Smash
Flatten selection vertically.
Utility tool for making things flat. Useful for preparing geometry for later use as e.g. control groups. Smash ensures that your input is level. You can also smash terrain, which will reset all elevations while preserving topology and zones.
Type: PrepMenu: Extensions > Landshape > Prep > Smash
Input
- One or more non-terrain containers.
- One single preselected terrain plot.
Smashing Tips
- Use smash on control groups. Then, you can use your smashed groups as input for e.g. Fit.
- Smash works best on raw geometry inside a group.
- If you Smash shapes with an inside and an outside, unexpected things may happen.
- Chain Smash into mini workflows by combining it with other utility commands like Clean or Drape Edge.
Read Statusbar and VCB for Details
- When Smash 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 Smash commit, try typing different values and hit
Enterto control the Smash effect. - To explore the tool, open a new sandbox model. Plot-quake a random terrain. Then try Smash on it. Don't be afraid to play around!
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