We should use our knowledge for good...right? Unless that colleague doesn't put their shopping cart back at the grocery store. In that case, start burying geometry and hiding tags and all the stuff.
Another case is when the object's internal axis is placed at a distance further from the object which then creates a larger bounding box that includes both the object and its displaced axis.
Please do a video on this scenario. I've created objects and found the axis is upside down when I try to edit it later. I maybe scaled it wrong when I created a copy? I don't recall. I can't blame it on 3D warehouse since i created the group originally. Oh, and how do I correct it? I have tried to reset the axis but end up just creating a new object. I use Sketchup Pro as a hobby so my learning was haphazard and only through RUclips videos early on.
The newer versions of SketchUp will not do this. Files created in older file MAY still show this, but ever since 2023, bounding boxes hold tight to the geometry, even if the axis is move away. What version are you seeing this on?
Excellent. The tag thing and hidden section cut were new to me. In the past I just ungrouped and then regrouped the object which exposed the unwanted bits which I could then delete .. did not think through the "why". Thanks.
Although you mentioned it briefly, you didn't show a near zero length line. This might be a tiny fragment from something that was deleted earlier. The only way I've found to detect these is with the Solid Inspector extension.
Hi Aaron, following up on your comment about problems with some models in 3D Warehouse. Although 3D Warehouse is a necessity (and potentially a great time saver), I find the quality of content therein to be anything from extremely professional to quite frankly, pretty poor. Is there any way for Trimble to implement some kind of automated standards check before models are accepted into 3D Warehouse? It would be good if models that are already in there are checked too. Perhaps each model could be given a 'Quality Score'. I'm sure I'm not the only one who occasionally spends longer fixing a downloaded model than I would have spent drawing it from scratch.
I’ve had issues where the bounding box was too big and I ended up tracing it down to the object’s axis icon being on the corner of the extended bounding box. I have no idea how it got there since I rarely, if ever, change an object’s axis. I can’t just delete the axis so I usually just leave it there. Any ideas how this could happen?
I often set an Axis like this. On cabinet handles/pulls. I then just click on a cabinet door corner and the handle is placed correctly, A "hidden" by tag rectangle in a handle component works great too. But, yes, there is a larger bounding box.
The hidden section cut is evil! However, using the Outliner pane will show the hidden section cut and the cut object if it is a sub-group or component.
Hey there! Appreciate the video! But you missed the one case that always bothers me, which is the axis being in the wrong place. I don’t know if I do that or what, but either I have to go in and move it manually or reset it. I don’t remember the proper way to fix it, but I have had the problem on occasion. Anybody else?
That section cut issue was a new one for me!
The hidden section cut looks a great way to annoy colleagues and mess up their modelling!
We should use our knowledge for good...right?
Unless that colleague doesn't put their shopping cart back at the grocery store.
In that case, start burying geometry and hiding tags and all the stuff.
Another case is when the object's internal axis is placed at a distance further from the object which then creates a larger bounding box that includes both the object and its displaced axis.
Please do a video on this scenario. I've created objects and found the axis is upside down when I try to edit it later. I maybe scaled it wrong when I created a copy? I don't recall. I can't blame it on 3D warehouse since i created the group originally. Oh, and how do I correct it? I have tried to reset the axis but end up just creating a new object.
I use Sketchup Pro as a hobby so my learning was haphazard and only through RUclips videos early on.
The newer versions of SketchUp will not do this. Files created in older file MAY still show this, but ever since 2023, bounding boxes hold tight to the geometry, even if the axis is move away. What version are you seeing this on?
Mwaahahaha, That section cut one offers plenty of opportunity to annoy other easily. Nice video Aaron thanks
Excellent. The tag thing and hidden section cut were new to me. In the past I just ungrouped and then regrouped the object which exposed the unwanted bits which I could then delete .. did not think through the "why". Thanks.
Although you mentioned it briefly, you didn't show a near zero length line. This might be a tiny fragment from something that was deleted earlier. The only way I've found to detect these is with the Solid Inspector extension.
Thx ,Aaron . I happened a few times to me with the hidden section cut .
Hi Aaron, following up on your comment about problems with some models in 3D Warehouse. Although 3D Warehouse is a necessity (and potentially a great time saver), I find the quality of content therein to be anything from extremely professional to quite frankly, pretty poor. Is there any way for Trimble to implement some kind of automated standards check before models are accepted into 3D Warehouse? It would be good if models that are already in there are checked too. Perhaps each model could be given a 'Quality Score'. I'm sure I'm not the only one who occasionally spends longer fixing a downloaded model than I would have spent drawing it from scratch.
That section cut one was Ninja!
Sometimes purging also helps.. 😅
I’ve had issues where the bounding box was too big and I ended up tracing it down to the object’s axis icon being on the corner of the extended bounding box. I have no idea how it got there since I rarely, if ever, change an object’s axis. I can’t just delete the axis so I usually just leave it there.
Any ideas how this could happen?
I often set an Axis like this. On cabinet handles/pulls. I then just click on a cabinet door corner and the handle is placed correctly, A "hidden" by tag rectangle in a handle component works great too. But, yes, there is a larger bounding box.
The hidden section cut is evil! However, using the Outliner pane will show the hidden section cut and the cut object if it is a sub-group or component.
Thanks for this one.
The More You Know - great tips, thank you.
I can see some screens getting broken over the hidden section cut
Sometimes it happens when we import revit files
Exellent thanks for the tip
👍 Perfect!!! This happens so often with 3D warehouse 😞. Thank you
Hey there! Appreciate the video! But you missed the one case that always bothers me, which is the axis being in the wrong place. I don’t know if I do that or what, but either I have to go in and move it manually or reset it. I don’t remember the proper way to fix it, but I have had the problem on occasion. Anybody else?
👍👍👍
Interesting