@jean lemire said:

Hi Trev, hi folks.

Use View Menu --> Hidden geometry. Hidden face will show with a hatch pattern that look like a grid.

Right click on such a face to bring up a contextual menu and choose Unhide in the contextual menu.

You can also use section plane to "cut" a model and thus reveal the inside of a geometry.

You can use layers to control the visibility of objects, like walls and roof.

You can use scenes to memorize the status of the layers and hidden objects shown or not, etc.

Just ideas.

Perfect! Thanks Jean, Just what I was after!

Thanks everyone!

Hi all, If I have drawn a house (basic house with 4 walls), and I want to start designing the interior after finishing the exterior, what is the best way to go about this?

My initial thought was to right-click and 'hide' a wall (which gave me easy access to inside) but I can find no option to 'un-hide' the wall again once the interior has been created.

Is there an easier way than having to re-draw the entire wall again?

Many Thanks!!
Trev.

@box said:

And if your profile is wrong and you are on PC then hit ctrl to start the new face.

Hi Box, I am using a Mac yea, but I'm a teacher and you have just answered my next question (as my pupils use Sketchup on Windows)

Thanks a lot!!!

@dave r said:

Your profile indicates you are using a Mac. You should have a key on the keyboard labeled Option. When you pick the Push/Pull tool, or any other tool, look at the lower left edge of the SketchUp window. It'll tell you what the modifier key(s) are.

Thats Brilliant Dave!! I am using a mac yea!! Thanks a lot!

@dave r said:

Several ways come to mind.

When you crate the wall, start with a circle inside a circle so the wall has thickness. Use Push/Pull to pull the wall up to the bottom of the glass area. Hit option and pull up a new face to the top of the glass. Repeat for the section of wall above the glass.

Thanks for the reply Dave!

I've done what you said, (up to the bit where you said "hit option", but I don't know what you mean by this.

The image that you attached in your 2nd post to my question shows 4 cylinders, So far I'm up to the second cylinder (so I've used push/pull to get it up to the bottom of the class section).

I understand your instructions but I just don't know what you mean by "hit option"?

Thanks!
Trev.

Hi,

I have drawn a cylinder shape building, and I would like to draw a window that goes all the way around the whole cylinder. (Basically, the exact same kind of window that I have drawn on the rectangle building). - See attached.

I have no idea how to draw lines that go all the way around the cylinder in order for me to be able to fill in the lines in a transparent blue colour (for the window effect).

Please can someone help me?

Thanks,
Trev.