SketchUp: Switching to a 2D view

This video accompanies Google SketchUp for Dummies, by Aidan Chopra. For more information about the book, please visit www.aidanchopra.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

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18 Responses to SketchUp: Switching to a 2D view

  1. freakloulou says:

    thank you soooo much , you rock !!!

  2. alexwagstaff1 says:

    thanks mate, just what i was looking for.

  3. LaurenBieber12 says:

    This is all just fucking bullshit , that noone needs . its a total waste of time

  4. m4rtv says:

    No worries! That was perfectly explained. Well done!

  5. ANUVISION87 says:

    Its always right in front of your face! haha

  6. musicgod2006 says:

    bad audio man but video is useful. Thanks

  7. kuraolek says:

    fuckin loving this !!!! thanks a LOT

  8. sumanagray says:

    this video sound is not louder I need to go very near the computer!!!

  9. wjacksonthree says:

    another situation where you have to ask “what would i do without google and youtube?” thank you!

  10. belintel says:

    Thanks, this video puts it all into perspective, well, plan or elevation. Probably the most useful presentation I have seenso far.

  11. cookieridolfi says:

    After bringing in a 3D object, I would like to move it to a different plane but can’t make that happen. It is not glued. Any suggestions?

  12. rashkavar says:

    Thanks a lot; this makes what I’ve been using Sketchup for infinitely easier. It’s extremely disconcerting when you’re working on a house plan that has walls changing length depending on how close they are to the center of the screen.

    A word of warning, though – parallel projections are pretty difficult to interpret in non-standard views. If you want to do 3d models on top of a floor plan, I suggest switching between projections.

  13. rashkavar says:

    If you’ve done any panning at all and haven’t turned on the parallel projections yet, you’ll see the z axis (blue). Perspective view is realistic – things get smaller and closer as they get further away, and this is the default setting for Sketchup. Imagine a long hallway (say 50m or 150 feet), with yourself at one end. Looking all the way down the hallway, you’ll see the corners of the room, even though they’re parallel to your field of view, right? Same thing here.

  14. johndoe200464 says:

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. aerebus says:

    Thank you! This kept me of a heartattack.. !

  16. thisusernameisfree says:

    u have to delete the person first.. try? :D

  17. RCAndrewuk says:

    Superb, just what I needed.
    I’m off to buy the book.
    Thanks

  18. magicianspirit says:

    Hmmm…when I choose Camera > Standard > Top I can see the blue axis too…maybe I have a different version of Sketchup.