Your question: How do you use the Smoove tool in SketchUp?

What does a Smoove tool do?

The Smoove tool enables you to model hills and valleys on a TIN (triangulated irregular network). With the Add Detail tool, you can split a selection within a TIN into smaller triangles so that you can model detail where its needed.

How do I use sandbox tools in SketchUp?

Enabling the Sandbox tools

1. Select Window > Preferences > Extensions from the menu bar. The System Preferences dialog box opens, and the Extensions option is selected in the sidebar on the left.
2. In the pane on the right, select the Sandbox Tools checkbox.
3. Click OK. You now have access to the Sandbox tools.

How do I change my Smoove radius?

Double-click the group containing your terrain to edit it. Choose Tools, Sandbox, Smoove from the menu bar to activate the Smoove tool. Type a radius and press Enter.

What does the drape tool do in SketchUp?

Drape tool: This tool enables you to transfer edges from a face onto your terrain, so that the edges follow your terrain’s curves.

How do you make a mesh in SketchUp?

Check out the Sandbox Tools extension. … or from the Extension Warehouse window within SketchUp, type “mesh” in the EW search box and press ENTER.

How do you edit a mesh in SketchUp?

To do this, go to Edit and choose Solid Component at the bottom of the screen. Then, choose Edit Component from the cascaded menu. Now, we’re going to create edges along the perimeter of the extrusion.

How do I get topography from Google Earth to SketchUp?

Simply go back to to File>Geo-location>Add Imagery to expand your site with additional imagery. Lastly, to toggle the 3d site terrain on and off go to File>Geo-location>Show Terrain. If you found this sketchup tutorial on how to import a google map with terrain helpful please like and share it. Until next time.

What is Sandbox tool?

A sandbox is an isolated testing environment that enables users to run programs or execute files without affecting the application, system or platform on which they run. Software developers use sandboxes to test new programming code. Cybersecurity professionals use sandboxes to test potentially malicious software.

How do you make a sandbox from scratch?

If you prefer to to start modeling terrain from a flat, rectangular TIN, you draw the shape with the Sandbox From Scratch tool:

1. Select the Sandbox From Scratch tool ( ) on the Sandbox toolbar, or select Draw > Sandbox > From Scratch from the menu bar.
2. Click to set the TIN’s starting point.