How do you unsmooth a surface in SketchUp?

How do you explode a surface in Sketchup?

To break up the object, click to select it and choose Edit > Group > Explode or Edit > Component > Explode.

How do you undo smooth edges in Sketchup?

Hold Ctrl+Shift with the Eraser tool.

What happens when you triple click a face in SketchUp?

When you double-click a face, you select that face and all the edges that define it. Double-clicking an edge gives you that edge plus all the faces that are connected to it. When you triple-click an edge or a face, you select the whole conglomeration that it’s a part of.

What is the difference between group and component in SketchUp?

By definition, a Group is a single instance of a collection of geometry. A Component is a named collection of geometry that can exist at multiple locations within the model. Each instance is a repetition of all others. A change to one instance changes all other instances.

Why won’t Sketchup make a face?

Ninety percent of the time, when SketchUp doesn’t create a face where you think it should, an edge isn’t on the plane you think it’s on. To check whether your edges are coplanar, draw an edge that cuts diagonally across the area where you want a face to appear.

How do you hide hidden lines in SketchUp?

Eliminating Hidden Geometry

1. first get rid of all these the terrible guides (click ‘Delete Guide’)
2. Uncheck ‘Hidden Geometry’ to make invisible.
3. Select all ( [Ctrl] + [A] )
4. next check ‘Hidden Geometry’ to turn on its visibliity.

How do you get rid of extra lines in SketchUp?

How do you remove lines in SketchUp? If you select the Eraser tool from any of the toolbars, you can click an edge to erase it and any faces it bounds. Click and drag over multiple lines with the Eraser tool. The lines that you will erase when you release the mouse button are highlighted in blue.

Which SketchUp tool is used to copying an object?

With the Select tool ( ), select the geometry you want to copy. Select the Move tool ( ) from the toolbar or press M. The cursor changes to a four-way arrow. To tell SketchUp that you want to duplicate the selected entities, tap the Ctrl (Microsoft Windows) or Option (macOS) key to toggle Copy functionality.

How do you show hidden components in SketchUp?

Just show your hidden geometry, select the edges you want to unhide, and choose Edit→Unhide→Selected.