Thanks Rich I was having to deal with that just the other day.

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.

ThomThoms CleaanUp3 is also good for this sort of thing.

If the folder with the exact same path doesn't exist on the new computer, SketchUp will not be able to make the link. Can you not edit the location by clicking on the icon just to the right of the text field?

Have you (or them) tried the 'Import SKP' plugin for AutoCAD based products? Looks like you have to save your SKP file down to a r2013 format, I think. I have it and have used it several times with no issues.

my new goal in life is to come up with something that you don't have a logical answer for. Thanks

It is possible to have a plugin not only remind you, but to actually save the model as v2014 whenever the model is saved by normal methods (using File > save, or ctrl-s.) I'll post something hopefully today. One problem though is a doubling of the save time since the model will be saved once as the default version, then again as the v2014 version. So maybe this is not the best way.

@sketch3d.de said: What is the decimal separator of a Spanish keypad and what is shown in SU if using it? Hello sketch3d.de, What is printed on the number keypad is a dot. It shows as a dot in SU. Typing it in something like Notepad also shows as a dot. I've installed the germal keyboard layout to test and it does type a comma. I also happen to have a german stand alone number pad and it has a comma printed on the key. It seems to me that historically the German number pad decimal key is a comma, which coincides with the decimal separator set in the operating system. I now realise my problem is not with Sketchup but with the system.

By default the O key is for the Orbit tool. If you hit Spacebar you drop the Orbit tool and revert to the select tool. The Shift key is a modifier for the Orbit tool to fire Pan mode. CTRL fires Suspend Gravity mode.

Hi, for your information the plugin SU2XL works on previous versions of SketchUp (from SU08 till SU2017). You can download it on the Extension Warenhouse: https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/su2xl-0 or on the http://www.wisext.com site: http://www.wisext.com (a windows installer is available to install easily the tool).

@tuna1957 said: Walt, No worries. I can relate to the over the head comment. It's where I spend most of my time. It doesn't help that I didn't explain the problem and how to correct it very well. Going to try to clarify it a little better, I hope ! You need to edit the texture that is not rendering properly outside of SU in Photo Shop or Gimp. You change the color mode from "indexed" to "RGB" in the photo editor and then load back into the SU model and then it should render the correct color/texture. I did not know that. I have heard about color being the proper mode, but not the specific problem.

@drafter said: @dave r said: You can ignore the message that pops up when SketchUp starts. It's a very small thing and only lasts a few seconds and it doesn't keep you from getting started on your model. And I thought it might be something important....gee wiz... Yeah. I understand. You might check the Extension Manager once in awhile to see if there are any extensions that are important to you to upgrade. Upgrade them. Do the same with the Sketchucation Extension Store tool. Fredo's updated a number of his extensions recently as well as his Lib_Fredo6 support files. If you have them and installed them with the SCF Extension Store tool, it'll show you that there are updates and you can let it update all of them automatically.

Sketchup just put a tutorial on this on you tube. https://youtu.be/JTj4t3R3qwg

Walt, glad I could help. chuck.

3D Warehouse was down because of issues with the Amazon Web Services but should be back after restarting now: https://status.sketchup.com/

I figured it out. I had downloaded the 32bit version and I needed the 64 bit version. Twilight had 2 different download pages. Problem resolved.

If you make the components unique and use Eneroths Texture positioning extensions Depatternize you can, but then you would lose the components. So be sure you won't need to edit them later on. Saving a copy before doing that would be a good idea. https://extensions.sketchup.com/en/content/eneroth-texture-positioning-tools

Oh thanks Dave I wasn't sure

Don't forget that for most of Fredo's Extensions you need to have also installed his LibFredo...