you can select the filtered items and generate a report on the selected items if you are using Pro

I believe your licence allows you to put a copy on another computer, but you are only able to run one at a time. I have a copy on my desktop and laptop

you can use alphabetical prefixes to organise your named attributes like a_ b_
for the other DC attributes like LenZ you would have to pass the values from a named attribute like "a_len" or wherever you need to place it like say g_len instead

I found that if you copy the same twice then the hole will be copied howbeit the faces will be filled, which require deleting.

the "H" on the keyboard starts Pan, so I would imagine you configure the mouse button to this..

edit...however press the left button while in orbit activates pan

personally, I would make that other hand do some work

Just a point or two on the large file size
Make sure you purge a copy before uploading, basically half is obsolete components

you could organise the drawing with components for various concepts, groups of elements. Like "outer structure" could be a the basic twisted frame, without the materials, stairs, lifts etc, then just post that component.

@krisidious said:

What I wonder is how it could actually be used in real life... Doesn't seem possible.

True....Its not possible to join them

To replace the miss-named component. place an instant in a new drawing, then right click and delete the incorrectly named file from the browser, and then right click and save the instance to the name you want.

As per João
place Group#31 in a drawing, open Entity Info and change the definition name (which is currently "Group#31" to what you want to see, right click and saveas to overwrite the file name. The saveas defaults to the definition name, but you have the ability to save as you wish, but component browser displays the definition name.

the type of component that would explode to form a solid would be one that cuts an opening. So pin pointing those particular components and their influence to explode would be necessary before outer shelling.
Using the outliner and selecting, right click exploding would be the quickest. Grouping and naming such geometry would help (you would have to pass the required attributes through of course). like plates with a set of holes would be grouped to Ax_"name" like Ax_plate1, Ax_plate2....so easy to reference

the "A" would be a place holder, "x" for explode
I believe you would need some kind of naming convention, for a ruby script to seek out and destroy

once you have establish a simple method, then you can build a ruby script, or course with help from the gurus.

EDIT: just realised that nesting down more than one level is causing your problem as you wrote, However the same principle applies.... use outliner, open(+) to require nested group, can use control to select more than one,right click to context menu....explode

(sketchkey.com)

"DDC"

maybe?

Probably the best solution until Sketchup are able to update or give an alternative set of options; would be to plug in to a extra monitor. I find it quite convenient to run two and move my laptop between office and home

@rich o brien said:

Miss an ear? Wow!

Vincent paid his subscription on time after that

You would need to post the DC, so one can check for the error, otherwise look for the red # when it fails, or maybe a redraw is required.........one can only guess

As my teacher always said "if in doubt, right click", always look for a context menu

thanks Jim, I learnt another thing about this amazing program, hopefully 2015-16 will bring about a revamp of DCs

You have a misunderstanding of the scale tool, the scale is changed by the factor you enter, if you move with scale tool then enter 2, the result would be 2 times the previous size, or 0.5 would be half.

if you made a unit size, say 1 inch, then entering 25.75 then it would be 25.75 inches,

or say 1000mm then entering 3.45 makes the side 3450mm

try this,

note in metric 2.54 is required for conversion when using "current"

scale update.skp

by using the "current" in a dummy variable you may achieve what you are after

aX = current("x")

can post the DC, or private message ?

@rob d said:

Anyhow. I shall beg your pardon and take my leave. .

Rob

I dont believe you should move on,

you have expressed yourself, realised your error and apologized, so in the interest of world peace I believe you should stay

Philip