Draw Grade
Draw bounds, draw target edges-and-points, and auto-Grade terrain.
Useful to quickly Grade terrain, without input geometry
Type: Draw, ShapeMenu: Extensions > Landshape > Draw > Draw Grade
What is Grade Draw?
Sweep Draw works very similar to Grade.
The difference is that while Grade expects pre-existing edgees as input, Grade Draw is more interactive.
Sweep Draw enables you to manually draw the Grade target edges within the tool itself. This can be useful when you need something quick.
Right-click for Guideplane
To help you draw in space, Grade Draw offers a nifty guideplane. It is transparent blue.
To activate and control the guideplane, right-click and explore context menu options.
The Guideplane is part of Landshape's concept tools-on-space. It is also used in Draw Sweep
Clone Output
You can save out your previewed Grade input as reusable geometry. To clone it, right-click, then pick Geometrify Drawing.
Understanding Grade
Tu understand Grade Draw, you should first understand how classic Grade works. Grade is very powerful. It sits among Landshape's more advanced commands.
To learn more about Grade, see Grade.
Read Statusbar and VCB for Details
- When Draw Grade is active, Sketchup's statusbar will show the current state and options. Read the statusbar carefully.
- The VCB and its label shows any current parameters. Right after a Draw Grade commit, try typing different values and hit
Enterto control the Draw Grade effect. - To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Draw Grade on it. Don't be afraid to play around!
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