I just checked out Podium -if I'm reading this correctly, there are even plugins for plugins (e.g., omnigrid for podium) lol, is that correct?

lol, ok, I think I actually downloaded code from his site, not a plugin. What am I trying to do? Nothing in particular, just get up to speed with all of this really fast.

Thanks, Massimo! So again, it seems it's not a true wireframe, just a model with a wireframe affect. Wonder what the purpose of that is, just aesthetics?

Thanks, I will do that! BTW, I just loaded Thom Thom but can't open it ...Windows doesn't recognize what program should be used ... what am I overlooking? Sorry for all the questions! I'm new to plugins.

Another question -so is that car not a true wireframe model, just a model with curved lines added to it with Thom Thom? I guess you can't do a wireframe model in free SketchUp? Can one be done with Pro?

Rich, I cross-posted -ok, so K. works as well with the free version of SketchUp, then, as do most plugins? Ok, thanks!

Thx for the response, ok, so it IS done with a plug-in, then (Thom Thom). About Kerythea, I understand it's free for everyone, but does it work well with the free version of SketchUp? I was under the impression that it, along with most plugins, just work with the Pro version.

i found the above model in the Warehouse. How is that wireframe effect made? It's not just a view, because it shows up as "shaded with textures" in face style, and the wireframe view makes it even more complicated. Was a plugin used for it?

And about plugins -are they mostly for the Pro version, or are there good ones for the free version? Does Kerkythea only work with Pro?

Ok, so just copying different instances for different walls is the correct way to do it without a plug-in. Thanks, and thanks for the great video!

Thanks for the responses. I think I was copying it incorrectly (not putting it exactly on the face), because now it's working. But now I have another question. I can only copy it to the same wall. Is there a way to unglue it and glue it to another wall? The glue option is grayed out, so I guess I'm answering my question. I tried changing its axis, but that didn't work well for me, either. This is a window component that I downloaded from within SketchUp, by going to the little house icon and selecting "architectural."

I downloaded a window component from the warehouse and put it on a house. When I tried to copy this component, however, just the window frame copied; it didn't cut a hole in the wall. I got the flashing faces. Do I have to download the component multiple times to have multiple copies of it?

Oh I see, ok, thanks for the explanation!

lol about her looking sad. thx for the explanation about the faces -i do understand it conceptually. i just find it odd that when i cut a hole with a non-component, i see a solid block instead of a space. of course, i'm not sure what else it should look like...

Thanks for the responses! To clarify, I drew a rectangle, then push/pulled it into a block. Then I cut a simple hole in it. Looking through the hole, the figure is "stuck" inside the solid block; i just see her upper half..

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I erased the hole and replaced it with a window component. Looking inside the window, I now see a room-like space and the whole figure; she's not stuck in a block.

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What is the explanation for this?

When I draw a rectangle and push/pull it up, it's a solid block. Cutting an opening in it gives me an opening through the block. However, when I put a window component in it, I can see through the window into the block as though the block is an open space. Know what I mean? Can anyone explain the theory of why this is to me? Thanks!

BTW, it doesn't seem like I have a file uploading option. Do you have to have a certain # of posts before you can do that?

Oh, that's the secret! No, I had just selected them; I didn't put them in edit mode.

So I put one in "edit component" mode, selected it in its entirety, then rotated. Yep, they both opened opposite each other. Thanks!

They're not nested together. I've redone this multiple times ...I make one door a component, copy it, flip it, move it back... I can select and rotate each door individually, and they rotate correctly, but not together.

re the case, yes, i probably did mess it up during one my umpteen redos.

hi pilou, thanks for the file, but i'm trying to understand why mine won't work. here's a screenshot of what it does. i want the doors to open OPPOSITE each other, like in that video.

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Pilou -thanks ...but i DID copy and then flip. And like I said, when I edit one door, the other edits as mirror, so that at least works. But I can't get them to rotate opposite each other. They stick together in the middle and rotate the same direction.