All I show in my first post is absolutely possible in SketchUp.
There is a script "Get Dimensions" by Jim Foltz
showing correct size for bounds of groups and components.
A script from Fredo6 "Best fitting bounding box for for a single face" (for 2d elements).
Scripts to show size of edges (or lines).
(Single drawing elements can be added to "single element groups" inside scripts to extract size with above mentioned tools too).
I wander why such a tool did not exist if so widely wished.
A tool that collects size info for every drawing element.
(I know it will duplicate some of the Entity info fields, but it is OK if the objective is to collect size information in one place.)
I'm trying to put all above in a single info label, but my knowledge in programing is too poor.
Is there anyone to help with code? ("Help" in my case = someone to write the script)
For now I imagine it as small label on screen updated on selection change - like this:

Label.jpg

Area, volume, names can be added too, but I try to make it as small as possible, so may be as optional rows in the above label.
Next step will be a dialog, and changing size (input) to act as resize/scale (relative to current axis location for components and groups).

@gilles said:

Why not complain to Trimble if you want native function?

post is inside:
SketchUp Feature Requests
Is this the right section for such a request?

BTW - a lot of Fredo work has to be implemented as native functions in SketchUp.

@pixero said:

The great thing is that you can scale a selected object or image without rescaling the entire SU scene.

That was true before the change to having to use ctrl. I have often built up a scene by building part of it and then bringing in a photo containing a dimensioned line drawing then scaling it to "real" size: the rest of the models in the scene were not affected by the rescaling of the picture.

I just tried it and it works. Great find.

I fail to understand why. If you can name something and but it in a catalog, e.g. a window or a car or door handle, then it is a component. If something only makes sense in a certain context, e.g. the slab of a specific floor in a specific building, then it's a group. I think it would only be confusing to blur the line even further.

oh cool i will check it out

😉
v6.jpg

panrouter_v6.skp

What I remember after trying to read through it was: 99 percent there, 1 percent tweaks and Photoshop.
The rest was lost in the mass of words.
Try summerice what you want to some simple points.

Awesome! Thanks buddy.

@kimi kimi said:

On previous versions SketchUp didn't force itself to go in front of other open programs. I mean, if I open a large file, it keeps popping up in front of my PDF viewer for example, or in front of another skp file, or whatever I use. It can be really annoying if you want to open 300 mb file, and it takes 10 minutes. You can't do anything else during that time basically. I just want it to load in the back and not force itself while I'm doing other stuff.

I thought it was just me.

It's a pity! 😄

You can see the difference in this animation...

click to animate

There are several possibilities why you might be getting Bug Splats.

SU8 doesn't support Win10 and it is not uncommon to hear that users have issues. You don't say what your graphics card is but many Bug Splats occur because of deficiencies in the way the GPU drivers handle (or don't handle) OpenGL. You don't say whether you installed 64-bit SU2016 or not but some GPU drivers don't provide good 64-bit OpenGL support. There have been many reports of problems due to this but users have found switching to 32-bit SketchUp 2016 has gotten around it.

Perhaps you'll have better results if you update the GPU drivers or perhaps you need to replace the graphics card.

Are you sending in Bug Splats with your e-mail and a description of what you were doing when it occurred. As a current SU2016 Pro user, you could contact Customer support and they should be able to give you a clue about what is causing the splats.

Just had a very quick play and I think it works pretty well. Of course once you have the scene you can turn off the W/mark and merge model and photo post-pro.
Well done for the question, having the same problem myself, you got me thinking...

... would love to see how you go...

ps: this a direct from SU image export.
Pavillion curved roof-working.jpg

From TIG's thread which I linked to above.

@unknownuser said:

You need to have Java enabled on you computer.

For more check that thread.

Thanks pbacot
I had forgotten to use intersect faces. That makes it a lot better.

@airwindsolar said:

Is there an easy way to purge all the terrain data, other than manually deleting each tile of it?

Since all Google Earth Terrain groups have the same name they can be found and deleted rather easily using this "one liner" that can be copied and executed in the Ruby Console.

Hi
in addition to the mentioned forum members and many others as well, a view onto Cotty's works here is worth it (a lot of nice wood textured models 😛 )

btw: your postet link is excellent, thanks for sharing

Thanks Pilou and Jim. 😉

Thank you so much Pilou ! 😄