Hi Rodin, See this tutorial/topic too for ideas: http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=744 There is this 3D Warehouse model that also works this way: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=2d8578412680a3aec4922817757c112e (place the component on the wall and explode the parent component). There is also this video but that's cheating [flash=640,505:1a1kaeka]http://www.youtube.com/v/ITO-oaowwrU&fs=1&[/flash:1a1kaeka]

Not textures, no. Only Face Me components. Though render engines like V-Ray has such features.

Hide the Section cut and then export

It's clipping -- see this help file from the SU Help forum: http://sketchup.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=36261&topic=9042

That's a handy ruby, thanks. I often export the my sketchup models to 2d AutoCAD drawings, particularly at the concept stage of the project.