hi dear friends
I am drawing a single storey building
I draw all facades in cad and exported to sketch up.

I have 2 questions

1. for drawing the roofs I draw the section for each separately draw them separately and tried to joint them isn't there a better way?

2. what is the best way to use the cad facades in sketch up. thank you very much ^_^

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ha ha ha very good thx a lottttttttttttt Dave

thank you so much for the response
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[color=#40FFFF][quote="Dave R"]So as I said, you'll need to open the groups for editing before applying materials. You'll open the wall groups and trace around the windows you've made and delete the surface inside.

sorry you mean I double click and edit the group or I explode it?

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I moved your model back closer to the origin. As you posted the model it is over 500 meters from the origin. This will be a sure cause of problems. You should keep the model closer to the origin.

I do not understand this

thank you very much for the very good response friend all the best

thank you Pilou for the response
Dave R, I draw the window myself, thank you

hi friends here is the file thank you very much

23th may 2012.rar

Hi dear friends
I have a question pls
I am drawing a double story building in sketch up
I draw ground and first floors in separated layers and grouped each floor separately
I also made component from the windows I draw

now I have some questions

1. How to paint the ground floor level with two different colors?

2. should I intersect the window with the model? because now I can not see the glasses clearly, it is inside the wall.

thank you

Layout will allow you to display your model in a variety of paperspace views and add annotation such as dimensions, etc. There's a number of youtube videos on Layout that are worth watching. As you're probably aware, sketchup can be a very powerful tool, and layout provides just enough tools to give a reasonable paper output. Sketchup can be very precise as well, so there's no reason you can't do all the drawing in sketchup.

thank you very much Mick, then if I try to learn using layout, does it mean that when I use layout and for example make a room bigger in the plan, it affects the 3D model? I mean it automatically update the 3D?
thank you bro

thank you very much for the response friend, I agree sketch up is a very powerful software specially when you are going to come out with a great conceptual design
I personally play with the model in different ways to come out with a good looking model

but what gives me a hard time is the fact that:

now I have a nice model, the heights of building and the facades looks good

but for having a proper model I need to measure all of dimensions and apply it to the plan again, I also need to go back to my autocad file and update the model

now

isn't there any easier way!

there must be a better way

I remember once I head about the layout in sketch up but I didn't explore it

I prefer to draw the 2d plans in autocad, to me it is very accurate.

the unsolved problem is:

Does the professionals do the same? do they every time which make a little change in the 3d go back to cad file amend it???

Good morning every one

as a newbie I came out with some critical questions

1. after making change in 3d! do you go back to autocad and make changes in plan?
   an archicad user make fun with me LOL! he said when he make changes in plan the 3d change authomatically

2. imagine I draw the roof, then I want to overhang it for more 600 mm, I tried to use the scale but it was a wrong decision what do you do?
   again the archicad user laughed!!!

3. pls help I wana to show off in front of him
   thank you for ur support friends

thank you very much for the response friend