SketchUp Quiz # 1

Why is inferencing helpful?

Stores information about different points in the image

Allows you to draw very quickly

All of these

Information can be quickly referenced

What is most likely the problem when you try to create any polygon (endpoints meeting) but sketchup doesn't create a surface or "skin"?

All lines are interconnected

All lines are not coplanar

A line is curved

"Hide Geometry" is enabled

When should Sections Planes be used?

When you want to lock movement along an axis

When you want to divide a model in two

When you want better access to the interior of a model

When you want to add a google earth image to a section of your model

How is the 3D warehouse accessed?

Using Get Models tool directly from the toolbar

at http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/

All of these

Using Import from an already saved model

What tool is ideal for making spheres and curved surfaces?

Follow-me

Push/Pull

Offset

Scale

Which tool should be used to zoom to a view where the whole model is visible and centered in the drawing area?

Zoom extents

Pan

Orbit

Window

Where should Ruby scripts be placed once downloaded?

Leave on Desktop for fast access

None of these

Once downloaded, they must be saved as components

In the plugins folder within Sketchup file

How is 3D text created in SketchUp?

Only 2D text is available is SU

Using the 3D text feature under TOOLS menu

None of these

Using the 3D text option under Entity Info

What is the command for inputting inches in the measurements toolbox?

"

in.

inches

in

How can the number of segments of a polygon be changed?

On the Window menu, click Entity info

Typing an "s" after any number in the measurements box

Context-click, and then click entity info

All of these

In order for the Follow Me tool to work, there has to be a ________ to lead the profile.

none of these

value

path

length

Which of the following is a standard axis color?

All of the above

Only Red and Blue

Blue

Red

Green

How can you select multiple entities in SketchUp?

Selecting multiple entities with a selection box.

Selecting connected entities using the Select context-menu item.

All of the Above.

Selecting connected entities using rapid mouse clicking.

What does the symbol for extruding a surface look like?

a pencil

an eraser

a protractor

a block with an arrow coming off of it

Why is it sometimes necessary to triangulate between edges across an area to get a surface?

All of these

because after creating many disjointed line segments, the surface was not created

because the face finder failed to create a surface

Because SU didn't create a surface or skin

How does Active Highlighting help work faster in SU?

It's a method of selecting edges and surfaces when you move over them

All of these

Allows you to act on geometry without needing to pre-select it with the select tool

You can move entire surfaces, edges, or vertex without pre-selecting the geometry

Wha is the purpose of LayOut?

to create slideshows

All of these

to create presentation boards

to create small format booklets

Why should a model be purged?

To make sketchup run faster

To get rid of unused data

All of these

To reduce the file size

What is the purpose of the measurements toolbox?

To manipulate dimension values of a selected entity

Displays dimensional information while drawing

To enter desired dimensions for any entity

All of these

What is the Look Around tool useful for?

All of these

Viewing the inside of spaces

To evaluate visibility after using the Position Camera tool

Pivots the camera around a stationary point

How is the use of Instructor beneficial?

Displays related options for the tools being used

All of these

Helps navigate to sections in the online SketchUp User's Guide

Displays information on the currently selected tool

Which of the following is NOT a standard axis color?

Red

Blue

Yellow

Green

Why should the Outer Shell tool be used?

To remove unnecessary geometry on the inside of a model of a structure

To improve the model's performance in Google Earth

All of these

To clean up geometry on the inside of overlapping groups or components

What is the 3D Warehouse?

Online collection of 3D models and components

Sketchup headquarters in Colorado

Building maker tool for Sketchup

Desktop folder for saved models

What kind of files can be imported into SU?

All of these

2D images

ACAD and 3DS

3D models and DEM

What kind of files can be exported from SU?

All of these

2D graphic

Animation

3D model

Which of these are resources that can provide help with SU?

Video Playlist

Sketchup Help Forum

All of these

The help menu within SU

What are the advantages of using Outliner?

Allows navigation through large models or restructure of the model hierarchy

Allows viewing of Group and Component hierarchies as a hierarchical tree

All of these

Helps locate instances of a particular component, or rename groups and components

Which of the following are "Solid Tools" in SketchUp?

Split

Union

Intersect

All of the above

Outer Shell

When creating a circle, how can the radius be changed after it has been created?

Context-click, and then click entity info

All of these

Using the radius field inside entity info

On the window menu, click entity info