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eraser tool doesn't work for plunge drill holes

Discussion in 'SketchUcam Help' started by Yolande, Feb 2, 2016.

  1. Yolande

    Yolande New Member

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    Hi,
    this is all new to me but I have been looking at all the tutorials and the help section and cannot find why the phlatboyz eraser tool doesn't erase drill holes made with the plunge tool. It does work fine for inside and outside cuts.
    In the little window on the bottom left is written the word "all" which I assume should erase whatever line I click on but it doesn't erase the drill holes. If I change it for "plunge cut" it still doesn't erase the drill holes.
    I can use the regular sketchup eraser but it makes it difficult not to erase other parts of the drawing.
    I have window 7, sketchup 2015 and version 4.1 of sketchucam.
    Thanks
     
  2. TigerPilot

    TigerPilot Well-Known Member

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    You are right, the erase tool does not erase the drill hole. Once you make a drill hole it becomes a group and the erase tool doesn't erase groups. You have to fiscally click on the drill hole and erase it with the delete button on your keyboard or by right clicking on it and then clicking on 'erase'.
     
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    swarfer Moderator Staff Member

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    or use the Sketchup eraser tool (pink rubber eraser icon) which is perfectly happy to erase groups.
    which you should also use on pockets.

    as Tiger says, the most secure way is to use the select tool to select the plunge hole group, then press the Del key. Then you know for sure what you are deleting.
     
  4. Yolande

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    Hi Tiger Pilot,
    thank you for the answer, now it makes sense.
     

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