Charles, I'm with you all the way. Just trying to control the variables I can control - it's nice to have a plan with no huge flaws at some point in the process (and the beginning is always a good spot for that), just so you can see how far away from it the final product comes out to be...
I'm also a rank beginner at both Sketchup and woodworking, so paranoia about pretty much everything seems to be the fallback position. 
@jim said:
Myles,
I'd be willing to create a Dynamic Component for you to try if you can send it to me with an explanation. You could also upload the Component here, if you'd like.
Jim, that's a very nice offer. I'll see if I can upload something here - it would be very simple.
@jim said:
Hi Myles,
It sounds like some Dynamic Components would be perfect. You say you are already using Components, right?
Are you using the Free or Pro version?
Using the free version. I've been meaning to check out the Pro to see how much, and how much better. As I mentioned, I have a big project to do, so anything that makes it more effective, easier, or less time-consuming would be a plus.
Boy, RickW, you just took a quantum leap out of anything I understand... 
But thanks!
Aboslutely, Dave, there will still be a lot of nudging to do. Just trying to automate as much of it as possible - you know, that thing computers were supposed to be so good at!
@gaieus said:
Hi Myle and welcome!
I'm not sure (although would guess that YES) if it can be done with a plugin. To make you surely get the answer, I can move your topic into the Ruby Discussion forum below.
Yes, thanks, Gaieus!
Hi -
I'm an apprentice woodworker with two kitchens and several bathrooms to build. It's a solution to unemployment - don't pay others to do things if you have the time and are foolish enough to volunteer.
Anyway, I've created models for everything in Sketchup, with all the components properly named. I'm using the awesome cutlist plug in made by Steve in NZ. So, I take my list down to the local building materials store (I'm in France, but I'm American, which leads to an ongoing metric/US measurements brain war inside my head...), and I find out that plywood doesn't come in 18mm thickness, it comes in 19mm, and it's not 6mm, it's 5, etc. etc. etc.
Now, I'm aware that nominal thickness isn't always exact, but I do know that with fully inset cabinet doors, the possibility of a 2mm gap won't work. So, I need get the materials, see what the real measurements are, and then go back into what has become a very complicated model and change the thickness of every single component. Rather than spend the next couple of days with the push/pull or scale tool, here's my question:
Is there any way to globally search for and change dimensions? In other words, find every instance where a component is 18mm thick and change it to 19mm?
I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but hopefully someone can help.
Many thanks!
Myles
Hi -
I'm an apprentice woodworker with two kitchens and several bathrooms to build. It's a solution to unemployment - don't pay others to do things if you have the time and are foolish enough to volunteer.
Anyway, I've created models for everything in Sketchup, with all the components properly named. I'm using the awesome cutlist plug in made by Steve in NZ. So, I take my list down to the local building materials store (I'm in France, but I'm American, which leads to an ongoing metric/US measurements brain war inside my head...), and I find out that plywood doesn't come in 18mm thickness, it comes in 19mm, and it's not 6mm, it's 5, etc. etc. etc.
Now, I'm aware that nominal thickness isn't always exact, but I do know that with fully inset cabinet doors, the possibility of a 2mm gap won't work. So, I need get the materials, see what the real measurements are, and then go back into what has become a very complicated model and change the thickness of every single component. Rather than spend the next couple of days with the push/pull or scale tool, here's my question:
Is there any way to globally search for and change dimensions? In other words, find every instance where a component is 18mm thick and change it to 19mm?
I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but hopefully someone can help.
Many thanks!
Myles
