All language subtitles for 613241-19 - Rectangles, circles, polygons - The definitive SKETCHUP course. From beginner to expert.en-US

Hello everybody.

In this class, we will talk
about this drawing tools,

the Rectangle Tool,
this rotated rectangle,

which actually is
very, very simple.

They're cycle and the polygon,

which are very related
between each other.

So let's just start with
a rectangle, one-click.

And now again you have

the possibility of one
single click and release,

which is the good one
as you already know.

Or click and drag and release
when you want to finish,

your rectangle will use the
first 11 click and release.

Then, as you can see in

the dimensions bar on
the lower right corner,

we have their
different dimensions

separated by a semicolon.

The first dimension talks

about the red acts,
as you can see here,

3.29 m now and 1.27
for the green box,

the second one is
the green axis.

So we can draw this
rectangle rapidly,

or we can type in

a precise length for
each dimension, e.g.

3 m semicolon.

And this is very important
to type in semicolon.

Again, three Enter.

Here we are our rectangle,

which actually is an a squared.

This rectangle is based in
four years or four lines.

We could have used the
Line tool as well,

but with a rectangle,

normally is gonna be faster.

And in the anterior
we have our surface.

What else can we do with
the rectangles letter R?

And then let's try
to draw a rectangle,

but placed not in
the ground floor,

but in another plane.

When you are going
to draw a rectangle,

you will see our pencil.

And near the pencil,

this rectangle in a
blue color right?

Now, this blue color is

because the rectangle
is gonna be drawn

in a plane perpendicular to
the blue axis. Here we are.

If I orbit, then I place

the camera in front
of another plane.

Let's say, for instance,

displaying based on the
blue axis and the red axis.

My rectangle tool is changing

the color and now
the color is green,

which means that
the rectangle is

going to be perpendicular
to the green axis.

Exactly the same is going
to happen if I place

the camera in front of
this and other plane,

the color changes
to the red color.

And then my sake is going to be

perpendicular to the red axis.

This time the rectangle
was placed so far away.

Anyway, I will erase everything.

I think it is clear
this concept.

So let's jump into
the next tool.

They're rotated rectangle.

This rotated rectangle
needs three points,

but firstly, we can see

a protractor in our
drawing in a blue color.

That means again that
we are growing in

a plane perpendicular
to the blue axis.

So first click here,

second click e.g. here.

Then my protractor change
the color now is green.

And if I move the mouse,

we will see how
this rectangle is

making a plane with some
rates, with some angle.

If I keep my mouse still,

we will find a level
will of the information,

the angle, the length,
and the width.

Second click, or better
said thirst click.

And here we are our rectangle.

To be honest, this
tool is not one of

the important ones because

for doing this
kind of draw wins,

we will use the normal
rectangle or even the line.

So let's jump into the next
one, this trichome letter.

For the shortcut.

Once we have chosen the tool,

the first thing that we have to

check is the measurements bar.

This time we will find a level,

say insights, and the number 24.

This means that our circle
is base font 24 sites.

I will draw it for you here.

And you will see that

this perimeter is
not a perfect curve,

is not smooth at all.

It's more a polygon, right?

So we have here those 24 sites.

This is not good at
all because we'll

be able to appreciate
this roughness,

these sharp P in

our drawing or even
later when we print it.

So what we have to do is

to go back to another
tool, Let's say e.g.

the selection tool,
then cycle again.

It appears the side
bar with a number 24.

Then in this moment,

not before, not later,

we type in the number of

sites that we want
for our cycle.

I recommend you 50.

50 is enough for
making a smooth curve.

And at the same time,
if we write e.g.

100, we will generate
too many sites,

too much geometry at the end,

and our file will
become heavier and

heavier and difficult to
move for the graphic card.

So as a habit are cycles
will be 50 sites,

one single click, then
I move the mouse,

now is the correct
moment for the radius.

I will type the radius in
the bar, let's say e.g.

2 m to enter.

Here we are, and
you can check how

this time our perimeter
is much more smooth.

Of course, any cycle is

based in two
different dimensions.

Where is the center of the
circle and the perimeter?

Once I have my circle,

if I use the line tool e.g. I.

Can find the center
of the cycle,

but sometimes it's
not that easy.

E.g. here you can
see how SketchUp is

not being able to
snap that center.

Then one tip here,

you should go to the perimeter,

stay there for a
couple of seconds,

and then go back to the center.

Here we are suddenly pops
up and then we can use

it for creating
our next geometry.

Finally, let's jump
to the polygon tool,

which is very similar
to the cycle.

They are more or
less the same tool,

but with tiny differences.

Once you heat it, you
will see number of sides.

By default, we have six sides.

This is an hexagon.

And if we want to
change this polygon,

then we have just
two right here.

In this precise moment,

the number of sites we
want for our polygon,

let's say e.g. eight.

Enter.

Now, the little drawing
near our tool is changing.

We have eight sites, an octagon,

one single click release,

and second single click.

Again, we can use here
the measurements bar

for typing in the precise
length of the radius.

As you can see, all
of these tools are

very easy and intuitive to use.

We will finish the class here,

and in the next episode,

we will see the tools
created for drawing arcs and

what is more important for
drawing curves in SketchUp,

if we want to draw a curve,

we will have to use an arc.

At least if we just want
to use the native tools

when we become more experts
in the software in SketchUp.

Then we will download

different plugins in order
to create curves easily,

faster, and more precise.

But at this very moment,

we need to know how to use

the native tools and arts
are quite important.