Thanks very much for your post Richard.
The files did not appearing in the list to start with, then I quit Su, rebooted and all was good.....
cheers
Simon

yes I had found that folder. I can drop the skm file into it, but even after restarting SU I can not find it in the materials lists...

Hi
I am using SU version 8 for mac OS 10.6.8
I have located a collection of colourbond textures (which are .skm files) at this site:
http://www.steelselect.com/content/viewresource.php?id=4586
The site gives clear instructions as to how to import the collection. However, the instructions seam to apply only to windows version of SU. In step 2 one is instructed to click on the "details" icon, and select "add collection to favorites", but I can not find the details icon, my materials selection window looks nothing like the windows one. Is there a work around for the method shown, or is it completely different for Mac?
thanks Simon

That's great Dave, many thanks. I have heaps of homework to do....Loads of techniques to learn, and setting up libraries of components is definitely the way to go
Since my last post, I have been playing around a bit more with FredoScale and have found that by using the "Box Stretching" tool, I can achieve what I was originally trying to do. When clicking on either the horizontal or the vertical handles, then the tab button, I can enter the size of the door I want without altering the section size of the rail, stile or rebate.
By the way, this is only week 1 of me using SU. it is very exciting. Please be patient with my many questions.
Thanks again

what is the link to that post?

Sorry.. missed it the first time

well I am a cabinet maker. I really need to know the exact size of the piece of timber that I need to mill. ie a cut list. But to have a data base of pre drawn template doors (for example) that can be resized at will would be great.

Thanks guys for the responses. I am learning heaps from this. There appears to be different ways to scale individual components (groups or components) but I feel that there should be a way to scale a collection of "groups" (component) dynamically as a whole(ie the whole door at one time), but retain the integrity of selected individual parts.
In the first videos of the workings of SU there is an item on locking the dimensions while using the move tool. But to me it appears that only the numbers of the dimension are locked, but the actual item stretches....I guess that my wish (list) is that by locking the number(dimension) (by double clicking it), that the referred to dimension is actually locked.
I hope I am being clear....sometimes writing the right question is the hardest part.

Can anyone please tell me how I can scale a joinery door to an exact dimension while maintaining the section sizes of the individual parts of the door (groups) and the size of the rebate running around the inside of the door. ie the 30 60 stiles should always remain 3060, but can change in length, and the rails must remain at 30*90. note that the ends of the rails are checked out to fit the rebate in the stiles (or they could alternatively be tennoned) so this check out (or tennon) must remain the same size also. (Just like a real door....) If SU8 can not do this , is there a plugin that would give this functionality? I suspect that FredoScale may do this, but I have not yet worked out how I could do it.
Door Frame.skp

just like magic, many thanks

There is no sign of Fredoscale in the extensions folder of SU preferences after restarting SU. I must be missing something else?