Hi - I am modeling a rather large home for my boss. He would like for the model to have 4 or 5 different material/color schemes…for example - Say scheme 1 would be white paint, brown trim, and brick…Scheme 2 would be tan paint, white trim, and stone…etc. He wants this all in the same model and to …

First step would be to tell your boss that he needs to buy Pro for you to use as Make is not for commercial use. Then read up on the usage of layers to produce the effect you want. Controlling Visibility with Tags | SketchUp Help Tags help you organize the objects in your SketchUp mode…

My bad, posted in the wrong forum…I am using pro. Thank you for your response.

It’s not where you posted it is what you have in your profile. Please correct it as it helps us to answer your questions fully.

Yep just realized that, only 2nd time posting…last time was over a year ago. Updating info now, thanks!

The basic concept is to create copies of the various groups/components that you want to show different materials and assign them layer tags so you can turn them on and off. Then you either turn them on and off to suit, or create scenes with them turned on and off. This way you can create scenes for…

Are you saying that if I have 3 color options I want my trim to be, that I create 3 layers…say Trim White, Trim Brown, Trim Tan. Then have 3 copies of trim, one on each layer, in my model and have one layer turned on at a time?

That would be the way I’d do it.

Ok, thats how I originally thought about doing it but I was worried about the size of the file. I guess really I could just have 3 or 4 models of the entire house each on their own layer…ie layers named “Option 1”, Option 2", “Option 3”, etc. I should also say I’m trying to keep this as simple as …

Additional groups and components will add to the file size. so will the additional materials. sort of a cost of doing business thing, I guess. Keep the model simple and limit the amount of detail as much as you can. don’t use file-bloating textures and you should be alright.

Here’s what I do. Get the material the color you want and record the RGB values. Then get the second color you want and record the RGB values. Do the same for the third. Do this for each material used in the elevations. Keep a record of the RGB values. When you want to change the scheme go into ea…

Different material schemes on the same model

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MikeWayzovski September 20, 2019, 4:32pm 15

Another possibilty:

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Different material schemes on the same model

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