How do I "fade rest of model" in layout?

[redinhawaii]

I want to feature certain parts of a house model, i.e. the beams or a floor joist. I get that effect in SU when I go to Mode lInfo,component editing display, fade rest of model .
It works great but does not print that way, to my limited knowledge.
Is this possible in LO?

One other question, might be too simple, I draw a circle in LO, and I want the perimeter line but not the inside area, how do I do that? I will use this as a call out bubble for a detail.
thank
aloha
red

[Charlie__V]

Red,

I think fading the model or a variant of what you see when editing component/groups may be possible.
I took a quick stab at it by using duplicate scenes with different style settings.
I loaded the model in LO, set up scene1 with an xray style then copied and pasted the model directly on top of the scene1 and assigned scene2 with only the layers I wish to "see" & turned off the backround in the LO sketchup model tab.

As for the circle, just untick the fill on the shape style tab.
Best,
C

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[Gaieus]

Well, yeah, fading the "rest of model" is just a visual effect for modelling in SU and you cannot even export straight from SU not to speak of LO. Charlie; nice trick in LO!

[redinhawaii]

Thanks for the insights.
Nice trick,
I was hoping that there was a way that was not too obvious but part of the program.
And this works too, I will give it a try.
Maybe this can be on the wish list, as it is just how the model works when you "see it" in the "fade rest of model" within model info.

Thanks for the tip on the circle too, I did figure that out.
One quick question, NICE model, do you do architectural drawings within SU? or do you just use it for modeling purposes and then go to a 2d drafting program. I am envisioning a "working drawing" set of prints via SU and LO. I feel it is possible, any perspectives, examples or experiences would be most appreciated.
aloha
red
thanks again.