All language subtitles for 613241-32 - Offset - The definitive SKETCHUP course. From beginner to expert.en-US

Hello people and welcome
to this new class.

In where we're going to
see the offset tool.

We will find this tool
here under this icon and

the description says offset
selected edges in a plane.

Let's see how it works.

It is a pretty
straightforward tool,

but it has some
different features and

functions that it is
convenient to know.

Let's start with
this square in 2D.

And as it happens with a
lot of tools in SketchUp,

you can pre-select geometry
or you can actively

hover over the geometry
and choose it for offset.

Let's start with this
second option, letter F.

For the shortcut,
we hit the tool and

then if I hover
over the geometry,

we can see how this
face lights up.

And at the same
time, one red spot

appear on the edge of
our surface, right?

That red spot is kind of
reference for our offset.

So one-click e.g.

here, and then you can see how
this tool is going to pull

out an outline of the
face I have on here.

We can create a
negative offset when we

are like pulling that
offset into the phase

where we can create

a positive offset if we move

the mouse outside of the face.

Furthermore, like a lot of
other tools in SketchUp,

you can type in an exact
measure in the measurement bar,

Let's say e.g. 0.5 m Enter.

Here we have the result.

We have this new perimeter at

that exact distance
from the original one.

And a SketchUp creates as well
the surface in this area,

as it happens with
a boost pool tool.

If I hover over this new phase
and I click twice rapidly,

we will repeat the same
command at the same distance,

and we could do it
over and over again.

However, we can work not
just with the surfaces,

but with the edges.

This time, instead of
hover over our surface,

I will pre-select the
geometry one and second ads.

Then I go over offset,
one-click here,

that red point
will pop up and we

can exactly says where we
want that reference to be.

Let's say here, one-click,

then we move the mouse.

You can see how we are

creating that offset
of those two lines.

That could be very useful.

We can again type in

the exact measure or doing

graphically just
by another click.

Take into account that
this tool will not

work if we try to
offset just one.

Let's check it here in
this another example,

I will select this
line letter F,

and then the tool
doesn't allow me

to continue with the offset.

I have to select at least
two SDS, Then letter F.

And this time I can use the
tool without any problem.

Of course I could use it as

well with more than two edges.

Let's select everything
here, letter S.

Now I have two precise where I

want to be that red
point here, e.g.

I. Move my mouse and let's
type in how long we want

to pull out that new
outline, e.g. 0.5.

Let's jump now into a 3D model.

As I told you before,

this is a 2D tool.

You can use it just in
one plane at a time.

So in this case, if I
hit the tool letter F

and I hover over this
phase, one-click e.g.

here, then I move the mouse.

I will be able to work just

in this surface
as we saw before,

this offset can be
negative or positive.

This time, I will
pull this offset

into the face to create
a kind of frame.

And then I could use

these postpone tool in
order to create a whole,

the combination of
these two tools,

they postpone tool and

the offset tool is
very, very powerful.

Remember that when you
are working in SketchUp,

the normal geometry and
the hidden geometry.

If I go to View Hidden geometry,

we could even use this
offset tool taking

that hidden geometry
as a reference, e.g.

here, I will hit the tool again.

And as you can check
here on the screen,

when I hover over these faces,

the tool is recognizing
the LTS as the perimeter,

even when that edges are
part of hidden geometry,

one-click and I move the mouse

and I could create this frame,

which maybe I could
repeat by clicking

twice on every side
of this cylinder.

Then using the push-pull tool,

I could create unique sex

like this one you are
watching right now.

Finally, this tool
has another feature.

If we focus on these strange
shape and we make an offset,

I hit the tool, I hover over
the surface which slides up,

then one click and
I move my mouse,

you will see how depending on

the distance with
the outer line,

different saves with
appeared and when they

are very close to each
other, in one point,

they will merge and

a continuous figure will

appear right here
we are working,

let's say with a normal
mode of the two,

but we can toggle
it to another mode,

tapping Alt key in your Windows,

then a new icon will appear
next to our offset symbol.

And now block that
if I move my mouse,

these two figures will
lap over each other,

creating a unique shape.

It is not something super
relevant in my opinion,

but I would like you to know
because the tool has this,

another possibility,
another click here,

and we are done.

Maybe now we can put pool

these new saves
creating this figure.

So this is all about this tool.

It is a very straightforward
tool you see useful.

And in the next episode,

we'll learn about how to work
in SketchUp with solids.

We will have to switch on a
new toolbar going up here,

right bottom and solid
tools, one-click.

These new toolbar will
appear solid tools.

And thanks to it,

our geometry will work not

as different surfaces
connected altogether,

but as solid objects,

which will open us a
lot of possibilities

to draw new kind of geometries,

impossible to get without it.