What is solid in SketchUp?

In SketchUp, a solid is any 3D model (component or group) that has a finite closed volume. A SketchUp solid cannot have any leaks (missing faces or faces that do not meet at an edge).

What does not a solid mean in SketchUp?

The reason it isn’t solid is that you haven’t bothered to make it a group or component. ( Funny, that was my guess way back in my first post. All you need to do is select the geometry and make it a group or a component.

How do you know if something is a solid in SketchUp?

The only way currently to verify “solid” in the web version is to make your object a group/component as is usual. Then when you select the group/component, the Entity Info Window will report “Solid Group” or “Solid Component”. If “Solid” doesn’t appear before Group/Component, then you have some investigating to do.

How do you know if an object is solid?

Something is usually described as a solid if it can hold its own shape and is hard to compress (squash). The particles in most solids are closely packed together. Even though the particles are locked into place and cannot move or slide past each other, they still vibrate a tiny bit.

What is a nested instance in Sketchup?

A ‘nested’ instance is a component inside another component [or group]. A group can also be ‘nested’. A ‘solid’ object must consist of only faces and edges, and every edge must have two faces – no more, no fewer. If your ‘container’ has nested content, edit it [double-click it or use the menu item].

What is a solid shape for kindergarten?

Solid Shapes. Objects that occupy space are called solid shapes. Their surfaces are called faces. Faces meet at edges and edges meet at vertices.

What are the rules of solids?

A solid’s particles are packed closely together. The forces between the particles are strong enough that the particles cannot move freely; they can only vibrate. As a result, a solid has a stable, definite shape and a definite volume. Solids can only change shape under force, as when broken or cut.

What happens when you mixed solid to solid?

Dissolving lies somewhere between the two. In the simplest case it involves mixing two materials together. The most common examples of dissolving involve a solid and a liquid, usually water. When a solid dissolves the solid (solute) and the liquid (solvent) form a very close intimate mixture called a solution.