Title: Theory / Unimportant / CS / Softw / Sketchup
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Action: Soften/smooth the transition on the surfaces touching this edge
Ctrl: x
App: Sketchup
Focus: Edge

Action: Hide the edge
Shift: x
App: Sketchup
Focus: Edge

Action: Remove the edge and the surfaces touching it
App: Sketchup
Focus: Edge

Action: Allow to select objects
App: Sketchup

Action: Select everything that touchs the selected edge/surface
Letter: x 2
App: Sketchup

Action: Selects the whole figure
Letter: x 3
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to select a center, a radius, then draw an arc of circle
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to create an arc of circle from an end, a passing point and the other end
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to create an arc by selecting its two ends, then a third point
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to create a "pie" (arc of circles and ray to its center)
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to create a sequence of straight line, by clicking at each of its point
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to draw a line following the mouse
App: Sketchup

Question: How to push/pull only a part of a surface
Answer: Create a sub/surface on it, of the part you want to push/pull. That'll let you push/pull it
Context: Sketchup

Question: How to create a hole in a surface
Answer: Push one face to be coplanar with the other face
Context: Sketchup
Answer2: Create a subsurface on it, you can select it and then click delete

Question: How to cancel some started operation
Answer: Press escape
Context: Sketchup

Action: push/pull same length as the last use
Letter: x2
App: Sketchup

Action: Split the surfaces so that the push/pull lead to new surfaces
Ctrl: x
App: Sketchup

Action: Draw a regular polygon. Center first, then a point of inscribed/subscribed circle (toggle with ctrl)
App: Sketchup

Action: Switch between inscribed and subscribed circle
Ctrl: x
App: Sketchup

Question: How to ensure a geometrical figure has some exact length
Answer: After first click, type the number wanted and press enter
Context: Sketchup
Answer2: Select the created figure and change its settings

Question: Why does circle have only 24 side
Answer: Lighter to manipulate and render
Context: Sketchup
Answer2: Sketchup knows it's actually a circle when manipulating, until some explicit change is made

Action: Create a rectangle by clicking two opposite sides
Shift: Sketchup

Action: Create a rectangle by selecting an edge and an extra node
Shift: Sketchup

Action: Create a circle by selecting center and a side
Shift: Sketchup

Action: Tap origine, and two point. Show the angle between both point.
Shift: Sketchup

Question: How to draw a golden rectangle
Answer: Use the square tool. A diagonal will appear if you are near, and inference will ensure the golden rectangle is used
Context: Sketchup

Question: How to draw a square
Answer: Use the square tool. A diagonal will appear if you are near, and inference will ensure the square is used
Context: Sketchup

Action: Set inference to right axis
Letter: rghit arrow
App: Sketchup

Action: Set inference to green axis
Letter: left arrow
App: Sketchup

Action: Set inference to blue axis
Letter: Up arrow
App: Sketchup

Action: Move selected figure
App: Sketchup

Action: copy the selected value and move it
Ctrl: x
App: Sketchup

Action: Make as many copy as wanted
Letter: ctrl x 2
Ctrl: x
App: Sketchup

Question: How to move a complex figure
Answer: Select the whole figure before selecting the tool
Context: Sketchup

Instruction: x n
Page: make n copy of the selected element, as the last move did
Context: Sketchup

Instruction: / n
Page: make n copy of the selected element, between start position and moved position
Context: Sketchup

Action: Rotate by clicking:
* origine of rotation and plane
* a point P
* the new position of P
App: Sketchup

Action: Allow to scale a figure
App: Sketchup

Question: How to apply a transformation to a whole figure
Answer: Select the whole figure before selecting the transformation tool
Context: Sketchup
Answer2: Group the figure

Action: Select a surface, and then transform it as a cylinder following a sequence of lines
Letter: Follow me

Question: How to create
Answer: Follow me
Context: SketchUp

Question: How to create
Answer: Follow me
Then delete the outside
Context: SketchUp

Action: Coordinate of the point
App: SketchUp
Focus: A point

Action: Length of the edge
App: SketchUp
Focus: An edge

Action: Area of the surface
App: SketchUp
Focus: A surface

Action: Tap on an edge, then a point. Add a guide through the point parallel to the edge
Ctrl: x
App: SketchUp
Focus: A surface

Name: A geometry
Definition: An object that represents something physically existing in the space
Context: SketchUp
Example: Point, edge, surface, figure

Name: A guide
Definition: A line that does not represents an object, but help to navigate the space
Context: SketchUp

Name: A group
Definition: A set of geometry that can be manipulated as a single object
Context: SketchUp

Action: add a guideline between center and last point selected
Letter: ctrl
Shift: Sketchup

Action: Allow to change the coordinate guide
App: Sketchup

Question: How to create a guide point
Answer: Create a circle, find center, delete center

Name: A dimension
Definition: tag length information to some pair of point

Action: Tap two points, add the distance between them explicitly

Action: Allow to create text, as geometry object

Action: Had an infinite plane. Only one half of the space is still here. Allow to see inside object
App: Sketchup

Question: why do you want to create group
Answer: Ensuring that elements from different groups don't merge together
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0jHTzB5l8o&ab_channel=SketchUp
Answer2: Allow to give name to a set of geometries
Answer3: Allow to manipulate a bunch of objects together, ensuring they keep same distance, orderering, angle... hide.
Answer4: Group has its own axis. So allow to use a coordinate system practical for the group specifically

Name: Tag
Definition: A name to represents a group in the entity sets window
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0jHTzB5l8o&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup

Instruction: Make group
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0jHTzB5l8o&ab_channel=SketchUp
Effect: Set all selected elements in a new group
Context: sketchup
Name: Tag

Instruction: Explode
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0jHTzB5l8o&ab_channel=SketchUp
Effect: Remove the geometry object, and put its content in current group/general geometry set
Context: sketchup

Name: A component
Definition: A named set of geometries that can appear multiple times. All instances are edited together,
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe4ZdkA3YY&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=22&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup

Variable: Glued to
Meaning: Which surface this component can glue to.
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe4ZdkA3YY&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=22&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup, component

Variable: Cut opening
Meaning: Whether surface is cut when component is added to it. So allow to make a hole in surface
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe4ZdkA3YY&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=22&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup, component

Variable: Always face camera
Meaning: Turn the component so that it's always seen from the same angle when camera move
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe4ZdkA3YY&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=22&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup, component

Variable: Shadows face sun
Meaning: Whether the shadow remains fixes even when the compnoent turns
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe4ZdkA3YY&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=22&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup, component

Action: use the line or surface on which the mouse is as main inference
Letter: Downa rrow
App: Sketchup
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ioe4ZdkA3YY&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=22&ab_channel=SketchUp

Name: Inferencing
Definition: Guessing what the user wants to do, depending on known axes and point nearby
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HyHtsuRRoA&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=25&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Name: A locked object
Definition: An object that can't be modified
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJY-Wngrb0M&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=33&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Name: A tag
Definition: A set of group that can be manipulated together
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDIjvTdGrg&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=35&ab_channel=SketchUp
Intuition: Similar to "layer" in 2d software

Name: Outliner
Definition: Hierarchy of group, component and geometries
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDIjvTdGrg&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=35&ab_channel=SketchUp

Name: A view
Definition: A camera position
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDIjvTdGrg&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=35&ab_channel=SketchUp
Definition2: top level hidden geometry/object
Conjdef: A set of settings for some of
Definition3: section planes
Definition4: visible tag
Definition5: Style and fog
Definition6: shaddow setting
Definition8: Access location

Name: Style
Definition: A set of colour (or x-ray/alpha) for text, surface, edges
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDIjvTdGrg&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=35&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Name: A collection
Definition: A set of components that can be reused across projects
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqL66jFH3bs&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=39&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Question: How to replace all occurrence of a component
Answer: Through component window
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqL66jFH3bs&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=39&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Question: How to find a component
Answer: Through component window
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqL66jFH3bs&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=39&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Name: Fog
Definition: A pair of distances \((d,D)\) such that elements gradually disappear when their distance from the view goes to \(d\) to \(D\). No elements at distance greater than \(D\) is shown
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Alb-uN1loc&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=40&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Name: Geolocation
Definition: Location of the model on earth
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrtRcTpWow&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=41&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup
Extra: For shadow purpose

Name: Date
Definition: Time at which model is simulated
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrtRcTpWow&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=41&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup
Extra: For shadow creation

Question: Where does light come from
Answer: in case of shadow, simulates position sun at location and time set
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrtRcTpWow&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=41&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup
Answer2: The camera

Name: Instructor window
Definition: Window explaining how to use currently selected tool
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2an5pEwc8k&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=42&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: Sketchup

Action: Update some of the scene settings with current settings
App: Sketchup
Focus: scene
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNFoKA4Q3U0&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=44&ab_channel=SketchUp

Action: Drop fit at tapped spot
Letter: Position camera
App: Sketchup
Focus: scene
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl42_HZmh-A&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=47&ab_channel=SketchUp

Action: Allow to turn the camera, staying at the same point
App: Sketchup
Focus: scene
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl42_HZmh-A&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=47&ab_channel=SketchUp

Action: Move to the direction indicated
App: Sketchup
Focus: scene
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl42_HZmh-A&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=47&ab_channel=SketchUp

Action: Move faster
Ctrl: x
App: Sketchup
Focus: scene
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl42_HZmh-A&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=47&ab_channel=SketchUp

Action: Change the color of tapped surface, and connected surface of same color
Letter: ctrl
App: Sketchup
Focus: scene
Other fields (not shown on cards):
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YT5usoT-t8&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=53&ab_channel=SketchUp

Question: How to change a texture position on a surface
Answer: Ensure it applies to a single surface, then right click on it and select "texture"
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K54odM32gs4&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=55&ab_channel=SketchUp
Chapter: scene

Name: A template
Definition: A file that can be opened as starting point of a project
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB8YUX-9Hfs&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=59&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: SketchUp

Name: Geolocation
Definition: Importing real map terrain as object
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1fgb-7npUE&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=61&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: SketchUp

Question: How does exporting to 2D work
Answer: Essentially a screenshot
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnRL9i8zUEI&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=64&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: SketchUp
Name: Geolocation

Question: How does exporting to 3D work
Answer: Save all geometries and other kind of data you request
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnRL9i8zUEI&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=64&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: SketchUp
Name: Geolocation

Instruction: Mesh
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io-vGEk5y4c&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=66&ab_channel=SketchUp
Effect: Transform a sequence of edges into a surface containing them
Context: SketchUp
Name: Create an edge at the intersection of selected objects

Instruction: ordered mesh
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io-vGEk5y4c&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=66&ab_channel=SketchUp
Effect: Generate a regular mesh
Context: SketchUp

Instruction: Smoove
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC2QYbFY0QA&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=67&ab_channel=SketchUp
Effect: Allow to pull a bunch of nodes as in
Context: SketchUp

Action: Apply the tag's color to element with this tag
App: SketchUp

Action: set the tapped object to the current tag
App: SketchUp

Action: Draw a circle with the mouse, select its content
App: SketchUp

Name: 3D warehouse
Definition: Collection of models to use in sketchup
Extra: https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/

Name: An extension
Definition: A tool to add extra feature to sketchup
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPyqfzCfRXQ&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=73&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup

Name: extension warehouse
Definition: A website to find and buy extensions for sketchup
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPyqfzCfRXQ&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=73&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup

Name: Extension manager
Definition: Tool to manage currently installed extensions
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPyqfzCfRXQ&list=PL-bndkJaV8A7R2t970OmHY6kPGJwTfGP2&index=73&ab_channel=SketchUp
Context: sketchup

Question: How to use a floor plan
Answer: Import it "use as image"
Answer2: Find the longest line with a measure on the image. Create a line on it. Use ruler to redimension the new line to the measure indicated on plan. Indicate to redimension the whole model
Answer3: Add layers, scene, create template so you can reuse for other floors

Question: How to draw external wall of a building
Answer: type explicit measure as much as possible
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lTYmG0KHHQ&list=PL-bndkJaV8A5xgcBgaQPIA6hIno2TsakZ&index=2&ab_channel=SketchUp
Answer2: Save floor as a component for reference
Answer3: Use offset with the width of wall. Delete the interior, that leaves the walls themselves (plus window, door,...)

Name: A dynamic component
Definition: A component that adapt in a wise way to modification.
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQv01cbpEn0&list=PL-bndkJaV8A5xgcBgaQPIA6hIno2TsakZ&index=5&ab_channel=SketchUp

Question: How to have component with different representation in 2D mode (view from above) and 3D mode (navigation)
Answer: Put in the component some data on a 2D layout and some on the 3D layout. Toggle the view of the one you don't want
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6s653rBbPI&list=PL-bndkJaV8A5xgcBgaQPIA6hIno2TsakZ&index=6&ab_channel=SketchUp

Question: How to deal with multiple-floor building to see the lower floor
Answer: Put each floor on a different layer, and hide layer above the one you want to see
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbfchV4vgps&list=PL-bndkJaV8A5xgcBgaQPIA6hIno2TsakZ&index=7&ab_channel=SketchUp
Answer2: Section plan

Name: My warehouse
Definition: Find warehouse objects you uploaded or liked and other personal informations
Page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tv-OHxhVu8&list=PL-bndkJaV8A6UjTok-fcz0vipNUhMph5v&index=2&ab_channel=SketchUp