Dave R Sorry about the missunderstanding. I personally don`t have Sketchup Pro and this issue is more work related (were I use Pro) than personal. Ive used the move tool a lot and didnt found it difficult to use, but also found the locking Z axis trick. The difference is quite noticeable, especially when time, speed and accuracy are crucial. Thank you very much for your answers! cotty I know that method but Im afraid that it would not help me much, only if I can change the attributes for multiple selected components (wich I quess doesnt work). If not, it`s not worth the effort, in comparison with the move tool option. Thanks for the answer.