Help; I cannot select the component that I have just created

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Hi all,

I have an interesting case that I hope someone can help me with, because it is annoying the living hell out of me ^^. My problem is as follows;

  1. I make any shape and select “Make component…” from the context menu
  2. I give the component a name and save it (e.g. Component X)
  3. Select something other than the Component X that I have just created
  4. Click anywhere on Component X

Now, I expect that after 4, I select the whole Compenent X, however, I just pretends like I never have created the component and just selects whatever element of the component that I clicked on.

I have already tried a few things;

  • Restart doesnt help
  • Component X does show in the “Components” Default Tray, and if I select it there and paste a copy Component X in my sketchup model, click away, and select it again, then it DOES select that component. However, it still does not recognize the original shape that I used to create Component X as a component. This of course doesnt solve my problem.

Does anybody know how I can fix this? Is there a simple setting that I missed (and perhaps accidently got me in the state I am in now?) Thanks a lot!

Cheers,
Bram

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In the Make Component dialog, tick the box down the bottom that says something like, replace selection with component.

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Perhaps you could share the SKP file so we can see your setup?

Just as a guess, you’re only selecting some of the attached geometry when creating the component and you haven’t got Replace selected checked in the Create Component window.

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Thanks, awesome! This worked

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And in addition: by selecting the new drawn part with ‘triple click’ on one of the edges or faces, you will select all ‘attached’ loose geometry.

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Sometimes you don’t want that. The box remembers it’s last state so you can easily divide attached geometry with a double click and a triple click.
Comp Split

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yeah, I sometimes forget what I put in the box…

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Cute.

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