Hello, Is there an easy way, tool or add-on to create reference points, similar to the way Sketchup’s Tape-Measure tool works? I am new to Blender, coming from Sketchup. The company (Trimble Inc.) behind Sketchup decided to kill the free desktop version of Sketchup (known as Sketchup-Make), thus m…

Blender doesn’t have such a tool but there are workarounds that might be easier. You could go into edit mode on your cube and select one of the edges. Duplicate it with Ctrl+D and constrain it’s movement axis in X or Y and move it into its offset position. The duplicated edge won’t be attached to …

There’s also a built in Add-On called MeasureIt that allows you to link vertices and objects with measure lines. And if you use two empties you can use it like an interactive tapemeasure: [image] Dj

Your method works. Thank you! Particularly, the fact that it doesn’t disrupt the model’s geometry and TinyCAD helps produce the interception point is very appealing. You probably meant Shift+D instead of Ctrl+D for duplicating the edges. Right? Also, I am still unable to make the linked-selection…

Thank you for your help. In this case, I was less interested in finding equivalent functionality to Sketchup’s Tape-Measure functionality as a measuring tool, and more interested in equivalent functionality to Sketchup’s Tape-Measure functionality as a tool to produce guides. However, being new to B…

Sorry, I did mean Shift+D. I gave you the wrong TinyCAD command too. One creates an unattached vertex at the intersection. Another does the same but connects them all. Sorry. It’s a useful addon though, isn’t it?

Thank you for the correction. Wow! You are really fast. Your help is most welcomed. Yes, TinyCAD is very useful. I have only used it for a few minutes and didn’t even know existed before you mentioned it, but I think I will probably use it relatively often. Thanks for suggesting it.

Try SLCAD, it gives amazing CAD like functionality for snapping, even does 3 point rotations which is great. Doesn’t give guides like sketchup but that can be achieved using the standard tools in blender anyhow using edges.

Surely will try SLCAD. Anything to assist a precision-modeling style is welcome. I know at it’s core Blender is a polygon-editor and not a CAD software with true parametric 3D-modeling facilities, but Sketchup isn’t that either. Sketchup just has enough facilities to assist a precision-modeling sty…

Went searching for SLCAD for Blender in Google and could not find anything relevant. Where can I find info about it?

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Is there an easy way, tool or add-on to emulate Sketchup's Tape-Measure tool functionality?

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Follow the thread in the above link and you will find the addons description and how to obtain it. Hope this helps.