# Face does not appear so it can be pulled up **URL:** \ **Category:** SketchUp\ **Tags:** face\ **Created:** [June 2, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018 "2016-06-02T23:59:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![reble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@reble](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/reble)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018/1 "2016-06-02T23:59:55Z")
I am working on a proj that I am stuck on. It is a set of diamonds. I can’t get the drag up cmd to click on the face of the 2nd and 3rd diamonds to drag them up. Steve ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/a/ea3fdd24fc892039c966bd0f11cc150bbde1ce85.png) ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018/2 "2016-06-03T00:05:36Z")
It looks in the image as if the diamonds on the right have only edges, not faces. Draw a line between opposite corners and see if that creates a whole face. If it doesn’t (you only get half a face), your diamonds’ edges aren’t in the same plane and/or the edges don’t quite join (zoom in close to corners to see). Redraw them in Top view, Camera/Parallel Projection. If it does, delete the line you just drew, then use the PushPull tool to give the diamonds thickness. Or make a component out of the raised diamond you HAVE made, visible on the left then Move/Copy it as many times as you need. (That’s if you want them all the same size.) If that still doesn’t work, upload the SKP file so someone can have a look. ---
**Author:** ![reble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@reble](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/reble)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018/3 "2016-06-03T06:31:39Z")
I drew a line from the top of each of the diamonds to the bottom of each of the diamonds. That did the trick. I was then able to drag the faces up to the right height. Thanks for the tip John. Steve > [@john\_mcclenahan](#): > > It looks in the image as if the diamonds on the right have only edges, not faces. Draw a line between opposite corners and see if that creates a whole face. ---
**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018/4 "2016-06-03T18:57:30Z")
Don’t forget to make components as you go - don’t leave ‘loose geometry’ or your drawing will quickly become unmanageable ---
**Author:** ![reble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@reble](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/reble)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018/5 "2016-06-04T06:51:01Z")
Yes I know. I have been drawings and making schematic diagrams. Starting with the old MSDOS drawing programs. Then the 1st windows drawing prog’s in Win 3.1 all the way up to Win 7 Home 32bit. I have also used [Paint.net](http://Paint.net) and dabbled in prog called Pixel Art quite a bit. > [@john\_mcclenahan](#): > > Don’t forget to make components as you go - don’t leave ‘loose geometry’ or your drawing will quickly become unmanageable ---
**Author:** ![Geo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/geo/32/82_2.png) [@Geo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/Geo)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 11:52am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/face-does-not-appear-so-it-can-be-pulled-up/26018/6 "2016-06-04T11:52:37Z")
> [@reble](#): > > I drew a line from the top of each of the diamonds to the bottom of each of the diamonds. > That did the trick. As you draw Edges (lines) SketchUp automatically creates a Face when Edges meet certain conditions. When a Face fails to form it’s because one or more of the conditions haven’t been met. • The Edges form a **closed loop**. • All the Edges are **coplanar**. • No stray Edges, coplanar with the closed loop, project inside the loop. • The Edges are not too short, say \<.002" in length. If you inadvertently delete a Face you can heal it. Simply retrace one of the bounding Edges, endpoint-to-endpoint with the Line tool.