So,

Ref; Default layer zero;

It's a greedy DEFAULT layer that you cannot delete ... zero cannot delete anything, or move its contents into your current layer.

Solution; -

Keep the 'entity info' window where you can see her. (Always! ... not unlike 'properties' in AutoCAD)

Ditto layers window. Again, always there.

So:

Go to your model; define components by select-dragging top left to bottom right over just one component.

Go to your newly opened 'entity-info' window and click on the drop-down arrow, by layer, and choose the (appropriate) layer, (Not Zero,) With each. If in doubt - go to Layers and type in an 'add' to make a descriptive layer. You'll see what we mean when you get there.

But just in case it's even more complicated ... maybe you have inherent components that are not entirely sure which layer they belong;

If you don't mind exploding and re-componenting (although expensive on file size,) the ultimate fail-safe is to have absolutely everything in the layer you want; if its got confused; 'explode' and re-layer.

Anyway, ref your question; Is there logic re secondary layer ... yes.

Good evening all.

I do know that it continues to be rude to seek modification commands as exact as AutoCAD but in this instance I would be very grateful for a workaround or plugin possibility that might replicate this AutoCAD command:

within AutoCAD

command: SCALE

select object/s,
select object > SCALE
select object ...

Then the (Ideal) command-line query is;

"Specify base point"

then we want to type in 'R' (for 'reference' as opposed to 'C' for 'copy')
then we get to specify reference length. Not always what we want:

... And now here's the thing, we get to specify in model space, with this command, the new reference length with The Select Tool: (please bear with me.)

Ie, we get to 'click' on two base points, then a third, which indicates an exact proposed scale using these points as reference, and then our selected parts of the model will scale to this. As opposed to an exact numerical length that we have calculated and 'typed in' to the command line.

So, our SCALE command has been 'manually' selected to points using only the select tool.

Forgive me for any perceived naïvety, but this is the one remaining issue we cannot resolve here.

I'd like to 'tag'

LibFreddo
aglaius
Chris Fullmer
ThomThom
TIG
Renderplus Systems (Rich or Al Hart)

Because if a sketchup plugin for this doesn't yet exist, perhaps one of these gentlemen can make it.

We look forward to your responses.

Thanks all,

Sandy

info@seesite.org

Yep, just now ran into this after installing GoPro.
This solution fixed it. Many Thanks !!!