SketchUp Training Series: Copies and Arrays

You can easily copy objects in SketchUp. Once you've made one copy, you can choose to make that an array for many copies.
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[@kevinpopescu9741]

Each time you leave a big intro without any sound. it's super weird

[@peterkoning8102]

hahahah I agree! I had to check the sound to see if it was on. Fooled me!

[@albertopm1]

wow, that is incredible.

[@mvg5930]

Thank you so much..helped a lot

[@YOURMOMxo69xo]

Ugh.... The circular array sucks. Is there an easy way that sketchup can take an number of copies and put it in a 360 degree circle so that i wont have to calculate any of the angles?

[@YOURMOMxo69xo]

Never mind, figured it out... Still kind of crappy that when I do an array over 360 degrees that I have to go back in and delete the extra component.

[@JF32304]

+Luke AOD LOL!!! You want Autocad, I KNOW exactly what you are looking for and autocad is the tool for you. it automatically sets the degree by how many you want within your circle. No joke, it's really that easy.

[@MegaMalik90]

Luke AOD how?

[@amaltaweel4813]

Thank you that helped a lot^-^

[@lakimakromedia]

not working, windows - present version. saying invalid distance ...

[@LiLit8LiliTu]

I'm getting mad..

[@oimi]

1:51 I have tried to create an internal array by watching your video and following the instructions but it does not do anything. I click on one of the edges of the shape I want to copy using the move tool, press crtrl and c and move the copy to the destination. Without clicking to place the copy, I type /11 and it does not do anything. It certainly does not create 11 copies and definitely not divided equally. What am I doing wrong?

[@SketchUp]

You need to click to place the copy at the end of the intended array, then type /11 and Enter. That will give you an array!

[@Lkantares90]

sketchup 2020 I select the object, chose ''move'' , press ctrl it ask me ''lenght'' if i write '' x10'' or ''*10'' or 10x'' or ''10*'' it always say ''error lenght not valid''

[@SketchUp]

Make sure you set the move distance first, then enter 10x

[@misticalagesdennix]

Best program in the world

[@spacelemming0128]

great video, thanks mr. martin!

[@joneco6936]

so good !!

[@suchandrabanerjee1231]

Thanks a lot......this was really helpful...... :)

[@LadieFromHell]

If I wanted to make a set of Track Treads on a D-9 Dozer (which has a oblong Tri-shape, How would I go about doing that ? As the treads have 32 track-pads in total ..???

[@aishwaryakulkarni6167]

Thankyou so much👍🙏

[@kalpeshjoshi3975]

thank you , but i want learning tutorial for short cut key & short cut pluging instoling, pls sir/medam

[@otdosa]

unreal tip.

[@edw1392]

In Pro 18 I only see a distance box not length in the move tool. I type in an x or / for an array and I get an error. How do I show the length box?

[@saikspaik]

You forget to press ctrl key to make copy. You probably already find solution, but maybe others find this hint helpful.

[@batiza-org]

Amazing, thanks so much!

[@89LANTE]

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[@Imranshah-zl1rx]

So easy to learn from here

[@apexdesign6104]

Thank you so much. very clear study

[@Sky_Gazer1]

Good Job done! easy to use and very helpful

[@draffter4055]

you gotta be kidding

[@wongedanbagos]

how to get that tiny bar "length" on the bottom right??? i cant even type anything during this process,

[@sanusathyan1941]

Thanks

[@asirsakin5562]

after all of other video finally this works Love

[@archisvs]

thanks a lot

[@Makanjuolasulaimonyinka]

Nice tutorial

[@zawzawoo5909]

thank you

[@sopatisserie1282]

Useful tips!

[@farisrifqi3422]

really helpful, thanks a lot

[@MrMirza9724]

very good information...good one

[@GianSurla]

really helpful thanks

[@mingpnh]

Good instruction !

[@jonasdecastro834]

muito bom

[@aptrsv1]

very good

[@haroldwestrich3312]

what is a modifier key?

[@refusoagaino6824]

+Harold Westrich A modifier key is any key you can use along with a tool, like the Eraser tool. Using the modifier key 'shift' for example when you erase something won't erase it, it will soften the edge.

[@blueeedota]

thank you!

[@KentNelson]

I don't understand the nature of all of the comments that follow, but it was a wonderful service - as always. I couldn't hear the cello though. And thank you Claudia.

[@thejump9949]

This video is a disservice to humanity 0.0.0.0.0

[@JF32304]

This is going backwards in software. Autocad is sooo much easier to perform these actions. simply type 'arraypolar' select your item, press enter, select your central pivot point and type in the number of items you want in that array, it's a beautiful tool. no copying, no dragging to where you want. NONE of that. I'm trying out Solidworks 2016. This software package is so much harder to use vs autocad.

[@refusoagaino6824]

Stick with it, I went through the same thing and still do. Wait until you try the 'Solid' tools that come with Sketchup Pro. But once it works, stand back it only gets better. It's almost like a musical instrument in that you only need to know a few chords to make music, but you can strive for anything. I used AutoCad for personal drafting as a contractor for a decade, but was never good at it. I'd just draft what I needed, and didn't have or spend enough time to learn it properly. I moved to Chief Architect because it had 3D capability, was a lot cheaper, and also did what I wanted to do in AutoCad more easily anyway. Then came Sketchup and I threw all that stuff away. AutoCad is pyramidal structure. It starts at the bottom where everything is defined, put together and named and used to build the next piece, but is ultimately limited to what is in the library. Sketchup starts with the finished product, and then gives you the tools to reverse engineer it. That sounds like a strange thing to say but an example would be; Using AutoCad, I used to design a house by laying out floor plans, and extrapolating the rest to see what you get. To change things you go back to the floor plan. Using Sketchup I can start with boxes, representing volumes of space. I can drop in furniture groupings and then examine the items as they would be on the site, especially for light and other thermal characteristics without ever entering any dimensions. Although a few pieces are sized to maintain scale. Before getting down to specific room dimensions, or having to commit to other defining and confining rules.

[@JF32304]

I can fly in wire frame. wish there was an 'easy' way to simply highlight object and type 'create solid' and wala all done. but no. not yet.

[@oatmeal5160]

thanks for this video, help me alot!