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    • john2J Offline
      john2
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      How can I export just the visible part of a shrub of which some portion is slightly hidden below, as an eps or a pdf file? Usually, I have to cover the unwanted surface with a white box. Is there any smarter or quicker way to do so?doubt question.jpg

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      • Rich O BrienR Online
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        Copy them to another instance of SketchUp and export from there.

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        • john2J Offline
          john2
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          @rich o brien said:

          Copy them to another instance of SketchUp and export from there.

          That wouldn't make a difference if I use another instance or the same instance of sketchup. The whole scene will get exported anyway. I'm not getting it. 😕

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          • Dave RD Offline
            Dave R
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            Use layers to control what is visible and what isn't for each image export.

            I do this quite frequently. You just need to be deliberate in your organization and use of layers. Here's an example. The chairs in the background are a hidden line export while the sling in the foreground is done using Shaded with Textures. Easily combined in an image editor.

            https://c8.staticflickr.com/4/3855/14485665903_ceeffafa3d.jpg

            And another to show the bench hardware.

            https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7404/27075086230_727b94c372.jpg

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            • HornOxxH Offline
              HornOxx
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              Hi John,
              Rich´s suggestion means that you only copy the plants but not the surface beneath it into a new su instance. And if the plant´s positioning is further on important, use "paste in place" here.
              Now you can lock the visible parts for example, than enable visibility of the hidden geometry which shouldn´t been locked and delete it. Now, only the plants should remain in your new SU file...


              example.jpg

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              • john2J Offline
                john2
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                Thanks for the tips. I'll try these methods to fulfill my requirements.

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