Try this: w = 2500.mm d = 2000.mm h = 1000.mm pts = [[0,0,h-40.mm], [w,0,h-40.mm], [w,d,h-40.mm], [0,d,h-40.mm]] group = Sketchup.active_model.entities.add_group container = group.entities ; base = container.add_face pts h = -h if base.normal.dot(Z_AXIS) < 0.0 base.pushpull 40.mm group.material = "red" ; Todd

View.write_image. Todd

Here are a couple of links to metal textures. http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=b7241eebb0f5b5d933bf41b1f231ed96 http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=67e757a616cd88dddc50a691c68014fd Of course you can always take a nice picture and make a texture out of that. You can also use a program like Photoshop to create your own, you will find a few tutorials on how to make metal textures: http://photoshoptutorials.ws/photoshop-tutorials/textures/metal-texture.html