Hello, Using SketchUp for desktop ( student version) and learning as I draw my future game room. I watched the essentials tutorials ( which helped a ton). I just drew my door, but I would like to see the edges on it so can distinguish the planks. I turned on edges but then everything shows them. Is there a way where only one group can show edges or is there a way to highlight the edges of the door and individual planks? Maybe by outlining the the individual components? I will share a picture where edges are shown and where they are hidden. Any guidance would be appreciated!
Don’t hide the seam lines between the planks. Or model the planks in the door as individual components, kind of like the real door would be made. Then you can leave Hidden Geometry turned off.
I’d do the latter, anyway so you can apply the texture correctly. A real door like that wouldn’t have the wood grain running horizontally across it. That would make it a weak door. If you want a weak door the remove the batterns.
Ok each plank is a rectangle, I will try to make each one a component to see what happens. When you say do not hide seam lines between planks what do you mean?
Well, from your screenshots it looks like you’ve modeled the door as a single slab and then drew vertical edges to make it look like planks. But then those edges seem to be hidden if they aren’t showing up unless you have Hidden Geometry turned on.
I drew a large rectangle that fit the door way, then using the line tool I cut it up into planks, then did a side ways rectangle and pulled it out for the crossbeam, then drew the squares for the nails and tilted them, for all of this edges was on so I could see, but when I took off “ See edges” all the highlights for the edges disappeared ( as intended ) but I would like for these edge highlights to be present so I can see the individual planks? I am still learning so I know I must be missing something very simple.
Ok I think I am starting to understand, instead of one big box sliced up, I can try to draw individual rectangles for each plank? Will test it out. ( Nope that didnt work, as soon as I hide edges the lines disappeared also. ) Will try to make a rectangle, create component, then make another next to it and make component see if that keeps them with lines.
If you turn off all the edges in the style you won’t see ANY edges. So don’t do that!
If you model the door as separate planks you can leave a small gap between the planks to create a shadow line.
If you don’t want to see the edges in anything but the door, go into the other objects and hide their edges.
Yes. You can do it that way and only show profile edges. You could just make the first plank as a component and then copy it to make the additional ones.
Sounds like you need to go through the tutorials at learn.sketchup.com
If you want more visible lined borders, you could bevel the edges of each vertical plank. think of looking down the top of the door that top edge have all 4 corners rounded, then push/pull the corners all the way down the door plank. then copy that plank across your door assembly
I went through the tutorial but do not remember anything about hiding edges, or showing them in individual groups I may have missed that, will take a look. The tutorial was super helpful enjoyed them. Did a few playgrounds and the intersecting points was very cool to learn. Definitely time well spent.
I did not think about pulling each plank a little bit to make it different, will give this a try
You should study some real doors made the way you are trying to show them in your model.
It only took me an hour to understand ( I think) what you where trying to explain. I went back to the tutorial to see what I missed, and the answer was right there , you said to just make a plank, turn into component, duplicate for the rest of the door, when I hide the edges they still show up with their individual shapes. It was so basic and I totally did not understand, thanks for pointing this out. Now to redraw all the other details and see how it looks. Thanks for explaining.
Ok will try this also see if can do it.
Did you make it as a slab and then paint the vertical lines on or did you make it with individual planks?