SketchUp SketchUp Drawing and Modeling Tools 3

Question 1

What is the purpose of the Tape Measure tool in SketchUp?

Accepted Answer

Measuring distances and creating guide lines

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Checking wall thickness

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Scaling a selected component

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Verifying model units

Question 2

In SketchUp, what does the Protractor tool create?

Accepted Answer

Angled guide lines at a specified degree

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Circular faces

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A rotation axis for animation

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Pie-slice geometry

Question 3

What is the function of the Eraser tool in SketchUp when used with Ctrl held down (Option on Mac)?

Accepted Answer

Softens/smooths edges instead of deleting them

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Deletes entire groups

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Hides edges

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Erases materials from faces

Question 4

What does pressing 'S' activate in SketchUp?

Accepted Answer

Scale tool

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Select tool

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Section Plane tool

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Styles panel

Question 5

When using the Arc tool in SketchUp, what does the magenta (pink) color of the arc indicate?

Accepted Answer

The arc is tangent to adjacent geometry

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The arc is on the red axis

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The arc is too large for the face

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The arc is in a group context

Question 6

Which tool in SketchUp is used to place a flat cutting plane through the model to reveal interior cross-sections?

Accepted Answer

Section Plane tool

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Slice tool

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Clip tool

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Cut Face tool