The Push/Pull Tool
The Push/Pull tool is SketchUp Pro’s version of Extrude, but it comes with some extra-powerful features! Push/Pull can do two different things—it can create or remove Geometry, as the name Push/Pull suggests. Push/Pull creates a 3D shape from a 2D Face in the perpendicular direction—it cannot go in any direction, unlike the Move/Autofold tool. Push/Pull can extrude new Geometry using any Face, and it can also cut holes into any watertight Geometry. Also, if two faces of watertight Geometry are in the same orientation, Push/Pull can cut a hole through the entire object. Push/Pull has one modifier key—Ctrl—to create new starting faces. The Push/Pull tool is represented by an arrow pointing up from a flat box:
Figure 5.59: Push/Pull Tool Button
The Push/Pull tool can be activated by doing the following:
- Clicking on any of the Push/Pull tool buttons
- Hitting P on the keyboard
The Push/Pull...
