We use the “Move / Copy” tool to move/copy the objects that reside in the drawing area. We use the “Freehand” tool when we want to draw freehand lines. We use the “Polygon” tool when we want to draw a polygon. We use the “Arc” tool when we want to draw curved lines. We use the “Circle” tool when we want to draw circles or ovals. We use the “Line” tool when we want to draw lines or edges. We use the “Rectangle” tool when we want to draw a square or rectangle. We use the “Eraser” when we want to erase objects or parts of it in our drawing area. We use the “Paint Bucket” when we want the objects in our drawing area with a color or texture. We use the “Create Component” tool when we select an object in the drawing area to create a component. We use the “Select” tool to select one or more objects in the drawing area. In the table below I have given the name and a brief description of the various buttons in the “Large Tool Set” tool bar. I have explained a number of buttons in the next lesson, and a number of other buttons are explained when we actually use them. The “Large Toolset” actually consists of 6 different toolbars.īefore starting this course, it is best if you made this toolbar visible and hide the “Getting Started” toolbar by unchecking it.Ĭlick the “View” button in the menu bar, choose “Toolbars” from the drop-down menu and click the “Getting Started” option to deselect it.Ĭlick the “View” button again in the menu bar, choose “Toolbars” from the drop-down menu and click the “Large Tool Set” option to place a checkmark next to it. The first one is “Getting Started” toolabar: Read an overview of the new features in SketchUp for iPad 6.By default, the “Getting Started” toolbar is displayed when we first open SketchUp.Ĭlick on the “View” button in the menu bar and select “Toolbars” from the drop-down menu. It is included with all paid SketchUp subscriptions: the $699/year SketchUp Studio, $299/year SketchUp Pro, and $119/year SketchUp Go. SketchUp for iPad is compatible with iPad models running iOS 15+. The iPad edition also now includes the Outliner Panel and 3D Text Tool from the desktop edition. Other changes since the original release include a dark UI mode, a new Presentation Mode for presenting designs to clients, and the option to share projects as links for viewing in SketchUp for Web. Other new features since the original release It is also now possible to import and export CAD data in DWG and DXF format.
The updated files can then be reloaded in the original SketchUp project. Users can also now save components from a SketchUp project to Trimble Connect or 3D Warehouse as separate files, making it possible for other team members to work on them in parallel. Version 6.2: new save and reload workflow, support for DWG and DXF files Users also get the new Flip tool added to the desktop edition in SketchUp 2023.0.
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The update also expands the iPad edition’s modelling capabilities, adding all of the Solid Tools for Boolean modelling available in the desktop edition.
Version 6.2: new Boolean modelling tools and Flip Tool The Tags panel, used to control the visibility of objects in a scene, now supports Tag folders. Key changes in SketchUp for iPad 6.2 include new customisable shortcut toolbars for access to commonly used tools and commands: the image above shows the radial version, but there is also a linear toolbar. Version 6.2: new customisable shortcut toobars Users can transfer models to the desktop edition via online collaboration platform Trimble Connect, or export them to other DCC apps in a range of standard 3D formats, including OBJ and USDZ. Other iPad-specific features include Markup mode, which enables users to annotate a SketchUp model and the option to add photographic textures to a model or view it in augmented reality using the iPad camera. It includes a number of features designed to speed up workflow when using a stylus rather than a mouse and keyboard, including Autoshape, an AI-trained tool for converting quick sketches into 3D forms. The update was released alongside the latest version of the desktop edition, SketchUp 2023.0.Ī new edition of SketchUp reimagined for use on tablet devicesįirst released last year, Sketchfab for iPad reimagines SketchUp for use on a smaller screen. SketchUp for iPad 6.2 adds new Boolean modelling tools, customisable shortcut menus for quick access to commonly used tools and commands, and the option to save components of a project as separate files. Trimble has updated SketchUp for iPad, the iOS edition of its architectural modelling software, also used by entertainment artists to rough out hard-surface forms, particularly for concept art.
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Version 6.2 of the iPad edition of the architectural modelling software adds new Boolean modelling tools, customisable shortcut menus, and new options for saving out projects.
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