Hi pcmoor,
thanks for the quick reply. I also thought about sorting it in Excel, that's quite easy actually. I was just kind of hoping I could include different life-updating schedules, like door schedules, light schedules, etc. into Layout but for this the report generator needs better and more permanent filters other than "all" and "currently selected". Oh well - here's hoping for Sketchup 2019...
Regarding Layers. What I LOOOVE about Sketchup is how you can intertwine groups and layers. I use groups to logically structure my project (House -> Walls -> Rooms -> Furniture -> Shelve -> Books) and Layers to classify these objects (eg. books belong to layer decoration, shelf belongs into the layer furniture). This has worked quite well so far. Electrical components usually sit in the wall groups but are layered as electrical. Naming and arranging layers exactly the same way as the groups kind of feels redundant. I do make sure to have all main groups set up before starting my scenes because Sketchup fortunately can remember what main groups where visible or invisible when for each scene.
Ok - so I will generate the full report go the Excel route and filter from there and drop that into Layout.
Life updating reports in Layout would be the sweetest though, wouldn't it?
Cheers,
F.