Sketchup not obeying axis

[Helen269]

I'm doing a model for Google Earth and I've set the axis to be at
right angles to a feature on the b/w Google Earth section it's on but
when I draw a rectangle it's at a diagonal to the red/green axis.
Surely this isn't right? What's going on?

Helen

[Helen]

I've since noticed that this only seems to affect shapes drawn within the
bit of GE that I have and I suspect is aligned to NSEW. If I draw a
rectangle outside of the bit of GE then it's aligned correctly to my axis.

Also another strangeness - I've drawn a square (within the bit of GE my
model sits on) and extruded it to a cube and laid a texture on it. I then
draw a parallelogram on a vertical side of this cube like a diamond with two
sides in the vertical plane. My intention is to push/pull this shape out
leaving a hole in the cube but for some reason it doesn't cut a hole. The
lines join up okay but no hole is cut. I hover the push/pull tool over it
but the whole face is highlighted - inside and outside of the shape as
though it wasn't there.

Yet if I do that on a shape drawn OUTSIDE of the GE bit it works fine.

Helen

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[Helen]

Some more experimentation has shown that it only happens if a block is
created within the GE area. If it's created outside and moved in it still
cuts ok but create a block inside the GE area and it will misbehave.

Helen

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Subject: Sketchup not obeying axis

[Helen]

Now I'd like to know why objects vary on the blue axis depending on whether
they're created inside or outside the Google Earth area?
And how can I fix it?

Helen

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 1:08 PM
Subject: Sketchup not obeying axis

[SnowTiger]

Hello Helen269

Once you have set an Axis (or more than one using Scenes for each
Axis), then your drawing tools should orient themselves to the
applicable axis/scene axis.

However, if you are finding that your tools Don't Follow the Axis (as
you have explained) ... Please check to make sure that the TERRAIN is
Turned Off.
The Terrain On/Off Button is beside (included with) the Google Earth
Toolbar.

Try that and let us know if that works.

As long as the Terrain is Turned OFF, the tools Should Follow your
axis.