On a Mac, they are stored in a normally inaccessible folder. Here is how you find that folder quickly: Step 1: Click File/New (it doesn't matter what template this opens). Step 2: Click File/Save as Template. Step 3: In the dialog box that appears, enter any word you like in the "Name" space. Doesn't matter. Step 4: Now look at the "File Name" space below it. There is a magnifying glass icon to its right. Click on it. Step 5: The folder with all your saved customized templates appears. Step 6: From this folder, you can drag old templates to the trash, add new ones, or do as you please. It's that simple.

Thanks for your replies. @Dave R @unknownuser said: It would be better to teach them about how editing one component edits all other copies in the model You are right, it's probably the way I should choose. @Gaieus @unknownuser said: In fact, if you build up more complex components I think the pupils are fine with "simple" components. See also the SKP-File below. @Wo3Dan @unknownuser said: They can even scale them etc. But each time the try to enter them for editing, they will get a warning. A very interessting approach. I will keep that in mind and run a test. After I wrote the initial entry here I created a "brick builder workplane". The primitivs (groups)are placed on a "sidebar". Each group can be pulled from there 10 times. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/download?mid=ddd420a760b0580ab121301160291f7d&rtyp=s8&fn=SUStart&ctyp=other&ts=1366102577000 [image: SUStart.png]

Seems Radial Lenght by TIg makes that!

I use SketchupPro 8. That plugin doesn't work with this version of Sketchup. On a side note, Solo I've seen some of your working using Vue and I'm very impressed. I tried rendering using Vue and I was unsatisfied with the long render times and poor quality end result therefore I have yet to use it for a commercial project. Can you provide me some do's and don't s when it comes to lighting an exterior scene in Vue. I want decent quality and reasonable render times. I'd really appreciate that. Thanks

If you Select a single Arc then the 'Entity Info' report is its 'true length'. If you Explode an Arc into separate Edges, or if you have a welded 'Curve', then 'Entity Info' reports the total length of all of the individual 'Segments'. So an Arc and an Exploded Arc will report slightly different lengths - the exploded version is always going to be somewhat shorter because each segment will 'cut a corner', whereas a true-arc has a summation of a 'infinity' of 'tiny-tiny' edges [2Pir*included_angle/360] - the effect of Pi is to give a result that can be refined more and more, but never quite gets to an unchanging value, as it can always be improved upon - of course in practice these tiny fractions of an inch are unimportant and so we 'round-up'... Depending on the accuracy of what you want to measure/buy/cut etc the 'segment summation' will probably do, because only a few mm are involved in quite large objects between true arc-lengths and summed segment-lengths...

You also have some reversed faces going on, you should be aware of them or you'll get problems there too.

Here is a quick method of calculating the required angle with SketchUp tools. It is accurate enough, as the FOV can only be input in full degrees. [image: Capture.PNG] Anssi

I was able to download finally using Chrome. I still don't know why it suddenly won't work with IE9 I tried setting my security way down. The pop up blocker was off. But at least Chrome worked.

I think a lot has been said already on how to reduce the poly-count of a model. 1.using a lower size eg.sides 12,sides 8 when drawing a circle or arc 2,Using components(especially for windows ,doors etc that repeat quite often if you are modelling a building. 3,Importing models with small polycount especially trees.Using trees with very high detail will slow your computer down considerably.You may want to use trees that are "face-me component instead. 4.If I have to use a texture image bigger than 1MB,I first open it up in Microsoft picture manager or paint , reduce the pixel size and save it as a Jpeg File.An Image file of 5MB can yield 602kB through this process.You can now use the Image with its reduced file size on your model thereby reducing your polycount. 5.You shouldn't also forget to purge your model of unwanted/unused materials and component

@luisfernando said: Wow! I don´t understand why the hell sketchup does that. I mean, it creates a half face in one layer, and the another half in another. There´s no sense. Thanks a lot guys, mainly Thom for the quick and eficient answers. (Dave too). Actually Sketchup doesn't do that, you did. Always draw on layer 0. Once a layer is selected, all lines and faces created are on that layer. In this case you must have selected the layers or copied something from another file set to those layers.

But what file type? OTF, TTF, etc.

Thank you Gaieus! That is exactly what I need.

Hi David, hi folks. Using Help Menu --> Help Centerand typing Section Planein the search box gives me a few results, one of which is: http://support.google.com/sketchup/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=94995 Just ideas.

model of stairs would help which includes your hidden layer/group.

Seems a tricky way for avoid to pay teams creation for make publicity of BlackBerry! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QGLkemFOwI&feature=player_embedded

This gave me fits for a while. I couldn't figure out why I could get some components to glue and cut and not others. It seemed that when component axis was at a face, the cut would work, but when I tried to move the axis to the middle of the component, it wouldn't. Then I read Thom Thom's post: It's all about having a closed loop of edges on the red & green axes of the component. The blue axis must be pointing upwards. That is it in a nutshell. To get a component to cut through the face it's glued to, there must be a continuous edge around the component at the component's axis, which is where it will glue itself to the face. Thanks TT. Check out the attachment. Component glue cut.skp

Thanks for your answers! @Gaieus I'm not sure, if i understand what you are saying... I have positioned the texture before i made the group (which is nested in two other groups) and after. But nothing helped. I have moved the faces now to a separated new group one level higher and then back into the group and it's working now. Or maybe a restart of sketchup has helped... i'm not sure. I have noticed this behavior from time to time, but not always. @Sonder I never apply a texture to a group/component - and i had checked this already, but thanks!

Charly, I went to a view looking down at the front door. I zoomed extents and saw the window expand to the upper right. I blindly window-selected in that upper right area. 2 edges were selected. I deleted them. After that zoom extents just shows the immediate building area. Peter

LightUp also pre-loads materials (and maybe components too?). I keep it deactivated until I really want to use it in a model.

@box said: Remember the flattery plugin is great for getting the folds right in the tinfoil hat.