@AndrewW wrote:
I've been using SketchUp to design boat hulls. First I model the hull, then I copy the panels and flatten them. These flattened panels can then be drawn onto plywood and, when folded together they recreate the hull. Frames drawings are created by intersecting with the hull at the desired locations.
The image attached shows a typical hull.
Someone has just built this hull from my drawings and they tell me that the bottom panel is drawn 1-1/2" too short and the frames are 1/8" too short.
I checked my SketchUp model, and the Layout drawings and I cannot find an error. My first check was to take the joining edge lines off the bottom and side panels and check the length using 'entity info'. They are both the same length, so when the panels are joined, they should match in length.
I think he's made an error in cutting out the panel. He tells me that there's a 'glitch' in SketchUp.
Has anyone encountered any similar 'glitch' in SketchUp or can throw any light on this?
Please note that I find it hard to believe that there's an issue with SketchUp, it's by far my most favourite software.
Andrew
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