Thanks again

Thanks Gidon I'll try that. Next question........... How do you get it back together?
I saved the exploded view then when I closed the orginal I choose do not save changes.

YES
That did it....

Thanks

Maybe this just isn't going to work. When I try to select any part it selects the whole drawing and all I can do is move the whole drawing. I'm going to write the author and see if he can tell me what I'm doing wrong or why I can't select componets. Thanks Remus

Hi Folks,
I just downloaded a sketch up drawing from a woodworking blog
http://www.woodworking-magazine.com/blog/PermaLink,guid,59b7a213-f516-4a16-a135-37d90677fb2b.aspx
Well I tried looking in help to find out how to take the drawing apart and see how the joints go together but I can't figure how to start. I got an x-ray view but have no idea how to get it apart.

Thanks Bert.
I just looked at your site and you sure have a amazing amount of work there. Beautiful truly beautiful. Just couldn't read anything since my high school French is all but forgotten.
Now I just need to do some work in SU to see what I can do with that.

Alan,
After going through your web site front to back I've seen a lot of your use of SU. Very impressive, you really do have the hang of it don't you. Enjoyed all the info but wondered if the Sharpening the Japanese marking knife on the Techniques is supposed to link you to the page like the picture below does to face marking page. If so the link is broken because I couldn't get it to work.

Thanks Alan I already checked out your site when I saw it on another thread you posted on. I reconizied your white oak box right away because I had seen it some where on the web and downloaded to my boxes folder where I keep interesting ideas I see. I said to my self "So that's who made that". I really love the handles, I like the whole box and the dovetails are wonderful, but the handles are inspired.

Thanks Jerry, I have been getting along with 2D for about 12 years or more but after reading the article in Fine Woodworking it really got me to thinking about the possiblites of 3D and it's free for crying out loud. I'm trying to get a little support group for learning SU started in our county but there's only 7,000 people in the whole county but I have mangaged to get a woodworking guild started here and from that I hope to get a SU group started. Will let you know how it works out. First I have to get some seat time so I'll know what I'm talking about.

Thanks for the welcome guys. Once I get time to use the program I'm sure I'll have questions. In the mean time I'm reading old posts to catch up.