SketchUp: Switching to a 2D view

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin

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:
    July 31, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    thank you soooo much , you rock !!!

  2. alexwagstaff1 says:
    July 31, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    thanks mate, just what i was looking for.

  3. LaurenBieber12 says:
    July 31, 2012 at 3:25 pm

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

  4. m4rtv says:
    July 31, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    No worries! That was perfectly explained. Well done!

  5. ANUVISION87 says:
    July 31, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Its always right in front of your face! haha

  6. musicgod2006 says:
    July 31, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    bad audio man but video is useful. Thanks

  7. kuraolek says:
    July 31, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    fuckin loving this !!!! thanks a LOT

  8. sumanagray says:
    July 31, 2012 at 7:13 pm

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

  9. wjacksonthree says:
    July 31, 2012 at 7:28 pm

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

  10. belintel says:
    July 31, 2012 at 7:53 pm

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

  11. cookieridolfi says:
    July 31, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    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:
    July 31, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    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:
    July 31, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    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:
    July 31, 2012 at 10:03 pm

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

  15. aerebus says:
    July 31, 2012 at 10:20 pm

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

  16. thisusernameisfree says:
    July 31, 2012 at 11:13 pm

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

  17. RCAndrewuk says:
    July 31, 2012 at 11:39 pm

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

  18. magicianspirit says:
    August 1, 2012 at 12:05 am

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