Editing Groups and Components - Square One

Have you been following along in our Square One series? Today, we're combining some of the things you've already learned. We'll be using the Scale tool, Groups, and Components.

[@dwinesett]

Videos like this really help. I have to say, access to high quality, free educational material is one reason I am buying SketchUp. Thank you

[@daniaalzoabi9715]

Videos like this really help.

[@glennstasse5698]

That was a good one. I never would have discovered the distinction between scaling inside and outside a container on my own.

[@AVSMedical1]

Thanks Aaron, another great video. I’d love to see a Layout Square One series and more SketchUp woodworking videos!

[@dllamaree]

Finally. I’ve been waiting for the next sketch up video! I’m lovin y’all’s content.

[@rossgebert9422]

Great Arron. Scaling a copy of a Component is great for when fine geometry is required. Thank-you.

[@kentjamison5247]

Very helpful explanation between changes made to the container vs. the geometry inside the container.

[@keggyification]

Thanks Aaron, good information clearly presented as usual.

[@ahmad-murery]

Thanks Aaron,
In short words, geometries are relative to their parent container in terms of scaling and axes,
not sure how precise is that but it gives a hint (I think)

[@GSPlan-id7mm]

Very important tips, thx!

[@tomfrick9704]

Thanks for all you do with these videos, Aaron, it's much appreciated. My question is about containers and components but this video didn't quite answer it....so...I have some components in a model and the container for them is much larger than the component itself. Is there a reason or way to adjust the container size, and why does this happen? I thought it may be a miscellaneous piece of geometry lost in the component making the container larger but that wasn't it. - Thoughts? Thanks.

[@douglasmichel6361]

Humm, very interesting on the component squishy thingy.

[@joopterwijn]

I really like the basic and and advanced explanations.
A question; I notice that some time importing, or copy/paste (usually groups) are not in line from one SketchUp file to the other. Even though the where draw on same default axel layout in there own file.

[@LewisKauffman]

Thanks, Aaron!

[@pipertime1]

This great video helped!!!

[@lomiataniuatui7953]

Imported a whole model into a template, which then auto generate scenes but when I go into the model to edit, etc., I can only view that particular element..eg..editing a window, only that window shows, not the other windows which are in the same group, as well as the whole of the model...appreciate the help.

[@michaelulmer137]

Hey Aaron. New to SU. Confused on how you are selected. For ex: can't tell if you are single clicking, double, what's the diff. I have solid 2x4s and when I triple click and move/copy it only brings two faces of the 2x4?

[@ERcustodio]

Thank you

[@marks2708]

Aaron, please do a video about how to avoid wrong inferencing snapping to background objects when trying to move things around within a complex object.

[@bobd.]

If components are copies of the same geometry why does the second copy not rotate in it's container when you rotate the first copy inside it's container?

[@SketchUp]

It does! Make sure that you are down to base geometry... any changes to that geometry will show up in all copies of the component. If you have an example where you are not seeing this, please post over at our forum (forums.sketchup.com)

[@joostlourier2977]

👍

[@kevincotterell3644]

Don't ask me how long it took to discover this quirk. What confuses me is why the changed component doesn't become Unique. I can have many components with the same name, each one different. I would upload a screen capture if I knew how :-(

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Same!

[@SketchUp]

It'a all about editing the contents of the component (inside) versus deforming the container (outside)!

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Wo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ot?