"Are you selecting only those components shown in your screen shot for export? And do you have the box for Export only current selection checked?"

Yes to both.

"are you planning to 3D print everything in your model?"
No, I mill it

It's called clipping. It often happens when the camera is set to Parallel Projection and the camera is incorrectly placed. It can also happen when there is geometry at a vast distance from the rest of the model or the model is a long way from the origin.

If you save the file with clipping visible, we should be able to see it if you'd share the file. That would be a good way to get an exact answer and fix.

SketchUp Free is the web-based version. It's available at https://app.sketchup.com/app

What version of SketchUp are you using? Your profile says 2022 Free/Make but there is no such version.

@ntxdave said:

...or is it like the previous Classic license and I just quit getting updates and can continue using it? Also, does the Pro Annual plan include the iPad version?

that would be nice, shell out some peanuts and use it forever... scnr

yep, the SketchUp Go version for iPad is included.

@dave r said:

If you turn off Profiles in the Styles Edit tab and hide any remaining visible edges in the riprap objects, you should get that sort of thing. You'll have to open the groups/components and select just the edges to hide. Something like Selection Toys can make that easier. Not exactly riprap but I hid the edges of just the screw threads here.
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Excellent. Thanks again!

Sorry I missed your reply, yes, 1.3.4 was what I used.

@sketch3d.de said:

already posted above.

Yep, saw that. Just pointing out that the higher end multi-core ones ARE the ones with the best single thread scores.

Thanks everyone. I especially like the protractor tool idea. Still don't know why inference sometimes doesn't work (on an actual circle), alas.

Fair enough. Does anyone know what the difference is between the Vray tools incorporated into the Sketchup Studio version vs. just buying Vray separately?

Shadows are expensive in any real-time engine whether photorealistic or stylised. Unless they implement a cascade type shadowing method you see in game engines then the long waits will always be here.

I hoped we would see a 'smart' shadowing that culled shadows to those visible in the viewport camera.

What I tend to do is set cast shadow/receive shadows off in places where shadows do not need to be calculated. Only thing is this setting is not saved per scene so its like chasing your tail.

Thank you so much! This is absolutely what I needed to coordinate camera height across elevation views.

Thanks Dave

Thomthom had also one...for components! 🤓

https://sketchucation.com/pluginstore?pln=tt_cc

With a bit of work with the ACME tool as a base you could get close.

https://i.imgur.com/1Dx3B1m.png

https://i.imgur.com/Nyd55LO.png

Obviously spend more time than I did but its to give an example

Great news, thanks. I have used ACME for years as well.