Setting the Number of Arc Segments
By default, arcs have twelve sides, but you can change that to any number of sides you want. Here’s how:1. Click the Start Using SketchUp button and click the human figure that appears in the Engineering–Feet template to select it; press the Del key to delete it.
2. Click the Arc tool in the toolbar (shown previously in Figure 4.1).
3. Move the mouse to the start point of the new arc you’re about to draw and click the mouse. When you do, you anchor an end point of the arc you’re drawing at that location.
4. Move the mouse to the end point of the new arc you’re drawing and click the mouse. When you do, a line appears from the first anchor point to the current location of the mouse.
5. Slide the mouse along the line between the two end points, and move the mouse to “pull” the line out into an arc. When you do, an arc appears from the first anchor point to the current location
of the mouse.
6. Type the number of sides you want, followed by “s.” For example, 5s will give you a five-sided arc.
7. Press Enter. The arc changes to have the number of sides you’ve requested.
8. Continue pulling the arc into position.
9. Click the mouse. The arc becomes permanent. Figure 4.6 shows a five-sided arc.
FIGURE 4.6 A five-sided arc.
And now you can draw arcs with as many sides as you want.
Thanks :
Steven Holzner,
SamsTeachYourself Google SketchUp 8 in 10 Minutes
