SketchUp SketchUp Drawing and Modeling Tools 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In SketchUp, what does the Move tool do when you copy geometry using the Ctrl key (Option on Mac)?
- Scales the geometry
- Creates a copy of the selected geometry at the destination (Correct answer)
- Mirrors the geometry
- Links it as a component instance
Correct answer: Creates a copy of the selected geometry at the destination
Holding Ctrl (Option on Mac) while using the Move tool creates a copy of the selected geometry instead of moving the original.
Question 2: What is the purpose of the Rotate tool in SketchUp?
- Turns the camera view
- Spins selected geometry around a specified pivot point and axis (Correct answer)
- Flips geometry horizontally
- Rotates textures on a face
Correct answer: Spins selected geometry around a specified pivot point and axis
The Rotate tool spins selected geometry around a pivot point you click, with rotation constrained to the plane you set.
Question 3: How do you constrain drawing along a specific axis in SketchUp?
- Hold Ctrl
- Press the arrow keys (Up, Down, Left, Right) (Correct answer)
- Hold Alt and click the axis
- Type the axis letter in the Measurements box
Correct answer: Press the arrow keys (Up, Down, Left, Right)
Pressing the arrow keys while drawing locks movement to the corresponding axis: Up/Down for blue, Right for red, Left for green.
Question 4: What does the Scale tool do in SketchUp?
- Changes the model units
- Resizes selected geometry by dragging handles or typing a scale factor (Correct answer)
- Scales textures on surfaces
- Adjusts the model's real-world size in Layout
Correct answer: Resizes selected geometry by dragging handles or typing a scale factor
The Scale tool resizes geometry uniformly or non-uniformly by dragging green handles, and you can type exact scale factors or dimensions.
Question 5: What is the Offset tool used for in SketchUp?
- Moving faces perpendicular to their normal
- Creating a parallel copy of edges or a face inset/outset at a set distance (Correct answer)
- Offsetting a component from the ground plane
- Shifting textures on a surface
Correct answer: Creating a parallel copy of edges or a face inset/outset at a set distance
The Offset tool creates a new set of edges parallel to the original, either inset or outset from the selected face or edges.
Question 6: Which SketchUp tool would you use to divide a face or edge into equal segments?
- Divide command via right-click on an edge (Correct answer)
- Split tool
- Offset tool
- Section Plane tool
Correct answer: Divide command via right-click on an edge
Right-clicking an edge and choosing 'Divide' lets you specify the number of equal segments to split it into.
SketchUp SketchUp Drawing and Modeling Tools 2
In SketchUp, what does the Move tool do when you copy geometry using the Ctrl key (Option on Mac)?