hi, thanks for all the answers. i managed to get the result i wanted using this UV Toolkit plugin. TIG: yes, i also thought that painting the group will apply the material to both front and back faces. sadly, this wasn't the case. maybe it could have been a problem with the geometry? my model was actually first generated by script in rhinoceros, and then i exported to 3DS to import it into sketchup for VRay rendering. also, this was a group of groups inside a component, so that my have also been the issue dsarchs: yes, i read about that, but since i do all my renderings in vray directly from sketchup...

i had two windows opened at the same time - the one with 'repository' and the new project. 'repository' -> find desired material -> save material -> open project window -> load material -> catastrophe i followed your suggestion about having two windows open at the same time, so i tried to: open repository -> find desired material -> pack material -> close rep. -> open project window -> load material -> win thanks for reply.

Yes the site is working perfectly...

Doesnt the DR Spawner have the option of sharing the textures to a networked location? Is this not working in the current build?

ha, that did the trick thanks.

So that works? Nice example, Eric.

thanks Brodie, taking the location from GEarth and adjusting the North did the trick for now. also i now realize that the same could be achieved if i just rotated the imported google earth terrain snapshot. thomthom: i first had the building done, then i wanted to photomatch it. hence (combined with my rather newbie skills in SU) when i did the photomatching, i moved and rotated my house around (i wanted it to fit in two pictures). thanks for the replies

@eidam655 said: thanks i think i will use the Ruby console instead of paying $5 for the same functionality. and furthermore i found a videotutorial by AIA on SketchUp, where i've been given some tips on modelling from CAD plans; suddenly, i don't need this toggle anymore well, at least for now. thanks for the answers How much does that AIA video cost, or can you share? (usually can't afford anything "AIA"). Any help in that process is welcome.