@jeff hammond said:

if you create and save a material in sketchup, a new materials folder will be created in the user directory..
(or you can create the folder and subfolders manually and sketchup will see it)

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if i were you, i definitely wouldn't be storing my custom materials in the .app/contents.. generally, all that stuff will be overwritten once an update is installed..)

Hi,
realize this is an old thread, but I was wondering if you could continue it by telling me how to save the materials in the materials folder, or give me an advice on where to save a personal material folder, AND most important, how to access these materials in a new file. (Meaning then hopefully being able to add all the materials in the folder into the new file without having to copy past every single one at the time..)

At this point I find only the OldMaterials folder, though have learned this might be because I haven't saved any materials yet?
And someone pointed out I could save my materials in this OldMaterials folder, and it wouldn't be overwritten.

Thanks for all the help so far!

Hey,
I'm fairly new to Sketchup though I have experience in Rhino and VectorWorks etc so I kind of know how the
program works 'under the hood'.

What I have spent the day trying to figure out is

• Where the materials folder is
• How I can save favourite materials here
• How I can set up an easy routine on sharing this folder and bringing it into a new file on document setup

I have found a lot of help, or at least similar questions in the forums, but my understanding is that there is no
good tutorial on how to do this for mac and especially after the 2016 upgrade. Seems like the system of how the
folders are stored in finder changed after this release..?

I have learned that it is wise to store the materials in a folder under 'Old materials' so that this folder(s) may not
be overwritten at any time, prob not the only way of doing it, but to me, I don't care if it is a folder on my desktop,
as long as I know where it is and what goes in it.

I have tried through searching the computer, via Ruby console and through various tutorials to locate my materials
folder. It is nowhere to be found.

As I say, I don't need to find it, if the solution to how I can import it so that I always bring my matlibrary with me,
is that I simply make my own folders. But the final and biggest question; how do I bring it into a new file, and share
this with others in my office?

This is a very discussed theme, I know, but all I find in forum is outdated cause of the 2016 update, or for PC.
I just think Sketchup which is so easy and intuitive should have solved a basic problem like this? So it must be me:)

Any help or experience on the issue is much welcome!