keep and which to remove. Split breaks intersecting solids into pieces wherever they overlap without deleting anything.For example, analyze the volume of soil to be excavated for a building foundation by intersecting the building model with site topography. Intersect object A and B to create an entirely new geometry, object C.

Intersect cuts two solids and leaves only the overlapping geometry.

A great example, Trim lets you use the top plate of your wall to cut the birdsmouth detail in roof rafters. Trim uses object A to cut object B, but both objects remain in the model, so you can trim multiple objects using the same cutting object.If you want to model precise objects like joinery or need to create complicated shapes from the combination of two (or more) solids, look no further than Solid Tools. Solid Tools make modeling intricate geometry a breeze - and they’re now included in SketchUp for iPad.

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