How to Create and Use a Construction Guide in SketchUp

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Click on the Tape Measure tool.

   You will see a tiny plus sign.
   
   This means that the tool is ready to create guidelines.
   
   If you just want to measure, click the CTRL key and then you will just be measuring something.
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   Step 2: Point the tip of the measuring tape on the line that you want to measure from.

   , It could be:
   From the same point as before, or From the guideline just created.
   
   If you would want something a certain width, then you would want to measure the new guideline from the old one.
   
   Clicking and dragging will pull out another guideline. , Using the guidelines, use the rectangle tool to create the shape (a window in this case). , You can do this with: an eraser (permanent) Click on View >> Guides (non-permanent).
   
   You can get them back by repeating the process.
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   Step 3: Drag to your desired position or if you have a certain measurement

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   Step 4: type that in

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   Step 5: like:Pick another point that you want to measure from.

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   Step 6: Use the guidelines.

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   Step 7: Delete the construction guides when done.

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