5/31/2023 0 Comments Sketchup iturn off snaps![]() ![]() (ps: Zooming in or changing the point of view in some other way almost always resolves ambiguity in the inferencer. If not, it will be a constant source of annoyance that will ultimately cause you to go back to whatever tool you were using before.īut it just can't be turned off without rethinking the entirety of SketchUp's core tool set. If you're able to relax into the inferencer a bit, you'll find it rewarding. The most useful advice I can offer is that SketchUp is different. In every case, they come from folks with loads of experience in some other tool, either one of the big DCC apps (Max, Maya, SoftImage) or a 2D drafting system (AutoCAD). I've watched many people learn SketchUp over the years, and issues around inferencing come up over and over. As you learn how to rely on the system, it begins to give you the right answer more and more often. It can give the wrong answer, but it usually gives the right one. In implementation, SketchUp's inference system like an auto-correcting spell-checker on your smart phone. You just draw and (usually) it just works. Most importantly, geometric inference in SketchUp means you don't have to be explicit about 'working planes' at any time. This is different from the 'snap' systems found in other CAD systems in several key ways. Inferencing cannot be turned off in SketchUp because without it SketchUp cannot determine where points should be located in 3D space. When I use the term "inference" I am referring to the process in SketchUp whereby an algorithm takes as input a 2D point on the screen (the point under the mouse) and 'infers' from it the most likely intended geometric point in the 3D space of the model. The 'official' stance on SketchUp's inference system:
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