Drag and drop a PNG or JPG file to the Insert File box.
Click the File Operations icon and select Insert from the menu that appears.To insert an image file, follow these steps: When you insert a SketchUp model, the model becomes a component within your currently open model. When you insert an image file, you can insert it as an image or a material. With SketchUp for Web, you can insert image files (PNG or JPG) or a SketchUp (SKP) file. Inserting an image or SketchUp file into your model Zoom Extents displays the whole model in the drawing area. Zoom Window zooms into a specific rectangular portion of your model. Zoom enables you to view detail or your overall model. Pan moves your view up, down, left, or right. Orbit enables you to fly around a 3D model.
Look Around allows you to move the camera from side to side, sort of like turning your head. Position Camera allows you to view your model at a specific height relative to the surface of your model. Measuring Angles and Distances to Model PreciselyĪxes moves or sets a model or component’s axes. Section Plane cuts through a model to show a plan and/or side view Measuring Angles and Distances to Model Precisely and Scaling Your Model or Parts of Your Model Tape Measure measures entities and helps you model precisely. Scaling Your Model or Parts of Your Model
Rotate moves entities at a specified angle. Move can move, copy, or stretch entities. Modeling Complex 3D Shapes with the Solid Tools Outer Shell leaves only the outer faces of overlapping solids. Offset creates an entity that’s offset a distance from another entity. Push/Pull drags a face in 3D space so it expands or disappears.įollow Me creates an entity along a path. Polygon creates a polygon with any number of sides.ģD Text creates 3D-style text in your model.Īdding Text, Labels, and Dimensions to a Model Rotated Rectangle helps create a rectangle at an angle instead of aligned with an axis. Rectangle creates a basic rectangle or square. Pie creates a closed arc that’s a pie shape. Sample makes any material you click the active material.įreehand mimics drawing with a pencil or pen.Ģ Point Arc pulls an arc from a straight line.ģ Point Arc bends an arc on a pivot point. Īdding Colors and Textures with Materials Paint Bucket applies the active material to faces. ToolĮraser removes lines, faces, or other entities.
In the following table, you find an introduction to each tool and a link to the SketchUp Pro area of the Help Center, where you find more details about how to use the tool. Some tools display a little arrow, which means that clicking the tool displays a flyout menu of several related tools, as shown in the following figure. In the SketchUp for Web interface, you find the toolbar of tools on the left. As shown in the following figure, the Entity Info panel that appears shows details such as the type, instance, definition, layer, shadow settings, and visibility setting.Īs you create a 3D model in SketchUp for Web, the tools look a little different but work just as they do in SketchUp Pro. To see details about an entity in your model, select it and click the Entity Info icon.