not sure if I thank you all yet, so here it is
Thanks alot.

Ok Image !! here is a PDF as it prints, the blue sky moves with my view. so when I do an ariel view how do I get rid of the white? Perhaps now someone can help.

the zing was a planer issue, so I offset something 1/2" and solved it.

test pdf - sky.pdf

1. when i print my model the street along the building is greay but gets weird triangle reflections on it that print.
2. how do i do massing windows, to look reflective without being transparent?
3. how do I get the blue sky all the way behind my arial view without some white between the builoding and sky?
4. got any good trees that dont take up so much file space.?
   I tried to attach my file and it is to big, tried to zip it and it crashed.
   so i cant send you the file as an attachment. ideas?
   TX

Ok so I go to 3D warehouse and select a couple trees I want in my model. I put them in c:/Program files/google/google sketchup8/components/components sampler.
should i not be able to open the window components and find my trees, but NO! what am I suppost to do? Thanks!

thanks alot
I agree I use the mouse for Orbit so you key strokes seem to make alot of sence to me.

Thanks, bu on additional thing. When using cut/paste is there a way to position the cut item so you dont have to realign things. I'm working with a model that is not square because of the existing site I'm putting it on. It appears to come in parallel to the axes of the drawings, not the angle of my drawing.

thanks, you taught me that ctrl X applies to this program also, very usefull.

while your looking at this attachment for the origional question, I also can't get the spaces on the plan to push pull up or apply materials to differsnt areas. I can get the entire floor to push pull but i want to assign materials to parts of the floor and it won't let me. I did it on other plans, but something is wrong with this one and I can't figure it out.

here is the attachment

how do i add something that is already drawn to a group?
or do i need to edit group and redraw it?

Hello all, I am a new user, I am an Architect and am trying to do a schematic block plan of a building on a site.
I have exterior walls drawn in plan. but they won't push pull up so it is a wall. I have checked all the intersections but i can't seem to locate the problem.