Avoid the Automatic Joining of Individual Parts

[Geo]

Hi @michaelkaandorp,

Have a look at these…

SketchUp Training Series: Components

Trouble healing geometry

Hi Erik, As you’ve noticed, Edges (lines) in SketchUp are “sticky”, meaning whenever they touch they irreversibly meld together. Thus, as a model becomes more and more complex, it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid unintentional damage to what you’ve already built. Getting a clear view of the geometry you’re working with becomes a problem as well. Think of Groups and Component as containers which isolate the geometry within … no more stickiness. They also provide a highly efficient me…