How to Create Components in Google SketchUp
- 1). Create a new SketchUp project. You can also convert existing projects into components.
- 2). Create your new component. Take care to line up your new component along the proper axis.
- 3). Highlight the entire object using the Select tool. Make sure you have not left any parts of the object out.
- 4). Open the "Edit" menu at the top of the screen. Click "Make Component..." This opens the Create Component window.
- 5). Enter a name for your new component in the Name field. Select to which axis, if any, you would like the component to align with.
- 6). Select "Cut opening," then "Always face camera" or "Shadows face sun" from the available check boxes. Some options may not be available, depending on which alignment option you have selected.
- 7). Enter a description for your component, if you want to. This step is not mandatory.
- 8). Click the "Create" button. This creates your new component.
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